Dictao wins the Payforum trophy for Innovative Payments 2011 in the “Strong Authentication” category

Paris, April 18th, 2011 – Dictao, a leading software publisher in the fields of strong authentication and electronic signatures, has received the Payforum trophy for Innovative Payments 2011 in the “Strong Authentication” category for its product Dictao Access Control Server. DACS meets all banking needs in terms of authentication (online banking, online sales, etc.). Supporting the majority of authentication methods, DACS is capable of completing differentiated authentication according to the user profile and the risk level of the transaction.

Electronic transactions, and the risk levels that are associated with them, are in perpetual growth. Banks are constantly looking to reinforce client authentication for online banking and online payment operations, while maintaining the user-friendliness of these applications.

The Payforum jury, composed of members of the banking world, distinguished the Dictao product because it guarantees all organization authentication needs, and focuses on user experience as a key element of the product.

In the conception of products, Dictao focuses on adopting global and progressive approaches to security.  With this objective in mind, Dictao Access Control Server meets banking authentication challenges in all application contexts (online banking, online sales, business applications, Cloud, GoogleApps, Salesforce…). In addition, DACS allows for the implementation of different authentication methods: authentication methods can be chosen to correspond with the risk level of the transaction and the user profile (Individuals, Businesses…). With DACS, the bank has flexibility concerning the authentication method supplier – the methods can be updated at any given time to reinforce security against fraud or take advantage of newly-developed technologies.

For Dictao, user adherence is a key element in the implementation of a comprehensive authentication policy. To convince users to implement authentication, DACS incorporates a supportive user approach. DACS relies on varied methods, adapted to meet the needs of daily life. For instance, in the event that the primary user authentication method has been forgotten or lost by the user, DACS will offer users a backup authentication method.

Grégoire Cousseau, Dictao’s director of Banking and Insurance Activity, says “We would like to thank the Payforum jury for this honor, which rewards the flexibility, integrity, and user-friendliness of Dictao’s authentication product. DACS is a solution that is adapted according to the client profile and transaction risk, all the while taking into account the hazards of daily life. Today, Dictao Access Control Server authenticates more than 8 million users, for both Individual and Corporate online banking and online sales operations.”

About Dictao : Dictao is a benchmark publisher of software solutions for strong authentication, electronic signatures, and secure archiving. We develop and market solutions that provide the functions required to establish security and trust in an electronic world: client and user authentication, binding electronic signatures, generation of transaction proof and archiving for legal purposes.