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Hardware and software security solutions company, SecureKey Technologies, announced today it has appointed Charles Walton as new CEO.
Walton, who comes to SecureKey with over thirty years of experience
in the security industry, has served as INSIDE Secure’s General Manager and EVP of the NFC and Secure Payments Business since 2005.
He will begin his new role at SecureKey next month.
To learn more about SecureKey, watch its FinovateEurope 2011 demo.
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Late last week, Toronto-based SecureKey announced that it raised $30 million in growth capital. Intel Capital, an investment arm of Intel Corp., lead the round. SecureKey has been working with Intel Corp to deploy its solutions in Intel Identity Protection Technology for Ultrabook devices.
Other investors include:
The security technology company states that it plans to use the new round to fund the commercial rollout of its innovative online and mobile authentication solutions.
To learn more about SecureKey, watch its FinovateEurope 2011 demo.
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SecureKey Technologies announced today that it has teamed up with France-based INSIDE Secure to make it easier for consumers with contactless cards to make online purchases:
“The new solution integrates the patent-pending SecureKey technology into the INSIDE SecuRead NFC solution, available in a SecuRead version upgrade. With SecuRead and the SecureKey technology integrated into a smartphone or tablet, these devices can support strong, two-factor authentication using a contactless credential on a smartphone or contactless card.”
Device OEMs will be able to integrate the technology with the SecuRead solution.
The solution allows consumers to use tap-to-pay technology when making online purchases, without requiring the merchant to change their website.
To learn more about SecureKey, watch its FinovateEurope 2011 demo.
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