Fronde Anywhere Announcements

TwoSecure Momentum Release

Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:00 +1200

19 May 2008:

Fronde Anywhere sees uptake of mobile two-factor authentication solutions.

Fronde Anywhere, a global provider of mobile financial services and multi-factor authentication solutions, has reported significant uptake of its mobile two-factor authentication platform, TwoSecure™. Since the product’s launch in April 2007, TwoSecure™ has been deployed by organisations in a range of sectors. Customers include a tier one French bank; a major Australasian telecoms provider; a German financial Institution; m35 in the UK; and an electronic payments switch for verification of online debit payments. It is also currently being piloted by a district health board for verifying doctor identities when accessing patient records. The product line is available through Fronde Anywhere global partners Logica and CSC, and regional partner RSSS in South Africa.

Many of the TwoSecure™ user organisations have implemented this solution as a more user-friendly and cost-effective replacement for hardware tokens for their identity authentication requirements. The TwoSecure™ product line generates one time passwords (OTPs) via a Java application stored on the mobile phone. It also includes an SMS module to enable delivery of OTPs to the phone via a text message.

TwoSecure™ secures Internet banking transactions and login by eliminating the risk of third parties assuming the user's identity, while TwoSecure™ Enterprise gives employees a second level of authentication when they remotely access business networks and systems. By also preventing man-in-the-middle attacks, the platform mitigates against threats such as Trojan.Silentbanker, a Trojan horse that has the ability to steal confidential financial information by defeating traditional two-factor authentication measures.

“By giving businesses confidence in their network security, and consumers’ confidence in online banking, TwoSecure™ addresses a clear market need. It has an extensive sales pipeline, including significant prospects with banks and enterprises in Europe and the U.S.,” said Caroline Dewe, CEO of Fronde Anywhere. “Not only is it easy to use, deploy and roll-out, but its uses are practically limitless. We are now also seeing organisations looking to use this technology to further secure transactions at the point of sale.”

TwoSecure™’s transaction signing capability adds an additional layer of security to a transaction, and prohibits any third party to hijack a transaction, as the OTP used by the customer is useless for any other transaction other than the one intended. The solution, which can be configured to support incremental levels of security, has passed independent security audits, performance testing by IBM, and device testing by SQS. It can be offered on hosted software as a service basis or implemented direct.

TwoSecure™ has won several prestigious industry awards including Consensus Software Award 2008, HiTech Award - Innovation Category 2007, Technology Commendation Award 2007 and IBM Business Partner Award 2007.

Press contacts for Fronde Anywhere
Natalie Shamshoum
Metia
Tel: +44 (0) 20 3100 3655
Email: natalie.shamshoum@metia.com
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Alisha Benson
Metia
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Email: alisha.benson@metia.com

Consensus Award win

Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 +1200

8 May 2008:

Fronde Anywhere wins leading Australian software product award.

Fronde Anywhere’s TwoSecure™ solution was the only New Zealand software product to win a 2008 Consensus Software Award, one of Australia’s most prestigious technology awards. The Awards recognise innovative software products with both the proven performance and the market potential to succeed internationally. All entrants must undergo a rigorous judging process which includes shortlisted nominees presenting to a panel of 10 international judges from a range of disciplines.

The Consensus judges said:

“TwoSecure™ is an exciting new product with the potential to replace the myriad of token generating devices popular in the operation of many popular Internet and private enterprise remote access applications. Based on any java enabled modern mobile phone, it has the opportunity to enable "one stop" access without replacing any of the security systems already in place. Instead of carrying several tokens to access Internet banking, or enterprise VPNs, this solution could effectively support effective token generation on an individual's familiar mobile phone.”

Fronde Anywhere’s entry was supported by IBM’s business partner teams in Australia and New Zealand who have contributed significantly into the international success of TwoSecure™ by providing validation for the product’s performance via access to the IBM Innovation labs for performance testing and benchmarking.

Caroline Dewe, CEO of Fronde Anywhere comments that “we see this technology having the potential to change the face of the identity management industry. With banking regulatory bodies around the world starting to mandate that banks implement some form of multi factor authentication in order to protect customer’s identities and funds. TwoSecure™ is ideally placed to meet a very strong and growing market need."

The winners were announced in Sydney this week.

About the Awards

Now in their ninth year, the Consensus Software Awards identify the most innovative software designed and developed in Australia and New Zealand. The Awards are endorsed and supported by Austrade, NZ Trade & Enterprise, the Australian Computer Society and the NZ Computer Society. IBM and Microsoft are the major Sponsors. Bartier Perry, BDO, Hudson and PIP are co-sponsors. The Awards are judged by a panel of over 50 independent judges who can chose as many or as few Awards as they wish based upon the three main criteria of Innovation, Performance and Potential. In 2008 only nine awards were given out.

