Abstract: A cloud computing environment for providing remote secure element services, comprising at least one server, a plurality of secure elements being connectable to the at least one server, each secure element having a secure element identifier and comprising at least one secure element application having a secure element application identifier, each secure element application being uniquely addressable by the at least one server with the secure element identifier of the secure element containing the given secure element application and the secure element application identifier of the given secure element application. A method for providing secure element services performed by the cloud computing environment is also disclosed.