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Mobile Merchants to Conduct Business Anytime Anywhere Without Changing Phones or Carriers




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Ingenico, the global leader in secure transaction and ayment solutions, continues its innovative path to provide business owners and merchants with the most secure and scalable mobile commerce solutions.



Today (March 2nd 2010) the company introduced Ingenico ROAM suite of mobile applications including ROAMpay and ROAMbuy to help sales agents, mobile workforce professionals, and merchants reach and service consumers on their own mobile phones.



"Ingenico's mobile applications work on virtually any mobile phone and allow merchants to leverage their existing investment in mobile technology without changing phones or networks," said Christopher Justice, president, North America. "Mobile Commerce represents the ultimate convenience for mobile users to conduct business anytime anywhere. Our products provide a robust and agile mix of mCommerce services including credit and debit payment acceptance, mobile storefront, and customized enterprise business applications to end users." 
Recently Ingenico made a global strategic investment to work with ROAM Data Inc., a Boston-based mobile application service provider and their technology to deliver a breakthrough mobile commerce solution. ROAM's patented technology enables it to be the only provider to dynamically deliver business and payment applications to nearly 200 million US customers, regardless of carrier on hundreds of different devices from smartphones to feature phones running J2ME and Brew.
Ingenico ROAM offers merchants and mobile professionals complete freedom of choice to develop mobile commerce applications that work on the iPhone, BlackBerry®, Google™, and hundreds of other devices. Unlike static, device-specific applications that are costly and difficult to change, Ingenico ROAM is a scalable service that can be changed quickly and easily. For example, when Google™ released the nexus one™ phone, Ingenico had a working application released within two days. The ROAMpay application can be downloaded from the iTunes® App Store or directly accessed on Ingenico ROAM website at www.ingenico-us.com.
"Ingenico benefits our bank and ISO partners by simplifying the sales message to the merchant. There are no complicated discussions about changing phones and carriers. Our partners gain processing revenue quickly and add value to their merchants by offering a unique suite of mobile commerce applications that can run on their existing devices," continued Justice.
"We're making it easy for both banks and ISOs to enable their merchants to accept payments to gain a competitive edge."


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Mobile Merchants to Conduct Business Anytime Anywhere Without Changing Phones or Carriers




ROAMpay Chose CircleSwipe because of it's ability to

encrypt the Track 2 data
Ingenico, the global leader in secure transaction and ayment solutions, continues its innovative path to provide business owners and merchants with the most secure and scalable mobile commerce solutions.



Today (March 2nd 2010) the company introduced Ingenico ROAM suite of mobile applications including ROAMpay and ROAMbuy to help sales agents, mobile workforce professionals, and merchants reach and service consumers on their own mobile phones.



"Ingenico's mobile applications work on virtually any mobile phone and allow merchants to leverage their existing investment in mobile technology without changing phones or networks," said Christopher Justice, president, North America. "Mobile Commerce represents the ultimate convenience for mobile users to conduct business anytime anywhere. Our products provide a robust and agile mix of mCommerce services including credit and debit payment acceptance, mobile storefront, and customized enterprise business applications to end users." 
Recently Ingenico made a global strategic investment to work with ROAM Data Inc., a Boston-based mobile application service provider and their technology to deliver a breakthrough mobile commerce solution. ROAM's patented technology enables it to be the only provider to dynamically deliver business and payment applications to nearly 200 million US customers, regardless of carrier on hundreds of different devices from smartphones to feature phones running J2ME and Brew.
Ingenico ROAM offers merchants and mobile professionals complete freedom of choice to develop mobile commerce applications that work on the iPhone, BlackBerry®, Google™, and hundreds of other devices. Unlike static, device-specific applications that are costly and difficult to change, Ingenico ROAM is a scalable service that can be changed quickly and easily. For example, when Google™ released the nexus one™ phone, Ingenico had a working application released within two days. The ROAMpay application can be downloaded from the iTunes® App Store or directly accessed on Ingenico ROAM website at www.ingenico-us.com.
"Ingenico benefits our bank and ISO partners by simplifying the sales message to the merchant. There are no complicated discussions about changing phones and carriers. Our partners gain processing revenue quickly and add value to their merchants by offering a unique suite of mobile commerce applications that can run on their existing devices," continued Justice.
"We're making it easy for both banks and ISOs to enable their merchants to accept payments to gain a competitive edge."


