) June 25, 2009 -- Element Payment Services announces the launch of the PCI Compliance Quiz Widget, created to help widen the knowledge base of Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliance.

The PCI compliance standards were developed by the major payment card brands, under the umbrella of the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council, in response to a recent growth in data security breaches. They apply to all businesses that handle payment cards.

) December 15, 2008 -- Nodus Technologies, Inc. (www.nodus.com), a leading electronic payment solution provider is pleased to announce the completion of VISA PABP 2008 certification for their Credit Card Advantage product line, the leading integrated credit card payment application software platform in Microsoft Dynamics GP market.

) October 6, 2009 -- As the remaining Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) deadlines approach, e-commerce merchants must quickly determine how to bring their checkout process into alignment with the new required standards for protecting sensitive cardholder data. To ease the burden, CRE Secure Payments, LLC has unveiled a Hosted Payment Page technology aimed at reducing the scope and cost of PCI Compliance for e-commerce merchants by moving the storage, processing and transmittal of payment information from the merchant's environment to a PCI-Compliant data center without interrupting checkout flow.

) July 15, 2009 -- T-Gate LLC, a pioneering provider of PCI PA-DSS secure payment platforms announces the launch of PayLink. PayLink is an industry first single web interface for all processing needs, PayLink offers a secure, smooth integration between the POS and T-Gate's PCI compliant universal payment gateway. PayLink removes the transaction from the POS ensuring the most secure transaction processing available.

) July 14, 2009 -- T-Gate LLC, a pioneering provider of PCI PA-DSS secure payment platforms announces the launch of the final components of T-Gate Payment Gateway. Combining a powerful back-end platform, secure data centers and industry leading choices to any processor, any payment channel and any payment type; T-Gates partner integrators and customers can now leverage a solution that delivers superior transaction processing and extraordinary reliability without the legacy challenges that lock down payments options by partner or technology limitations.

) February 5, 2009 -- Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards compliance, commonly known as PCI DSS to many, is fast becoming a mandatory requirement for many merchants, service providers, and other third party processors and providers that are directly involved in the processing, storage, or transmission of transaction data or cardholder data. The who, what, when, where, and why of PCI DSS compliance can be daunting at times, as a vast amount of information must be read, comprehended and distilled for truly understanding the dynamics of Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) compliance.

) May 14, 2009 -- PDG Software, Inc., a leading provider of internet storefront and eCommerce shopping cart solutions, announced today the certification of PDG Commerce Version 5 as a PCI PA-DSS certified payment application. PDG Commerce now becomes the first internet shopping cart and storefront solution currently recommended for new deployments to achieve validation and certification with the Payment Card Industry Standard Security Council's (PCI SSC) Payment Application Data Security Standards (PA-DSS) program.

) March 30, 2009 -- Verrus Mobile Technologies Inc, a global leader in the mobile payment industry, is pleased to announce it has achieved compliance validation as a Level 1 service provider with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) - the industry's highest level of payment account data security certification.

Verrus Mobile Technologies, Inc.

) June 22, 2009 -- PayLeap is proud to announce its partnership with Interspire, a leading provider of ecommerce software with North American headquarters in Austin, Texas and offices in Sydney, Australia and London, England. Interspire has achieved a Preferred Reseller Status with PayLeap, offering the PayLeap solution to clients across the U.S. and world.

) August 18, 2009 -- First American Payment Systems, L.P. ("First American"), one of the fastest growing electronic payments processors in the U.S., has partnered with Trustwave to create a program called PCI Smart in order to help merchants achieve and maintain compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). Trustwave is the leading provider of on-demand data security and payment card industry compliance management solutions to businesses and organizations throughout the world.

) June 23, 2009 -- Avangate, full service provider of electronic software distribution and reseller management solutions for software vendors, today announced to have obtained for its services the Level 1 PCI DSS certification (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard), the most important security standard for the card payment industry. The PCI DSS includes a set of comprehensive requirements for security management, policies, procedures, network architecture, software design and other critical protective measures.

) August 4, 2009 -- CRE Secure, the first cloud-based security payment system that is fully compliant with new credit card security rules, announces today that it has expanded its PCI compliant credit card processing security service with a new integrated connection to Authorize.net, the most popular payment gateway in North America. Online retailers and web based applications who take credit and debit cards using Authorize.net as their payment gateway can now sign up for CRE Secure PCI Security and still keep their existing connection to Authorize.net and their existing merchant banking relationships.

) February 26, 2009 -- Paymate, a full-service provider of Internet payment solutions, announced today that its new online payment service is available in the United States and that Paymate has been selected by eBay.com as one of its approved, integrated payment providers.

With eBay.com making Paymate available as an approved payment service, US-based eBay sellers and buyers can now use Paymate during the checkout process starting today.

