MENTOR, Ohio, April 20, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CardinalCommerce, the worldwide leading enabler of payment brands, announced today that it has been granted a patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Patent US 7,693,783, Universal Merchant Platform for Payment Authentication, was issued to CardinalCommerce on April 13, 2010. This latest patent complements and strengthens Cardinal's European/US patent portfolio. Cardinal's IP portfolio includes five United States, two European, and three South African patents:
US Patents: Patent No. US 7,693,783
Patent No. US 7,051,002
Patent No. US 7,140,036
Patent No. US 7,606,771
Patent No. US 7,624,039
European Patents: Patent No. EP 1 221 146 B1 (UK, CH)
Patent No. DE 600 15 587.0-08
South African Patents: Patent No. 2005/0269
Patent No. 2007/07072
Patent No. 2008/1212
"As always Cardinal is fully committed to our Customers, and this new patent is a testament to unique advantages our products and services offer," said Michael A. Keresman, III, Chief Executive Officer, CardinalCommerce. "We expect our technology and the opportunities it affords our Customers to be of particular interest to Merchant Gateways, Order Management Systems, and Processing Platforms worldwide. In fact, it would be hard to imagine any of these service providers getting along without the benefits of this technology or what the patent teaches."
"This newest patent supplements earlier issued patents and further enhances Cardinal's proprietary position with regard to the Universal Merchant Platform System, better known to the merchant industry by the Cardinal Centinel mark," said Pat Roche, Partner, Fay Sharpe LLP. "We are quite pleased with this recognition and the legal scope of protection afforded to the inventions. Commensurate industry appreciation of our IP rights is expected, as Cardinal will not accept anything less."
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®* enables payment brands such as Verified by Visa, MasterCard® SecureCode™, Amazon Payments™, Bill Me Later®, ClickandBuy®, Cred-Ex®, Ebates™, eBillme™, eLayaway™, Google™ Checkout, Green Dot® MoneyPak®, Mazooma™, Moneta®, MyECheck, NACHA® Secure Vault Payments (SVP), NYCE SafeDebit ®, OneTouch Online Purchasing™, paysafecard, PayPal™, RevolutionCard™, SafetyPay™, TeleCheck®, Ukash™, and more to a network of thousands of merchants and merchant service providers.
Our mobile commerce platform, Cardinal MAX™, makes it simple for retailers to sell and market products through the mobile channel. 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.
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