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FirstCaribbean International Bank


Sybase 365 and FirstCaribbean International Bank Bring Industry-Leading Mobile Banking Technology to the Caribbean

Bank Introduces First Regional mBanking Service Across 17 Markets, With Sybase mBanking 365 Platform
DUBLIN, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sybase 365, a subsidiary of Sybase, Inc. (NYSE:SY), the global leader in mobile messaging and mobile commerce services, today announced a partnership with FirstCaribbean International Bank to provide customers with mobile banking services enabling them the flexibility and convenience of managing their finances over their mobile phones.
“Expertise in both software and mobile services combined with unrivalled global reach, gives Sybase a distinct advantage in providing a fully integrated end-to-end mobile commerce solution for financial institutions, mobile operators and enterprises worldwide.”
FirstCaribbean International Bank is the largest regionally-listed bank in the English and Dutch-speaking Caribbean with branches across 17 markets. The new service is of tremendous value to FirstCaribbean customers as it gives many of them a more convenient way to bank on the go, without needing to visit a branch – something that is of particular importance to many without home Internet connections.
“Our partnership with Sybase 365 allows us to deliver the best possible mobile banking products to our customers throughout the region,” said Mahes Wickramasinghe, Chief Administrative Officer, FirstCaribbean International Bank. “FirstCaribbean is dedicated to offering cutting-edge solutions for our customers, and through our work with Sybase 365 we will be the first regional bank to launch such an innovative service.”
The new mobile banking offering is powered by the Sybase mBanking 365™ platform, giving customers access to multiple banking functions using SMS. FirstCaribbean customers will be able to enjoy this new, free service to conduct bank transactions over their mobile device. Customers will now be able to check account balances, get balance alerts, transfer money, and monitor recent transactions. Additional features will be available in the future.
“This latest partnership with FirstCaribbean Bank furthers Sybase 365’s global footprint as the leading provider of mobile commerce services,” said Matthew Talbot, Vice President, mCommerce, Sybase 365. “Expertise in both software and mobile services combined with unrivalled global reach, gives Sybase a distinct advantage in providing a fully integrated end-to-end mobile commerce solution for financial institutions, mobile operators and enterprises worldwide.”
Additional resources:
About FirstCaribbean
FirstCaribbean International Bank is the largest, regionally-listed bank in the English- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean, serving 550,000 accounts in 17 markets through 3,500 staff; 66 branches, 22 banking centres, and seven offices. The bank offers a full range of market-leading financial services in Corporate Banking, Investment Banking, Treasury Sales and Trading, Retail Banking, Wealth Management, and Credit Cards. FirstCaribbean is a member of the CIBC Group. CIBC (TSX, NYSE: CM) is a leading North American financial institution serving clients in Canada and around the world. Through its distinct business lines, CIBC Retail Markets and CIBC Wholesale Banking, CIBC provides a full range of products and services to almost 11 million individual, small business and commercial banking clients and meets the financial needs of corporate and institutional clients. CIBC is rated A+/Stable/A-1 by Standard & Poor's. For more information about FirstCaribbean, visit www.firstcaribbeanbank.com.
About Sybase 365
Sybase 365, a subsidiary of Sybase, Inc. (NYSE: SY), is the global leader in enabling mobile information services for mobile operators, financial institutions and enterprises. We provide our customers with the widest offering in SMS, MMS, GRX, IPX interoperability, end-to-end mobile commerce solutions, innovative mCRM, mobile marketing and content delivery services. Sybase 365 processes more than 1.4 billion messages per day, reaching 850 operators and 4 billion subscribers around the world. For more information, visit: www.sybase.com/365. Read our blogs:http://blogs.sybase.com. Sybase on Twitter: @Sybase and @SYBASEmCommerce
Sybase, Sybase 365 and Sybase mBanking 365 are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sybase, Inc. All other company and product names mentioned may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated. ® indicates registration in the United States.


