(Telecompaper) Oberthur Technologies (OT) has formed a new partnership with Credit Agricole Consumer Finance to launch a service enabling PIN codes to be securely delivered via SMS. CA Consumer Finance, which operates in France under the Sofinco brand, is the first credit institution to offer its partners and their customers a card which can be activated completely securely in just a few minutes, according to Oberthur. Cardholders equipped with the OT solution will obtain their code almost instantly. It will allow them to use their card as soon as they receive it. This offers a practical response to the needs expressed by partners of CA Consumer Finance and its customers, in search of mobility, flexibility and security. OT's Smart PIN solution, which has been in use since 2009, secures the sending of codes via SMS.