Bell ID
| Bell ID | |
| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Software |
| Predecessor | AND Identification B.V. |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Fate | Acquired |
| Successor | Visa Inc. |
| Headquarters | Netherlands |
| Products | Smart token management software |
| Parent | Rambus (2016–2019) |
Bell Identification B.V.,orBell ID,was a Dutchsoftwarecompany that developed smart token managementsoftware,[1][2]includingkey management,smart cardmanagement,[2]EMVdata preparation,[3]andhost card emulation-basedmobile paymentssoftware.[4]Bell ID was acquired byRambusin 2016[5]and in 2019,Visa Inc.acquired Bell ID from Rambus.[6]
History
[edit]Bell ID was formerly known as AND Identification B.V., and changed its name in 2000.[3]The company was founded in 1993[3]to provide ID solutions for governments and enterprises in theBeneluxregion.[7]In 2004, Bell ID became aprivately held company,[8]and established itself in the EMV smart card and mobile payments market.[3]In 2012 Bell ID acquired Ecebs.[1]
Awards
[edit]In April 2014, Bell ID was awarded by Mondato with the European MFS Innovation of the Year Award[9]and by Contactless Intelligence with a Contactless & Mobile Award in theecosystemcategory[10]for Secure Element in theCloud.In June 2014, the same product received the NFCP award for the next big thing in proximity.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ab"Smart card tech firm Ecebs sold to Dutch company",BBC.13 November 2012., Retrieved February 27, 2013
- ^abHendry, Mike (June, 2007),"Multi-application Smart Cards: Technology and applications"Retrieved February 27, 2013
- ^abcd"Company Overview of Bell Identification B.V."Bloomberg Businessweek. Archived fromthe originalon July 18, 2014.Retrieved17 July2014.
- ^Hudson, Andrew (24 March 2014)."Host-card emulation enables NFC without a secure element".SecureIDNews.Retrieved17 July2014.
- ^"Rambus acquires Bell ID".Finextra. 26 January 2016.Retrieved6 November2019.
- ^"Visa Completes Acquisition of Rambus Payments Portfolio".Business Wire. 22 October 2019.Retrieved6 November2019.
- ^Ubhey, Anoop (15 November 2001)."CMS Smiles on Bell ID".Frost & Sullivan.Retrieved17 July2014.
- ^"Founder of Bell Group acquires Bell ID".Finextra. 17 May 2005.Retrieved17 July2014.
- ^"Mondato awards".Mondato Summit. Archived fromthe originalon 27 July 2014.Retrieved17 July2014.
- ^Atkins, Steve (29 April 2014)."They're here! The winners of CMA2014 are announced!".Contactless Intelligence.Retrieved17 July2014.
- ^Clark, Mike (10 June 2014)."Bell ID and Aditium win awards".NFC World.Retrieved17 July2014.