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		<title>IP Commerce® Introduces Multi-Party Payments – Expanding Open Platform Capabilities for Retailers and Software Providers</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[IP Commerce® Introduces Multi-Party Payments – Expanding Open Platform Capabilities for Retailers and Software Providers San Francisco, California – May 8, 2011: IP Commerce announces an innovative new Multi-Party Payments solution during the FinovateSpring 2012 conference. Today, IP Commerce announced the immediate availability of their new Multi-Party Payments (MPP) Commerce Playlist &#8211; a powerful rules-based engine designed to streamline and simplify the collection and disbursement of funds across multiple parties. Developed to serve the growing convergence of online and onsite requirements of retailers and software providers, MPP adds additional capabilities to the IP Commerce Platform. The announcement of MPP came today at the FinovateSpring 2012 conference in San Francisco – a two-day showcase of the newest financial and banking technology innovations from leading technology companies. The solution, designed to offer retailers and software developers a choice against other expensive and inflexible alternatives from PayPal and Amazon, supports both the card-present (onsite) and card-not-present (online) requirements these markets demand. When building applications on the IP Commerce Platform, developers can leverage MPP’s features to address the pain points associated with payment acceptance, funds disbursement and identity verification. The solution supports one-to-many and many-to-many workflows for payers and payees – all through a simple API or management console. “The software companies and associated retail customers we serve have repeatedly asked us to help with this thorny infrastructure challenge,” said IP Commerce Founder and CEO Alfred ‘Chip’ Kahn IV. “The Multi-Party Payments Playlist provides our customers with cloud-based functionality to address the collection and disbursement challenges associated with Online-to-Onsite payment workflows – allowing them to remain focused on getting their applications and services to market quickly, while leveraging our platform to do the heavy lifting associated with commerce workflow orchestration.” Key Multi-Party Payment features offered by IP Commerce: •Integrated Acceptance and Disbursement Engine &#8211; MPP enables two previously disparate processes to collapse into one seamless operation that connects both the acceptance and disbursement of funds via user-defined business rules. •Complex Business Rules Made Simple &#8211; Leveraging the powerful business rules and workflow orchestration of the Platform, MPP simplifies complex payment scenarios including; multiple buyers who want to pay together for goods or services, disbursement of funds to offline merchants who have enabled marketing services at the Point-of-Sale, and organizations that need to collect funds but delay payments to suppliers until a defined threshold is reached. •Extensive Payment Network – Powered by IP Commerce’s open commerce platform, MPP supports payment acceptance via existing IP Commerce acquiring service providers. As always, Merchant Acquirers continue to own the relationship for underwriting and risk management with merchants. Disbursements can be made to any bank in North America through existing ACH network partners or via innovative new digital checkbook provider Zipmark – an official MPP launch partner. •Online and Onsite Support – As the lines between online and in-store shopping continue to blur, retailers and software providers require a commerce infrastructure that supports both card-present and card-not-present workflow needs. As part of the IP Commerce platform, MPP supports multi-channel workflows across all points of customer interaction. •Identify and Account Verification – MPP positively verifies disbursement recipients and accounts with turn-key identity verification services including; ID verification, OFAC check, address verification, IP lookup, DNS checker and ABA/DDA account verification. The methods of commerce between a buyer and a seller are changing radically. Just as there are more cloud-connected devices (laptops, smartphones and tablets) replacing legacy client/server terminals, there are also more ways for buyers to interact with sellers (via apps, deals, merchant and CPG incentives and social media). MPP has extended the capabilities of the IP Commerce platform to directly address this issue. About IP Commerce We enable the next generation of commerce applications, known as POS 2.0, which brings online consumer experiences into offline commerce environments via tablet, mobile and all other connected devices. IP Commerce offers the only open Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) that serves POS 2.0 application developers with fast and easy APIs and workflows for innovative commerce solutions. Our intelligent infrastructure provides advanced two-way workflows and data for rich commerce interactions, retail offer management, multi-party fund disbursement, merchant boarding and much more &#8212; all enabled by our private-labeled Platform. We maintain offices in Denver and San Francisco and have partnered with many of the world’s most respected and forward-thinking financial institutions and software companies, including Vantiv, Chase, Intuit, Square and many others. Our Platform powers some of the most innovative commerce applications in the world used by businesses and consumers every day.]]></description>