About Fronde Anywhere

Fronde Anywhere’s current awards include: Consensus Software Awards 2008 – Winner; 2007 IBM Business Partner Award for Industry Innovation, Winner; Foundation for Research, Science and Technology 2007, Technology Award Commendation; Hi-Tech Awards 2007, Finalists in Innovation Category; TUANZ Innovation Awards 2007, (& KiwiBank) “Mobile Application of the Year”; Financial Innovation Awards 2007, Best Direct Channels Initiative - Mobile Phone; TUANZ Innovation Awards, short-listed for the during its first year of operation.

Fronde Anywhere offers mobile financial services and multi-factor authentication solutions for retail banks and the wider financial services industry. Its portfolio of user-friendly solutions enables customers to make payments and bank transactions via their mobile device from any location. Fronde Anywhere’s mobile technology provides enhanced security for authenticated access to online banking or remote networks.

The company has built its reputation on the proven delivery and implementation of first to market mobile products and solutions that deliver real business benefits to its clients.

CEO Announcement

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +1300

1 April 2008:

Fronde Anywhere appoints Caroline Dewe as new CEO.

Fronde Anywhere, a global provider of mobile financial services and multi-factor authentication solutions, today announced the appointment of Caroline Dewe as CEO. Dewe previously held the position of vice president for products and marketing and was responsible for the company’s go-to-market vision and strategy, including the product portfolio roadmap.

Ian Clarke, CEO of parent company Fronde Systems Group, commented: “Caroline has been instrumental in the company’s global traction so far and is the ideal candidate to drive its growth and development. We are fully behind her leadership.”

Dewe takes over the role of CEO from Dean Johnson, who has stepped down. She is considered one of the industry thought leaders in mobile banking and payments. Her background includes her executive role as the head of the product development business unit within Fronde Systems Group, Fronde Anywhere’s parent company.

Caroline Dewe, Fronde Anywhere’s new CEO commented: “Having been with the company since its inception a year ago, I am delighted to take on the role of CEO. Our goal is to empower organisations to successfully enhance their business through mobile technology. I am confident that Fronde Anywhere will continue its strong progression thanks to the strength of its mobile payments, banking and multi-factor authentication solutions.”

Dewe is supported closely by chief technology officer, Antony Williams and SVP Products, Craig Eades. Continuing to head up European sales for Fronde Anywhere is London-based Marc Philippo. The company’s chief financial officer is currently Vicky Donaldson.

Fronde Anywhere is currently recruiting for senior positions within the organisation and on the Board. This includes sales and operational support in the UK and New Zealand. Fronde Anywhere will also be looking to increase resource in North America towards the end of 2008.

Press contacts for Fronde Anywhere

Natalie Shamshoum
Metia
Tel: +44 (0) 20 3100 3655
Email: natalie.shamshoum@metia.com
Or
Alisha Benson
Metia
Tel: +44 (0) 20 3100 3739
Email: alisha.benson@metia.com

2008 Consensus Software Awards

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +1300

31 March 2008:

Fronde Anywhere nominated for a 2008 Consensus Software Award.

Fronde Anywhere’s leading two-factor authentication product, TwoSecure™, has been nominated for a 2008 Consensus Software Award. In order to be eligible for a Consensus Software Award, the product must be Australian or New Zealand designed. The judging was based upon three main criteria of Innovation, Performance and Potential.

TwoSecure™ provides an easy to use two factor authentication application that generates one time passwords (OTPs) via an application that is downloaded to, and stored on the mobile phone.

Caroline Dewe, CEO of Fronde Anywhere comments that “we see this technology having the potential to change the face of the identity management industry. With banking regulatory bodies around the world starting to mandate that banks implement some form of multi factor authentication in order to protect customer’s identities and funds. TwoSecure™ is ideally placed to meet a very strong and growing market need."

Entrants will be presenting their solutions to the judging panel on 11 April in Sydney.

About the Awards
Now in their ninth year, the Consensus Software Awards identify the most innovative software designed and developed in Australia and New Zealand. The Awards are endorsed and supported by Austrade, NZ Trade & Enterprise, the Australian Computer Society and the NZ Computer Society. IBM and Microsoft are the major Sponsors. Bartier Perry, BDO, Hudson and PIP are co-sponsors. The Awards are judged by a panel of over 50 independent judges who can chose as many or as few Awards as they wish based upon the three main criteria of Innovation, Performance and Potential.

For more information, click here

Juniper Research Report_070308

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +1300

7 March 2008:

Fronde Anywhere included in recent Juniper Research Report.

Fronde Anywhere has been included in Juniper Research’s recent report titled Mobile Financial Services: Banking & Payment Markets 2007-2011. This report focuses on the activities and strategies of the main players within the mobile finance industry and provides practical market projections up until 2011.

