Provisioning platform for machine-to-machine devices

A method comprising;

• storing, by a first electronic device;
• an access credential in a secure memory in the first electronic device;
• determining, by the first electronic device and without human intervention, that a resource associated with the first electronic device needs to be obtained;
• in response to determining that the resource needs to be obtained, transmitting the access credential to a second electronic device, the second electronic device operated by a resource provider, wherein the resource provider thereafter conducts a transaction using the access credential and then provides the resource to the first electronic device without human intervention.

A first electronic device comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a computer readable medium comprising code, executable by the processor, for implementing a method comprising
• storing an access credential in a secure memory in the first electronic device;
• determining, without human intervention, that a resource associated with the first electronic device needs to be obtained;
• in response to determining that the resource needs to be obtained, transmitting the access credential to a second electronic device, the second electronic device operated by a resource provider, wherein the resource provider thereafter conducts a transaction using the access credential and then provides the resource to the first electronic device without human intervention.