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MTN NIGERIA SELECTS GEMALTO FOR FIRST COMMERCIAL ROLLOUT OF GSMA MOBILE CONNECT AUTHENTICATION SERVICE

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Gemalto , the world leader in digital security, has been selected to
provide its LinqUs Mobile ID platform to MTN Nigeria. This new project,
operated for MTN in SaaS mode by Gemalto Allynis Services, marks the first
commercial rollout of SIM based services delivering convenient mobile
authentication for all mobile users. Compliant with the latest GSMA standards,
Mobile Connect,  ‘MTN Token’ is available
immediately to MTN Nigeria’s 70 million subscribers and positions the operator
as the country’s foremost provider of secure digital identification and
authentication.

MTN Token offers their users a universal digital ID combined with a
mobile-based second factor authentication, for easy and secure web service
access, payments and financial transactions validation. When using MTN Token
for eCommerce, banking, insurance, ePublic and corporate networks services, the
user’s mobile phone number is employed as the username. Depending on the level
of protection required by the service provider, the process is completed by
simply pressing OK on the handset, or entering a unique user-selected PIN code.
Any service provider in Nigeria can now easily adopt MTN Token services to
dramatically strengthen protection of online services against identity theft
and cybercrime. It also enables the operator to offer a convenient digital
journey to its customers, removing complex registration and log-in processes,
while sparing them the hassle of remembering new username/password
combinations.
MTN Token leverages the secure SIM vault, creating a trusted environment
for sensitive data and transactions, without the initial infrastructure
investment required by in-house implementations.
“With the launch of MTN Token, we are the first private provider of secure
online identity and positioned as a warrant of digital ID and authentication in
Nigeria,” said A’isha Umar Mumuni, General Manager, Products & Innovation
at MTN Nigeria. “As our network of service providers adopting MTN Token grows,
the solution will deliver significant reductions in fraud whilst easing the
frustration often experienced by consumers on their digital journeys.”
“The long-established partnership between MTN Nigeria and Gemalto is the
perfect foundation for this ground-breaking project,” said Eric Claudel,
President for Middle East & Africa at Gemalto. “Bridging the gap between
security and convenience, Mobile Connect represents the future of user
authentication. It also fully supports operators in monetizing new value added
services”.
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