The 168 page report analyses the various mobile banking markets as well as providing forecasts for mobile banking, mobile financial information services (messaging), mobile funds transfer, mobile bill presentment & payment (MBPP), and mobile account management & customer service.

For more information about the report, and to learn how to purchase, please click here

TwoSecure-announcement

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +1300

4 February 2008:

Fronde Anywhere pilots TwoSecure™ mobile authentication solution to German financial institution.

Fronde Anywhere’s mobile phone based multi-factor authentication solution, TwoSecure™, is currently being piloted by a leading German Financial Institution.

TwoSecure™ is a simple, user-friendly solution which generates one time passwords (OTPs) by using an installed and downloaded application that runs on a mobile phone. The product was designed based on feedback from the banking sector. It provides banking and other financial institutions (and their customers) with an additional method to prevent online banking fraud and identity theft. TwoSecure™ is a cost-effective alternative to hardware devices such as keyfob OTP generators.

TwoSecure™ can be configured to support incremental levels of security, and can protect users from viruses such as Trojan Silent.banker.

The product’s user experience is initially being trialled by bank staff who are using it to gain remote log-in access to the organisation’s corporate networks and business systems.
TwoSecure™ has passed independent security audits, is available in multiple languages and can be customised to reflect the branding of each organisation.

Trojan.Silentbanker Announcement

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +1300

29 January 2008:

Fronde Anywhere mitigates against Trojan .Silentbanker.

Trojan .Silentbanker is a sophisticated new Trojan that has the ability to steal confidential financial information by defeating two-factor authentication measures. The Trojan can perform man-in-the-middle attacks and intercept transactions without the user knowing.

Fronde Anywhere’s award winning multi-factor authentication solution, TwoSecure™, can be configured to support incremental levels of security, and can protect users from Trojans such as these by a unique security feature known as Transaction Signing.

TwoSecure™ is a simple, user-friendly solution which generates one time passwords (OTPs) by using an installed and downloaded application that runs on a mobile device.

Transaction signing adds an additional layer of security to a transaction, and prohibits any third party to hijack a transaction, as the OTP used by the customer is useless for any other transaction other than the one intended to do.

Using the TwoSecure™ product gives Internet banking customers confidence that no third party can impersonate them and provides Banks with protection against non-repudiation for online transactions.

For more information about the TwoSecure™ product please contact us.

mpayment-asia/

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +1300

16 January 2008:

Fronde Anywhere signs mobile payment deal in Asia

Fronde Anywhere has recently signed a deal to deliver an innovative new mobile payment solution into Asia. The solution is based on Fronde Anywhere’s BankAnywhere platform for mobile banking. It will enable customers to purchase consumer goods from a range of merchants via the mobile phone. The payments are done with direct and real time interfaces integrated with multiple payment issuers including: bank issuers, credit card issuers, and mobile network operator or other institutions’ pre-paid wallets.

The deal was secured by LogicaCMG, Fronde Anywhere’s strategic partner in the region. The project will be delivered jointly by LogicaCMG and Fronde Anywhere and is expected to launch in April 2008.

Financial Innovation Awards announcement

Thu, 22 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +1300

22 November 2007:

Kiwibank wins Best Direct Channels Initiative at Financial Innovation Awards.

London, New York and Wellington, 22 November, 2007 – Kiwibank, a young New Zealand bank known for its innovative approach to banking, has won the Financial Innovation Award for ‘Best Direct Channels Initiative – Mobile Phone category’ offered by the ifs School of Finance. This accolade, which was presented at the Financial Innovation Awards Ceremony in London last night, is further recognition of Kiwibank’s successful mobile banking services.

Fronde Anywhere, a leading provider of mobile products for the financial services and corporate sectors, partnered with Kiwibank to provide the technology behind this award winning mobile banking solution. The Kiwibank mobile banking facility enables a customer to use a mobile phone for virtually all the banking services available on the Internet. This includes viewing account balances and transactions, transferring funds between accounts and making payments to other parties.

Gary Millner, director of Corporate Relations and Communications at the ifs School of Finance, said: “The ifs Financial Innovation Awards are now firmly established as one of the most prestigious in the financial services industry. Entries from organisations across the globe combined with a rigorous judging process mean that those who win one of the award categories, such as Kiwibank can take pride in having truly excelled in the industry. Put simply, the awards have again provided a great opportunity for innovators in the financial services industry to gain recognition for their efforts.”

Fronde Anywhere executive vice president, products and marketing, Caroline Dewe, was in London to collect the award on Kiwibank’s behalf. “We’re absolutely delighted to be recognised internationally alongside Kiwibank at these prestigious awards,” she said. “It reinforces Kiwibank’s strong growth and commitment to mobile banking as a key part of its multi channel strategy.”

