CreditCall brings Point to Point Encryption to Parking in the USA

Bristol, Avon -- (SBWIRE) -- 06/08/2012 -- CreditCall Corporation, the specialist unattended payment gateway and EMV software developer, introduces CardEase Ultra, a Point to Point Encryption (P2PE) Solution for card acceptance at parking machines, at IPI Conference & Expo in Phoenix, Arizona on June 10-13, 2012.

Increasing the protection of cardholder data while reducing the scope, cost, and complexity of PCI DSS for merchants and simplifying PA-DSS compliance for parking equipment manufacturers, is at the heart of CardEase Ultra.

CreditCall's P2PE solution ensures sensitive cardholder data cannot be compromised at the parking meter or the merchant's server or network. Card data is converted into meaningless encrypted information that is of no value for anyone outside of CreditCall. Using the banking industry standard encryption algorithm DUKPT (Derived Unique Key Per Transaction), a key is injected securely into each card reader at manufacture. This key is used to encrypt every transaction at source and changes for each and every transaction. The transaction remains encrypted until received by CreditCall which then passes on the decrypted information via its secure payment gateway to the bank or processor for authorization.

CardEase Ultra also provides secure card tokenization allowing future transactions, full or partial refunds to be performed without the card needing to be present.

The P2PE solution can be used widely within the card acceptance markets including mobile and stationary retail PoS, but is especially suited to unattended terminals such as parking, vending and kiosks where the benefits of PCI DSS de-scoping will be most significant.

Jeremy Gumbley, CTO at CreditCall explained "With card fraud increasingly moving from EMV countries to the US, CardEase Ultra Point to Point Encryption provides the best protection in magnetic stripe markets. Our solution offers the highest level of security while reducing scope and complexity of PA DSS and PCI DSS and ultimately cost for merchants and hardware manufacturers."

CreditCall invites anyone interested in P2PE to visit them at IPI Conference & Expo in Phoenix, Arizona on June 10-13, 2012 at booth 1028 to discuss any questions they may have.

For more details, please visit http://www.creditcall.com or stay in touch by following us on Twitter https://twitter.com/#!/creditcall or Facebook https://www.facebook.com/CreditCall.

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Payment gateway and EMV software specialist CreditCall, is leading its approach to the US electronic payments industry at ETA 2012 Annual Meeting & Expo in Las Vegas on April 17-19.

Bristol, Avon -- (SBWIRE) -- 04/17/2012 -- Following MasterCard, Visa and Discovery's announcements on how chip card migration will progress in the US over the next few years, CreditCall is already helping card reader manufacturers and terminal integrators with critical transaction EMV Kernel software.

It is expected that companies in fields as diverse as ATMs, kiosks, parking, fuel dispensing and ticketing will be looking to migrate their equipment to EMV compliance in order to accept chip based cards.

The EMV Level 2 Kernel is a critical software component within the payment device that facilitates the more complex requirements of a Chip based EMV transaction. CreditCall has a 10 year track record of over 100 certified Kernels to its name and has deployed over 1 million Kernels worldwide.

Jeremy Gumbley, CTO at CreditCall explains "It is expected that companies offering a variety of payment devices such as ATMs, Kiosks, Parking Meter, Fuel Pumps and Ticketing machines, will be looking to migrate their equipment to EMV compliance in order to accept chip based transactions. CreditCall's hardware independent solutions put these companies in charge of their EMV Migration, allowing them to have a Kernel certified in their own name."

CreditCall invites anyone interested in the hot topic of EMV migration to visit them during ETA 2012 in Las Vegas on April 17-19 at Booth 1050 to discuss their EMV migration plans.

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Payment technology company, CreditCall Ltd is pleased to have completed a management buy-out with the backing of FF&P Private Equity, the private equity business of Fleming Family & Partners, and Bestport Ventures. The change of ownership comes after years of continued growth, enabling the company to expand its reach to new territories and market segments, especially in the areas of chip card transaction (EMV) software, and mobile PoS.

Bristol, Avon -- (SBWIRE) -- 03/08/2012 -- CreditCall delivers innovative transaction processing services and secure payment technology to international customers. The company operates an ultra-reliable, global processing network, with its payment gateway connecting merchants across Europe, United States and Canada, to their banks or acquirers to accept customer payments.

The Company has developed a range of transaction-related products and services, which support credit and debit card payments from industry sectors as diverse as vending, parking, ticketing and e-Commerce.

The executive team including Peter Turner, Jeremy Gumbley and Sian Bosley, who are reinvesting in the business as part of this transaction, see a number of key development opportunities for the Company's innovative product range. These includes the world's first Chip and PIN card acceptance solution for BlackBerry and Android smartphones and EMV Chip Technology Migration solutions for the USA.

Commenting on the transaction, Peter Turner, CEO of CreditCall, said: "FF&P and Bestport's approach to building businesses was a key factor in the Management's decision to choose them as partners on its management buy-out. Since 2007 CreditCall has demonstrated constant innovation and continuous profitability. With the support of FF&P and Bestport, we are excited by the opportunity to increase revenues substantially in CreditCall's current and emerging markets".

Henry Sallitt of FF&P Private Equity, said: "CreditCall is pioneering the migration from cash to electronic payments. With the CardEase Mobile solution, a smartphone in conjunction with a PIN pad, can accept secure debit or credit card payments. CreditCall has a proven, robust and scalable IT infrastructure that meets both the constantly evolving compliance demands of the payments card industry and the requirements of its customers for highly reliable payment solutions. We are delighted to be supporting Peter and the management team and look forward to helping the business achieve further growth".

James Stoddart of Bestport Ventures commented, "We were immediately impressed with Peter's industry knowledge and clear vision on the future growth opportunities for the business. The market dynamics are exciting with the predicted total value of all mobile payment transactions expected to be in excess of $50 billion worldwide by 2014. CreditCall is ideally positioned to take advantage of the SME and Corporate segment of this market, as it helps turn mobile phones into POS terminals. It already has a large, diverse, installed base which provides a robust and attractive recurring income stream. We are excited about supporting the management team in building a bigger business".

