The Swedish IT-security company, PrimeKey Solutions AB, has delivered a security solution to Bankgirocentralen BGC AB.
Since September 2009, Bankgirocentralen (The Swedish Clearing House of Payments) is running PrimeKey technology for certificate issuance and handling of electronic identities (eID) and payment verifications (OCSP) for the banking sector.
- Decisive for our choice of PrimeKey’s solutions are the availability, flexibility and scalability of the system. Solid technology, great potential for development and no licence fees, are further reasons for our choice, says Gunnar Claesson, Senior Advisor for PKI Services at Bankgirocentralen BGC AB.
- I am very pleased that Bankgirocentralen has entrusted us with delivering our solution that is now being used by more than 1,8 million users within the banking sector, says Konstantin Papaxanthis, CEO of PrimeKey Solutions AB.
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For further information please contact:
Konstantin Papaxanthis, CEO, PrimeKey Solutions AB, tel: 46 (70) 725 20 33, email: konstantin@primekey.se
Gunnar Claesson, Senior Advisor, Bankgirocentralen, tel: 46 (70) 825 65 26, email: gunnar.claesson@bgc.se
PrimeKey Solutions AB: PrimeKey is the leading open source PKI (public key infrastructure) company in the world. Founder and commercial force behind the most downloaded open source PKI projects called EJBCA, and SignServer. An open source security software pioneer, PrimeKey provides enterprise class solutions to key public and commercial sector clients worldwide. Organizations looking to implement e-passport, product authenticity, document signing, digital signatures, unified digital identity and their associated high speed, high availability validation turn to PrimeKey's EJBCA and associated open source software platforms, and PrimeKey's enterprise class integration, dedication to open standards, training and support services to achieve their organizational goals. www.primekey.se
Bankgirocentralen BGC AB: Bankgirocentralen BGC AB offers products and services for clearing of payments, transfers, electronic invoices and security on the Internet in Sweden. BGC is the central player in Sweden when it comes to payment and information services between banks and their customers. Bankgirot is the only giro system in Sweden that handles all types of payments, regardless of bank. BGC processes bankgiro transactions totalling SEK 25-50 billion daily. BGC is owned by SEB, Swedbank, Handelsbanken, Nordea, Danske Bank, SkandiaBanken, Ålandsbanken Sverige AB and Länsförsäkringar Bank. www.bgc.se