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		<title>PFGBEST Licenses FX Bridge for FX Options Trading</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 17:42:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PFGBEST Licenses FX Bridge for FX Options Trading Online Foreign Exchange Options Trading is an Important Niche for Leveraging PFGBEST Systems That Aggregate Multibank Liquidity for FX Clients NEW YORK and CHICAGO, May 7, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; FX Bridge Technologies Corp., a leading provider of foreign exchange and CFD technology solutions, today announced that PFGBEST, a leading global broker, has licensed FX Bridge&#8217;s trading platform to provide online FX options trading to its client base. PFGBEST, through the FX Bridge platform, enhances its offering to institutional and retail FX clients by expanding its suite of products that include direct access to interbank liquidity. PFGBEST created the Typhoon system for straight-through processing of foreign exchange transactions and it is a model in the industry for global FX liquidity aggregation. Here is a link to more information and a free download: http://www.PFGBEST.com/platforms/forexdealer/. &#8220;Building a world-class options platform with proven technology and access to interbank liquidity enables PFGBEST clients to expand their portfolio of trading and risk management strategies in foreign exchange, the world&#8217;s largest market,&#8221; said Russ Wasendorf, President and COO, PFGBEST. &#8220;This initiative is consistent with our continuous goal to be a leading global broker providing excellent service, technology and products to clients.&#8221; The PFGBEST FX options platform will be provided by FX Bridge Technologies Corp. It provides access to live interbank prices, supports same-account trading and margining of spot FX and FX options, and extensive modeling and optimization tools to enable traders to select and deploy a host of FX options trading strategies. &#8220;We are pleased to join with PFGBEST, one of the largest non-clearing U.S. Futures Commission Merchants (FCMs) to offer a state-of-the-art FX options trading platform,&#8221; said Stephen Best, CEO, FX Bridge. &#8220;Clearly this move underscores PFGBEST&#8217;s commitment to providing a robust and sustainable trading product array, and will help expand the firm&#8217;s reputation of excellence in liquidity aggregation in cash foreign exchange.&#8221; About PFGBEST PFGBEST is among the largest non-clearing U.S. FCMs, with customers, affiliates and offices in more than 80 countries. PFGBEST specializes in sustainable investing practices through electronic trading, futures, foreign exchange, options, managed accounts, full-service and discount brokerage, precious metals, and investor research. The company is also committed to market education, offering numerous free webinars each week attended by hundreds of people wishing to further their knowledge and skills in trading. The company is celebrating its 20th year as a registered FCM. Learn more about PFGBEST and its proprietary suite of trading products and platforms, including BESTDirect® by visiting www.PFGBEST.com.]]></description>
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		<title>Newly Published ControlScan White Paper Educates Small Merchants on Top Five Data Security Best Practices</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 17:27:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Newly Published ControlScan White Paper Educates Small Merchants on Top Five Data Security Best Practices &#8220;The Top 5 Security Best Practices for Small Merchants&#8221; underscores cost-effective, proven ways to thwart data thieves&#8221; ATLANTA, May 16, 2012 &#8211; ControlScan, an expert provider of Payment Card Industry (PCI) Compliance and Security solutions for small to mid-sized merchants and the acquirers that serve them, has published a free educational white paper, entitled &#8220;The Top 5 Security Best Practices for Small Merchants.&#8221; The white paper is designed to help small merchants become a less likely target for data thieves by detailing security best practices they can easily and cost-effectively implement. The annual ControlScan Level 4 Merchant Study has consistently found that not only are many small merchants unaware of their vulnerability to attack, they are complacent about the impact a breach can have on their business. These findings inspired ControlScan to create an educational white paper that combines awareness statements and detailed information to help small merchants navigate the intricacies of data security best practices. &#8220;Small merchants represent the path of least resistance to data thieves,&#8221; said Steve Robb, Senior Vice President, Products and Services, ControlScan. &#8220;The Top 5 Security Best Practices white paper arms these merchants with a stronger awareness, as well as proven, easy-to-implement tactics for protecting their business.&#8221; The ControlScan white paper cites several recent studies that reinforce the importance of small merchants&#8217; understanding of PCI compliance and security, as well as the ramifications of a data breach. According to the white paper, &#8220;even the smallest data breach can have a business-ending result for the average merchant.&#8221; &#8220;This is a very serious issue, and we approached it with that mindset,&#8221; said Robb. &#8220;Our significant experience working with Level 4 merchants and their acquiring banks helped us make this white paper a solid representation of the top five data security best practices small merchants can put in place to significantly reduce their risk of a breach.&#8221; The free ControlScan white paper is available now and can be accessed at the following link: http://www.controlscan.com/whitepapers/top_5_security_best_practices.php About PCI Compliance Provider, ControlScan Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, ControlScan is the leading provider of Payment Card Industry (PCI) Compliance and Security services designed to meet the unique needs of small to mid-sized merchants and the acquirers that serve them. The company&#8217;s flexible solutions, easy-to-use online tools and personalized support significantly simplify PCI and security for its clients. In addition, as an Approved Scanning Vendor and a Qualified Security Assessor, ControlScan is positioned to help merchants meet compliance requirements and maintain secure business environments for their customers. For more information about ControlScan and its cloud-based solutions visit www.controlscan.com or call 1-800-771-8603.]]></description>
