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Bell ID Wins First Deal in South Africa for EMV

14 June 2007 (Rotterdam, The Netherlands) - Investec Private Bank, a division of the Investec groups, has appointed Bell ID to assist in its transition to the use of chip based cards in South Africa.

ANDiS4EMV, from Bell ID, provides financial institutions with the ability to migrate from a magnetic stripe card to a chip-based solution. ANDiS4EMV enables banks to manage the lifecycle of their cards, cryptographic keys and on-card applications, as well as have the flexibility to update the cards post-issuance. Banks can manage multiple applications on their smart cards enabling them to add value for their customers, by offering a wide range of products and services.

Bell ID is a worldwide provider of smart card management systems, and their renowned ANDiS platform provides a tailored EMV solution for financial institutions moving across from magnetic stripe cards to chip-based cards. Bell ID provides its ANDiS Card and Application Management system to government, corporate and financial clients across the world.

Investec Private Bank, a division of the Investec group, has appointed Bell ID to assist in its transition to the use of chip based cards in South Africa.

René van Rosmalen, Sales Manager at Bell ID comments: "We are very happy that such a progressive and distinctive client as Investec has decided to award this contract to us. We are also delighted that we are able to bring the ANDiS4EMV solution to the South African banking market, and strengthen our global presence in the EMV market."

About Bell ID

From its base in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Bell ID has developed ANDiS, its open software platform comprising of a suite of turnkey products and services for multi-application smart card and key management schemes.

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