EESTEL: a unique Expertise of the entire transactional chain EESTEL is the Association of European Experts in E-Transactions Systems. It was born in 1998 from the gathering of its Founding Members and from the requirement from big organisations to find expertise and experience within a wide and independent judgment structure. EESTEL contributes to promote and standardize the state-of-art in E-Transactions. EESTEL Experts have been leading important development and certification projects, in fields like E-Payment Systems, E-Ticketing, Dematerialization, E-identity, Smart Cards and Mobile Ecosystems… Their know-how is enhanced by efficient tools and they operate worldwide. EESTEL legitimacy relies on the respect of its founding principles: - The excellence of a federated Network of E-Transactions Specialists, including Smartcard, Mobiles, Terminals, Networks, Transactions and Systems Security, and Acquisition, Issuing and Authorization Systems - Complementary specialties covering a large spectrum: Service Architecture, Business Approach, Technologies and technical Architectures, Project Management, Testing, Approval, Certification - A total independence from any financial or industrial group. EESTEL is currently gathering together 55 Members, representing more than 1,500 years of Expertise. EESTEL is an active member of ISCAN.