Gemalto has announced that Yes Bank, India's fifth largest private sector bank, has deployed its SafeNet Network HSM to secure mobile payment transactions for millions of its customers under India's recently implemented Unified Payments Interface, according to a Gemalto press release.

"With a widespread network of over 860-plus branches and 1,625-plus ATMs [in] India, we're committed to taking a customer-centric approach to our banking services," said Anup Purohit, CIO at Yes Bank. "The Unified Payments Interface offers clients revolutionary convenience when it comes to banking and payments, and we want to ensure the highest levels of security for users of the platform. We're thrilled to integrate Gemalto's industry-leading SafeNet HSM technology into the UPI application to support this initiative."

Yes Bank is a full-service commercial bank that has acted as a front runner in deploying the Unified Payments Interface. The system is India's next generation online payments solution which enables all account holders to send and receive money from their smartphones with a single identifier such as mobile number or virtual payments address without entering any bank account information. Gemalto said its SafeNet Network HSM (formerly SafeNet Luna SA HSM) provides strong end-to-end data security and encryption to protect user credential confidentiality and the private keys responsible for digital signing, thus establishing a secure root of trust for financial transactions throughout the UPI payment process.

"When it comes to the introduction of new mobile applications and digital services in banking and financial services, building trust, data security and regulatory compliance is an essential component for adoption and success," said Ashesh Thanawala, sales director for India identity and data protection at Gemalto.