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		<title>Bill.com Integrates with NetSuite to Deliver Seamless Cloud-Based Financial Management</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 17:11:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bill.com Integrates with NetSuite to Deliver Seamless Cloud-Based Financial Management NetSuite customers now have integrated access to Bill.com&#8217;s best-in-class bill payment, approval and processing solution PALO ALTO, CALIF. &#8211; May 15th, 2012 &#8211; Bill.com, the leader in integrated bill payment, online invoicing and cash flow management solutions for businesses, today announced seamless integration with NetSuite&#8217;s (NYSE: N) cloud computing platform. NetSuite is the industry&#8217;s leading provider of cloud-based financials/ERP software suites. Bill.com&#8217;s award-winning Cash Flow Command and Control™ System provides NetSuite&#8217;s users with a new and easy way to automate their bill pay and workflow online. The ability to pay bills, eliminate redundant data entry, collaborate with vendors, simplify paper management and sync the entire bill payment process with NetSuite enables them to save time and get back to what matters most &#8211; their business, not their bills. &#8220;Prior to Bill.com, we were preparing paper-based check runs and dealing with delays as we waited on CEOs for their signatures,&#8221; said Mairtini Ni Dhomhnaill, senior vice president, National Business Outsourcing Solutions of Accretive Solutions. &#8220;We have since integrated Bill.com with more than 65 of our clients who are currently using NetSuite.&#8221; Apart from the advantage of a paperless vendor payment process, the Bill.com Sync for NetSuite is more efficient, highly intuitive, extremely easy to use and very effective in helping us process our clients&#8217; bills faster than before. Bill.com also enables us to be more nimble and focus on providing higher value services to our clients. The solution has allowed us to engage with more clients, serve existing clients better and make our practice more competitive.&#8221; Key Benefits of the Bill.com Sync for NetSuite include: •Reduction in payables time and expense of at least 50 percent •The elimination of manual check printing and mailing •The ability to pay anyone electronically: billers, smaller vendors and even employees •End-to-end, document-centric payables workflow that ensures consistency and quality across all financial processes and reporting •Elimination of check fraud: checks are written on Bill.com&#8217;s account; not the customers&#8217; account •No preset payment limits •Super easy setup: get started in hours •Elimination of double-data entry: all payables information is automatically synched including bills, payments, vendors, GL accounts, departments and locations •Unlimited digital storage and end-to-end paper management for every transaction, leaving a complete audit trail •Anywhere, anytime access to all documents, vendor bills, and payment processing from the office or in a mobile environment •Comprehensive insight of cash flow forecasting and ability to take immediate action with Bill.com&#8217;s Cash Flow Command and Control™ System, the only solution that connects your banks, your books and your business Bill.com&#8217;s two-way synchronization accelerates NetSuite&#8217;s robust business solution, which already provides support for financial documents, accounting, inventory, and e-commerce. The new financial transaction functionality offered by Bill.com has made manual check and lengthy payment approval processes a relic of the past. Bill.com eliminates the burdensome manual check-writing process by facilitating electronic payments to any vendor, or if needed, writing checks for them. It also maps to internal approval processes allowing for a seamless collaboration within the organization. And, with the click of a button on any mobile device or Web browser, users can sync data between Bill.com and NetSuite, efficiently streamlining business functions in real time. &#8220;We are excited to bring new, extended capabilities to the NetSuite cloud computing platform that help customers eliminate hassles and simplify their entire bill payment and approval process,&#8221; said René Lacerte, CEO and Founder of Bill.com. &#8220;Now all NetSuite customers can benefit from Bill.com&#8217;s best-in-class solution.&#8221; Pricing and Availability: The Bill.com NetSuite Sync is available immeiately with pricing starting at $89.99/month. To learn more, prospective and existing customers should visit: http://www.bill.com/pricing/index.php About Bill.com Bill.com is a cash flow command and control system that manages accounts payables and receivables for businesses of all sizes. Offering online bill pay, custom invoicing services, unlimited document storage, collaboration tools, and mobile access, Bill.com&#8217;s services easily syncs to customers&#8217; accounting software programs and online bank accounts to better control company financials. Bill.com guards against errors and employs enterprise-class fraud protections that current methods cannot match. More than 100,000 companies are now getting paid and paying millions of bills worth billions of dollars using Bill.com. Financial institutions can now offer these benefits to their business customers by integrating Bill.com with their banking platform.]]></description>