Sam Knowles, CEO of Kiwibank commented: “It is incredibly exciting for a small bank like Kiwibank, in partnership with Fronde Anywhere, to get this kind of international recognition. At Kiwibank, we see mobile banking as the way of the future, and we are continually committed to being at the forefront of technical innovation.”

The development of Kiwibank’s Mobile Banking solution was a considerable and highly complex technical achievement and involved Kiwibank and both mobile network providers, working together to achieve some notable ground breaking achievements. This has subsequently led and shifted the market. Every bank in New Zealand is in the process of incorporating mobile banking services into their multi channel offerings.

About the award:
This award recognises how an organisation has made strides forward in improving or innovating in the area of non-face to face or Internet services. As well as creating a valuable product, service or feature offered through direct channels that make the organisation stand out from the crowd. Kiwibank contended against large international banks including Alliance & Leicester, Banco Sabadell, Barclays Bank and Fortis all with similar mobile phone based offerings.

About Kiwibank
Kiwibank is a wholly-owned subsidiary of New Zealand Post. It opened for business in 2002 and has the largest network of branches of any bank operating in New Zealand It has more than 550,000 customers.

For further information visit: http://www.kiwibank.co.nz

Press contacts for Fronde Anywhere
Natalie Shamshoum or George Hayley
Metia
Tel: +44 (0) 20 3100 3655
Email: natalie.shamshoum@metia.com or george.hayley@metia.com

Press Contact for Kiwibank
Bruce Thompson.
Communications manager, Kiwibank
Bruce.thompson@kiwibank.co.nz
Tel +64 460 6831

BusniessMobile Announcement

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +1300

21 November 2007:

Fronde Anywhere enables businesses to bank on the move.

Fronde Anywhere delivers mobile banking solution dedicated to small businesses.

New York and London, 21 November 2007 – Fronde Anywhere, a provider of mobile products for the financial services and corporate sectors, has today launched MobileBusiness as part of its flagship suite, making it easier for businesses to maintain control of their cash flow while on the move.

With BusinessMobile business managers can make payments or view account information – via a secure application stored on the mobile phone – wherever they are working at the time. BusinessMobile can also be configured to send proactive notifications that deposits and payments have been received, or reminders to authorised persons to approve a payment. It provides a secure alternative to business internet banking.

“Cash management is a front of mind for small to medium businesses,” says Jacob Jegher, senior analyst, Celent. “Using a mobile banking solution focused on this segment allows banks to add increased value, and improve service to this key target segment of customers.”

Fronde Anywhere has recognised that businesses have additional banking needs to retail banking customers, such as the requirement for built-in workflow for payment approval. BusinessMobile ensures that only designated staff can access or transact on business accounts. The solution supports tiered levels of access and authorisation including dual authorisation of payments.

“Small businesses do not have finance departments handling payments to suppliers, or chasing up overdue accounts – usually it’s the business owner who does this,” says Caroline Dewe, executive vice president, products and marketing at Fronde Anywhere. “Slightly larger businesses may have an in-house accountant but they still require involvement from business managers to authorise a payment before it can be processed. BusinessMobile will send the approver an alert enabling them to log in and approve the payment on the spot.”

The information services available to BusinessMobile users include functionality to view company credit card balances and statements in real time; manage funds in multiple currency accounts; view balances; and receive various alerts and notifications. These include notifications when a deposit has been received, and alerts when payments over a certain value are made on a company credit card. Payments services include the ability to transfer funds; enable dual authorisation of payments; approve batch payments; make a one-off payment; and receive text notifications for payments awaiting approval.

In addition to these services, user experience, branding and service options can be aligned with the organisation’s own brand – differentiating its business mobile banking solution from competitors’ offerings.

BusinessMobile can be implemented as a standalone solution, or on a shared platform with the bank anywhere retail banking modules.

Click here to read more about BusinessMobile

About Fronde Anywhere

Fronde Anywhere offers mobile banking, payment and two factor authentication solutions for retail banks and the wider financial services industry. Its portfolio of user-friendly solutions enable customers to make payments and bank transactions via their mobile device from any location. Fronde Anywhere’s mobile technology provides enhanced security for authenticated access to online banking or remote networks.

The company has built its reputation on the proven delivery and implementation of first to market mobile products and solutions that deliver real business benefits to its clients. Fronde Anywhere is part of Fronde Systems Group, which serves clients in Europe, North America, Australasia and South East Asia from its offices in London, New York, Singapore and New Zealand.

Press contacts

Natalie Shamshoum or George Hayley
Metia

Tel: +44 (0) 20 3100 3655

Email: natalie.shamshoum@metia.com or george.hayley@metia.com

Forrester Report

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +1300

November 16:

Fronde Anywhere interviewed for an independent report on Mobile Authentication.

