Colombia selects Gemalto strong authentication solution to secure citizens access to financial services
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
Citizens benefit from ease of use with SafeNet Authentication Service
to protect online access to Fondo Nacional del Ahorro's accounts
AMSTERDAM - May 19, 2016 - Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653), the world leader in
digital security, announces that the Government of Colombia has deployed its
SafeNet Authentication Service. The solution provides secure online access to
financial services for millions of citizens provided through the Fondo Nacional
del Ahorro (FNA) or National Savings Fund.
Gemalto's SafeNet Authentication Service provides secure, cloud-based multi-
factor authentication when Colombian citizens log into their FNA accounts. The
FNA provides a broad range of financial services, including retirement savings,
loans, higher education financial support, and unemployment benefits. Colombian
citizens benefit from simple, easy-to-use two-factor authentication provided by
the solution. After entering their online user name and password, FNA account
holders receive a one-time password (OTP) via SMS text or email that they then
enter online as a second form of user authentication and additional security to
protect their online accounts.
SafeNet Authentication Service is a cloud-based offering that enabled the
government of Colombia to rapidly deploy a highly scalable authentication
solution to support millions of users with no upfront capital expenditures. In
addition, the Gemalto authentication solution integrated easily with the FNA
back office systems, which simplifies enrolling new users, provisioning new
tokens, and reporting for the FNA IT organization, which placed a high priority
on ease of use, integration capabilities and cloud-based delivery.
"We chose Gemalto because they are a leader in user authentication," said Cesar
Amar, Vice President of Technology at FNA. "Their cloud-based authentication
solution met out goals to operate with no infrastructure costs and be highly
automated. It was also very important that the SafeNet Authentication Service
was very simple and easy to use for Fondo Nacional del Ahorro account users."
"We're very excited to be able to support an initiative of this scale and
importance for the Fondo Nacional del Ahorro," said François Lasnier, Senior
Vice President for Identity Protection at Gemalto. "The SafeNet Authentication
Services provides the scalability and cost-effectiveness for organizations to
support millions of users without having to invest in infrastructure. That is a
significant advantage for IT organizations that are looking to operate as
efficiently as possible while being able to protect access to a large number of
applications and services."
SafeNet Authentication Service delivers fully-automated, highly secure and
strong authentication with flexible token options that are tailored to the
unique needs of each organization, substantially reducing the total cost of
operation. With no infrastructure required, the service enables a quick
migration to a multi-tier and multi-tenant cloud environment, and protects
cloud-based and on-premises applications and data as well as corporate networks,
identities and devices.
About Gemalto
Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO) is the global leader in digital security,
with 2015 annual revenues of ?3.1 billion and customers in over 180 countries.
We bring trust to an increasingly connected world.
Our technologies and services enable businesses and governments to authenticate
identities and protect data so they stay safe and enable services in personal
devices, connected objects, the cloud and in between.
Gemalto's solutions are at the heart of modern life, from payment to enterprise
security and the internet of things. We authenticate people, transactions and
objects, encrypt data and create value for software - enabling our clients to
deliver secure digital services for billions of individuals and things.
Our 14,000+ employees operate out of 118 offices, 45 personalization and data
centers, and 27 research and software development centers located in 49
countries.
For more information visit www.gemalto.com or follow (at)gemalto on Twitter.
Gemalto media contacts:
Philippe Benitez Peggy Edoire Vivian Liang
North America Europe & CIS Greater China
+1 512 257 3869 +33 4 42 36 45 40 +86 1059373046
philippe.benitez(at)gemalto.com peggy.edoire(at)gemalto.com vivian.liang(at)gemalto.com
Ernesto Haikewitsch Kristel Teyras Shintaro Suzuki
Latin America Middle East & Africa Asia Pacific
+55 11 5105 9220 +33 1 55 01 57 89 +65 6317 8266
ernesto.haikewitsch(at)gemalto.com kristel.teyras(at)gemalto.com shintaro.suzuki(at)gemalto.com
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