Other Breaking News
In today’s CardFlash News Que: WEX (GraspPAY); FIRST SERVICE CU (Choice Rewards); FIRST ATLANTIC COMMERCE (Magnerto) and COGNIA (IVR).
Acculynk PaySecure
Acculynk has completed its implementation and “gone-live” with the City of College Park. Acculynk was awarded the contract in late June with the intent to deliver a unique and multi-channel solution that facilitates the payment of utility bills for the citizens of College Park.
Steve Hicks
CardWeb.com’s CardExecs database of payments industry movers and shakers today features Steve Hicks, Director of Business Development at PaymentCollect.
US Bank EBPP
U.S. Bank, the fifth largest U.S.bank, has selected Biller Advantage from Fiserv, which enables the bank’s business customers to provide electronic billing, presentment and payment (EBPP) options to their customers.
PaymentVision & Megasys
PaymentVision inked a deal with Megasys. This partnership allows clients of Megasys to process electronic payments – credit card, debit card, or ACH – in one-time, recurring, and fee-based transactions from directly within the Megasys Omega and FA systems.
Sigma KISS
TX-based Sigma Payment Solutions announced an alliance with KISS Concepts Group to market their solutions to auto dealers in the buy-here-pay-here industry, as well as finance companies, credit unions and banks throughout the USA.
Disabling UK Cards
A new UK survey has found the ability to temporarily disable an account to prevent unauthorized use scored highest among the choices offered at 47.2% rating it in the highest and only 10% rating it in the lowest. At the other end of the spectrum is the ability to allow for a single use.
Text2Pay
Baltimore-based E-Complish is introducing Text2Pay to its popular DirectPay Interactive Voice Response (IVR) solution.The integration will seamlessly merge the verbal telephone payment process with the text message payment process.
Connected Car
A proof-of-concept connected car to test mobile and online purchases on the go is the works. Visa, Pizza Hut and Accenture have teamed to develop a connected car for commerce a reality.
Payment Vision & Shaw
MD-based PaymentVision has teamed with VA-based Shaw Systems to enable the Shaw Systems clients to securely process any form of payment.
ACI & LD
ACI Worldwide inked a strategic partnership with LD Systems, an international provider of ATMs, financial equipment and technology services. This partnership will enable LD Systems’ clients to offer quick, easy and safe bill pay options at kiosks across the USA.
Adaptive Fraud Protection
The new Adaptive Fraud Protection from Contact Solutions is a multi-layered, proactive fraud management solution that recognizes and stops fraudsters and nuisance callers before they create havoc in the contact center, while improving overall authentication processes and the customer experience.