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manilatimes.netJUN 172 min read$GIB

CGI and Entersekt partner to strengthen 3-D Secure services for Nordic issuers

CGI and Entersekt announced a Norway partnership to strengthen 3-D Secure (3DS) authentication for Nordic issuing banks. CGI will offer Entersekt’s cloud-based 3DS Access Control Server (ACS), integrating it with CGI PayPartner360. Norion Bank (Sweden) is the first joint client. Entersekt says its EMVCo-certified ACS supports adaptive, risk-based authentication methods including biometrics and FIDO.

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Published Jun 17, 2026, 5:45 PM UTC
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Decision brief

The 30-second read

$GIBBullishLow
01

Why it matters

The key incremental fact is that the partnership is already live with Norion Bank in Sweden, and the service can be deployed via CGI PayPartner360 or independently of an issuer’s existing card system.

02

Market read

A new (already active) payments authentication partnership with a named first client provides a modest positive signal for CGI’s Nordic payments/security services momentum.

03

What to watch

Traders may want to watch for subsequent disclosures: additional issuer go-lives, pricing/contract size, and whether CGI PayPartner360 adoption accelerates in other Nordic markets.

Relevance 5/10Novelty 5/10Timing: today (new partnership/go-live announcement)

Background

CGI and Entersekt are combining CGI’s digital banking/payments delivery with Entersekt’s EMVCo-certified 3DS Access Control Server to help issuers modernize 3DS authentication.

Company-level read

Ticker impact

$GIBBullishMedium confidence
Context

CGI announced a Norway partnership with Entersekt to provide Entersekt’s cloud 3DS Access Control Server via CGI’s PayPartner360, with Norion Bank live.

Expected impact

Low single-digit upside bias; unlikely to drive a large repricing without disclosed contract value or broader rollout metrics.

Evidence & confidence

The article is a new partnership/productization update with a named first client, but it provides no financial terms, contract size, or guidance.

Market effects

Sector

Reinforces demand for EMVCo-certified 3DS authentication and adaptive, risk-based fraud prevention among Nordic card issuers.

Regional

Highlights continued modernization of online card authentication across the Nordics, with CGI as an implementation channel.

Global

If replicated, the CGI–Entersekt model could support broader payments security outsourcing/distribution strategies beyond Scandinavia.

Counterpoint

What could challenge this read

Without contract value, renewal terms, or rollout targets, the announcement may be more of a channel/technology integration than a material revenue driver.

Key entities

  • company
    CGI

    Announced it will offer Entersekt’s cloud 3DS ACS in Norway as part of its payments/authentication services.

  • company
    Entersekt

    Provides EMVCo-certified 3DS Access Control Server with adaptive risk-based decisioning and authentication methods.

  • bank
    Norion Bank

    First joint client; implemented the 3DS service as part of CGI PayPartner360.

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