IronKey data security and online access saw growth in 2Q/11 with bookings up 70% quarter-over-quarter thanks to high demand for its Trusted Access secure browsing products. Market developments and IronKey advancements include New Federal Finance Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) guidelines with a January 2012 deadline call for stronger, layered online banking security and recognize IronKey’s…
FilmFlex Movies online movie service added PayWizard online payment mechanism, now live on the Film4oD website. This allows Film4oD customers to select the films they want to watch, register for a PayWizard account, top up their PayWizard account balance and pay quickly and easily using the PayWizard e-wallet. The e-wallet holds digital versions of credit/debit cards, the current balance, and various personal data. It facilitates continual card authorisation for true ‘single-click’ purchases and can handle a range of innovative subscription models.
SecurityMetrics “TIN Matching Service” is now available to help payment processing entities recover and match merchant tax identification numbers (TIN) and legal business names to streamline the matching process for a subset of SunTrust Merchant Service merchant clients that have not yet validated with Internal Revenue Service (IRS) records. With this, SunTrust Merchant Services announced it has selected the SecurityMetrics “TIN Matching Service” to streamline the matching process for a majority of its merchants. SecurityMetrics allows merchants to validate their TIN and business data in minutes by going online to the SecurityMetrics website or by calling SecurityMetrics’ call center.
Buffalo Bills Running Back Fred Jackson has become the newest member of the M&T Bank team, signing a marketing contract to become the official spokesman for Buffalo Bills Checking. He became the first NFL player to rush for more than 1,000 yards and gain more than 1,000 yards on kickoff returns and will be featured in M&T Bank’s multi-media advertising campaign throughout Western New York during the upcoming 2011 football season and work with M&T on select appearances and community events. Jackson said “Buffalo Bills fans have been great to me and they’re passionate about the team. I’m happy to join with M&T Bank to help fans show their pride…”
NCR Corporation announced that Warehouse Marke family-owned grocery chain deployed its “RealPOS 80XRT” POS terminals and “RealPOS High Performance Bi-Optic Scanner/Scale” at 16 locations to improve its point-of-sale operations, making checkout efficient and fast for its customers. The supermarket chain chose NCR to improve transaction speeds, minimize transaction delays and upgrade its POS hardware, enabling the company to take advantage of next-generation POS applications, such as digital promotions and advanced reporting capabilities.
As Seen on TV partnered with PowerPay merchant account payment processing solutions. This allows As Seen on TV marketers to accept payment utilizing a mobile processing solution through a mobile App. It also provides a convenient method for purchasing these products on any smartphone direct from the manufacturer. The integration between the App platform and PowerPay’s processing solution will provide a seamless transaction for both the consumer and the marketer. This provides clients advanced payment solutions.
Xpress Money embarked on the Ireland and Denmark markets. Given 19% of Ireland’s population constitutes of immigrants with a number roughly around 900,000, with a major concentration in Dublin and in suburbs like Clondalkin, Tallaght, & Blanchardstown, Ireland is being both a send and receive corridor. Figures show inward remittances are at about USD 618 million and outward remittances at USD 2bn. Meanwhile, in 2009, the inward remittance to Denmark was at USD 926 Million and has gone up to USD 952 Million in 2010. Outward remittances were significantly higher at USD 3417 Million. Xpress Money’s entry into Denmark couldn’t have been at a more opportune time, with the remittance industry picking up pace.
The number of payment cards, categorized as credit and debit cards, is increasing rapidly in India. With increasing number of credit card holders and rising consumer confidence regarding credit card purchase, the transaction value of credit cards in India is forecasted to increase at a CAGR of around 8% during FY 2011-2013, according to a RNCOS research report, “Indian Payment Card Market Forecast to 2012.” This growth will be largely attributed to the improving credit card payment infrastructure in the country, with most of the merchants accepting credit card payments at POS terminals. Banks have also tightened their rules of issuing credit cards on account of increasing fraud cases, which have also helped in improving the credit card infrastructure in the country. While the Reserve Bank of India has imposed several restrictions on the foreign banks, there are no such restrictions on credit card companies, so these banks dominate the Indian credit card market.
eServGlobal announced 2degrees New Zealand operator implemented its Subscriber Stimulation Service. With this, 2degrees becomes the 17th operator around the world to deploy eServGlobal’s Subscriber Stimulation Service. Using eServGlobal’s Software as a Service (SaaS) facilities, the service was operational in just 3 weeks. eServGlobal’s SaaS Subscriber Stimulation Service allows operators to micro-segment customers based on pre-determined parameters in order to implement targeted stimulation campaigns. 2degrees is the fastest growing mobile operator in New Zealand and is consistently focussing on innovative ways to fuel this growth.
Clear2Pay next generation payment solutions for financial institutions is supporting ITSO, the government-backed, not-for-profit organisation which defines and develops the UK-wide technical specification for smart ticketing, with the implementation of a Certification Centre in the United Kingdom. Clear2Pay will also provide further consultancy services to ITSO and deliver Integri Test Solutions to their vendor community. ITSO has relied on Clear2Pay’s test technology and knowledge and used the company’s in-house laboratory to certify the ITSO vendor community since 2003. Under the terms of the new contract, Clear2Pay facilitates knowledge transfer so that ITSO can operate its own testing and certification center, allowing members and third party vendors to certify transport smart cards and devices against the prevailing specifications.
Trustwave information security and compliance solutions has been selected by Point electronic payment service to provide Security Awareness Education (SAE) training on proper handling of payment card data and compliance validation. Trustwave SAE is a portal-based technology that provides on-demand content offering simple, efficient and easy to track employee training. Trustwave developed a custom security program for Point, which included information on payment transaction security, as well as company security awareness. The contents of the program were translated into Danish, English, Finnish, French, Norwegian, Latvian and Swedish to ensure all employees could complete the courses in their native languages for a more thorough understanding of payment security.