CreditCall was advised on the transaction by Mooreland Partners as M&A advisors and Ashfords as legal advisors.

For more information on CreditCall, please visit http://www.creditcall.com. The CreditCall EMV Kernel portfolio can be viewed at http://www.level2kernel.com and details on CardEase Mobile are provided at http://www.cardeasemobile.com.

About FF&P Private Equity
FF&P Private Equity is focused on investing in dynamic, growth companies in the UK lower-to-mid market. It invests between £3m - £10m in companies valued from £5m to £50m in a variety of situations including minority investments, management buyouts / buy-ins, development and replacement capital. Through its extensive network of contacts and working in partnership with its investors and portfolio companies, it aims to create market-leading companies that deliver superior returns to all shareholders.

FF&P Private Equity Limited is regulated and authorised by the Financial Services Authority. http://www.ffandppe.com

About Bestport Ventures
Bestport is an independent provider of private equity to fast growing small to medium sized companies in the UK. Bestport invests between £500,000 to £3m in companies requiring development capital or funding for management buy-outs. Bestport was founded by Ole Bettum and James Stoddart who collectively have over thirty years' experience investing in smaller UK based businesses. The founders can draw upon the experience of an accomplished advisory board to invest in and assist fast-growing, ambitious companies through to profitable exits.

Bestport Ventures LLP is regulated and authorised by the Financial Services Authority. www.bestport.co.uk

About CreditCall
CreditCall Ltd. (http://www.creditcall.com) is a specialist payment services provider and transaction gateway with global recognition for innovation in credit card acceptance.

The company provides ultra-high reliability card payment solutions which are deployed for e-Commerce, Mail Order, Call Centres, and any kind of unattended terminal including parking machines, ticketing terminals, and self-service kiosks.

In addition to card payment processing, CreditCall has been developing and certifying Chip and PIN EMV Level 2 Kernel software (http://www.level2kernel.com) for over a decade which are used globally in contact and contactless environments such as card readers, ATMs, vending machines, smartphone POS and contactless devices.

Most recently, CreditCall has launched CardEase Mobile (http://www.cardeasemobile.com), the world's first Chip and PIN payment app and fully EMV certified and bank approved card reader enabling credit and debit card acceptance on smartphones and tablets. The solution is white labelled and rebranded by its acquiring partners such as Elavon, with CreditCall providing the app and payment gateway services.

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In advance of the much anticipated migration to Chip based EMV technology within the United States, CreditCall, the preeminent Payment Gateway and EMV Kernel software developer, is expanding its presence in North America. The company will be presenting its entire EMV Kernel product range at Cartes North America 2012 in Las Vegas on 5-7 March.

Bristol, Avon -- (SBWIRE) -- 02/10/2012 -- Following the announcement from both Visa and MasterCard regarding EMV Migration plans for the next few years, CreditCall is excited to offer its guidance, and ten-year experience with migration and deployment of EMV in other countries. With a complete product portfolio covering the most popular platforms, CreditCall can assist any payment device manufacturer or terminal integrator to seamlessly make their products EMV ready.

An EMV Kernel is a critical software component within the payment device that facilitates the more complex requirements of a Chip based EMV transaction.

Jeremy Gumbley, CTO at CreditCall explains "It is expected that companies offering a variety of payment devices such as ATMs, Kiosks, Parking Meter, Fuel Pumps and Ticketing machines, will be looking to migrate their equipment to EMV compliance in order to accept chip based transactions. CreditCall's hardware independent solution puts these companies in charge of their EMV Migration, allowing them to have a Kernel certified in their own name."

CreditCall has a 10 year track record of over 100 certified Kernels to its credit and has helped manufacturers deploy over one million licenses of its Kernel worldwide.

CreditCall invites anyone interested in the hot topic of EMV Migration to visit them on Booth 617 at Cartes North America 2012 between 5-7 March, to discuss their EMV Migration plan.

About CreditCall
CreditCall Ltd. is a specialist payment services provider and transaction gateway with global recognition for innovation in credit card acceptance.

The company provides ultra-high reliability card payment solutions which are deployed for e-Commerce, Mail Order, Call Centres, and any kind of unattended terminal including parking machines, ticketing terminals, and self-service kiosks.

In addition to card payment processing, CreditCall has been developing and certifying Chip and PIN EMV Level 2 Kernel software (http://www.level2kernel.com) for over a decade and are used globally in contact and contactless environments such as card readers, ATMs, vending machines, smartphone POS and contactless devices.

Most recently, CreditCall has launched CardEase Mobile (http://www.cardeasemobile.com), the world's first Chip and PIN payment app and fully EMV certified and bank approved card reader enabling credit and debit card acceptance on smartphones and tablets. The solution is white labelled and rebranded by its acquiring partners such as Elavon, with CreditCall providing the app and payment gateway services.

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In collaboration with its banking partner, CreditCall is launching CardEase Mobile, a mobile payment app that from 1st December 2011 enables businesses on the move to accept Chip and PIN credit and debit card payments on a BlackBerry or Android device.

Bristol, Avon -- (SBWIRE) -- 11/30/2011 -- CardEase Mobile is completely secure. It's been fully tested by UK banks, is EMV (Europay, MasterCard, Visa) certified, and is approved by Visa, MasterCard and American Express. Uniquely, it incorporates bank-grade end-to-end encryption, ensuring data cannot be compromised at any time during a transaction.

CardEase Mobile turns a BlackBerry or Android smartphone or tablet, in conjunction with a Bluetooth PIN pad, into a secure mobile credit card terminal which processes both Chip and PIN and magnetic stripe card transactions. Receipts for the transactions are provided by text message or email, directly from the smartphone.

Many types of mobile businesses such as tradespeople, repair or delivery services right through to market traders, beauticians and personal trainers can now accept Chip and PIN payments on their mobile phone, without the hassle of cheques or cash. Provided they own a BlackBerry or Android device, have a merchant account with one of our partners and a mobile signal, card payments can be taken wherever their business takes them. The card reader/PIN pad and the mobile app is provided as part of the package from CreditCall's acquiring bank partners.

