Artilium teams with Mitek for customer identity software

Telecommunications software provider Artilium announced on Wednesday that it entered into a preferred partnership with Mitek, a global leader in mobile capture and identity verification software, to offer identity solutions to the telecoms market.

The AIM-traded firm said it integrated Mitek's identity software to streamline the consumer registration process for prepaid mobile phone SIM cards to meet the European legal requirements.

As a provider to mobile virtual network operators and mobile virtual network enablers, Artilium said it introduced the KYC (‘know your customer’) solution for secure and easy identification and authentication of mobile prepaid customers.

Mitek's identity products simplified the process consumers must undertake to register a prepaid mobile phone or SIM card with a telecom services provider, the board claimed, with Mitek's technology expediting the application process with data pre-fill while enabling identity verification for regulatory compliance.

“Although some European citizens have electronic IDs, the clear majority still prefer to use their traditional, physical ID documents,” said Artilium CEO Bart Weijermars.

“New anti-terrorism laws forbid anonymous prepaid mobile phones and many of our telecom customers are concerned about losing customers if the registration process is too cumbersome.

“Mitek offers an elegant solution that makes the registration process incredibly simple for consumers, enabling them to use their physical documents for digital registration and ID verification.”

James DeBello, chairman and CEO of Mitek, added that mandatory SIM card registration regulations rre a direct response to the use of pre-paid phones to commit acts of terrorism.

“Our products enable Artilium to let legitimate customers easily register with mobile services, which is key to their expansion into new markets throughout Europe as more countries pass similar laws for SIM card registration.”