merchant services fraud

First Atlantic Commerce Ltd (FAC), a leading Internet multi-currency, payment and risk solutions provider, today announced the take-off of its geo marketing, Internet Protocol (IP) Geolocation services for merchants across the globe.

IP Geolocation, the process of evaluating an eCommerce transaction based on the geography of the consumer, allows merchants to view the customer's browser location, including the country, state or province, city, and zip or postal code, as well as their Internet Service Provider (ISP) and domain name.

FAC's service, cGate®Locate, provides an excellent precision marketing tool for merchants to better understand their customers and target market. The information can be used to take immediate action and drive online marketing campaigns tailored to certain demographics or cultures, according to CEO of FAC, Andrea Wilson.

Turn your mobile into your wallet

You have been buying stuff online. Purchased plane tickets, paid your bills, booked your movie tickets. But now you can do it faster and better. And you need neither an internet connection nor a credit card. Your mobile phone will do. Yes, just send an SMS and the deals done.

Enjoying the first mover advantage, wireless transactions platform provider PayMate has launched Indias first purchase-by-text system, which allows shoppers to purchase a range of products and services directly from their mobile phone. And this is not limited to high-end mobile phones with integrated digital wallet technology or those that can scan barcodes. All that you need is a phone that can send and receive text messages, says PayMates assistant vice-president, marketing, Akshay Sharma.

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E-xact Announces PCI Compliance

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(CCNMatthews - May 30, 2007) - E-xact Transactions Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:EXZ), a leading provider secure payment gateway solutions, is pleased to announce that it has achieved full compliance with the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS).

PCI DSS was developed globally to ensure merchants and service providers adopt best practices to enhance their payment account security. It was developed in 2004 by the card association, which includes: American Express, Discover Financial Services, JCB, MasterCard Worldwide and Visa International. For more information about the PCI DSS visit www.pcisecuritystandards.org.

Being PCI compliant assures that with E-xact's products and technology, merchant and cardholder data is protected by the industry's highest security standards.