CreditCall Marketing Director, Pete Alcock commented, "There are a number of card acceptance apps emerging at the moment which are clearly non-compliant with UK banking rules, some of which don't even support Chip and PIN. With CardEase Mobile we have done the job properly and engineered the first solution that meets ALL the current UK requirements, so as to protect both cardholders and merchants from fraud, abuse and chargebacks." He added, "As a leader and innovator in this industry, security and compliance are paramount to us which is why no cardholder sensitive data is stored on the smartphone or card reader, and all data traffic is encrypted."

CardEase Mobile is not like Square or iZettle which hold master merchant accounts making their solutions available to anyone. In order to use CardEase Mobile, businesses need to sign up for a merchant account with one of our partners.

Our partners have white labelled CardEase Mobile and will rebrand it with their own name but CreditCall will continue to provide the app and payment gateway services.

CardEase Mobile will become available on 1st December to a limited number of users under a new name from our acquiring bank partner, which then will launch CardEase Mobile commercially under this brand three months later.

About CardEase Mobile – a CreditCall solution
CardEase Mobile is a solution from CreditCall. The company has been providing credit card payment gateway services for e-Commerce, m-Commerce, parking and vending since 1997. In addition to payment processing, CreditCall develops Chip and PIN EMV kernel software used worldwide in contact and contactless environments including ATMs, kiosks and ticketing terminals.

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Foregenix, one of the UK’s leading QSAs (Qualified Security Assessors), recently published a white paper outlining the benefits of End-to-End Encryption (E2EE or Point to Point Encryption) for magnetic stripe card transactions and how this can be achieved with CreditCall’s CardEase Ultra service.

Bristol, Avon -- (SBWIRE) -- 10/04/2011 -- E2EE helps combat the increasing problem of cardholder data theft, where sensitive card information is compromised by computer hackers once the data enters the POS system or while cardholder data is in transit on a Merchant's network. CardEase Ultra utilises an encrypting mag-stripe reader to strongly encrypt the card data as soon as it's read from the magnetic stripe.

The white paper also covers how CreditCall's solution reduces the potential for compromise of cardholder data, increasing the security level for merchants and terminal manufacturers while reducing the scope of PCI DSS (for merchants) and simplifying PA-DSS compliance (for terminal manufactures) and therefore reducing cost.

CardEase Ultra also provides secure card tokenisation allowing future transactions, full or partial refunds without the card needing to be present.

The E2EE solution can be used widely within the card acceptance markets including mobile and stationary retail PoS, but is especially suited to unattended terminals such as parking, vending and kiosks where the benefits of PCI DSS "de-scoping" will be most significant.

Benjamin Hosack, Director at Foregenix explains "CreditCall's CardEase Ultra end-to-end solution addresses one of the most commonly overlooked areas, securing sensitive magnetic track data exposed during a swiped transaction. By putting together this whitepaper, we wanted to increase awareness among merchants and integrators that by using E2EE services, such as CreditCall's CardEase Ultra, they can dramatically improve security within their mag-stripe environments right at the point of interaction."

Jeremy Gumbley, CTO at CreditCall said "We are glad that Foregenix share our view of End-to-End Encryption and how it increases security in mag-stripe markets such as the USA as well as the savings it delivers to merchants and integrators alike. We look forward to working together with merchants and integrators to increase awareness, security and protection of cardholder data".

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As of October Hoeft & Wessel will provide NFC (Near Field Communication) enabled contactless payment functionality across its ITSO ticketing equipment and terminals through the integration of Contactless.LIB, CreditCall’s Contactless Kernel.

Bristol, Avon -- (SBWIRE) -- 10/03/2011 -- CreditCall's Contactless Kernel allows Hoeft & Wessel to quickly and easily incorporate contactless payment technology into its solutions, greatly reducing their development and time to market cycle.

Hoeft & Wessel is the leading IT and engineering technology Group for ticketing, parking and mobile solutions in Great Britain and Germany. The product portfolio covers stationary and mobile systems with ticket vending machines, parking machines and mobile terminals.

The fully featured Contactless Kernel enables acceptance of Visa payWave and MasterCard PayPass enabled cards in retail and unattended environments. It meets all current Visa, MasterCard and EMVCo standards and allows support for additional contactless card schemes such as NFC. Contactless.LIB supports MasterCard's PayPass M/Chip and M/Stripe in addition to Visa's qVSDC and MSD functionality.

Peter Aylward, General Manager of Almex UK, part of Hoeft & Wessel, explained "CreditCall is a globally acknowledged industry expert with an exceptional track record in the payment sector. Their Contactless Kernel has enabled us to quickly and economically integrate contactless payment functionality across our offering."

CreditCall's CTO Jeremy Gumbley stated "We are delighted that Hoeft & Wessel as a well-known provider of proven ticketing systems across Europe have opted for our contactless kernel. With Contactless.LIB, Hoeft & Wessel is able to make contactless payment available more widely, contributing significantly to the contactless payment revolution happening right now."

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CreditCall is Westfield’s choice as payment gateway for Europe’s largest urban shopping centre opening today.

Bristol, Avon -- (SBWIRE) -- 09/15/2011 -- The £1.8 billion Westfield Stratford City retail project will be the gateway to the London 2012 Olympic Park and is the largest urban shopping centre in Europe. It has 5,000 parking spaces and hosts John Lewis, Marks & Spencer and Waitrose stores, a 17-screen Vue cinema, and the UK's largest casino operated by Aspers. With 250 shops and 70 restaurants, it will create a new lifestyle destination for East London. Stratford City also includes three hotels and 130,000 square feet of office space.

Liz Coode, Payments Services Manager at CreditCall explained "We are delighted that after working with Westfield at White City since it opened in October 2008, we have been once again selected as the parking payment gateway for the prestigious launch of Westfield Stratford City.

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WPS becomes direct distributor of the CardEase payment gateway, simplifying and accelerating the installation process for them and their customers.

Bristol, Avon -- (SBWIRE) -- 09/08/2011 -- As an established integrator of the CreditCall card payment services into their Pay-on-Foot paystations across the UK, WPS has now become a direct distributor of the CardEase payment gateway, simplifying and accelerating the installation process for them and their customers.

