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PARTNERSHIPS action authentication and access control server (ACS).
Netcetera said it operates a multi-client-capable 3-D
secure issuer service with a state-of-the-art ACS as a core
Brightwell, Virgin Voyages expand partnership component used by more than 200 banks and card issu-
Brightwell, a global payments technology company, ers worldwide. The 3-D secure issuer service is EMVCo-
expanded its partnership with Virgin Voyages. With approved and compliant with EMV 3DS protocols, the
ReadyRemit, powered by Brightwell's international pay- partners stated, noting that it is designed for frictionless,
ment partners, Virgin Voyages can now easily pay reliable payment processing. From a security perspec-
vendors, workers, and others, and provide customer- tive, the solution reduces risk for non-authenticated
facing payouts like rebates, rewards, and refunds with transactions, associated refunds and lost revenue while
one digital solution, Brightwell stated, adding that in at the same time enabling a frictionless cardholder expe-
addition to fast, digital payments, ReadyRemit allows rience, they added.
Brightwell's customers like Virgin Voyages to provide Utimaco, Spencer deploy remote key injection
secure payments to over 120 countries in the world, with
no need for Virgin to store customer credit card or bank- Utimaco, a global provider of IT security solutions,
ing information. partnered with Spencer Technologies, a provider of end-
to-end IT life cycle solutions for every type of major cor-
CLOWD9, Netcetera target global payments fraud poration in the retail market. The duo stated they have
CLOWD9, a cloud native, decentralized payments pro- combined their technological and market expertise to
cessing platform, partnered with Netcetera, a global soft- deliver a highly secure and certified solution that reduc-
ware company for secure, convenient digital payment es the burden of compliance for the management of
solutions, as its payment security provider. CLOWD9 millions of cryptographic keys deployed in thousands of
will use Netcetera's 3-D secure issuer service for trans- POS payment devices. POS devices must be pre-loaded
with the cryptographic keys needed to safely process
payments, which can only be done in a trusted envi-
ronment by authorized key custodians in a secure
Snapshot of Upcoming Events way. Spencer Technologies has integrated Utimaco's
secure and certified Keybridge key injection solution
into its Remote Digital Services portfolio.
Visa, Welcome.Place, Enfuce, Epassi
pilot refugee program
Finnish cloud-native issuing and processing com-
pany Enfuce launched a pilot project with social
enterprise Welcome.Place, Finnish mobile payments
provider for employment benefits Epassi, and Visa to
February 7- 9 2023 distribute prepaid payment cards to refugees arriv-
ing in France. The pilot project will initially focus
Hilton New Orleans Riverside on Ukrainian refugees who have arrived in France
www.atmia.com/conferences/us/ since the February 2022 start of the war in Ukraine.
Welcome.Place was established in 2022 as a commu-
nity-driven neobank to provide simple, inclusive,
accessible financial solutions for all newcomers to
help them settle quickly. NGOs and companies can
now offer newcomers banking and financial solutions
provided by Welcome.Place and its partners. As part
of a Welcome Package, refugees and immigrants will
receive a prepaid Visa card that is pre-loaded with
funds to spend on a range of items and services.
ACQUISITION
March 29 - 30, 2023
i3 Verticals completes Accufund acquisition
Westin Boston Seaport District Hotel Boston, MA
https://northeastacquirers.com/ Effective Jan. 1, 2023, i3 Verticals Inc. completed
the acquisition of Accufund Inc., a provider of fund
accounting solutions for government entities and
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