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		<title>PCI Compliance &amp; Security Provider ControlScan Announces Acquisition of CRE Secure</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 15:39:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PCI Compliance &#038; Security Provider ControlScan Announces Acquisition of CRE Secure Acquisition helps online merchants significantly reduce scope of PCI ATLANTA, May 9, 2012 &#8211; ControlScan announced today that it has acquired Atlanta-based CRE Secure, the industry&#8217;s most advanced cloud-based secure payment solution for online merchants. The acquisition officially closed on April 30, with financial terms left undisclosed. A level one PCI DSS-certified service provider, CRE Secure provides a hosted payment page that utilizes patent-pending HTML cloning technology to deliver a more consistent experience for the online consumer as well as a secure, PCI-compliant ecommerce solution for the merchant. CRE Secure&#8217;s technology and existing partnerships with payments industry leaders complement ControlScan&#8217;s PCI compliance and security solutions. The CRE Secure solution offers ecommerce merchants, and the acquirers who serve them, a way to significantly reduce PCI scope, making the compliance process simpler and more affordable. &#8220;The combination of ControlScan and CRE Secure is a natural fit that provides increased value for our current ISO, acquirer and processor partners who are looking for a full suite of PCI compliance and security solutions for their merchants,&#8221; said Joan Herbig, CEO of ControlScan. &#8220;By adding CRE Secure&#8217;s ecommerce products, ControlScan will now offer a solution that advances our mission to further simplify the process of compliance for ecommerce merchants.&#8221; Payment providers and merchants have benefitted from CRE Secure&#8217;s unified technology, which employs a single, cloud-based system to support the merchant&#8217;s payment channels, including online, mobile and MOTO (mail order/telephone order). Platform plug-ins enable merchants to connect with their preferred payment processor and existing ecommerce solutions. These benefits translate into a seamless, simple and secure customer experience at a lower cost to the merchant. &#8220;This is an exciting time for ControlScan and CRE Secure as we combine forces to further the technologies and services that help merchants secure sensitive data across all their payment platforms,&#8221; said Kevin Lee, president and CEO of CRE Secure. &#8220;CRE Secure will continue to provide the same great service customers have come to expect, and over time, will integrate with ControlScan in ways that will benefit our companies and customers alike.&#8221; With the inclusion of CRE Secure technologies, ControlScan foresees new opportunities in the card-not-present (CNP) space. As EMV gains acceptance in the United States, the threat of fraud in CNP transactions is likely to increase. ControlScan plans to advance the CRE Secure product to further protect online merchants, who are working with payment data from cards not physically swiped by a reader. While specific transaction details of the acquisition were not disclosed, ControlScan did confirm that the majority of CRE Secure&#8217;s staff will join ControlScan at its corporate headquarters, also in Atlanta. About PCI Compliance Provider, ControlScan Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, ControlScan is the leading provider of Payment Card Industry (PCI) Compliance and Security services designed to meet the unique needs of small to mid-sized merchants and the acquirers that serve them. The company&#8217;s flexible solutions, easy-to-use online tools and personalized support significantly simplify PCI and security for its clients. In addition, as an Approved Scanning Vendor and a Qualified Security Assessor, ControlScan is positioned to help merchants meet compliance requirements and maintain secure business environments for their customers. For more information about ControlScan and its cloud-based solutions visit www.controlscan.com or call 1-800-940-5941.]]></description>
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		<title>ARM Insight and IP Commerce Close the Loop on Real-Time Offer Redemption for any POS</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:11:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Denver, CO &#8211; Apr 17, 2012: ARM Insight and IP Commerce announced today a new alliance to redefine how card-linked offers work, by closing the loop from online publishing to onsite redemption at any point-of-sale (POS). As a result of this alliance, smarter, more effective online and mobile offers will become more broadly available. Today, retailers of all sizes are involved in publishing location-based daily deals and brand loyalty offers via websites and applications. Those offers may come into merchant locations wrapped in slick mobile apps, but most are still basically just coupons and, frankly, not too smart. For instance, most mobile or online offers are not linked to consumer cards. Most require a manual redemption and reconciliation process that limits what consumer intelligence the merchant can gather from the offer. Through its