MENTOR, Ohio, March 25, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) --
-- Crittson To Offer Cardinal's Payment Authentication Software To
Its Issuing and Acquiring Bank Customers
-- CardinalCommerce's Software Enables Both MasterCard(r)
SecureCode(tm) and Verified by Visa
Today, CardinalCommerce Corporation announced a new partnership with Crittson Financial LLC. Crittson will begin to offer CardinalCommerce's suite of payment authentication products to its Customers.
CardinalCommerce is a leading provider of a technology-neutral payment authentication platform for securing online transactions. The Cardinal Payment Authentication Platform(tm) is designed for issuing banks, while Cardinal Centinel(tm) is designed for acquiring banks and their merchants. The software reduces the level of online fraudulent transactions and guarantees payment to online merchants who use it, while protecting the accounts of cardholders.
Erika Biltz, Director of Crittson Card Processing commented, "CardinalCommerce's software provides Crittson with an industry leading solution that will improve our service and competitiveness in the marketplace. The ability of CardinalCommerce to offer a solution for both the MasterCard SecureCode and Verified by Visa initiatives will increase the value we provide to our client institutions and, ultimately, to the end users those institutions serve."
CardinalCommerce's software enables the utilization of multiple factors to authenticate individuals coupled with an audit trail that issuers may use for validation. Its flexible technology-neutral architecture will recognize and use today's authentication systems, including a user's name and password, smart cards, digital certificates, biometrics, and even mobile or wireless devices. This allows consumers the freedom of shopping safely and securely online in whichever mode they prefer.
"Crittson's established rapport with their Customers is an invaluable asset," stated James Butler, executive vice president of CardinalCommerce. "We are excited to offer our solution through Crittson to their considerable base of Customers throughout the U.S."
About Crittson Financial LLC
Crittson Financial LLC is a privately held company with offices located in Elkhart, Indiana and North Olmsted, Ohio. Crittson provides full service, "turn key" credit card programs, to financial institutions in the United States. The company has provided its client base of over 250 financial institutions with a wide variety of cardholder and merchant processing and servicing options since 1984. Clients can elect to choose between a processed only program or one that also provides complete backroom servicing support all from a single source.
About CardinalCommerce Corporation
CardinalCommerce Corporation is a leading provider of a technology-neutral authentication platform for securing electronic and wireless commerce, thus ensuring that individuals, businesses and government agencies can process electronic transactions and access confidential information safely, securely and privately. Cardinal's proprietary technology provides consumers, merchants, credit/debit card issuers, and processors the ability to conduct fully authenticated Internet-based e-commerce, while protecting the transactions from fraud. CardinalCommerce is based in Cleveland, Ohio, and has partners throughout the United States, Europe, Africa, the Middle East and India. For more information, visit www.cardinalcommerce.com.