For more than 25 years, WPS has been providing innovative parking solutions for parking operators, airports, hotels, hospitals, local governments, shopping centres and supermarkets - issuing over 7.5 million parking tickets daily worldwide.

Adele Jones, WPS UK Head of Business Development said "We've been working with and recommending CreditCall to our customers for several years based on the consistent and excellent service. We are delighted to have become a distributor of CreditCall Services which enables us to simplify and speed up processes for our customers by providing a complete turnkey solution."

Peter Turner, CEO at CreditCall announced "We are proud to have been selected as the gateway partner for WPS in the UK. WPS will become a one-stop-shop, offering their customers a complete solution including equipment, Chip and PIN hardware and card payment services, removing the need for WPS customers to apply for payment gateway agreements separately."

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Cutting edge EMV software Kernel developer CreditCall re-launches EMV kernel website to provide industry resource and latest contactless innovations.

Bristol, UK -- (SBWIRE) -- 09/06/2011 -- The payments sector continues to see dramatic changes with more and more countries replacing mag-stripe cards with Chip card technology, and the emergence of mobile and contactless payments. Cutting edge EMV software Kernel developer, CreditCall wanted to ensure its EMV products website continues to be a valuable industry resource, as well as showcasing the latest contactless innovations in its EMV Kernel portfolio.

The new site at http://www.level2kernel.com, provides simple navigation through explanations of the elements of EMV transactions, through to where developers can download detailed technical documentation.

CreditCall's EmvX range of Kernels are already deployed on unattended terminals worldwide including vending, parking machines, and ATMs. Most recently the UK's largest bus operator is using Contactless.LIB to introduce contactless ticket payment facilities throughout its fleet. The EmvJ kernel is also used in several European mobile projects turning smartphones into chip card readers, enabling EMV credit and debit card acceptance on an iPhone.

Peter Alcock, CreditCall's Marketing Director explained "The EmvX Kernel range is paving the way for payment terminal manufacturers to simply and cost-effectively implement Chip and PIN and particularly contactless into their designs, and we felt this needed to be reflected in our new website."

If you have any suggestions in regards to our new website or have any questions about EMV, Chip & PIN, or contactless payments, please get in touch via email or on +44 (0)117 930 44 55.

Make sure to bookmark the new link http://www.level2kernel.com.

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Bristol, Avon -- (SBWIRE) -- 08/03/2011 -- M6 Toll operator, Midland Expressway, has partnered with CreditCall and Barclaycard, becoming the first toll road in the UK to enable drivers pay for their journeys by tapping their contactless cards on new readers installed at the Toll lanes.

With MasterCard and Visa concentrating on increasing usage of contactless technology countrywide, the joint effort between Barclaycard, M6 Toll and CreditCall is not only the UK's first contactless project within transportation but also the biggest outside London.

CreditCall is providing on-site transaction servers connecting with the contactless card readers at each of the toll lanes over a secure network, sending transactions back to the CreditCall network for settlement. The whole process will operate within the scope of PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard).

Contactless payments will initially be trialled from autumn 2011, rolling the technology out across all M6 card-accepting toll booths in the first quarter of 2012 ahead of time for the London 2012 Olympics.

The new contactless technology will allow convenient and quick payments to be made by M6Toll customers, at the toll booths.

Tom Fanning CEO of Midland Expressway explained "CreditCall were awarded the contract to provide the additions to our toll lane infrastructure for contactless transactions, after demonstrating a resilient and cost-effective solution that will meet all the complex regulatory and security requirements imposed upon us."

Peter Turner CEO of CreditCall said "We are delighted to have been chosen by Midland Expressway to provide our payment gateway services for such an innovative project. CreditCall's core expertise is in providing secure transaction processing systems. The acceptance of contactless payment for using the M6 Toll road is a significant step forward."

According to the UK Cards Association, 16.2 million contactless-enabled credit and debit cards were in circulation in May 2011.

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Hermes Airports have chosen CreditCall to enable its parking systems at Larnaka and Pafos International Airports in Cyprus to accept credit and debit card payments, giving travellers more choice in how to settle their airport parking.

Bristol, England -- (SBWIRE) -- 07/12/2011 -- With over 120 global destinations serviced by more than 80 airlines, the two airports combined are expected to handle over 7.2 million passengers in 2011, offering over 1,000 parking spaces.

In the past travellers were able to pay for parking only in cash. In order to provide customers with a choice of payment method, Hermes Airports approached CreditCall to enrich its existing payment solution by adding credit and debit card payment functionality. This will be especially welcomed by international travellers who may not be carrying Euros in cash.

Ken Hassard, Executive Manager, Marketing and Commercial of Hermes Airports said that "with card payments becoming one of the most common payment methods, we wanted to ensure that our customers have an option. Based on its expertise we have chosen CreditCall as our partners and we expect them to offer an outstanding service ensuring that our customers' card information will always be in safe hands."

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CreditCall’s Payment Gateway and its Magento shopping cart plug-in were chosen by Woods of Morecambe for its online lingerie shop. It provides their customers with a reliable, secure and fast payment offering which includes tokenisation and complies with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS).

Bristol, Avon -- (SBWIRE) -- 07/04/2011 -- Since 1918 Woods of Morecambe have provided the finest quality lingerie, opening its online store "www.woods-online.co.uk" in 2000.

As a long established retailer with a reputation built on the highest standards of customer service, Woods were insistent that their online presence matched the in-store experience in terms of ease of shopping and payment. They chose Magento as the basis for the site and incorporated CreditCall's payment plug-in.

The system ensures cardholder data is entered into a styled page hosted by CreditCall's PCI DSS Level 1 certified payment gateway. This, coupled with a direct integration with their warehouse/mail order software, takes significant segments of Woods of Morecambe's payment processing outside the scope of PCI DSS, reducing both infrastructure complexity and compliance costs.

Steve Quinn, Systems and E-Commerce Manager of Woods of Morecambe Ltd. explained "We are relieved that we don't have to worry about PCI DSS Compliance in connection with the website and warehouse operations. With CreditCall, our customers' card details are permanently safeguarded giving them and us complete peace of mind. This allows us to do what we do best – looking after our customers, safe in the knowledge that our website is working hard whilst maintaining world-class security."