CardPower platform, ARM Insight is already powering credit card-linked offers for deal providers, web publishers, and significantly, on Facebook through its iFan Loyalty app for offline merchants. IP Commerce offers an open commerce development platform, The IP Commerce Platform™ and an associated Online2Onsite™ (O2O) Commerce Playlist, which provides software developers with the tools to enable real-time redemption of offers though any POS software. Currently, IP Commerce software is the driving force behind more than $3 billion in annual transactions. Leveraging all of the strengths of both platforms, this new technology alliance can now: •Effectively close the loop on online offers by enabling intelligent, real-time redemption for any merchant through their existing payment processor relationship(s) and without added lane friction •Empower retailers and other sellers (e.g. brands and advertisers) to create targeted offers that are tied to product (or inventory SKU) data •Collect and analyze consumer and product-specific redemption data for retailers, brands, advertisers, social networks, etc. The leaders of both companies commented on the new alliance. “Our goal is to create a platform that closes the online-to-offline loop with maximum flexibility and convenience, as well as the broadest reach for consumers, merchants and brands. Our technology partnership with IP Commerce provides the infrastructure we need to meet that goal,” said Dan Afrasiabi, co-founder and CEO of Arm Insight. Alfred “Chip” Kahn, founder and CEO of IP Commerce added, “We are very pleased to be working with ARM Insight. They are an innovative partner taking full advantage of our O2O Commerce Playlist functionality and capabilities in ways that benefit retailers, consumers and POS software developers, which is driving further interest and participation from all of these audiences.” Together, these two tech companies are effectively solving the main stumbling blocks to greater adoption of daily deals and other types of online-to-onsite offers. Additionally, they are providing retailers and other sellers with a deeper level of control over offer creation, along with valuable intelligence on offers and related purchase activity. About ARM Insight Founded in 2010, ARM Insight Inc. is based in Portland, Oregon. They offer a platform for card-linked offers and other applications that closes the loop between online promotions and offline transactions. Leveraging ARM’s APIs, partners can create and offer a variety of card-linked applications to consumers, publishers, retailers and brands in a matter of days. ARM specializes in enabling online partners and offline merchants, to utilize incentive-based marketing for customer loyalty, acquisition and promotions. For more information, visit http://www.arminsight.com About IP Commerce, Inc. With offices in San Francisco and Denver, IP Commerce® provides a Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) which effectively functions as an OS for Commerce. IP Commerce works with software developers and technology companies to create innovative commerce applications. The open and easy-to-use IP Commerce Platform™ enables developers to create customized, multi-channel commerce applications and workflows that allow retailers to support customers across all touch points. Additionally, IP Commerce provides the only open, single-integration platform that allows you to easily integrate and maintain the widest range of Online-to-Onsite solutions: the Online2Onsite™ Commerce Playlist. IP Commerce maintains partnerships with some of the world’s most respected financial institutions and technology companies. Their corporate website is at http://www.ipcommerce.com. Media Contacts For ARM Insight: Name: Dan Afrasiabi Title: CEO, Founder Email: dafrasiabi (at) arminsight (dot) com Phone: (503) 546-2288 For IP Commerce: Name: Donne Whitlow Title: Marketing Communications Strategist Email: dwhitlow (at) ipcommerce (dot) com Phone: (303) 357-5425]]></description>
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		<title>Bluepoint Solutions Unveils FASTdocs 5</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 15:47:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bluepoint Solutions Unveils FASTdocs 5 March 19th, 2012 by admin –Next-generation ECM solution redesigned with added functionality, improved user experience– Washington DC— March 19, 2012— Bluepoint Solutions today released FASTdocs 5 during the 2012 CUNA Governmental Affairs Conference (GAC). The latest release of Bluepont’s flagship enterprise content management (ECM) application is a browser-based application that includes new features and incorporates the latest best practices in content management and user experience design. Bluepoint Solutions provides remotedepositcapture, itemprocessing and enterprisecontentmanagementsolutions to more than 1,800 financial institutions nationwide. The redesign of FASTdocs for use within a web browser allows it to be centrally installed and maintained by a financial institution to facilitate faster deployment across an organization of any size. The ability to centrally administer the application also allows updates to be completed faster and with fewer demands on internal IT resources, reducing the cost of managing the system. The latest release features a new user interface modeled after Microsoft Office 2010’s familiar user interface making FASTdocs 5 easy to navigate and requiring minimal training for employees. New features include expanded search and browse functionality, tabbed browsing that allows users to view and work with multiple work spaces simultaneously, an improved viewing and editing toolkit, faster document scanning and import, and expanded