Fronde Anywhere has been interviewed as a product vendor for its TwoSecure™ mobile multi factor authentication product in Forrester’s November 2007 report titled “Mobile Authentication Marries Security With Convenience - A Token-Killing Form Factor For Secure Consumer Online Banking”.

The report highlights how vendors are now leveraging the near ubiquity of mobile phones to provide a range of secure, effective, and convenient methods of customer authentication and states that mobile authentication can be the linchpin that holds together online banking, mobile banking, and mobile payments in a way that marries security with convenience.

For this report, Forrester interviewed many banks, systems integrators and vendor companies.

For more information about the report, and to learn how to purchase, please click here

FRST Award

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +1300

15 November 2007:

Fronde Anywhere wins top Technology Award.

Fronde Anywhere has been awarded a Technology Commendation by the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology (FRST) in recognition of outstanding achievement in designing and applying cutting-edge technology for their mobile banking, payment and two factor authentication technology.

From the left - Murray Bain, Chief Executive of FRST, Antony Williams, CTO for Fronde Anywhere, Craig Eades, Product Manager for Fronde Anywhere and the Honorable Pete Hodgson, Minister of Research, Science and Technology.

“Fronde Anywhere is greatly honoured to have won this award and expresses gratitude to both the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology and NZ Trade and Enterprise for their ongoing support in developing and marketing our products” says Caroline Dewe, EVP Products & Marketing for Fronde Anywhere.

Winners are entitled to use a special “mark of excellence” to promote their product or service and receive a trophy and certificate, which was presented at the New Zealand Export Awards held in Auckland last night (Thursday 15 November).

The Technology Commendation Awards, now in their ninth year, were established to publicly recognise companies that have developed or applied new technology that has grown their business and benefited New Zealand. So far 28 companies have received the prestigious award.

For more information about the awards click here

TowerGroup Report

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +1300

14 November 2007:

Kiwibank included in TowerGroup m-banking report written by Bob Egan.

TowerGroup's latest report titled "US Mobile Banking Forecast: 2007-2012" references Kiwibank as a case study of a financial institution launching mobile banking applications .

"With mobile device penetration in the U.S. at an all time high and market dynamics shifting, mobile banking is finally poised to thrive," said Bob Egan, Chief Analyst at TowerGroup and author of the research. "Consumers view their phones as trusted devices, even more so than their desktop PC. This perception will help fuel the adoption of mobile banking among non-online banking users."

Many US financial institutions are launching mobile banking applications or gearing up to do so. In this Research Note, TowerGroup combines research on the market for mobile banking with its earlier research on the online banking channel and mobile technology to forecast US consumer mobile banking usage from 2007 to 2012. Besides looking at the similarities and differences between the start of mobile banking and the evolution that has occurred in online banking, the report discusses today's mobile environment and the likely impact of mobile banking on other delivery channels.

HiTechAwards

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +1300

5 November 2007:

Fronde Anywhere wins Innovation Category at PricewaterhouseCoopers New Zealand Hi-Tech Awards.

Fronde Anywhere’s innovative multi factor authentication solution, TwoSecure™, won the Enatel Innovation Award at the 2007 PricewaterhouseCoopers New Zealand Hi-Tech Awards.

TwoSecure™ provides an easy to use two factor authentication application that generates one time passwords (OTPs) via an application that is stored on the mobile phone.

Judging was based on several criteria, including the product’s competitive advantage, how the success of the product has impacted on the company, and reasons why the company should receive the award.

Caroline Dewe, Director of Products & Marketing states “we see this technology having the potential to change the face of the multi-billion dollar international identity management industry. With banking regulatory bodies around the world starting to mandate that banks implement some form of multi factor authentication in order to protect customer’s identities and funds. TwoSecure™ is ideally placed to meet a very strong and growing market need."

Fronde Anywhere was one of the company’s profiled in a TV3 Business News feature leading up to the award night, which includes an exclusive interview with Caroline Dewe. Fronde Anywhere is the second company profiled.

Segment from TV3 Sunrise Programme

The Hi-Tech Awards were inaugurated 14 years ago to recognise New Zealand technology businesses that are leading their industries, both here and around the world. The awards also acknowledge the people behind these companies who are working to build businesses around exciting new technologies.

Owen Gibson, a partner in the PricewaterhouseCoopers Emerging Businesses practice, said the high-tech industry was one of the most fast-paced and challenging areas of business in New Zealand.

Click here for more information about the awards and a list of winners.

Juniper Research

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +1300

31 October 2007:

Fronde Anywhere included in latest Juniper Research Mobile Payments report.

Juniper Research's latest report titled "Mobile Payments: Strategies & Markets 2007-2011” references Fronde Anywhere as a leading vendor for mobile payments for applications and services. Additionally, it highlights a number of case studies, such as Fronde Anywhere's TXT-a-Park™, as a leading mobile payment case study.

