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Bluefin Payment Systems and Industry Retail Group, a Vector Security® Company, Announce Partnership for Bluefin's PCI-Validated Point-to-Point Encryption (P2PE) SolutionsBluefin Payment Systems has announced a partnership with Industry Retail Group (IRG) to provide Bluefin's PCI (News - Alert)-Validated Point-to-Point Encryption (P2PE) Solutions to IRG Clients. Bluefin offers the most comprehensive suite of P2PE solutions in the industry. In March 2014, Bluefin was validated by the PCI Security Standards Council (SSC) for their PayConex P2PE payment platform. The company now offers three PCI-validated P2PE products, including PayConex P2PE Enhanced Gateway (News - Alert); DecryptxTM, which enables P2PE for Enterprises and Tier 1 Merchants with no change to the businesses' current acquiring relationship; and the QuickSwipe mobile payments P2PE solution. IRG, a Vector Security Company, is a leading provider of broadband and broadband-centric services to retailers and other multi-site companies. IRG provides their merchants with a foundation for business visibility, offering data analytics, intelligence gathering and connectivity solutions to support all business objectives. "IRG's mission is to provide retailers and other multi-site organizations with a premier suite of broadband-enabled network services," stated Mike Luzio, President of IRG. "As part of Vector Security, it is in our DNA to provide secure solutions to our merchants, and partnering with Bluefin is a natural step in offering protection to our clients from a potential data breach. As the first PCI-validated Point-to-Point Encryption solution provider in North America, Bluefin offers the most secure, innovative P2PE technology currently available on the market. We are thrilled to be able to offer our clients the best available option for securing their cardholder data." Bluefin's PCI-validated P2PE solutions secure card transactions by encrypting all data within a PCI-approved point of entry swipe or keypad device, preventing clear-text cardholder data from being available in the device or the erchant's system where it could be exposed to malware. Under the agreement, IRG will provide Bluefin's P2PE product suite through IRG's current sales channels. Bluefin will fulfill, manage and support all P2PE orders, including device shipping, chain of custody and device monitoring. "IRG is a Gartner (News - Alert)-recognized, VISA PCI DDS-validated provider that offers a superior and comprehensive portfolio of broadband services to their merchants," stated John M. Perry, Bluefin CEO. "They serve thousands of Fortune 1000 retailer sites, and they understand the importance of protecting their clients from the expense and damage to the brand that result from a data breach. Our PCI-validated P2PE solutions will secure and protect cardholder data for the merchant and consumer, and we are very excited to partner with IRG and provide their merchants a secure solution to protect cardholder data." Visit Bluefin (booth #526) and IRG (booth #1355) at the National Retail Federation (NRF) Big Show, January 11th - 13th, to learn more about PCI-validated P2PE. About Bluefin Payment Systems Bluefin Payment Systems is the leading provider of secure payment technology for enterprises, financial institutions and small-medium sized businesses worldwide. Bluefin's proprietary PayConex platform features PCI-validated Point-to-Point Encryption (P2PE), the QuickSwipe mobile POS system, tokenization, transparent redirect and more. Bluefin is a Participating Organization of the PCI SSC and is headquartered in Atlanta, with offices in New York, Chicago and Tulsa. For more information please visit http://www.bluefin.com/. About Industry Retail Group Industry Retail Group, Inc. (IRG), a Vector Security company, (http://www.industryretail.com) is a Gartner-recognized, and VISA PCI DSS validated, provider of customized managed network services, offering a comprehensive portfolio of broadband and broadband-centric services targeted to retailers and other multi-site companies. IRG is single-source purveyor of managed IP communication, application and turnkey professional services; plug-in IRG applications such as Hotspot and Enterprise Wi-Fi solutions, Mobility, Hosted VoIP, and IP-based Video Surveillance to further leverage customers' broadband investments. IRG's client base includes Fortune 1000 retailers, quick-serve restaurants and convenience store chains. IRG was acquired by Vector Security in August 2013. www.vectorintelligentsolutions.com |