use of document templates. “Everything about FASTdocs 5 is different,” said Andrew Tilbury, chief marketing officer for Bluepoint Solutions. “We took our in-depth knowledge of content management best practices and involved our customers at every stage of development to create an application specifically tailored to meet the unique needs of users in financial institutions. This release builds upon the most popular features of previous versions and adds new features that will improve an institution’s operations and member service. FASTdocs 5 will redefine how financial institutions interact with their documents and content.” Bluepoint will be presenting a live webcast on May 17, 2012 featuring an in-depth product presentation highlighting new features and improvements included in the newest release of FASTdocs. Click here to register to attend. About Bluepoint Solutions Vista, Calif.-based Bluepoint Solutions is a leading innovator in remote deposit capture (RDC), image-based item processing, enterprise content management and receipt management. Adhering to strict best practice standards, Bluepoint delivers proven technology solutions and consulting services designed to achieve the strategic goals of increased employee productivity, reduced operating costs, and improved customer service. Bluepoint’s family of products and services offer a complete, end-to-end, image-based item capture and payment processing solution. For more information, visit www.bluepointsolutions.com. About FASTdocs FASTdocs is the only enterprise content management solution designed to meet the specific needs of financial institutions. Based on a member-centric filing system, FASTdocs allows for complete management of all types of content within a credit union, including both member-realted and internal documents. FASTdocs is the flagship product in Bluepoint’s electronic content management suite which is in use at over 100 financial institutions nationwide. For more information, visit]]></description>
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		<title>ControlScan Eliminates Firewall Management Burden, Security Gaps for Small Businesses with Managed Network Firewall</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 19:40:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ControlScan Eliminates Firewall Management Burden, Security Gaps for Small Businesses with Managed Network Firewall PCI compliance, security solutions provider offers network protection, visibility to Level 4 merchants via managed security service ATLANTA, GA., March 15, 2012 &#8211; For many merchants, attempts at in-house firewall configuration and management often lead to simple-to-make mistakes that result in misconfigured security systems, unnecessary data exposure and risk of non-compliance with the PCI Data Security Standard (DSS). ControlScan, the leading provider of PCI compliance and security solutions designed for small merchants and the ISOs and acquirers that serve them has added ProTect Network Firewall to its ProTect Managed Security Services to manage the installation, administration and monitoring of network firewalls specifically for Level 4 merchant businesses. &#8220;Network firewall errors or gaps for any merchant – large or small – can result in business-damaging lapses in security,&#8221; said Joan Herbig, CEO of ControlScan. &#8220;Despite this fact, we found that no managed network firewalls were tailored to the resource and budget limitations, unique operating demands and PCI compliance requirements of small businesses. Our ProTect Network Firewall fills that gap by pairing Mako Networks&#8217; cloud-managed network security technology with ControlScan&#8217;s Level 4 concentration and service.&#8221; By providing affordable and continuous network monitoring and 24/7 protection against outside threats, ProTect Network Firewall improves the overall security posture of a small business, such as Pearl Specialty Market &#038; Spirits in Portland, Ore., IT director, Murad Pirani, found ProTect Network Firewall attractive for his business, because it locked down his card data environment per pre-defined PCI DSS rules, ensured all updates and upgrades were made in a timely manner and in accordance with changes to the PCI standard and increased Internet productivity by reporting on how the network is being used and by whom. &#8220;A network firewall managed from the cloud is an ideal way for Level 4 merchants to secure their network without requiring a great deal of technical expertise,&#8221; said Simon Gamble, president, North America for Mako Networks. &#8220;The reduced cost of business operation – such as ongoing maintenance and upgrades – allows merchants to focus on their business and not worry about security. It&#8217;s all taken care of for them.&#8221; &#8220;It is not just merchants that benefit from a managed network firewall,&#8221; adds Herbig. &#8220;Their acquirers do as well. As an additional service, ProTect Network Firewall can build merchant loyalty, reduce attrition, provide a new revenue stream, minimize portfolio risk and make it easier for merchants to achieve, maintain and reduce the scope of PCI compliance.