eIDAS Requirements
Enable banks and QTSPs to deliver qualified electronic signatures, secure authentication, and compliant transaction signing in full compliance with eIDAS.
Cryptomathic enables banks to stay ahead of evolving regulatory demands by embedding compliance into every layer of cryptographic operations. Our solutions are designed to meet and exceed global security and regulatory standards, ensuring your infrastructure is audit-ready and resilient.
Enable banks and QTSPs to deliver qualified electronic signatures, secure authentication, and compliant transaction signing in full compliance with eIDAS.
Reduce PCI DSS scope & support PSD2 mandates with advanced encryption and secure key lifecycle management.
Achieve compliance using a single solution, delivering runtime protection and more, designed to secure mobile banking apps.
Ensure full transparency and traceability with centralized key management and secure logging to support internal and external audits.
Navigate local compliance requirements with configurable solutions tailored to regional and cross-border banking laws.
The banking industry faces increasing security and compliance challenges across digital, mobile, and legacy infrastructure:
Banks must navigate an evolving landscape of regulations such as PSD2, eIDAS, PCI DSS, and GDPR — and an evolving patchwork of national regulations. Demonstrating compliance while maintaining service agility and customer trust presents an ongoing challenge.
Now the primary customer interface — and one of the most targeted attack surfaces. From insecure code to compromised APIs, mobile threats are growing in sophistication. Aligning with OWASP MASVS and ENISA recommendations is critical to securing mobile apps against modern attack vectors.
Breaches in the banking sector often stem from inconsistent encryption practices, weak access controls, and lack of visibility into cryptographic operations. Without centralized governance, banks struggle to contain breaches and maintain trust.
Banks rely on thousands of cryptographic keys across ATMs, mobile apps, card systems, and backend infrastructure. Managing these keys securely — with central control, policy enforcement, and full lifecycle auditing — is a major operational and compliance challenge.
With over 30 years of experience in banking encryption and compliance, we understand the risks, regulations, and infrastructure that define the sector — from legacy systems to mobile-first digital banking.
Banks face growing complexity in managing cryptographic keys, securing mobile apps, and meeting multi-jurisdictional compliance requirements. Without centralized cryptographic control, institutions risk data breaches, failed audits, and service disruptions. Cryptomathic solves these problems with proven, integrated solutions for key management, payments and mobile app protection.
Cryptomathic enables compliance with eIDAS, PCI DSS, PSD2, GDPR, and local financial regulations. Our solutions provide auditable cryptographic workflows, policy enforcement, and centralized governance — helping banks demonstrate regulatory alignment while reducing operational overhead.
Whether managing millions of symmetric keys, securing cardholder data, or protecting mobile transactions, Cryptomathic’s solutions integrate seamlessly with HSMs and core banking systems.
Cryptomathic is a trusted provider of symmetric key encryption in banking and centralized cryptographic key management. Our solutions help banks protect sensitive data, enforce encryption policies, and meet regulatory requirements across payment systems and mobile banking channels. With proven performance in high-assurance environments, we enable secure, compliant services at global scale.
With the rise of mobile-first banking, securing customer data at the app level is critical. Cryptomathic’s MASC solution enables full control over mobile app security, aligning with OWASP MASVS and ENISA guidelines. From code hardening to runtime protection, we deliver end-to-end mobile app security for banking.
Banks must protect their mobile channels from evolving threats such as reverse engineering, transaction manipulation, and man-in-the-app attacks. Traditional obfuscation alone is no longer sufficient to secure sensitive banking operations.
Cryptomathic’s Mobile App Security Core (MASC) provides a fully integrated, in‑app protection suite tailored for banking applications. Embedded directly into the app, MASC offers both static and dynamic defenses. This includes runtime application self-protection (RASP), integrity verification, secure storage, app-level encryption, network and API protection, and real-time anomaly detection — all built to preserve user experience.
Aligned with OWASP MASVS and ENISA recommendations and frameworks, MASC delivers 94% out-of-the-box compliance. By deploying MASC, banks gain granular control over in-app cryptographic execution, harden their application code, and enforce secure interactions with backend systems — without sacrificing agility or performance. This robust protection helps prevent fraud, supports regulatory compliance, and secures the mobile banking experience for millions of users.