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FirstCaribbean International Bank


Sybase 365 and FirstCaribbean International Bank Bring Industry-Leading Mobile Banking Technology to the Caribbean

Bank Introduces First Regional mBanking Service Across 17 Markets, With Sybase mBanking 365 Platform
DUBLIN, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sybase 365, a subsidiary of Sybase, Inc. (NYSE:SY), the global leader in mobile messaging and mobile commerce services, today announced a partnership with FirstCaribbean International Bank to provide customers with mobile banking services enabling them the flexibility and convenience of managing their finances over their mobile phones.
“Expertise in both software and mobile services combined with unrivalled global reach, gives Sybase a distinct advantage in providing a fully integrated end-to-end mobile commerce solution for financial institutions, mobile operators and enterprises worldwide.”
FirstCaribbean International Bank is the largest regionally-listed bank in the English and Dutch-speaking Caribbean with branches across 17 markets. The new service is of tremendous value to FirstCaribbean customers as it gives many of them a more convenient way to bank on the go, without needing to visit a branch – something that is of particular importance to many without home Internet connections.
“Our partnership with Sybase 365 allows us to deliver the best possible mobile banking products to our customers throughout the region,” said Mahes Wickramasinghe, Chief Administrative Officer, FirstCaribbean International Bank. “FirstCaribbean is dedicated to offering cutting-edge solutions for our customers, and through our work with Sybase 365 we will be the first regional bank to launch such an innovative service.”
The new mobile banking offering is powered by the Sybase mBanking 365™ platform, giving customers access to multiple banking functions using SMS. FirstCaribbean customers will be able to enjoy this new, free service to conduct bank transactions over their mobile device. Customers will now be able to check account balances, get balance alerts, transfer money, and monitor recent transactions. Additional features will be available in the future.
“This latest partnership with FirstCaribbean Bank furthers Sybase 365’s global footprint as the leading provider of mobile commerce services,” said Matthew Talbot, Vice President, mCommerce, Sybase 365. “Expertise in both software and mobile services combined with unrivalled global reach, gives Sybase a distinct advantage in providing a fully integrated end-to-end mobile commerce solution for financial institutions, mobile operators and enterprises worldwide.”
Additional resources:
About FirstCaribbean
FirstCaribbean International Bank is the largest, regionally-listed bank in the English- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean, serving 550,000 accounts in 17 markets through 3,500 staff; 66 branches, 22 banking centres, and seven offices. The bank offers a full range of market-leading financial services in Corporate Banking, Investment Banking, Treasury Sales and Trading, Retail Banking, Wealth Management, and Credit Cards. FirstCaribbean is a member of the CIBC Group. CIBC (TSX, NYSE: CM) is a leading North American financial institution serving clients in Canada and around the world. Through its distinct business lines, CIBC Retail Markets and CIBC Wholesale Banking, CIBC provides a full range of products and services to almost 11 million individual, small business and commercial banking clients and meets the financial needs of corporate and institutional clients. CIBC is rated A+/Stable/A-1 by Standard & Poor's. For more information about FirstCaribbean, visit www.firstcaribbeanbank.com.
About Sybase 365
Sybase 365, a subsidiary of Sybase, Inc. (NYSE: SY), is the global leader in enabling mobile information services for mobile operators, financial institutions and enterprises. We provide our customers with the widest offering in SMS, MMS, GRX, IPX interoperability, end-to-end mobile commerce solutions, innovative mCRM, mobile marketing and content delivery services. Sybase 365 processes more than 1.4 billion messages per day, reaching 850 operators and 4 billion subscribers around the world. For more information, visit: www.sybase.com/365. Read our blogs:http://blogs.sybase.com. Sybase on Twitter: @Sybase and @SYBASEmCommerce
Sybase, Sybase 365 and Sybase mBanking 365 are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sybase, Inc. All other company and product names mentioned may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated. ® indicates registration in the United States.