&#8221; Finally, ProTect Network Firewall simplifies network segmentation to aid small merchants in reducing the scope of PCI compliance. By enabling just one network segment to communicate with the payment processor, merchants can offer customer benefits, such as secure WiFi, without exposing cardholder data to possible theft. About PCI Compliance Provider, ControlScan (www.controlscan.com) Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, ControlScan is the leading provider of Payment Card Industry (PCI) Compliance and Security services designed to meet the unique needs of small to mid-sized merchants and the acquirers that serve them. The company&#8217;s flexible solutions, easy-to-use online tools and personalized support significantly simplify PCI and security for its clients. In addition, as an Approved Scanning Vendor and a Qualified Security Assessor, ControlScan is positioned to help merchants meet compliance requirements and maintain secure business environments for their customers. For more information about ControlScan and its cloud-based solutions visit www.controlscan.com or call 1-800-771-8603. About Mako Networks Mako Networks is a cloud-based network management company, providing services and managed appliances that connect businesses to the Internet and protect them from the threats it contains. Mako Networks helps merchants that process, transmit or store cardholder data to comply with the stringent Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS).The company is certified as a PCI DSS Level 1 service provider, and currently operates from offices in Auckland, New Zealand, London and San Francisco.]]></description>
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		<title>Smartphones paying (and paving) the way to better business</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 18:59:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Smartphones paying (and paving) the way to better business by Elizabeth Bunn Feb 15, 2012   Chicago food trucks aren’t particularly glamorous. Their bulky exteriors paint a picture of life on the streets – chipped paint, a scratch or two, and a dent from a parallel parking spot that was just a little too tight. But don’t be fooled: the trucks that rattle their way through the white city are no strangers to innovation. Behind the garishly painted exteriors lie pioneers of mobile transactions who can accept credit or debit card payments on mobile devices such as smartphones and tablet computers. By using payment-friendly apps, iPhones, iPads and Android phones are dethroning cash, checks and credit cards. And it doesn’t stop there. Mobile devices are also replacing fixtures on the receiving end such as cash registers and traditional point-of-sale terminals. In Chicago and nationally, small businesses are leading the charge toward mobile payments, but consumers aren’t far behind. “I realized that with a business crowd, a lot of people don’t have cash on them,” Duck N Roll owner Amy Le said of her decision to purchase Square, the brainchild of San Francisco-based Square Inc. The app allows vendors to complete credit card transactions through mobile devices such as the iPhone, iPad and Android: in essence, a mini, mobile point-of-sale terminal. “At the end of the day, even though it takes 2.5 percent, I’d rather have customers use a credit card than not get anything at all,” Le said. Le started using Square when she launched her Vietnamese-inspired food truck in late October. Haute Sausage Food Truck also relies on mobile devices to receive payments. Rich Levy, owner of Chicago’s gourmet sausage wagon, uses Square with iPhone and Android smartphones. Levy said roughly 20 percent of the truck’s business comes from credit card transactions. “But I’ll tell you, when we went to the University of Chicago it was a godsend because all those kids have credit cards,” Levy said. “They wouldn’t be able to buy from us if we didn’t offer it.” Nida Rodriquez of the Slide Ride uses Intuit, a different type of mobile credit card reader. “I can swipe the credit cards on my iPad and it links up with my accounting system,” Rodriguez said. The chef and owner of the gourmet sandwich truck said credit card transactions account for about half of her business. In a way, it’s a paradigm shift. But globally speaking, mobile transactions are old news. Safaricom Ltd., a company based in Nairobi, Kenya, launched M-PESA in 2007. M-PESA is a low-cost service that allows customers to transfer money and make payments using a mobile phone. In just under four years, the company’s customer base grew from approximately 52,000 to slightly more than 14 million. According to an October 2011 International Monetary Fund report, M-PESA now processes more transactions within Kenya than Western Union Holdings Inc. does globally. Cities in Europe also have shifted toward mobile payment systems. Companies such as VeriFone Systems Inc. and Ingenico SA manufacture payment terminals – commonly known as point-of-sale or POS terminals – that provide merchants around the world with quick, easy and portable transaction methods. And although the POS terminals appear throughout the U.S., they’re operated mostly behind the scenes and out of the customers’ reach, making simple tasks such as splitting checks more difficult. Strictly speaking, POS transactions generally aren’t carried out on mobile devices, but they’re moving in that direction. VeriFone recently acquired GlobalBay Mobile Technologies, a company that specializes in mobile retail. The merger led to the creation of the VeriFone GlobalBay app, a POS app that runs on an iPad and creates a completely mobile sales floor: Envision a store without a checkout line. Amid the global movement toward mobile transactions, the U.S. is starting to make strides. New York-based ShopKeep.com Inc. recently raised $2.2 million to finance its foray into the growing market for mobile payment software. The company developed a type of iPad cash register – a point-of-sale app that processes credit card payments and connects with a cash drawer. ShopKeep currently has about 1,000 customers, and, according to marketing coordinator Hadley Deming, the company expects to be doing business with close to 100,000 merchants in the next year. “It’s extremely convenient, it works well and