Bell ID, the leader in token and application lifecycle management and ViVOtech, the leader in NFC, mobile payments, loyalty and marketing applications and contactless NFC readers have joined forces with PPC Card Systems (PPC), a well-established and respected EMV-certified card personalization bureau, to enable hosted and certified provisioning and management services for EMV credit and debit cards, merchant prepaid, gift and loyalty cards, tickets and transit cards applications to NFC mobile handsets. Through this collaboration, mobile network operators, banks and service providers can deliver mobile application provisioning and/or Trusted Service Manager (TSM) services for payments, ticketing and marketing applications to their client base. “We are confident that combining the strength of Bell ID’s and ViVOtech’s software solutions with PPC will allow us to provide an unsurpassed offering to institutions that wish to look beyond pilots to mass rollout,” said Michael Mullagh, CEO of ViVOtech. The joint solution leverages Bell ID’s market-proven, high-volume token and application lifecycle and key management systems alongside ViVOtech’s award-winning mobile wallet software, patented over-the-air (OTA) provisioning solution and coupon issuance/redemption software with the certified and secure operations environment managed by PPC to provide a feature-rich, complete NFC/TSM offering. “The collaboration between PPC, ViVOtech and Bell ID means we can provide banks, mobile operators and consortia from both of these sectors with a broader set of solution delivery options, further encouraging mass market adoption of NFC based mobile contactless applications,” said David Orme, CEO of Bell ID. Bell ID’s software is ideal for organizations that wish to issue and manage companion cards, alongside their mobile offerings. Through ViVOtech’s offerings, the solution provides value-added service options allowing consumers to download merchants’ loyalty, gift, transit and prepaid cards and customize these cards to automatically redeem loyalty points and take advantage of discounts. PPC, a member of the AEM Technologies Group (Switzerland), personalizes and distributes smart cards for many European financial organizations and brings significant operational expertise to the partnership. “With the combined expertise of Bell ID and ViVOtech, we can now offer several new best-of-breed services to our customers that need secure personalization services, mobile payment, loyalty and marketing solutions and sophisticated token life-cycle management,” said Jos van der Linden, Managing Director at PPC Card Systems. www.bellid.com www.vivotech.com www.ppc-card.de