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Register for the 4th Annual Mobile Banking & Emerging Applications Summit
 
Ten Reasons You Should Attend the Fourth Annual Mobile Banking & Emerging Applications Summit,

June 6-8 in Las Vegas.

Register Now!
  1. Hear in-depth panel discussions and presentations on the progress, challenges and opportunities within mobile financial services.




  2. Discover how mobile fits into your overall retail banking strategy.




  3. Find out what the competition is doing-from both banks, and those outside financial services.




  4. Gain further insight from top executives such as U.S. Bancorp, Wells Fargo, CITI, USAA and others.




  5. Learn how mobile innovation can help banks stay competitive.




  6. Gain first-hand insight from banks that have already started their mobile initiatives.




  7. Learn about mobile financial services basics in our pre-conference workshop: Getting your Mobile Banking and Payments Platform off the Ground. [extra $145 rate applicable]




  8. Network with banking executives in charge of mobile payments, and online banking; mobile service providers; emerging application developers and key industry analysts.




  9. Learn more from industry experts in two information-packed days than you will staying in the office.




  10. Get all your pain points addressed in an interactive setting with your peers.

 
>>Deadline for $200 SAVINGS is Friday, May 14!*

SAVE YOUR SEAT —

REGISTER NOW







FEATURED SPEAKERS
Keynote Speaker:

Pamela A. Joseph

Vice Chairman, Payment Services

U.S. Bancorp
Keynote Speaker:

John Pyrovolakis

CEO

Innovation Accelerator Initiative
Liza Landsman

SVP

Citi
Jeff Dennes

Executive Director, Mobile & Money Movement

USAA
Armin Ajami

VP, and Senior Product Manager

Wells Fargo
2 Easy Ways to Register
  1. Register Online

  2. Call our customer specialist Joe Frega at 212-803-8348

Sponsorship Opportunities Are Available

To find out how to customize a sponsorship/exhibit package most appropriate for your institution, please contact Maura Parrish at 212-803-6563 or via email at Maura.Parrish@sourcemedia.com.


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Register for the 4th Annual Mobile Banking & Emerging Applications Summit
 
Ten Reasons You Should Attend the Fourth Annual Mobile Banking & Emerging Applications Summit,

June 6-8 in Las Vegas.

Register Now!
  1. Hear in-depth panel discussions and presentations on the progress, challenges and opportunities within mobile financial services.




  2. Discover how mobile fits into your overall retail banking strategy.




  3. Find out what the competition is doing-from both banks, and those outside financial services.




  4. Gain further insight from top executives such as U.S. Bancorp, Wells Fargo, CITI, USAA and others.




  5. Learn how mobile innovation can help banks stay competitive.




  6. Gain first-hand insight from banks that have already started their mobile initiatives.




  7. Learn about mobile financial services basics in our pre-conference workshop: Getting your Mobile Banking and Payments Platform off the Ground. [extra $145 rate applicable]




  8. Network with banking executives in charge of mobile payments, and online banking; mobile service providers; emerging application developers and key industry analysts.




  9. Learn more from industry experts in two information-packed days than you will staying in the office.




  10. Get all your pain points addressed in an interactive setting with your peers.

 
>>Deadline for $200 SAVINGS is Friday, May 14!*

SAVE YOUR SEAT —

REGISTER NOW







FEATURED SPEAKERS
Keynote Speaker:

Pamela A. Joseph

Vice Chairman, Payment Services

U.S. Bancorp
Keynote Speaker:

John Pyrovolakis

CEO

Innovation Accelerator Initiative
Liza Landsman

SVP

Citi
Jeff Dennes

Executive Director, Mobile & Money Movement

USAA
Armin Ajami

VP, and Senior Product Manager

Wells Fargo
2 Easy Ways to Register
  1. Register Online

  2. Call our customer specialist Joe Frega at 212-803-8348

Sponsorship Opportunities Are Available

To find out how to customize a sponsorship/exhibit package most appropriate for your institution, please contact Maura Parrish at 212-803-6563 or via email at Maura.Parrish@sourcemedia.com.


