Cardservice International Partners With Computer Associates to Provide Credit Card Merchant Accounts and Secure Payment Gateway Services for Jasmine

Business Wire, June 29, 1999

AGOURA HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 29, 1999--

Jasmine E-Business Applications Gain Integrated Merchant Credit

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Cardservice International Tuesday announced a technology- development partnership with Computer Associates International Inc. (CA) that will enable developers and end users to integrate credit card merchant accounts and secure payment gateway services into applications implemented with Jasmine, CA's intelligent information infrastructure for e-business applications.

"Our partnership with Computer Associates underscores Cardservice's commitment to providing our partners and merchants with the industry's most advanced tools for rapidly enabling merchant payment acceptance and securely transporting transactions," said Todd Whiton, senior vice president of the Internet Commerce Group at Cardservice International.

As a result of the partnership, merchants will be able to quickly and easily apply online for services such as setting up a merchant account via Cardservice WebApp(sm) and credit-card processing directly through Jasmine. These fully integrated payment solutions will enable approved merchants to begin accepting credit-card payments over the Internet within 24 hours of building their virtual storefronts.

Expanded processing services also include authorization, data capture and settlement services, and online reporting capabilities. These services complement the comprehensive suite of tools already offered through Cardservice International's LinkPoint Secure Payment Gateway.

"The integration of Cardservice's payment and merchant services enhances CA's comprehensive e-commerce offerings," said Mike LaTorraca, vice president, CA development partner program. "This partnership will empower enterprises using Jasmine as their electronic commerce infrastructure to easily and effectively enable credit-card transactions."

The LinkPoint Secure Payment Gateway provides real-time processing, increased fraud protection and enhanced security. With the LinkPoint Secure Payment Gateway, funds are automatically authorized from the consumer's credit card and set aside for the merchant to collect.

The collection or capture process is done entirely through the World Wide Web. No longer is there a need for separate credit-card equipment, or for printing orders and manually entering them into credit-card-processing machines. For consumers, the LinkPoint Secure Payment Gateway provides an extra level of security because the credit card is encrypted and is seen only by authorized gateway personnel.

Jasmine is the perfect solution for building and deploying intelligent, next-generation business systems over Internet and client/server computing environments. It offers developers an object- oriented platform ideally suited for dynamic multimedia applications while delivering the integrity and practical data management required for mainstream business solutions.

About Cardservice International

Cardservice International is a technology-driven, customer- focused company that provides merchant account services and secure transport of financial transactions for businesses in both the physical and virtual worlds. Cardservice International has headquarters in Agoura Hills, with 200 field offices throughout the United States. For additional information, visit http://www.cardservice.com.