The report provides an in depth analysis of the payment and mobile industries current and future strategies, projecting the most comprehensive regional market data obtainable to date. It examines current commercial mobile payment schemes that are based on SMS.

This report also offers an invaluable insight into the strategy that new entrants will need to adopt if they wish to effectively establish themselves in this exciting new market.

For more information about this report and how to purchase, please click here.

Javelin Strategy

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +1300

30 October 2007:

Fronde Anywhere & Kiwibank included in Javelin Strategy's new report on Interactive Financial Messaging™.

Javelin Strategy's latest report titled "Interactive Financial Messaging: Driving Mobile Channel Adopting through SMS Alerts” features Fronde Anywhere and Kiwibank's text banking and alerting services as an example of a leading case study.

Kiwibank is featured as one of two leading case studies along side JPMorgan Chase Bank, discussing how to target various segments with SMS services for higher mobile penetration.

The report shows how financial institutions can improve customer convenience and loyalty by using new interactive technologies to give consumers more control over their accounts.
It also documents how institutions can reduce fraud by allowing customers to limit account activity due to each individual account holder’s inherent knowledge of their personal use of the account.

For more information about this report and how to purchase, please click here.

Tuanz Innovation Awards

Thu, 11 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +1300

11 October 2007:

Fronde and Kiwibank awarded “Mobile Application of the Year” at TUANZ Innovation Awards.

Kiwibank and Fronde are honoured to be awarded the TUANZ "Mobile Application of the Year" award for Kiwibank’s mobile banking solution.

From left to right: Philip Marshall (Kiwibank), Marie Buschi (Fronde) and Josie Adlam (Kiwibank) with head judge Leo Neal

Judging was based on several criteria, including achievement and impact of innovation, technical achievement, usability of application and results.

The TUANZ Innovation awards have been running for sixteen years and recognise and reward New Zealand innovation in telecommunications. All of the Awards are presented to products or services originating or provided in New Zealand.

Caroline Dewe, Director of Products and Marketing for Fronde Anywhere says “Kiwibank has lead the world with its first to market deployment for mobile banking. The partnership between Fronde Anywhere and Kiwibank has provided an excellent springboard for Fronde Anywhere’s international market expansion plans for our mobile banking platform, and it is wonderful to receive this recognition in New Zealand for local innovation."

When it was launched in 2006, Kiwibank’s mobile banking application was the first of its kind in New Zealand and included features not previously available anywhere in the world. It broke new ground in offering New Zealanders, for the first time, the ability to make real-time banking transactions from their mobile phone.

Kiwibank mobile banking innovations are actively being monitored by some of the world’s largest international banking brands; and the Kiwibank case study is being profiled by leading industry analysts from market research and analysis firms.

This news follows on from Kiwibank and Fronde Anywhere being short listed for the prestigious European Financial Innovation Awards 2007, with their nomination for Mobile Banking in the Best Direct Channels Initiative – Mobile Phone category, to be announced on 15^th November 2007 in London

Click here to view the Kiwibank Case study and Fronde product range

LogicaCMG Partnership

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +1300

1 October 2007:

LogicaCMG uses global presence to bring Fronde Anywhere's innovative mobile banking products to a worldwide stage.

LogicaCMG, a major international force in IT and business services, today announces a global partnership with Fronde Anywhere, a specialist provider of mobile banking, payment and multi-factor authentication solutions worldwide. Fronde Anywhere is the wholly-owned subsidiary of Fronde Systems Group – a leading IT services company in New Zealand.

This new partnership combines Fronde Anywhere’s innovative SMS and Java-based suite of mobile banking products with LogicaCMG’s global financial services and telecoms industry experience, including leading edge payment and telco solutions, and presence. This will provide financial services organisations with the opportunity to integrate mobile technologies into their multi-channel strategy to add new channels, enhance existing channels, or enhance banking products and services.

Consumers will be able to manage their finances anywhere, anytime on their mobile phone or other device with the confidence that it is fully secure.

Financial services organisations will be able to quickly deploy exciting new, secure mobile banking services with the added comfort that using LogicaCMG’s deep payments and retail financial services knowledge those services can become the payments and product channels of the future.

Lode Snykers, managing director, Global Financial Services at LogicaCMG said:” Fronde Anywhere's customisable solutions can be easily tailored to meet the specific needs of individual organisations. Financial institutions can cost-effectively deploy end-to-end mobile banking offerings and target selected customer segments and services. The availability of both SMS and Java capabilities provides banks with the choice of starting with more basic SMS-based services, and evolving on to a more function-rich, fully branded, offering without having to change platform. The range and flexibility of Fronde Anywhere together with LogicaCMG’s deep financial services, project experience and payments expertise make us the ideal partner for any institution looking to implement mobile services.”

