Today, Bell ID and ACI Worldwide, a leading provider of electronic payments software and solutions, have announced an agreement for ACI to sell Bell ID's solutions for smart card management to financial markets around the world.

The agreement entails ACI to sell all products within the ANDiS suite, including the Card and Application Management System (CAMS), Key Management System (KMS), Script Delivery System (SDS), I-PIN and Bell ID's NFC mobile solutions.

Bell ID's ownership will remain unchanged and all existing customers will be un-affected by the new contract with ACI and will continue to deal directly with Bell ID.

Together, Bell ID and ACI have 50 years of combined experience in the electronic payments and card management community worldwide and are recognised as the leading software providers in their markets. The new agreement means that Bell ID will become a stronger vendor partner with access to additional products and solutions.

Pat Curran, Chairman of Bell ID commented: “To be recognized by a world leader in electronic payments as the best of breed provider of EMV solutions for the financial industries acknowledges the strength of the ANDiS product range and will deliver significant growth opportunities for Bell ID. We are pleased to be working with ACI and look forward to a long and successful cooperation.”

Read the Press Release from ACI