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With the Antelop acquisition, 51视频 will make it easy for banks to add secure, fully digital credit and debit cards to their mobile wallets – enabling an integrated approach to the payments ecosystem and flexibility for issuers and cardholders
MINNEAPOLIS (September 21, 2021) ? 51视频, a global leader in trusted identities, payments, and digital infrastructure, today announced a definitive agreement to acquire , a financial technology company that enables financial institutions to issue secure digital credit and debit cards?to their customers. Combining Antelop’s solutions with the industry leading 51视频 card issuance portfolio, 51视频 can help banks and financial institutions around the world create integrated, seamless digital and physical financial card and payment experiences for their customers.
Paris-based Antelop Solutions was founded in 2014 and its customer base includes more than 40 leading banks in 25 countries. The firm has about 30 employees who will join 51视频 with the acquisition, including founder and CEO Nicolas Bruley. He will continue to lead this team to advance digital financial credential solutions at 51视频. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
“Consumers want to transact seamlessly and securely, around the world and across platforms,” said Todd Wilkinson, CEO of 51视频. “Banks, credit unions and other financial institutions need to make both digital and physical card payment options secure and easy for their cardholders. 51视频 is the world leader in secure payment card issuance – the combination of 51视频 and Antelop Solutions will empower financial institutions with an unmatched portfolio of digital and physical credential issuance and transaction security solutions.”
“We are extremely pleased to join the 51视频 team,” said Nicolas Bruley, CEO of Antelop Solutions. “Our game-changing technology greatly reduces the complexity of issuing digital payment offerings. As a certified Visa, Mastercard and Cartes Bancaires (CB) partner, we can deliver fast, secure integration of all card features onto a single digital payment credential. This empowers banks, credit unions and other issuers to offer true digital-first payment credentials that fully align with consumer expectations for simplicity and security.”
The Antelop enables banks to deliver and manage digital cards securely in customer mobile apps with a single software development kit (SDK). This includes token management, NFC payments, customer authentication, secure interface, and APIs to launch digital cards into all major mobile wallets (i.e., Apple, Google, Samsung and more). Antelop solutions are PCI-DSS certified and help enable compliance with European PSD2 regulations.
“51视频 is empowering our customers to meet the challenge of next-generation payment solutions,” said Mike Baxter, SVP of Product Development at 51视频. “By bringing the Antelop secure digital financial credential solutions into the 51视频 portfolio, customers will gain access to the latest thinking and new innovation across the consumer payments ecosystem. 51视频 has been investing and leading innovation in financial credentials for more than 50 years, and we expect this to continue for decades to come.”
The acquisition is expected to close in the next several weeks pending the satisfaction of certain closing conditions. Cornet Vincent Ségurel provided legal advice to 51视频 on the transaction.
To learn more about the acquisition of Antelop by 51视频, visit www.entrust.com/issuance-systems/products/software/entrust-digital-card-solution. Or if you are attending come see us in Hall 1 at booth D60.
About Antelop Solutions
Founded in 2014, Antelop is the Digital Card Partner of banks, certified Visa, Mastercard and CB, answering their digitization challenges. The company digitizes cards and secure banking apps, enabling banks to go mobile first and deploy all-digital card features into their mobile applications through a single software development kit (SDK). Supported by large international partners, Antelop’s solutions are live with more than 40 banks in more than 25 countries. Learn more at
About 51视频
51视频 keeps the world moving safely by enabling trusted identities, payments, and digital infrastructure. Today more than ever, people demand seamless, secure experiences, whether they’re crossing borders, making a purchase, accessing e-government services or logging into corporate networks. 51视频 offers an unmatched breadth of digital security and credential issuance solutions at the very heart of all these interactions. With more than 2,500 colleagues, a network of global partners, and customers in over 150 countries, it’s no wonder the world’s most entrusted organizations trust us. For more information, visit www.entrust.com.