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Rappport Heralded as Leading Solution for Securing Browser Communication from Keyboard to Website



LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Trusteer, the market’s leading provider of secure browsing services, today announced that it has been named “Best Secure Transactions Solution” in the 2010 SC Awards Europe competition. Trusteer took top honors for Rapport, a lightweight browser solution supported by 24x7 security analysis and reporting services





For more than 30 years, SC Magazine has held one of the most prestigious and coveted awards in the European information security industry. These awards honor professionals working to secure enterprises and the vendor and channel communities that deliver the most innovative security technologies. For 2010, the judges have declared that Rapport is the best of the best when it comes to securing transactions.
“As the volume and frequency of online transactions continues to grow – unfortunately – so does the sophistication of malware designed to disrupt these transactions,” said Mickey Boodaei, CEO of Trusteer. “Rapport goes above and beyond what traditional security products can accomplish. Unlike solutions which rely on strong authentication, transaction verification and transaction monitoring, Rapport actually protects the data itself – securing Web sessions from start to finish. We’re honored that the industry experts at SC Magazine have chosen to recognize Trusteer for our vision and market leadership.”



Rapport is specifically designed to block financial malware on a machine from hijacking Web browser sessions and transactions, stealing sensitive data such as account credentials and using them to commit online fraud. It creates a vault around data entered and presented in the browser, maintains a tunnel for safe communication with the destination Web site and prevents redirection to look-alike Web sites. The end result for website users is a dramatic reduction in fraud and improved confidence in Web banking, while Rapport provides comprehensive fraud fighting intelligence to financial institutions.



Rapport includes a lightweight browser security solution and cloud-based analysis and reporting services. It is offered for download by online businesses such as banks and also to individuals via Trusteer’s Web site. The solution can be installed in-flow when a customer visits the online business Web site. This one-time process takes only a few seconds.



Award winners were notified at a special ceremony hosted by SC Magazine on Tuesday, April 27 at the Wyndham Grand London, Chelsea Harbour. For more information on the awards and ceremony, please visit http://www.scawardseurope.com/homepage.html



About SC Magazine



SC Magazine provides IT security professionals with in-depth and unbiased information through timely news, comprehensive analysis, cutting-edge features, contributions from thought leaders and the best, most extensive collection of product reviews in the business. By offering a consolidated view of IT security through independent product tests and well-researched editorial content that provides the contextual backdrop for how these IT security tools will address larger demands put on businesses today, SC Magazine enables IT security pros to make the right security decisions for their companies. The brand’s portfolio includes the SC Awards, SC Directory, SC Magazine Newswire and SC Magazine IT Security Executives Forums.



About Trusteer



Trusteer, the world’s leading provider of secure browsing services, helps prevent financial malware attacks through its Rapport and Flashlight services. Trusteer Rapport enables online businesses to secure communications with their customers and employees over the Internet and protect data against malware and fraudulent websites. It locks down the browser to secure browser communication and prevents zero-day malware and phishing attacks. Trusteer Flashlight allows organizations to remotely, effectively, and instantly investigate malware-related fraud incidents. Trusteer’s solutions are used by more than 60 leading financial organizations in North America and Europe and by more than 6 million end-users. Trusteer is a privately held corporation led by former executives from RSA Security, Imperva, and Juniper. For more information visit www.trusteer.com.



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Rappport Heralded as Leading Solution for Securing Browser Communication from Keyboard to Website



LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Trusteer, the market’s leading provider of secure browsing services, today announced that it has been named “Best Secure Transactions Solution” in the 2010 SC Awards Europe competition. Trusteer took top honors for Rapport, a lightweight browser solution supported by 24x7 security analysis and reporting services





For more than 30 years, SC Magazine has held one of the most prestigious and coveted awards in the European information security industry. These awards honor professionals working to secure enterprises and the vendor and channel communities that deliver the most innovative security technologies. For 2010, the judges have declared that Rapport is the best of the best when it comes to securing transactions.
“As the volume and frequency of online transactions continues to grow – unfortunately – so does the sophistication of malware designed to disrupt these transactions,” said Mickey Boodaei, CEO of Trusteer. “Rapport goes above and beyond what traditional security products can accomplish. Unlike solutions which rely on strong authentication, transaction verification and transaction monitoring, Rapport actually protects the data itself – securing Web sessions from start to finish. We’re honored that the industry experts at SC Magazine have chosen to recognize Trusteer for our vision and market leadership.”