Caroline Dewe, EVP product strategy & marketing, at Fronde Anywhere continued: “This partnership is an important step for us in terms of strengthening our global reach. LogicaCMG has a long pedigree of successful implementations and innovative products and solutions in both the financial services and telecoms markets. We look forward to a long and successful partnership.”

Fronde Anywhere provides end-users with the ability to perform banking transactions confidently and easily. It can also be tailored to reflect a bank's branding and to fit in with the look and feel of each mobile device. End-users can simply access their banking application from their phone menu. Additional advantages for banks include reduced operational costs by eliminating a significant proportion of inbound contact centre calls, and increased revenues.

Fronde Anywhere product suite:

TxTBank™ and BankAlert™ modules provide a high availability, scaleable messaging platform with full disaster recovery and redundancy that empowers you to define and deliver your own services.
SmartBank™ provides customers with access to all of the functionality provided in an internet banking application - via a user friendly application that is downloaded to their mobile phone. SmartBank offers enhanced security across the entire system including 128 bit SSL encryption, and embedded session based token exchange within the SmartBank product.
TwoSecure™ secures Internet banking transactions by eliminating the risk of man in the middle attacks and third parties assuming the user's identity. This product is more cost-effective than hardware tokens for banks to deploy, and more convenient for consumers to use. By generating one-time passwords to users' handsets that can be matched with one held on the server, users can gain authenticated access to online transactions or remote networks.

NOTES TO EDITORS

About LogicaCMG

LogicaCMG is a major international force in IT and business services. It employs around 40,000 people across 41 countries. LogicaCMG’s focus is on enabling its customers to build and maintain leadership positions using LogicaCMG’s deep industry knowledge and its track record for successful delivery. The company provides business consulting, systems integration and IT and business process outsourcing across diverse markets including telecoms and media, financial services, energy and utilities, industry, distribution and transport and the public sector. Headquartered in Europe, LogicaCMG is listed on both the London Stock Exchange and Euronext (Amsterdam) (LSE:LOG; Euronext:LOG) and traded on the Xternal List of the Nordic Exchange in Stockholm. More information is available at www.logicacmg.com

LogicaCMG has implemented more than 10 multi-channel (branch, telephone, Internet, mobile and ATM) automation systems as host core banking independent solutions
LogicaCMG has provided CRM and channel automation and integration solutions to more than 50 retail finance clients
LogicaCMG’s systems transfer the equivalent of the USA’s annual GDP every day
LogicaCMG has worked with 40 of the world’s top 50 banks.

About Fronde Anywhere

Fronde Anywhere has a track record of delivering successful and innovative bespoke mobile commerce solutions to merchants, mobile operators and banks. Examples include: redemption of loyalty programme rewards, betting, top-up of a mobile phone account from a bank account, and pay by phone for parking.

The company has built its reputation on the proven delivery and implementation of first to market mobile products and solutions that generate real business benefits for our clients. Fronde Anywhere product implementations are supported by accredited partners and resellers in each market.

Fronde Anywhere is part of the Fronde Systems Group, which serves clients in Europe, North America, Australasia and South East Asia from its offices in London, New York, Singapore and New Zealand.

Press contacts for LogicaCMG

Alex Bell
Citigate Dewe Rogerson
44 (0) 207 282 2829
Alexandra.bell@citigatedr.co.uk

Press contacts for Fronde Anywhere

Natalie Shamshoum
Metia
44 (0) 3100 3655
44 (0) 7901 553319
Natalie.shamshoum@metia.com

CCPace Partnership

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +1200

24 September 2007:

Fronde Anywhere and CC Pace Partner to Deliver Two Factor Authentication Via the Cell Phone.

Fronde Anywhere and CC Pace partner to help financial institutions achieve Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council compliance.

San Francisco, September 24, 2007 – Digital ID World - Fronde Anywhere, a provider of mobile banking, payment and multi-factor authentication solutions will partner with US-based CC Pace, a provider of secure risk management and mitigation services, to resell and implement its mobile two factor authentication solution in the U.S. financial services sector.

The TwoSecure product line is suited for organizations seeking a two factor authentication solution that is cost-effective to support and distribute. These organizations include banks looking to provide additional security for online banking customers and to secure network access by remote workers. CC Pace’s leadership in this industry provides a complementary U.S. offering for TwoSecure, which is currently being deployed by leading financial institutions in Western Europe, South Africa and Asia Pacific.

“With federal regulators putting increasing pressure on financial institutions to deploy two factor authentication, we are finally seeing organizations taking this more seriously,” said Nick Holland, senior analyst at Aite Group. “However, they must keep in mind that those behind online fraud are constantly finding new ways to infiltrate networks and online services. As a result, solutions that eliminate the risk of man-in-the-middle attacks are a more secure option.”