In an industry where trust is everything and regulatory scrutiny is constant, Cryptomathic provides the key management foundation banks need to operate securely, prove compliance, and scale with confidence.
Cryptomathic’s CrystalKey360 delivers a unified, automated solution for end-to-end key lifecycle management. Designed for the demands of regulated financial institutions, CrystalKey360 enables banks to securely generate, distribute, rotate, retire, and audit keys across diverse environments — all while maintaining full control and compliance with frameworks like PCI DSS, PSD2, and eIDAS.
CrystalKey360 integrates seamlessly with hardware security modules (HSMs), card management systems, and core banking platforms. It enforces cryptographic policy centrally while supporting flexible workflows, dual control, and tamper-evident audit trails — reducing complexity, preventing human error, and strengthening governance.
In today’s fast-paced payments landscape, banks and card issuers need a scalable, secure, and modular platform to stay competitive. Launching new card programs—whether virtual or physical—has never been more demanding, with strict requirements around compliance, speed, and flexibility.
Cryptomathic’s Obsidian is a modern, cloud-ready payment card issuer platform that delivers complete sovereignty for banks, fintechs, and payment providers. Trusted by over 500 financial institutions worldwide, Obsidian brings issuer-grade performance to banking environments.
Obsidian empowers banks to accelerate time-to-market by enabling instant issuance of virtual and physical cards directly to mobile apps and wallets. Using PCI-compliant cloud HSMs, it simplifies payment infrastructure and helps reduce PCI scope, while offering full support for issuer Certificate Authority (CA) functions and secure PIN workflows.
As banks expand their digital services across borders, ensuring the legal validity and security of electronic signatures has become essential. Under eIDAS Regulation, financial institutions must deliver qualified electronic signatures and seals that meet the highest assurance standards for trust and non-repudiation.
Cryptomathic’s Signer platform enables banks to issue and manage Qualified Electronic Signatures (QES) and qualified certificates in full compliance with eIDAS. These signatures are legally binding across the EU and can be used to secure digital contracts, onboard new customers remotely, and authorize sensitive banking transactions with full legal effect.
Designed for high-assurance environments, Signer integrates seamlessly with national eID schemes and trust service providers, to deliver secure, compliant signing operations at scale. It ensures that every signature event is protected by strong cryptography, governed by centralized policy, and backed by auditable logs.
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UBS' Transformation Using Qualified Electronic Signatures
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What is key management in banking?
Key management and encryption in banking refers to the use of cryptographic keys to secure sensitive data such as transactions, customer credentials, and PINs. Cryptomathic enables banks to manage symmetric keys at scale, ensuring secure data exchange across ATMs, mobile apps, and payment systems.
What is eIDAS, and how does it apply to banking?
eIDAS (Electronic Identification, Authentication and Trust Services) is an EU regulation that provides the legal framework for digital trust services, ensuring electronic signatures, seals, and identities can be recognized as legally valid across the EU. Cryptomathic helps financial institutions comply with eIDAS through qualified digital signature and sealing solutions like Signer.
How does Cryptomathic support PCI DSS and PSD2 compliance?
Cryptomathic helps banks meet PCI DSS requirements by enabling secure key lifecycle management and encryption of cardholder data. For PSD2, Cryptomathic supports Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) and transaction integrity through advanced cryptographic enforcement solutions, and where required, integration with qualified trust services.
How can banks protect mobile banking apps against threats?
Banks can protect mobile apps using Cryptomathic’s Mobile App Security Core (MASC), which enforces in-app cryptographic controls, runtime protection, and code hardening. MASC is aligned with OWASP MASVS and ENISA recommendations, helping banks secure sensitive operations even in zero-trust environments.
What are Qualified Electronic Signatures (QES) and how can banks use them?
Qualified Electronic Signatures (QES) are the highest legal standard for digital signatures under eIDAS. Banks can leverage Cryptomathic's Signer platform, often in partnership with a Qualified Trust Service Provider (QTSP) to enable QES use — enabling secure, legally binding digital agreements for onboarding, transaction approval, and customer communications across EU jurisdictions.