it’s a great user interface,” said Stefan Hersh of Chicago’s Buzz Killer Espresso. The Wicker Park coffee shop switched to ShopKeep’s iPad cash register about five months ago and hasn’t looked back. “It takes a little while to understand, but once you figure it out it’s not bad,” Hersh said. “And people like to see it; customer support has been good.” San Francisco-based Lumber Labs Inc. also develops mobile payment devices. The technology startup recently launched a smartphone app called Card.io that scans credit cards without the use of hardware. The app functions on iOS and Android devices. Card.io CEO Mike Mettler said the app is designed primarily for personal transactions but also works well for small businesses. “We’re targeting consumers who don’t want to carry around the dongle,” Mettler said, referring to the phone attachment that cards slide through. “Square has done a really good job of providing services to businesses, but our market is more personal.” The company isn’t talking numbers since it launched Card.io less than one month ago, but Mettler said its early growth has been promising. Certainly, the trend toward mobile payment systems presents myriad entrepreneurial opportunities, in part because the current systems are far from flawless. “Because the whole trend is in its infancy in Chicago, I think there are a lot of mistakes still being made,” Lupia Kuri of Sweet Ride said. Kuri uses Square to process credit transactions for her baked goods food truck business. “The big problem with it, I would say, is service areas within the city,” Kuri said. Josh Widen of Bergstein’s Deli said he experiences similar service-related difficulties. According to the food truck operator, Square occasionally delays transactions or fails to read cards altogether: “Worst case scenario, we’ve had whoever was on the truck just call the store and then we just ring it up through the store.” In Chicago, the innovation possibilities extend to the halls of Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Business. Graduate student Joshua Eddy is working with his classmates to develop a smartphone app geared specifically toward food trucks. His goal is to create something that goes beyond what’s out there now – something appealing to and capable of reaching all food trucks. According to Eddy, one problem with current mobile payment systems is that they aren’t reaching everyone – several trucks in the city are still cash only. And those trucks, Eddy said, devalue the whole industry. “It’s discouraging for the entire food truck community if any of them don’t take credit cards,” Eddy said. “We talked to consumers and one of them even said, ‘I would eat at food trucks a lot more if I knew they all took credit cards.’”]]></description>
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		<title>Bluepoint Solutions Reports Record 2011 Year-End Performance Results</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 18:55:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[–Customer growth, expanded partner network and new product launches contributed to company’s success – Henderson, Nevada. — Jan. 26, 2012 —Bluepoint Solutions, a leading provider of remote deposit capture, item processing and enterprise content management solutions for financial institutions, today released the company’s 2011 year-end results during its 11th annual Kickoff Meeting. The company reports record results in all business segments including customer growth and retention, the addition of new channel partners, and the develpoment and deployment of new technology solutions. Bluepoint’s Chief Marketing Officer, Andrew Tilbury, said, “2011 was a year of spectacular growth for Bluepoint.  Our dedicated team of professionals continues to bring new and innovative solutions to our growing customer base of financial institutions.  We are especially excited about the additions to our channel partner network and their ability to bring our solutions to an even-larger number of financial institutions nationwide in 2012.” In 2011, Bluepoint grew its direct customer base by 36 percent with a 99% percent retention level. In addition to the company’s record sales, it added 22 full-time employees to its staff roster and is in the midst of establishing a new corporate headquarters in Henderson, Nevada to accommodate future growth. Bluepoint’s expanding partner network significantly contributed to the company’s record performance this past fiscal year. Bluepoint now works with 7 corporate credit unions and credit union service organizations (CUSOs), giving more than 1,500 natural-person credit unions access to its suite of check capture, item processing and content management product lines. Bluepoint also launched several new technology solutions in 2011 including a real-time check-fraud detection suite and a mailroom remittance solution to capture and electronically process incoming deposits and payments. The company also expanded its popular mobile deposit solution by adding several new mobile banking partners. Tilbury continued, “Bluepoint constantly strives to develop new solutions and improve our existing applications with enhancements that leverage the latest technology and best practices.  We believe continued investment in research and development is necessary to provide our customers with solutions that meet new challenges as they arise and to give them the technology to provide their members with the best-possible experience and service.  In 2012 Bluepoint will be releasing a major upgrade to our FASTdocs application suite and we are focused on expanding our offering of content management, fraud detection and teller capture solutions.”]]></description>
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