) April 30, 2009 -- iVeri Payment Technologies (pronounced "ivory"), a leading provider of multi-channel e-payment solutions, has licensed its Payment Gateway and MiCard™ e-payment processing solution to Dashen Bank SC, a private commercial bank in Ethiopia. iVeri's Payment Gateway will help Dashen Bank to become the first bank in Ethiopia to acquire mCommerce, eCommerce and Mobile merchant transactions. The bank has also chosen iVeri's MiCard™ software which for the first time will enable Dashen Bank account holders to interact with the bank via SMS.

) April 30, 2009 -- CoreCommerce, a leading provider of ecommerce solutions, announced today that it has integration solutions using Checkout by Amazon, an Amazon Payments product.

“Our online merchants will now be able to use Amazon Payments to accept payments from customers using information in their Amazon.com accounts” says Nick McDuffie, Sum Effect Software, Inc. Chief Operating Officer. “Checkout by Amazon will help our merchants grow their businesses as they sell online with CoreCommerce. Checkout by Amazon includes Amazon’s patented 1-Click feature and purchase protection under the Amazon.com A-to-Z Guarantee.”

) March 25, 2009 -- hyperWALLET, a leading provider of global payment solutions, today announced the expansion of their global payment network into Israel, extending the company's international payment capabilities to 40 countries worldwide. Concurrent with this expansion is the company's support for payment processing, clearing and settlement in local Israeli currency, and Hebrew localization of their payment website and application interfaces.

Smart Processing Solutions Inc. (SPS), is pleased to announce that their Smart Processing Suite™ has been validated by Visa’s Payment Application Best Practices (PABP).

) June 25, 2009 -- Merchant Data Systems (merchantdatasystems.com), a full service payment processing company, has joined forces with ControlScan (controlscan.com), a leading provider of Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliance and security solutions exclusively focused on small- to medium-sized merchants, to help its merchants meet mandatory requirements set forth by the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC).

PCI Compliance Solutions Provider, ControlScan

) November 3, 2009 -- BillingTree, the national leader in on-demand payment solutions and AssureSign® LLC, a leading provider of electronic signature solutions, have entered into a partnership enabling BillingTree customers to obtain enhanced services.

) December 15, 2008 -- Adeptra, (www.adeptra.com) the global market leader in auto-resolution services, has re-validated its compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), the industry standard for the protection of payment card customer account data. Adeptra was the first company in its field to gain external certification, following an initial audit in November 2007. This latest review reconfirms the company's position as the sole auto-resolution provider recognized as compliant by an external Qualified Security Assessor in both the US and Europe.

) July 30, 2009 -- Addison, TX based Encore Payment Systems, www.EncorePS.com, a leader in the electronic payment processing industry, is proud to introduce the Encore Payment Systems iPhone Mobile Application.

This new application gives small business merchants, independent contractors and mobile merchants the ability to utilize Encore's payment processing solutions without a need for hardware processing equipment or a dedicated internet line.

The Merchant Solutions is a leading credit card processing and merchant services provider company. As a provider of an extensive range of payment processing services, the company establishes The Merchant Bills of Rights to help the small and mid-sized business owners to manage fairly the cost and complexity of debit and credit card processing practices. Well-planned as an industry standard, the Merchant Bill of Rights provides clear and simple presentation of processing cost of debit cards and credit cards.
The Merchant Bill of Rights provides following rights to debit and credit card holders.
The right to know exactly who is charging fee for every card payment transaction
The right to know the fee markups
The right to know the fee reductions

) September 4, 2009 -- Electronic Payment Exchange (EPX), an industry-leading provider of secure, end-to-end payment solutions for merchants across all distribution channels, and ClaimLogic, a leader in providing revenue cycle management products and services in the healthcare industry, announced a partnership today that enables ClaimLogic to provide PCI-compliant credit card processing services to their client base.

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) September 25, 2008 -- Michael Prozer, Chief Executive Officer of xchangeAGENT Inc., a provider of enterprise payment solutions, recently met with Luis Alfredo Ramos Botero, the Governor of Antioquia, Colombia, to discuss key aspects of implementing their SecureXR payment solution for the online processing of payment transactions between the U.S. and Colombia once the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement is ratified by the U.S. Congress.

) January 13, 2009 -- Cred-Ex (www.Cred-Ex.com) prepares to launch its new alternative payment solution. Cred-Ex helps combat identity theft through its patented process.

) November 11, 2008 -- IP Commerce, Inc. and PaySimple today jointly announce the launch of Commerce Enrollment™, an automated online merchant account application. IP Commerce and PaySimple co-developed the online merchant application, and PaySimple completed its beta launch, finding that the process to qualify and approve its merchants for a merchant account was much more efficient than legacy processes. In addition, PaySimple found the application improved overall customer experience.

) November 19, 2008 -- Mogees announced the official launch of the Mogees mobile billing platform, along with the Mogees Payment SDK Beta for the Android, paving the way for easy monetization for Android application developers worldwide. The Mogees SDK allows mobile application developers to easily offer various free trial forms of their applications and get paid straight from mobile phones. In addition to their Android SDK, Mogees will soon release SDKs for the iPhone and Blackberry platforms. Mogees was founded by two early employees of PayPal who met back in 2000.