For more details, please visit http://www.creditcall.com/online_payments.html.

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CreditCall has collaborated with the globally respected card reader manufacturer MagTek, making their Magnesafe card readers the first in the world to use CreditCall’s bank-independent CardEase Ultra solution.

Bristol, England -- (SBWIRE) -- 06/29/2011 -- To combat increasing card data theft, where sensitive information is compromised by computer hackers while card data is in transit, CreditCall has launched CardEase Ultra, an End-to-End Encryption (E2EE) solution providing fraud protection from the point of card acceptance right through to settlement.

CreditCall's E2EE (http://www.creditcall.com/end-to-end-encryption.html) dramatically simplifies PA-DSS compliance for terminal manufacturers, and merchants are able to take significant segments of their networks outside the scope of PCI DSS, reducing both infrastructure complexity and compliance costs. It also provides secure card tokenisation allowing future transactions or refunds without the card needing to be present. The E2EE solution is applicable in a wide variety of card acceptance markets including retail PoS, and unattended terminals including parking, vending and kiosks.

MagTek is a leading manufacturer of electronic devices and systems for the reliable issuance, reading, transmission and security of cards, checks, PINs and other identification documents.

Steve Poulston, Managing Director at MagTek Europe stated "MagTek's vision is to bank, shop, work, play, communicate and to exchange goods and services in a safe and worry free environment. MagTek's MagneSafe card readers provide end to end encryption of sensitive card data. Combined with CreditCall's CardEase Ultra, it provides Merchants with an off the shelf end-to-end encrypted payment gateway and contributes to the reduction or even removal of the scope of PA DSS."

Jeremy Gumbley CTO at CreditCall explained "This is a dramatic step forward for any organisation that accepts card payment. By collaborating with MagTek, for the first time a solution is available that provides industry-leading levels of security, coupled with bank independence, whilst still maintaining all the functionality associated with tokenisation. We share the vision with MagTek of strong cryptographic protection of cardholder information at the earliest possible point in the merchant's environment, making CardEase Ultra the perfect fit for MagTek's MagneSafe range of card readers."

For more details on CardEase Ultra End-to-End Encryption solution, please visit http://www.creditcall.com/end-to-end-encryption.html.

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Already providing online payment processing to EuroFlorist’s online shop, CreditCall’s payment gateway was chosen again for the Group’s latest venture.

Bristol, Avon -- (SBWIRE) --06/10/2011 -- Having provided the secure and reliable payment solution for EuroFlorist's online shop 'eFlorist' (www.eflorist.co.uk) for several months, CreditCall's payment gateway has been chosen again for installation in the Group's latest online shop 'Flowers.co.uk'.

EuroFlorist is the market leader in Europe for worldwide flower delivery and merged with UK flower retailer eFlorist (formerly known as Teleflorist) in May 2010. The new business now operates in 12 countries with over 10,000 affiliated florists and a turnover of nearly £100 million.

CreditCall (http://www.creditcall.com) was approached directly by EuroFlorist to provide the payment gateway for the new website.

A EuroFlorist Group spokesman commented, "We've stayed with CreditCall for the new site based on the ease of installation, reliability and the great support we have received on our existing eFlorist site. Their network seems rock solid since we've no down times and it's invaluable to be able to speak to a real person when needed, as opposed to an automated voice response system, common with other providers."

Paul Sherlock, Sales Manager at CreditCall explained "We take time to understand our customers' requirements. Florists have key dates, Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, and Christmas when card processing volumes can quadruple. It's important that customers' business requirements like these are understood and even more important that our systems can cope easily with peaks in processing demand."

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Bristol, England -- (SBWIRE) -- 03/17/2011 -- With card fraudsters finding ever more ingenious ways to steal credit and debit card details, CreditCall has launched CardEase Ultra, an End-to-End Encryption (E2EE) solution providing fraud protection from the point of card acceptance right through to settlement. As well as giving consumers greater peace of mind, it reduces complexity, time, and cost for merchants to maintain or achieve their PCI DSS Compliance.

CardEase Ultra E2EE protects cardholder data throughout the merchant's business. It makes card payments more secure since the data does not exist in plaintext form, so cannot be compromised. Businesses will be able to take significant segments of their networks outside the scope of PCI DSS scope, reducing both infrastructure and compliance costs. Payment terminal manufacturers will also benefit by selling products with the technology built-in.

In the past five years Forgenix, an independent, information security specialist, discovered that in over 95% of compromises investigated, the business or merchant was not aware that the card data was even being held. The cost to a compromised merchant can be crippling - including bank fines for data loss, plus legal, forensic investigation and clean-up costs. But the biggest cost is the fraud liabilities for the compromised cards, estimated to be in the region of £750-1000/card ($1200-1600).

Jeremy Gumbley, CTO at CreditCall explained "End-to-End Encryption is set to revolutionize the card payment industry as it closes even more potential security loopholes and vulnerabilities. CardEase Ultra will enable organisations to reduce their PCI DSS scope, which will mean lower compliance and solution costs. Drawing on 14 years of global payment expertise, we expect to impact the payment industry positively by making end-to-end encryption available to a wide audience."

The solution will be available initially in the USA, supporting mag-stripe transactions and a Chip and PIN version will be launched later this year.

For more details, please visit http://www.creditcall.com/end-to-end-encryption.html or contact free phone on 800 868 1832 in the USA or +44 (0)117 930 44 55 worldwide.

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CreditCall continues to provide Out of Eden’s payment gateway after switching front end providers.

Bristol, Avon -- (SBWIRE) -- 03/08/2011 -- Out of Eden is a specialist supplier to the hotel and hospitality industry providing their customers such as hotels, guest houses and B&Bs with toiletries, amenities, bedding, and housekeeping. Out of Eden's online portal enables its customers to quickly and simply order supplies over the internet 24/7.

Having changed to the front end provider Keystone , Out of Eden insisted on the continuous use of CreditCall's payment gateway.

