MENTOR, Ohio, Sept. 15, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- CardinalCommerce Corporation and USA ePay have announced their partnership today. USA ePay will offer CardinalCommerce's payment authentication software, Cardinal Centinel(tm), to their online merchant customers.
CardinalCommerce is the leading provider of online merchant payment authentication for securing online transactions. Cardinal Centinel is designed for acquiring banks, merchant service providers 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.
"Cardinal Centinel is an excellent payment authentication solution for our online merchants," stated Ben Goretsky, CEO of USA ePay. "The unique ability of Cardinal to implement MasterCard(R) SecureCode(TM) and Verified by Visa in one simple solution is wonderful. But, the low-cost and near-immediate return on investment make this a 'no-brainer' for merchants of any size who experience even a small amount of fraud."
CardinalCommerce's software enables multi-factor authentication to definitively identify individuals and reduces fraud. The software also features an audit trail that issuers may use for validation. Its flexible technology-neutral architecture will recognize and use today's authentication systems, including a cardholder's username and password, hardware signature (Machine ID), 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.
"For the first time in the history of the Internet, guaranteed payments are finally available to online merchants via authentication," stated Kendall Myles, senior vice president of merchant services, for CardinalCommerce. "We look forward to working with USA ePay to provide this incredible, cost-saving opportunity to their merchants, which will not only provide guaranteed payments, but will work to eliminate fraud and increase consumers' confidence in shopping online."
About USA ePay
USA ePay offers one of the most advanced payment gateway solutions on the market to date. With support for the Vital PS and First Data (Nashville) nation-wide networks, USA ePay carries the tools needed for any type of merchant who needs the ability to process online. The company carries an easy-to-use interface with multiple reporting and fraud stopping features. USA ePay also carries a full line of developer tools which already includes integration features to Cardinal Commerce. For more information, visit www.usaepay.com.
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.