News Archive 2007

18.12.2007
Turkcell CEO discusses Mobile Signatures
Check out Sureyya Ciliv's interview and Turkcell's latest televison commerical promoting Mobile Signatures.

 
10.12.2007
Australia-based ZDNet reports heightened concerns about one-time passwords sent via SMS
"SMS-delivered two-factor authentication will be dead in three years, according to National Australia Bank's general manager of technology, risk and security, Gary Blair."

 
07.12.2007
Janine Rewell designs Valimo's season greetings
Valimo engages upcoming Finnish designer Janine Rewell for delivering a special end-of-season greeting experience.

 
04.12.2007
Independent research published on Mobile Authentication
You can purchase Forrester Research analyst Bill Nagel’s November 2007 teleconference and report titled “Mobile Authentication Marries Security with Convenience”.

 
22.11.2007
The Economist bullish on m-banking
One of the 'Leaders' in the weekly magazine outlines the transformational power of m-banking.

 
21.11.2007
Valimo and Gemalto partner to provide the wireless market with strong mobile signature solution
Gemalto integrates the VMAC on its SIM cards, in order to make Valimo’s mobile signature application available to the mass market.

 
14.11.2007
Frost & Sullivan interviews Valimo CTO
Mikko Virtanen in the hot seat providing answers to a host of strategic and technical questions.

 
13.11.2007
Yapi Kredi: Financial Services and Mobile Signatures
The Turkish Bank Yapi Kredi uses mobile signatures for long list of transaction services.

 
13.11.2007
SMS one-time passwords are vulnerable
Finextra reports on unacceptable human error rates when just relying on passwords sent via SMS.

 
09.11.2007
Valimo engages representative for France
Meet Hervé Charlin and Valimo at Cartes 2007.

 
06.11.2007
Valimo Wireless Receives Frost & Sullivan Award
It's the '2007 Frost & Sullivan European Excellence in Technology of the Year Award in network authentication technologies'

 
15.10.2007
Mobile signatures and Valimo featured in FST magazine
The current issue of FST (Financial Services Technology) magazine captures the growing interest in mobile signatures.

 
15.10.2007
Antti Vihavainen joins Valimo Wireless as SVP
Valimo strengthens its Business Development team.

 
15.10.2007
Mobile Signatures in action at CeBIT Eurasia
Many applications now available in Turkey.

 
05.10.2007
Valimo in vendor list for mobile authentication solutions


 
05.10.2007
TV commercials promoting Mobile Signatures
Estonian TV commercial features mobile signature-enabled voting.  Flash movie advertises online banking user experience.

 
05.10.2007
OTPs via SMS are vulnerable
South Africa reports online banking frauds where OTPs via SMS are re-routed to a re-issued SIM card.

 
03.10.2007
Remote checking of patient records with Mobile Signatures
Doctors use smart phones and Turkcell's mobile signature-enabled SIM card to securely check patient records while visiting patients at home.

 
27.09.2007
Garanti Bank launches Mobile Banking Service secured by Mobile Signatures
6.2 million GarantiBank customers can now use their mobile phone to initiate bank transfers, stock trading and currency exchange services. 

 
27.07.2007
Valimo signs partnership with Capgemini Italia for offering Mobile Signature Services in Italy
Capgemini Italia operates a Mobile Signature Service infrastructure for Italian banks and financial institutions to offer mobile signature services to their customers.

 
27.06.2007
Mobile phones the obvious choice for controlling Digital Identities
A Consult Hyperion whitepaper puts forward arguments for considering electronic identities as a public utility and the mobile phone as the ideal device for enabling individuals to control it.

 
13.06.2007
Finnish Government regards Mobile Signatures as crucial for rolling out electronic IDs
"Now is the time. ...", Communications Minister Suvi Lindén says.

 
12.06.2007
Foreign Trade Minister Tüzmen launches Mobile Signature Services for dealing with Customs
Mobile signatures speed up the Turkish Customs processing.

 
20.04.2007
Man-in-the-Browser Attacks: Avoid them with Mobile Signatures
A Forrester report highlights the increasing threat facing web-based commerce.  Mobile Signatures separate the service (i.e. online connection) channel from the authentication communications, thus counteracting this sort of malicious fraud.

 
11.04.2007
Mobile Signatures enable small loans withdrawal from ATMs
Turkey’s widest circulated newspaper with an over 1.000.000 copies printrun today had a 1/3  page article in the business section on mobile signatures.

 
10.04.2007
HSBC in Turkey advertises Mobile Signatures
HSBC in Turkey has signed up for Turkcell's mobile signature service offering and advertises the services to its private customers.

 
05.04.2007
Valimo completes successful mobile signature solution delivery to Turkcell


 
04.04.2007
Mobile Signatures discussed in BT's Big Thinker Series
Risto Siilasmaa discussed mobile signatures with Esther Dyson, Bruce Schneier and Michael Barrett in a BT's Big Thinkers Series broadcast.

 
02.04.2007
Tapio Vailahti joins Valimo Wireless as CEO


 
30.03.2007
Valimo Wireless Secures Major New Investment
Risto Siilasmaa, the founder and chairman of the board of F-Secure Corporation, invests in Valimo.

 
19.03.2007
Valimo opens an office in Turkey
Better service for Turkish customers and customers in neighbouring countries.

 
15.03.2007
Ericsson on integrating Mobile Signatures for Telefonica
Ericsson and Telefonica comment the mobile signature solution purchase.

 
06.03.2007
Banks advertise Authentication through Mobile Signatures
Three banks in Turkey advertise Turkcell's mobile signature service as front page news on their websites.

 
14.02.2007
Telefónica Móviles España relies on Ericsson and Valimo to deploy mobile signature solution to address the needs of large corporations



 
13.02.2007
Valimo’s Mobile Signature Solution Has Been Selected by Turkcell


 
07.02.2007
World’s first international mobile signature roaming with Valimo and BBS

Valimo and BBS have completed the world’s first international mobile signature based on ETSI – MSS standards. 

 
30.01.2007
Valimo and G&D strengthen partnership through joint product implementation


 
24.01.2007
Valimo enables qualified CA-services provider to issue mobile certificates


 
24.01.2007
Valimo introduces dedicated mobile signature client for SIM cards


 
19.01.2007
Valimo files two patents related to user registration for mobile signature services
One patent concerning proof of possession. The second patent improves credential transport security.

 
17.01.2007
Valimo Strengthens its Partnership with RSA


 
16.01.2007
Valimo Wireless delivers first end-to-end mobile signature software solution
Valimo has filled all the gaps in its total software solution

 
12.01.2007
Mobile Identity for Finnish government services is coming

News about mobile signatures in Digitoday online news

 
09.01.2007
Valimo receives R&D funding from TEKES


 

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