Colin Wheatley, Operations Director, Out of Eden stated "We've been using CreditCall for more than two years and their reliability and service has never failed us. From the initial integration to the continuous support we never had any downtimes. It was clear that when we changed front end providers we wanted to continue to work with CreditCall. We have a saying at Out of Eden that the Customer is King, payment forms a vital part of their online experience. CreditCall understand this and promptly delivers."

CreditCall is delighted to retain the Out of Eden online and mail order business. Nigel Jewell, Internet Services Manager said "We were 100% confident that no one would give them a better service for card processing, we offer the best in breed resilience and customer service. It was also clear that without the real-time WebMIS reporting that the accounts team at Out of Eden would have an increased work flow by using an inferior solution."

About CreditCall
CreditCall Ltd. (http://www.creditcall.com) is a specialist payment services provider and transaction gateway with global recognition for innovation in credit card acceptance. The company provides ultra-high reliability card payment solutions. These are deployed for e-Commerce, Mail Order, Call Centres, and virtually any kind of unattended terminal, including parking and ticketing machines, and self-service kiosks. Its mainstay product, the CardEaseXML payment protocol allows developers unprecedented ease in providing card payment on new and existing systems.

Most recently CreditCall has developed CardEase Mobile (http://www.cardeasemobile.com) the world's first Chip and PIN payment app enabling credit and debit card payment acceptance on smartphones.

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CreditCall, a leading card payment solutions provider, announced today that it has joined the BlackBerry® Alliance Program as a Select Member.

Bristol, England -- (SBWIRE) -- 02/23/2011 -- As a BlackBerry Alliance Select Member, CreditCall benefits from an enhanced relationship with Research In Motion (RIM), receiving access to comprehensive developer, marketing and sales tools. Through the alliance program, CreditCall can gain wider visibility of CardEase Mobile, the company's card payment app which enables the acceptance of Chip and PIN payments in the UK on BlackBerry smartphones.

"Membership in the BlackBerry Alliance Program gives us access to exceptional support and development resources from RIM, which will help us achieve even greater success," said Peter Alcock marketing director of CreditCall. "Sharing our technology and expertise with other BlackBerry developers is crucial in promoting the integration of CardEase Mobile within other apps, and most importantly will contribute to a seamless user experience. Accessing CardEase Mobile on BlackBerry smartphones gives businesses, large and small, the ability to take secure payments on the go anywhere, anytime."

About CardEase Mobile
CardEase Mobile (http://www.cardeasemobile.com) is the world's first Chip and PIN payment app that turns a BlackBerry smartphone into payment acceptance device. In combination with a wireless PIN pad, a BlackBerry smartphone can now directly approve or decline on the go credit or debit card payments which require Chip and PIN..

About CreditCall
CreditCall Ltd. (http://www.creditcall.com) is a specialist payment services provider and transaction gateway with global recognition for innovation in credit card acceptance. The company provides ultra-high reliability card payment solutions. These are deployed Online/e-Commerce, Mail Order, Call Centres, and virtually any kind of unattended terminal, including parking and ticketing machines, and self-service kiosks. Its mainstay product, the CardEaseXML payment protocol allows developers unprecedented ease in providing card payment on new and existing systems.

The BlackBerry and RIM families of related marks, images and symbols are the exclusive properties and trademarks of Research In Motion Limited.

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CreditCall, the leading card payment solution provider, will exhibit for the first time at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on 14-17 February 2011

Bristol, England -- (SBWIRE) -- 02/15/2011 -- CreditCall, the leading card payment solution provider, will exhibit for the first time at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on 14-17 February 2011. As a BlackBerry Alliance Select Partner, CreditCall will be appearing on the BlackBerry stand 7B42 in Hall 7, demonstrating its mobile payment solution - CardEase Mobile - the world's first payment app which accepts Chip and PIN card payments on the go via a smartphone.

CardEase Mobile lets businesses - operating outside the 'normal' retail environment such as direct sales agents, tradespeople, market stall owners or delivery services - take fully secured Chip and PIN payments on their mobile phone, without the hassle of cheques or cash. Provided the CardEase Mobile app has been installed on a smartphone, a mobile signal or WiFi connection is secured, and the special Chip and PIN pad is used, card payments can be accepted at the point of sale anytime, anywhere.

CardEase Mobile (http://www.cardeasemobile.com) is not just a standalone payment acceptance tool and is also aimed at third-party app developers who can integrate the payment solution with other smartphone apps. An easy-to-use API is available which allows the integration of payment processing within retail order-taking, stock control or field service apps. Field sales and service operatives can then use their existing apps for processing the order, estimate or service job, and seamlessly take card payment on the spot.

CreditCall Marketing Director, Pete Alcock explained, "CardEase Mobile is a pioneering product and we have taken no short cuts in ensuring it is compliant will all the regulatory banking and security standards. When we go live in the UK in a matter of weeks now, it is set to revolutionise the way mobile businesses get paid."

For a live demo, please visit us on the BlackBerry stand 7B42, part of App Planet in Hall 7, and ask for Paul Sherlock or Ingrid Anusic who will be happy to assist you with any questions.

About CreditCall
CreditCall Ltd. (http://www.creditcall.com) is a specialist payment services provider and transaction gateway with global recognition for innovation in credit card acceptance. The company provides ultra-high reliability card payment solutions. These are deployed for e-Commerce, Mail Order, Call Centres, and virtually any kind of unattended terminal, including parking and ticketing machines, and self-service kiosks. Its mainstay product, the CardEaseXML payment protocol allows developers unprecedented ease in providing card payment on new and existing systems.

Most recently CreditCall has developed CardEase Mobile (http://www.cardeasemobile.com) the world's first Chip and PIN payment app enabling credit and debit card payment acceptance on smartphones.

Contact
T: +44 (0)117 930 44 55
E: inrgid.anusic@creditcall.com
W: http://www.careasemobile.com, http://www.creditcall.com
CreditCall Registered Office
Merchant House South
Wapping Road
Bristol
BS1 4RW
UK

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The website design and hosting service BaseKit has chosen CreditCall's multi-lingual payment page for the launch of their Spanish and Brazilian websites.