The high performance TwoSecure solution has recently been independently assessed by Deloitte against Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) guidelines for multi-factor authentication. It has also been performance benchmarked in IBM Innovation Labs and has completed independent device testing by SQS, a global testing organization.

"Fronde's TwoSecure is an innovative approach to solving the challenge of providing broad access to two factor authentication technology,” said Al Funk, director, Application Development & Integration Retail Banking Practice at CC Pace. “The use of a cell phone rather than the distribution of hardware tokens will enable broad-based deployment at significantly lower cost than competing technologies. We expect strong uptake of this product as organizations, including financial institutions, look for ways to protect their networks and reduce fraud."

“TwoSecure is an industrial strength security platform, which brings the cell phone one step closer to becoming the Swiss Army knife of the future,” said Caroline Dewe, executive vice president for products and marketing at Fronde Anywhere. “It provides a flexible, easy to use solution to today’s security headaches.”

Combining static and transient credentials, TwoSecure exponentially increases the level of difficulty for unauthorized third parties to assume a user’s identity – protecting the organization’s data and systems from malicious damage. A user-friendly Java application is deployed to the cell phone, which then generates a one time password (OTP). Users must know not only their user name and password to access the network or service, but they must also be in possession of the mobile phone with that unique OTP. Additional layers of security can be added through pin protection of the OTP and transaction signing, which ties the OTP to a specific transaction – preventing man in the middle attacks. Banking and corporate clients can also conveniently brand the mobile Java application with their own custom logo, colours and font styles.

Quick and cost-effective to implement, TwoSecure boasts high availability and integrates easily with existing systems and security measures. Users benefit from having no additional devices to carry and no extra passwords to remember, while organizations benefit from an additional layer of security with minimal cost.

About CC Pace

CC Pace is a business and technology services consulting firm whose clients include leading organisations in the mortgage and financial industries. Founded in 1980, CC Pace is national, privately owned and headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia. It brings together a 27-year history of application development and industry-specific expertise to create solutions that deliver measurable business value. Its financial services solutions streamline processes, improve customer relationships, increase capacity, and positively impact clients’ bottom line.

Its clients include members of the Fortune 100, as well as industry entrants and mid-size firms. They include Credit Suisse, Freddie Mac, The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board, and The Carlyle Group.

For further information visit: http://www.ccpace.com/

Press contacts
Charlotte Crivelli
Metia
Tel: 917 320 6452
Email: charlotte.crivelli@metia.com

RSSS partner announcement

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +1200

18 September 2007:

Fronde Anywhere and RSSS partner to provide identity verification via the mobile

Fronde Anywhere partners with Radio Surveillance Group of Companies (RSSS) to bring mobile multi-factor authentication to South African businesses and financial institutions

Durban, London and Wellington: 18 September 2007 – Fronde Anywhere, a leading provider of mobile banking, payment and multi factor authentication solutions, has announced a new strategic alliance with specialist in fraud management, RSSS. This move will see RSSS use Fronde Anywhere’s mobile two factor authentication solutions to prevent fraud and identity theft in South Africa – one of the country’s fastest growing crimes.

The Fronde Anywhere-RSSS partnership will introduce the use of one time passwords (OTPs) for access to corporate networks, business systems and online services. As the exclusive distribution partner of Fronde Anywhere’s TwoSecure™ two factor authentication product portfolio in South Africa, RSSS will target financial institutions, large enterprises and government agencies.

TwoSecure™ is particularly suited for organisations seeking a secure identity verification solution that is easy to support and to distribute to large numbers of customers or staff. RSSS will sell and implement TwoSecure™, which generates OTPs through an easy-to-use java application that can be downloaded to the users’ mobile phone.

“With threats to network security at an all time high, it’s vital that organisations get smarter about their security measures,” said Grant Weideman, Director (Technology) at RSSS. “This partnership was a logical move for us – Fronde’s technology provides the ideal solution to enable authentication via the mobile phone. Our clients can now cost-effectively protect their networks, their staff, and their customers from fraud without having to provide or replace hardware tokens.”

“Using our technology to provide identity verification to the South African market further establishes RSSS as a leader in fraud prevention,” said Caroline Dewe, executive vice president of products and marketing at Fronde Anywhere. “Deployments of TwoSecure™ should prove highly beneficial for businesses in South Africa, where there is good mobile network coverage yet high levels of fraud.”

For further information on RSSS visit:
www.radiosurveillance.co.za

Please email enquiries about TwoSecure™ in South Africa to: twosecure_enquiries@radiosurveillance.co.za

Press contacts

Natalie Shamshoum or George Hayley
Metia
Tel: +44 (0) 20 3100 3655

Email: natalie.shamshoum@metia.com or george.hayley@metia.com