) December 3, 2008 -- OrderDynamics Corporation, Canada's leading on-demand eCommerce solution provider, is pleased to announce its partnership with CardinalCommerce, the worldwide leading enabler of payment brands. The partnership will leverage CardinalCommerce's universal merchant platform, Cardinal Centinel®, to enable multiple payment brands for the Order Dynamics customer base.

) November 1, 2008 -- Integrity Payment Systems today announced that bankcard security expert, Mr. David Press, has joined Integrity Payment Systems full time, reinforcing that merchant services company's commitment to controlling the fraud risk associated with credit card processing for merchants. David Press is a highly experienced credit card consultant, investigator and expert witness who has an extensive background in credit card operations, risk management, chargeback and collections, and fraud detection/investigation He has worked with numerous financial institutions and also possesses extensive experience working with local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies.

) September 30, 2009 -- Cred-Ex, a leading provider of alternative payments to Online Retailers, and TheShoeMart.com reached a definite agreement to add Cred-Ex's online payment method to their website. Cred-Ex's instant credit solution will be enabled through CardinalCommerce's Centinel® payment platform.

) July 15, 2009 -- Nodus Technologies, Inc. (www.nodus.com), a leading business process automation solution provider announced the general availability of CRM Charge 4.0 for Microsoft Dynamics CRM during the Worldwide Partner Conference 2009 in New Orleans.

The new CRM Charge 4.0 is the first off-the-shelf product that can be easily added-on to Microsoft Dynamics CRM to provide real time credit card and electronic check processing.

) August 17, 2009 -- For business owners looking for debt collection services to recover profits quickly and easily while maintaining customer relationships, gotoBilling™, www.gotobilling.com (GTB), the software solution for a complete, paperless office, today announced they have teamed with Sterling Recovery Management Inc.'s MyCollectionAccounts.com at www.mycollectionaccounts.com.

When companies are choosing their CRM solution they are presented with a host of choices; one key issue that companies face is to decide to choose an On-Premise or Hosted CRM system?
Quite often the outcome will come down to what the company budget permits; an on-premise solution can incur costs from the outset including, the software itself, installation and updates to existing hardware and workstations.
For small businesses with more restrictive budgets hosted CRM systems provide the same functionality without the initial outlay on the software, hardware and setup costs.
A hosted solution can reduce the investment required in resources too, removing the requirement for in-house IT specialists, allowing companies to focus on their core business.

) May 5, 2009 -- NeoSpire, Inc. announced that it has joined the PCI Security Standards Council as a participating organization. Over the past four years NeoSpire has been working with all levels of merchants and service providers to remove the burden of security and compliance through our fully-managed hosting solutions. Now as a Participating Organization, NeoSpire will work with the Council to evolve the PCI Data Security Standard (DSS) and other payment card data protection standards.

Receiving payments from customers is a crucial need for all merchants. To reduce the complexities in making and receiving payments Universal ATM Group provides innovative ATM's

) October 8, 2009 -- Electronic Payment Exchange (EPX), a leading merchant acquirer and payment processor, said today that the recent Visa release of data field encryption best practices provides welcome leadership to merchants, technology professionals, and vendors looking for practical ways to reduce the risk of data breach. EPX is the first payment processor to offer a true end-to-end solution that endorses and incorporates both tokenization and encryption for securing cardholder data from the card reader through the entire transaction lifecycle, and believes the Visa best practices validate their approach.

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) June 1, 2009 -- Assessors certified by the Payment Card Industry (PCI), a coalition of the world's leading credit card companies, have validated that the CRE Loaded ecommerce system is compliant with the newest data security standards.

These standards were enacted in response to the growing number of expensive data breaches. Starting Oct. 1, online retailers will no longer be allowed to host credit card transactions in non PCI-approved environments. Stores that aren't compliant can be fined, have their transaction fees raised, or even have their merchant accounts frozen.

) October 8, 2008 -- CEO America, Inc. (Pink Sheets: CEOA), exclusive US licensee of CREDITZ(R) Digital Currency, today announced that it has released its Merchant API (Application Programming Interface) Version 1.3 to online merchants and marketers providing the next generation of online intelligent electronic payment in the US.

) October 7, 2008 --
Zuora,
Inc., formed by Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) industry veterans from
salesforce.com and WebEx to revolutionize the online subscription
industry, today announces the release of its second product, Z-Payments.
Z-Payments is the first complete payment solution built for subscription
businesses. As part of this announcement, Z-Payments will come
pre-integrated with the ability to accept PayPal payments. This powerful
combination allows subscription businesses to offer their customers

) May 14, 2009 -- Cred-Ex (www.Cred-Ex.com), in conjunction with CardinalCommerce (www.cardinalcommerce.com), is ready to launch its new (MAP) Merchant Advantage Program. With this program, Cred-Ex helps participating online merchants increase their conversion rates and attract new traffic. Through its patented technology, Cred-Ex assists participating merchants in assessing credit-worthy customers at the checkout page.