Rapport is specifically designed to block financial malware on a machine from hijacking Web browser sessions and transactions, stealing sensitive data such as account credentials and using them to commit online fraud. It creates a vault around data entered and presented in the browser, maintains a tunnel for safe communication with the destination Web site and prevents redirection to look-alike Web sites. The end result for website users is a dramatic reduction in fraud and improved confidence in Web banking, while Rapport provides comprehensive fraud fighting intelligence to financial institutions.



Rapport includes a lightweight browser security solution and cloud-based analysis and reporting services. It is offered for download by online businesses such as banks and also to individuals via Trusteer’s Web site. The solution can be installed in-flow when a customer visits the online business Web site. This one-time process takes only a few seconds.



Award winners were notified at a special ceremony hosted by SC Magazine on Tuesday, April 27 at the Wyndham Grand London, Chelsea Harbour. For more information on the awards and ceremony, please visit http://www.scawardseurope.com/homepage.html



About SC Magazine



SC Magazine provides IT security professionals with in-depth and unbiased information through timely news, comprehensive analysis, cutting-edge features, contributions from thought leaders and the best, most extensive collection of product reviews in the business. By offering a consolidated view of IT security through independent product tests and well-researched editorial content that provides the contextual backdrop for how these IT security tools will address larger demands put on businesses today, SC Magazine enables IT security pros to make the right security decisions for their companies. The brand’s portfolio includes the SC Awards, SC Directory, SC Magazine Newswire and SC Magazine IT Security Executives Forums.



About Trusteer



Trusteer, the world’s leading provider of secure browsing services, helps prevent financial malware attacks through its Rapport and Flashlight services. Trusteer Rapport enables online businesses to secure communications with their customers and employees over the Internet and protect data against malware and fraudulent websites. It locks down the browser to secure browser communication and prevents zero-day malware and phishing attacks. Trusteer Flashlight allows organizations to remotely, effectively, and instantly investigate malware-related fraud incidents. Trusteer’s solutions are used by more than 60 leading financial organizations in North America and Europe and by more than 6 million end-users. Trusteer is a privately held corporation led by former executives from RSA Security, Imperva, and Juniper. For more information visit www.trusteer.com.



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PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bling Nation, a provider of mobile payments services that connect financial institutions, businesses and consumers through mobile tap-and-pay purchases at the point of sale, announced the completion of its SAS 70 Type II audit and its receipt of the related audit report. Bling Nation obtained the report from Ernst & Young following that firm’s completion of an independent assessment of the controls over the company’s business processes.
“The successful completion of our SAS 70 audit validates the stringent standards we apply to our internal controls”
Statement on Auditing Standards No. 70 (SAS 70) is a widely recognized auditing standard developed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, against which service providers report control activities and processes to customers and their auditors. Bling Nation selected Ernst & Young due to the firm’s global leadership and expertise in the industry. As part of the audit process, Ernst & Young closely examined and tested the operational environment and the company’s internal controls.
“The successful completion of our SAS 70 audit validates the stringent standards we apply to our internal controls,” said Wences Casares, co-CEO of Bling Nation. “The audit is an integral part of our commitment to offering secure and reliable service to our customers.”
About Bling Nation
Bling Nation mobile payment services connect local financial institutions and businesses, allowing customers to use their mobile phones to tap and pay for purchases and receive text account balance and transaction confirmations at the point of sale. Businesses and financial institutions eliminate payment processing middlemen, while differentiating their services and supporting community “shop local” programs. For additional information, visit www.blingnation.com or follow us at www.twitter.com/blingnation.


