MENTOR, Ohio, Aug. 7, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- CardinalCommerce Corporation, the worldwide leading provider of payment brands, today announced the addition of Amazon Payments to its eCommerce platform, Cardinal Centinel(r)*. By leveraging the installation of Cardinal Centinel, The Universal Merchant Platform, merchants can enable checkout and payments solutions from Amazon, such as Checkout by Amazon and Amazon Simple Pay, quickly and easily.
Amazon Payments offers a set of payment and checkout solutions that enables tens of millions of Amazon customers to complete purchases on merchant websites using the same information in their Amazon.com account. Cardinal's Centinel technology is a means to enable the Amazon Payments platform which provides a complete eCommerce checkout and payment solution that offers customers the same secure and trusted checkout experience available on Amazon.com today. eCommerce merchants of all types and sizes, including the over 30,000 current Cardinal merchants, can gain immediate access to the unique features of this solution including Amazon's 1-Click(r) functionality through Centinel.
Amazon Payments also offers merchants the ability to take advantage of business management tools for shipping charges, sales tax, and post-sale activities, as well as features like co-branded payment pages and promotions.
Shoppers can enjoy the security and convenience of Amazon.com and use the new checkout to complete purchases without having to re-enter a shipping address or payment information. Purchases made through Checkout by Amazon will have the same protection under the Amazon A-to-z guarantee as purchases made directly from Amazon.com.
"We are excited to announce the addition of Amazon Payments to Cardinal Centinel," said Mike Keresman, CEO, CardinalCommerce. "We are flattered to work with Amazon.com, one of the marquee brands in the world, to help deliver consumers the ability to buy online with ease and confidence, all using a trusted and familiar name through eCommerce sites worldwide."
About CardinalCommerce
CardinalCommerce Corporation is the global leader in enabling authenticated payments, secure transactions and alternative payment brands for both eCommerce and mobile commerce. Cardinal Centinel(r) enables payment brands such as Verified by Visa, MasterCard(r) SecureCode(r), PayPal(tm), eBillme(tm), Bill Me Later(r), Google(tm) Checkout, MyECheck, NACHA(r) Secure Vault Payments (SVP), Ukash(tm), eLayaway(tm), Ebates(tm), Amazon Payments(tm), and more to a network of over 30,000 merchants and merchant service providers. Our mobile commerce platform, branded Cardinal MAX(tm), makes it easy for merchants to sell through mobile commerce by linking them directly with consumer mobile phones. Cardinal's proprietary and easily deployable technology provides consumers, merchants, credit/debit card issuers, and processors the ability to conduct authenticated Internet, wireless and mobile transactions safely and securely. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, with facilities in the United States, Europe and Africa, Cardinal services a worldwide customer base.
* Patent # US 7,051,002 B2
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