Thursday, October 14, 2010

PaySecure Internet PIN Debit on Track with U.S. Financial Institutions

Significant issuer benefits and nine EFT network partnerships spur bank and credit union adoption

    Quote start“Debit card usage is on the rise, both at the POS and online. Issuers want to leverage this growth economically, and that’s where PaySecure comes in,” said Ulrike Guigui, Executive Vice President of Issuer Development, Acculynk.Quote end
    Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) October 13, 2010
    In this uncertain regulatory climate, U.S. issuers are under pressure to not only retain current customers, but to expand their product portfolio with revenue-generating services that bring value to consumers (BAI RDC Booth # 309).
    Last year, technology provider Acculynk introduced the first software-only service for PIN debit payments on the Internet, PaySecure®, providing consumers the choice to authenticate their online transaction with their bank-issued PIN using PaySecure’s patented, graphical PIN-pad.
    Since its introduction, PaySecure has grown to encompass partnerships with nine U.S. EFT networks that are making PaySecure available across their issuer base. In a time of increasing concern over the expenses associated with supporting debit cards, PaySecure’s value proposition of reduced fraud and charge-backs, simple enablement, and increased transaction volume from security-conscious consumers, and those that prefer PIN debit or have PIN-only debit cards, has led to the adoption of PaySecure by thousands of issuers.
    “Debit card usage is on the rise, both at the POS and online. Issuers want to leverage this growth economically, and that’s where PaySecure comes in,” said Ulrike Guigui, Executive Vice President of Issuer Development, Acculynk. “PaySecure is a true, bank-sponsored alternative that is used with a consumer’s existing debit card that the bank or credit union has already issued, so there are no new cards, passwords or tokens that the issuer needs to provide. To offer the PaySecure option to cardholders, an issuer simply provides the bank identification numbers (BINs) of the debit cards they wish to enable for PaySecure.”
    To date, ACCEL/Exchange, Alaska Option, Credit Union 24, Jeanie, MasterCard, NetWorks, NYCE, PULSE and SHAZAM have partnered with Acculynk to provide PaySecure to their issuers. Over 6,000 financial institutions across 5 EFT networks have been enabled for PaySecure, with that number expected to double in the next 6 months.
    “We immediately saw the value to our issuing base with PaySecure,” said Michael Kelly, General Manager of ACCEL/Exchange. “It offers a higher level of security, it leads to better margins for issuers and it costs nothing for an issuer to participate. Issuers can give cardholders another choice of how they pay with their debit card while saving money on fraud, without any technology changes.”
    Acculynk is building on its PaySecure Internet PIN debit product to provide more features and extensions. Plans are underway to enable a consumer opt-in overdraft capability on the PIN-pad, and to leverage the PaySecure PIN-pad for online banking authentication. Stop by Acculynk’s booth, #309, at the BAI Retail Delivery Conference to see a demonstration of PaySecure and learn more about this bank-sponsored payment method.
    About Acculynk
    Acculynk secures online transactions with a suite of software-only services backed by a patented authentication and encryption framework provide greater security for issuers, EFT networks, merchants and payment processors. Acculynk has introduced the first software-only service for Internet PIN debit payments, PaySecure®, which utilizes a graphical PIN-pad for the secure entry of a consumer’s PIN. PaySecure is currently enabled on over 1,000 merchant websites. Acculynk has partnerships with 9 EFT networks to process PaySecure transactions and with six leading payment processors to distribute the product. Visithttp://www.acculynk.com.
    Contact:
    Danielle Duclos
    Acculynk
    (678) 894-7013
    press(at)acculynk(dot)com
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    MasterCard Teams with Acculynk to Give Issuers Option to Use PaySecure for Enhanced Debit E-Commerce Authentication

    PaySecure provides consumers the option to use PIN debit on the Internet with a secure, software-only service that requires no enrollment or redirection
    ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Acculynk announced today an agreement with MasterCard Worldwide (NYSE: MA) to provide PaySecure®, Acculynk’s Internet PIN debit solution, to U.S. financial institutions that issue Debit MasterCard cards.
    “PaySecure offers U.S. consumers the option to use PIN debit on the Internet with a secure, software-only service that requires no enrollment or redirection from the merchant checkout”
    PaySecure is an optional cardholder verification method for PIN-based e-commerce transactions. In keeping with MasterCard’s commitment to innovation in debit, the agreement provides participating financial institutions an opportunity to expand and enhance their e-commerce authentication methods with PaySecure via the MasterCard Worldwide Network.
    “PaySecure offers U.S. consumers the option to use PIN debit on the Internet with a secure, software-only service that requires no enrollment or redirection from the merchant checkout,” said Ashish Bahl, CEO of Acculynk. “Our agreement with MasterCard allows us to offer this option to a selection of financial institutions that offer PIN entry on Debit MasterCard cards.”
    “In order to provide our customers with additional choice and flexibility for securing online purchases, MasterCard customers can now opt to use the PaySecure Solution for their debit cardholders,” said Patricia Preston, Group Head, Debit Product Management, MasterCard. “With PaySecure, we are offering our customers another tool intended to enhance security for online payments.”
    PaySecure appears as a payment option at an enrolled online merchant’s checkout screen when the consumer’s debit card is issued by a financial institution that has enrolled its cards in the PaySecure service. Rather than typing in their PIN, consumers enter their PIN using their mouse on Acculynk’s patented, graphical PIN-pad to complete the transaction.
    About Acculynk
    Acculynk secures online transactions with a suite of software-only services backed by a patented authentication and encryption framework. Acculynk’s services provide greater security and return on investment for issuers, EFT networks and merchants. Acculynk is the first company to introduce a software-only service for Internet PIN debit payments, PaySecure®. PaySecure is enabled on over 1,000 merchant websites, and Acculynk has partnerships with 9 EFT networks to process PaySecure transactions. For more information, visit http://www.acculynk.com.

    Contacts

    Acculynk
    Danielle Duclos, 678-894-7013
    press@acculynk.com
    or
    MasterCard
    Joanne Trout, 914-249-6848
    joanne_trout@mastercard.com
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