ABnote, the global provider of secure banking and transactional services and Sicap, Europe’s mobile solutions specialist, have collaborated to facilitate the global deployment of commercial Near Field Communication (NFC) solutions.

With customer reach widely acknowledged as one of the key factors in taking NFC to the next level, Sicap and ABnote have partnered to offer a complete solution combining both global operator reach with trusted secure banking functionality.

The partnership will provide service providers such as banks, retailers and transit operators looking to deploy global NFC services with a commercially trusted route to market. With existing customers right across the NFC ecosystem, ABnote Europe and Sicap can together offer all stakeholders a turnkey solution for end-to-end NFC services.

Jürgen Samuel, CEO of Sicap, said: “NFC stakeholders have a real need for go-to-market applications built on carrier grade platforms. Sicap and ABnote Europe can deliver a comprehensive solution which works first time on all devices.”

Philippe Delanoue, CEO of ABnote Europe, said: “Our partnership is based on the principle that a best of breed approach is the most effective way of addressing secure provisioning and seamless services. Importantly, our solution is flexible, technology agnostic and proven.”