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PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bling Nation, a provider of mobile payments services that connect financial institutions, businesses and consumers through mobile tap-and-pay purchases at the point of sale, announced the completion of its SAS 70 Type II audit and its receipt of the related audit report. Bling Nation obtained the report from Ernst & Young following that firm’s completion of an independent assessment of the controls over the company’s business processes.
“The successful completion of our SAS 70 audit validates the stringent standards we apply to our internal controls”
Statement on Auditing Standards No. 70 (SAS 70) is a widely recognized auditing standard developed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, against which service providers report control activities and processes to customers and their auditors. Bling Nation selected Ernst & Young due to the firm’s global leadership and expertise in the industry. As part of the audit process, Ernst & Young closely examined and tested the operational environment and the company’s internal controls.
“The successful completion of our SAS 70 audit validates the stringent standards we apply to our internal controls,” said Wences Casares, co-CEO of Bling Nation. “The audit is an integral part of our commitment to offering secure and reliable service to our customers.”
About Bling Nation
Bling Nation mobile payment services connect local financial institutions and businesses, allowing customers to use their mobile phones to tap and pay for purchases and receive text account balance and transaction confirmations at the point of sale. Businesses and financial institutions eliminate payment processing middlemen, while differentiating their services and supporting community “shop local” programs. For additional information, visit www.blingnation.com or follow us at www.twitter.com/blingnation.


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 TSYS

Companies Launch TSYS Card Shop, an ‘On-Demand’ Card Production Solution

COLUMBUS, Ga. & LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TSYS today announced a partnership agreement with Serverside Group to launch TSYS Card Shop, a digital card fulfillment and marketing solution that combines ‘on-demand’ manufacturing processes with industry-leading card management and customization capabilities.
“We’re thrilled to have delivered technology to help TSYS realize this vision.”
By enabling client financial institutions to design and manufacture cards on-demand, TSYS Card Shop removes the need to stock pre-manufactured cards in inventory — a requirement that increases risk, ties up capital and increases over-production, transportation, storage and inventory management costs. Through TSYS Card Shop, payments cards are only created when cardholders request them, regardless of batch size.
“TSYS Card Shop’s on-demand fulfillment capabilities, combined with its digital card management and design services, open up a whole range of operational efficiencies and new marketing opportunities for issuers,” said Rick St. John, group executive for output services, TSYS. “Working with Serverside has enabled us to build a solution where even one card created for one consumer can be profitable.”
“TSYS Card Shop is a next-generation, end-to-end digital card production and marketing platform that has helped move the payment card industry from a series of offline, analog processes to an integrated, digital network running between the cardholder and their financial plastic,” said Gareth Jones, senior vice president, Americas, for Serverside Group. “We’re thrilled to have delivered technology to help TSYS realize this vision.”
Through the online TSYS Card Shop interface, issuers of all sizes can launch stock and customized card programs within days rather than weeks. For more information, including a whitepaper, visit http://www.tsysoutputservices.com.
About Serverside
Founded in 2003, Serverside Group is the global technology leader in digital card design and a provider of innovative software solutions to issuers, personalization bureaus and card manufacturers.
Serverside has built a market-leading position by running more than 1,000 card programs through its network of approximately 200 card issuers in 23 countries. Its clients include: RBS Group, Banco Sabadell, ING, Permanent TSB, ANZ, BMW, KBC, Fortis, Eurobank, First National Bank Omaha and Heritage Building Society. Serverside Group is headquartered in London and has offices in New York, Chicago and Auckland. To learn more, please visit www.serversidegroup.com.
About TSYS
TSYS (NYSE: TSS) is one of the world’s largest companies for outsourced payment services, offering a broad range of issuer- and acquirer-processing technologies that support consumer-finance, credit, debit, healthcare, loyalty and prepaid services for financial institutions and retail companies in the Americas, EMEA and Asia-Pacific regions. For more information contactnews@tsys.com or log on to www.tsys.com. TSYS routinely posts all important information on its Web site.

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