Bristol, Avon -- (SBWIRE) -- 02/07/2011 -- BaseKit's service provides a quick and highly cost effective way to create, host and manage websites, without needing design or IT skills. Having just launched their service in Spain and Brazil, BaseKit required a payment gateway which automatically translates into the customer-requested language. This ensures a seamless transaction from the main site to the payment page without interrupting customers shopping experience by reverting back to English when payment needs to be taken.

CreditCall's payment solution is able to accommodate any number of languages making it perfect for multi-national e-Commerce websites.

Chris Winstanley, BaseKit's Head of Marketing explained "CreditCall was able to meet our requirement for a multi-lingual payment gateway. Their technical staff were approachable and responded quickly to all our enquiries, ensuring a quick and seamless launch of our new Spanish and Brazilian sites."

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Bristol, Avon -- (SBWIRE) -- 01/28/2011 -- CreditCall has added Contactless.LIB, a full contactless payment capability, to its EMV Level 2 range of software Kernels. Terminal manufacturers and payment software developers can now quickly and easily integrate Contactless Kernel technology into their solutions to mitigate against the high cost of development and maintenance.

The fully featured Contactless Kernel enables acceptance of Visa contactless and MasterCard PayPass enabled cards in retail and unattended environments. It meets all current Visa, MasterCard and current EMVCo standards and allows support for additional contactless card schemes. Contactless.LIB supports MasterCard's PayPass M/Chip and M/Stripe in addition to Visa's qVSDC and MSD functionality.

The first deployment of Contactless.LIB is likely to be in the transportation ticketing sector, where there are a number of developers working on adding Contactless capability to existing ITSO ticketing equipment and terminals.

CreditCall's CTO Jeremy Gumbley stated "We want to ensure Contactless payment can be used more widely. The development of an independent Contactless Kernel will contribute towards an increased deployment of this technology as it provides manufacturers and payment software developers more freedom in choosing the best solution for their products. The development of a Contactless Kernel further enhances our EMV Kernel product line and demonstrates CreditCall's technology leadership in the area."

For more details, please contact us on + 44 (0)117 930 4455 or visit our Contactless Kernel website at http://www.emvx.co.uk/products_contactless_payment_kernel.aspx.

About CreditCall
CreditCall Ltd. (http://www.creditcall.com) is a specialist payment services provider and transaction gateway with global recognition for innovation in credit card acceptance. The company provides ultra-high reliability card payment solutions. These are deployed for e-Commerce, Mail Order, Call Centres, and virtually any kind of unattended terminal, including parking and ticketing machines, and self-service kiosks. Its mainstay product, the CardEaseXML payment protocol allows developers unprecedented ease in providing card payment on new and existing systems. Most recently CreditCall has developed CardEase Mobile (http://www.cardeasemobile.com) the world's first Chip and PIN payment app soon available on BlackBerry and other smartphones.

Contact
Ingrid Anusic
Marketing Communications

Tel: +44 (0)117 930 44 55
Mobile: +44 (0)7968 600 419
Fax: +44 (0)117 930 44 77

Email: ingrid.anusic@creditcall.com
LinkedIn: http://uk.linkedin.com/in/ingridanusic
Twitter: @CreditCall & @CardEase_Mobile

Web: http://www.creditcall.com
Web: http://www.emvx.co.uk/

CreditCall Ltd,
Merchants House South, Wapping Road, Bristol. BS1 4RW, UK

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Bristol, Avon -- (SBWIRE) -- 01/18/2011 -- CreditCall's online payment gateway has been installed on APCOA's pre-booking websites for airport parking at Gatwick, Luton, Exeter and Milan Malpensa, after completion of intensive testing of the service.

Throughout its long term relationship with APCOA, CreditCall has a track record of great customer support, ease of installation and reliability of service across the range of services it delivers. In 2010 APCOA generated with CreditCall over 3 million transactions, worth £40 million.

APCOA is the UK's leading provider of tailored parking solutions with an established presence in Europe. The biggest airport clients in the UK include Heathrow, Gatwick, Luton, Aberdeen and Exeter.

Daniel Barnard, Head of Financial Operations and Procurement at APCOA Parking (UK) explained "We tested CreditCall's end-to-end service rigorously by sending across high volumes of transactions and were delighted with the robust solution which didn't collapse under our extensive trial. Having worked with CreditCall for several years, we've always had the greatest faith and are confident to incorporate their online payment gateway across our portfolio of pre-booked airport parking including Gatwick, Luton, Exeter and Milan Malpensa."

About APCOA
APCOA Parking is Europe's longest-established full-service parking services contractor, and is known within the parking industry for its many innovations over the years.

These include the first use of licence plate recognition systems linked to online booking for car parking at airports; the introduction of chip coin car park payment systems which can be linked directly with local retailers for promotional purposes; and the parking industry's only in-house training programmes which have achieved Institute of Learning Management (ILM) accredited certification.

In the UK, APCOA employs around 2600 people, and its customer base includes local authorities, town and city councils, airport authorities, rail companies, shopping centres, department stores, port authorities and NHS trusts. In other words, almost all organisations which need to supply parking or to enforce parking regulations.

For information from APCOA, please contact Stephanie Wilkinson on 01895 454275 or 07896 688775.

About CreditCall
CreditCall Ltd. (http://www.creditcall.com) is a specialist payment services provider and transaction gateway with global recognition for innovation in credit card acceptance. The company provides ultra-high reliability card payment solutions. These are deployed for e-Commerce, Mail Order, Call Centres, and virtually any kind of unattended terminal, including parking and ticketing machines, and self-service kiosks. Its mainstay product, the CardEaseXML payment protocol allows developers unprecedented ease in providing card payment on new and existing systems. Most recently CreditCall has developed CardEase Mobile (http://www.cardeasemobile.com) the world's first Chip and PIN payment app soon available on BlackBerry and other smartphones.

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Bristol, England -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/25/2010 -- During the busiest shopping period of the year, heavy snowfall and ice cold weather hit Christmas shopping throughout Europe with a sharp drop in the number of shoppers. Not so at SouthGate, Bath which wasn't affected by delayed deliveries, stranded shoppers or staff. The opposite was the case with the shopping centre car park having to temporarily close its doors due capacity issues.

