V-Key

V-Key is a software-based digital security solutions provider. Headquartered in Singapore, it provides back-end to front-end solutions to financial institutions, mobile payment providers and governments to implement cloud-based payments, authentication for mobile banking, and secured mobile applications for user access and data protection.[1][2]

V-KEY
Private
IndustryB2B, mobile security, cybersecurity, deep technology
Founded2011
HeadquartersSingapore,
Singapore
Key people
Eddie Chau (Co-founder and Chairman), Benjamin Mah (Co-founder), Joseph Gan (Co-founder and President), Er Chiang Kai (CTO)
ServicesMobile security, digital security, cryptography, software authentication
Number of employees
51 - 100 (2017)
Websitewww.v-key.com

Background & founders

V-Key was founded in 2011 by entrepreneur Eddie Chau, Benjamin Mah and Joseph Gan. Eddie Chau, who also formed digital agency Brandtology,[3] acquired by iSentia in 2014, started V-Key primarily to secure mobile devices and applications with patented technology.[4][5]

Benjamin Mah is the co-founder and chief executive officer of V-Key. He was general manager at e-Cop (acquired by a wholly owned subsidiary of Temasek Holdings) and regional director at Encentuate (acquired by IBM), before he co-founded V-Key.[6] He is concurrently venture partner of Venture Craft, chairman of JumpStart Asia and a mentor at UOB Finlabs.[7]

Joseph Gan is the third co-founder of V-Key. Before joining V-Key, he was at the Centre for Strategic Infocomm Technologies (CSIT) as the head of the Cryptography Lab, where he oversaw research and development into cryptographic solutions for the Ministry of Defence (Singapore).[8][9]

Companies that have funded V-Key are IPV Capital and Ant Financial Services, which runs the Alipay mobile wallet app.[10][11]

Technology

V-Key provides security solutions to businesses to support cloud-based payments, digital identity and authentication for mobile banking as well as other secured mobile applications[11][12] via its core technology—V-OS.

V-OS is a virtual secure element that is globally patented. It is certified by industry bodies including the Info-communications Media Development Authority of Singapore (IMDA)[13] and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (for FIPS 140-2 validation) in the United States.[14][15] The technology provides a secure data transmission solution that can be used for encrypted communications, a mobile soft token to replace hardware tokens, as well as mobile authentication solutions[2][13]

Solutions

V-Key's partners are financial institutions, governments and mobile payment providers in various markets.[16] Its technology has been used by:

  • digibank by DBS Bank India, Indonesia and Singapore: digibank built V-Key's security solution into its authentication system for user authentication.[17][18][19]
  • UOB: V-Key developed the security solution for UOB's Mighty app with V-OS. The app is a secured mobile wallet for all UOB debit and credit card holders. Customers are able to make transactions from the app via NFC by tapping their phones against the merchants’ payment terminal and entering a PIN, or authenticating through an SMS OTP system.[2][20]
  • ChinaPnR - financial payment provider: V-Key integrates a virtual secure element into "ChinaPnR POS Acquirer" (Point-of-Sale payment acquisition query platform) to protect mobile applications' runtime environment, program logic and important data.[21]
  • Ant Financial Services - streamlines payment services for e-commerce website AliExpress: V-Key provides a virtual software solution V-OS for Ant Financial to secure transactions on AliExpress, and provides cryptographic services and trusted environments to secure payments that are processed by Alipay on AliExpress, as well as risk management for every transaction.[22][23]
  • Assurity Trusted Solutions: V-Key provides a mobile soft token application for Assurity's OneKey Mobile authentication solution. It has multi-layered protection against advanced threats that target mobile applications, so that end-users can authenticate themselves via an OTP that is secure.[24]

Awards

V-Key has received the following awards:

  • SiTF Awards - Gold (Emerging Technology), Silver (Mobile Application), Bronze (Startup)[25]
  • Red Herring 100 Asia Winner and Red Herring 100 Global Winner[26][27]
  • ASEAN ICT Bronze Award (Start-up)[28]
  • Innotribe Startup Challenge 2013 Finalist[29]
  • CIO Review's CIO Mobility "20 Most Promising Mobility Solutions Providers"[30]
  • National Infocomm Awards - 2nd Runner Up for Most Innovative Product/Solution[31]
  • The Asian Banker Technology Innovation Award for Best Mobile Banking Project – Retail Banking[32]

See also

References
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