BBVA Bancomer deploys time-based dynamic CCV/CVC in mobile wallet

PARTNER NEWS: Mexican bank BBVA Bancomer has become the first to make use of digital giant Gemalto’s Dynamic Code Verification solution. The solution replaces traditional, static three-digit security codes with a dynamic CCV/CVC that changes every 20 minutes and was launched in October 2015.

Gemalto“Enabled by the Ezio Mobile technology, Gemalto’s Dynamic Code Verification solution is a new feature of BBVA Bancomer’s mobile wallet application,” Gemalto says. “The solution mitigates ecommerce fraud linked to stolen card numbers while preserving the unique user-centric experience of online shopping.”

Full details can be found in the press release:

BBVA Bancomer and Gemalto announce first commercial rollout of Dynamic Code Verification solution

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, Nov. 26, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, is providing BBVA Bancomer, the leading financial institution in Mexico serving over 20 million customers, with Dynamic Code Verification, Gemalto’s dynamic CVV/CVC solution protecting against Card-Not-Present (CNP) fraud. This is the first commercial rollout of its kind and the solution is delivered to BBVA Bancomer in its mobile version. The solution also comprises of a validation server and associated services.

Enabled by the Ezio Mobile technology, Gemalto’s Dynamic Code Verification solution is a new feature of BBVA Bancomer’s mobile wallet application that replaces static 3-digit codes with a time-based dynamic CVV/CVC, unique to each individual transaction. The solution mitigates eCommerce fraud linked to stolen card numbers while preserving the unique user-centric experience of online shopping as well as from the ease of a smartphone.

The Gemalto-enabled BBVA Bancomer mobile wallet securely creates and digitally stores banking card related data on the customer’s mobile device. The solution leverages Gemalto’s proven Ezio Mobile technology providing scalable, future proof security.

“Mobile Banking and eCommerce are expanding rapidly, but lack of trust can prevent some customers from embracing it,” said Hugo Najera Alva, general director of digital banking of BBVA Bancomer. “Our long time partner, Gemalto helped us quickly implement groundbreaking dynamic CVV/CVC technology and the response thus far has been outstanding: in the first weeks of the project we already have more than 100,000 active users.”

“eCommerce in Mexico grew 34% between 2013 and 20141 while Mexican banks registered almost 2.9 million cases of suspected fraud,” said Hervé Bayle, vice president ebanking for the Americas at Gemalto. “Our solution offers Bancomer a unique user experience that minimizes the impact on existing merchant-acquirer-issuer infrastructures. For the physical world, Gemalto can provide a comprehensive CVV/CVC solution in another innovative format: the EMV display card, which combines a CNP security feature with a next gen payment security solution.”

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  1. how do I do if I need to buy different products in different sites in less than 20 minutes? why should I need a dynamic secure code so?

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