With over 860 vehicles parked at any time, the underground car park was required to briefly shut on several occasions in recent weeks due to reaching capacity but CreditCall's efficient and reliable payment system on the Alfia pay stations ensured that there were no delays with customers leaving as soon as they finished their shopping.

SouthGate, Bath has very quickly become a popular shopping destination with the car park growing in popularity and success since opening in November 2009.

Simon Pullen, SouthGate, Bath General Manager said "We are excited by the popularity of our shopping centre and the ability to cope with the masses of people making it to Bath. We are thrilled CreditCall ensured the large numbers of car park payment transactions were quick, reliable and secure when most needed. This ensured a smooth and quick turnaround of cars entering and leaving the car park, which all contributed to the enjoyable shopping experience of our customers. Based on this great experience, we will definitely continue working with CreditCall in the future."

About CreditCall
CreditCall Ltd. (http://www.creditcall.com) is a specialist payment services provider and transaction gateway with global recognition for innovation in credit card acceptance. The company provides ultra-high reliability card payment solutions. These are deployed for e-Commerce, Mail Order, Call Centres, and virtually any kind of unattended terminal, including parking and ticketing machines, and self-service kiosks. Its mainstay product, the CardEaseXML payment protocol allows developers unprecedented ease in providing card payment on new and existing systems. Most recently CreditCall has developed CardEase Mobile (http://www.cardeasemobile.com) the world's first Chip and PIN payment app soon available on BlackBerry and other smartphones.

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Bristol, Avon -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/08/2010 -- By introducing CreditCall's online payment solution, Cyclescheme eased its sign up process and bike scheme approval for the Government's Cycle to Work initiative.

Cyclescheme is the UK's number one provider of tax-free bikes for the Government's Cycle to Work initiative. Employees can make big savings on new bikes by choosing from over 1,600 independent bike shops throughout the UK and Eire once their employers have signed up for the scheme.

Handling up front deposits from clients wishing to use the scheme, Cyclescheme was looking for an online payment solution which could replace the old system of cheques and bank transfers. In addition they were hoping to accelerate the application process and ensure customers can receive their new bikes faster and with less hassle.

CreditCall was able to provide an online payment solution and reporting tool (WebMIS) which improved customer experience and cash-flow.

Gary Cooper, Cyclescheme Director commented "There's a lot of jargon and buzzwords thrown around in the card payments industry. What CreditCall achieved was to break this down so we understood the benefits of their system. Once we had the test system we could clearly see how card payments would streamline our processes and with the brilliant reporting tool we had a really neat tool for reconciliation. One point must not be overlooked, we had really tight deadlines and CreditCall had us live within 48 hours whilst other providers were quoting 6 to 8 weeks. In this day and age you need a supplier who's pro-active rather than always reacting and that's what we got."

Paul Sherlock, sales manager at CreditCall commented "Our administration and support is second to none. If we have a client that has deadlines we do our utmost to hit them. It demonstrates to our clients that they're important and not just a number."

About CreditCall
CreditCall Ltd. (http://www.creditcall.com) is a specialist payment services provider and transaction gateway with global recognition for innovation in credit card acceptance. The company provides ultra-high reliability card payment solutions. These are deployed for e-Commerce, Mail Order, Call Centres, and virtually any kind of unattended terminal, including parking and ticketing machines, and self-service kiosks. Its mainstay product, the CardEaseXML payment protocol allows developers unprecedented ease in providing card payment on new and existing systems. Most recently CreditCall has developed CardEase Mobile (http://www.cardeasemobile.com) the world's first Chip and PIN payment app soon available on BlackBerry and other smartphones.

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Bristol, Avon -- (SBWIRE) -- 11/16/2010 -- UK businesses can now sign up for CreditCall's 'Smartphone Payment Acceptance Trial' and be the first in the world to accept Chip & PIN credit and debit card payments with their smartphone. The CardEase Mobile application uses a certified PIN pad in connection with a BlackBerry® smartphone.

Businesses operating outside the 'normal' retail environment who need to accept payments on the go, such as tradespeople, mobile retailers, beauticians, delivery services, and exhibitors, can now accept Chip and PIN payments on their mobile phone, without the hassle of cheques or cash. Provided they have a mobile signal or WiFi connection, a smartphone, and the special Chip and PIN pad, card payments can be taken anywhere, anytime.

In its final development stage, CreditCall is now looking for businesses who would like to test the smartphone Chip and PIN payment terminal in the real world. The app will initially be installed on BlackBerry Curve, Bold, and Torch smartphones, with a version operating on Apple's iOS and Android following in the first quarter of 2011.

To be considered for the trial, following requirements need to be met:

- Have a credit card merchant account with one of CreditCall's partner UK acquiring bank
- Own a BlackBerry smartphone connected to one of the UK mobile phone operators
- Be prepared to provide weekly feedback to CreditCall on the service.
- Currently handling at least 5 card transactions a day

Interested businesses can register online on CardEaseMobile.com (http://www.cardeasemobile.com/trial_registration.html).

The PIN pad and app will be provided by CreditCall together with full training and hotline support.

Spaces are limited. The sign up deadline is Friday, 17th December 2010. Successful applicants will be contacted directly in early January with the trial starting by February 2011. The trial is scheduled to run for two months, with participants being able to continue to use CardEase Mobile once fully certified and accredited. Terms and conditions apply.

About CreditCall
CreditCall Ltd. ) is a specialist payment services provider and transaction gateway with global recognition for innovation in credit card acceptance. The company provides ultra-high reliability card payment solutions. These are deployed for e-Commerce, Mail Order, Call Centres, and virtually any kind of unattended terminal, including parking and ticketing machines, and self-service kiosks. Its mainstay product, the CardEaseXML payment protocol allows developers unprecedented ease in providing card payment on new and existing systems. Most recently CreditCall has developed CardEase Mobile the world's first Chip and PIN payment app soon available on BlackBerry and other smartphones.

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