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ICP integrates with IGT and acquirers. "We are gearing up to have all services in
place to support North American deployments of Castles'
Innovative Computer Professionals Inc. partnered with products, and to satisfy our mutual customers," said Bill
IGT Global Solutions Corp. to integrate its OmniCommerce McCubbins, POSData Group Executive Vice President.
Software Platform with several IGT casino systems. As a
result, casino patrons can transfer casino funds onto ICP- Visa teams with Marqeta
issued bank cards in order to spend their cash. "Our goal
is to modernize the casino patron experience and elimi- Visa and Marqeta Inc. formed a multiyear, global partner-
nate unnecessary friction points such as physical player ship to drive further commercial and consumer payment
loyalty cards and cash-only commerce," said Sina Miri, innovations. Additionally, Visa made a strategic invest-
IGT Vice President Casino Systems. ment in Marqeta to support Marqeta's domestic and
international growth objectives. The initial efforts of the
iPayment, Opticard support loyalty partnership will revolve around growing opportunities
for virtual, physical and tokenized payments across com-
iPayment Inc. partnered with Opticard, a division of mercial markets and new use cases for Marqeta's open
Cayan LLC. Through this affiliation, iPayment will effec- API platform.
tively expand its value-added service offerings to include
a stored value gift and loyalty card solution designed Wirecard, Gulf Air strengthen alliance
specifically for SMBs to its growing portfolio. iPayment's
new gift offering will be available through its direct sales, Wirecard AG extended its partnership with Gulf Air,
agent and ISO channel partners. the national airline of the Kingdom of Bahrain. Building
upon an existing agreement that covers online booking
Nextep incorporates LevelUp and in-person POS payment processing, the partners
plan to expand globally with new solutions and products.
Nextep Systems partnered with LevelUp to make the "With Wirecard we have found a reliable partner that
ordering experience faster for guests who pay with supports Gulf Air in our entire payment processes," said
LevelUp at Nextep self-order kiosk, touchscreen drive- Mr. Ammar Mohammed Alsaad, Director Accounting at
through and over-the-counter POS locations. "Our new Gulf Air.
partnership with LevelUp adds even
more value to our revenue generat-
ing point-of-sale by giving our clients
access to a top-notch user engagement
tool," said Tommy Woycik, President
of Nextep.

Pivotal Payments selects
Conformance Technologies

Pivotal Payments selected a suite
of solutions by Conformance
Technologies LLC to enhance and
protect its North American merchant
portfolio. The agreement encompasses
the CT's PCI ToolKit, Cyber Attack
Readiness ToolKit, InConRadar and
Data Incident Management Program
offerings. "We appreciate Pivotal
Payments' validation of our approach,
and are excited to deliver these solu-
tions to their merchant customer base,"
said Darrel Anderson, President of CT.

POSData, Castles Technology
ink deal

Castles Technology International
Corp. entered a formal distribution
agreement with POSData Group to
offer an additional source of EMV-
ready payment solutions for vendors

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