INSIDE Secure , a leader in embedded security solutions for mobile and connected devices, announced that its award-winning mobile payments security solution is now functionally Visa Ready approved by Visa Inc., for use in Visa Inc. territories. MatrixHCE, a software-based banking and payment solution, protects sensitive data on mobile devices while allowing banks to prominently market their brands. It permits mobile phones to be used as payment cards (credit, debit or prepaid) in the retail environment and supports key features such as transaction logging, receipts, biometric authentication and token processing.
“INSIDE Secure is extremely pleased to receive functional Visa Ready approval for MatrixHCE, one of the first mobile payment solutions for financial institutions,” said Martin Bergenwall, EVP of INSIDE Secure’s Mobile Security Division. “MatrixHCE not only meets the latest HCE standard, but it also incorporates potential future requirements including updatable whitebox cryptography to protect tokens, code and data.”