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Securitas extends its services with mobile access

Securitas and Bitwards have started collaborating to add value to Securitas access control services.
Securitas-logo. Token-based mobile access service is now available to Securitas’ customers as Securitas Opens, including Securitas branded mobile app and access control cloud service for the system administrators. The service has been launched in Finland and will be implemented globally.

Bitwards is a Finnish technology company founded in 2016. The company produces patented mobile key technology and cloud-based access control service. Bitwards is a trusted partner of many small and medium-sized companies, the biggest Universities, and public companies in Finland.

Mobile access service is now available to Securitas’ customers as Securitas Opens, including Securitas branded mobile app and access control cloud service for the system administrators. The service has been launched in Finland and will be implemented globally.

The service is easy to use, flexible, secure, and enables mobile access to different door environments, scaling to multi-tenant real estate owners’ needs. All the doors connected to the service are managed through a single-sign-in dashboard.

Pekka Holopainen, CTO at Securitas:

“We are excited about this addition to Securitas’ service range. This is a perfect fit for our customers looking for a cost-effective option to complement traditional access control”.

Eljas Saastamoinen, CEO at Bitwards:

“Bitwards is proud to offer its platform to Securitas. We see this collaboration as a huge opportunity to build a world with flowing access together”.


See the videos how Securitas Opens service works


Securitas Opens at Hotel

Securitas Opens fits to outside doors

Securitas Opens for lockers

How to use Securitas Opens

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Contacts


Securitas

Tiina Kujansuu, Business Area Manager
tiina.kujansuu@securitas.fi


Bitwards

Eljas Saastamoinen, CEO
eljas.saastamoinen@bitwards.fi

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