Secure POS Vendor Alliance Continues to Build Core Membership as Prominent Payment Industry Leaders Sign On

Chase Paymentech joins the SPVA along with other industry powerhouses, Mustang MicroSystems, Inc., Semtek Corporation and Transaction Network Services

• Press Release
• Source: SPVA
• On 9:00 am EDT, Tuesday October 20, 2009

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Building on its rapidly expanding member base, four electronic payment companies have joined the Secure POS Vendor Alliance (SPVA), a non-profit business organization founded by Hypercom (NYSE: HYC - News), Ingenico S.A. (EURONEXT: ING) and VeriFone (NYSE: PAY - News). The SPVA works to advance compliance of existing payment card security standards, protect cardholder information and defend merchants and acquirers against security breaches.

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“Chase Paymentech is committed to providing the safest operating environment for our partners and customers,” said Diane Donoghue, EVP of Chase Paymentech. “By joining the SPVA, we join other industry leaders to leverage opportunities to remain ahead of emerging security threats.”

SPVA membership is open to all vendors that develop secure POS payment systems or have products or solutions that interact with secure POS payment devices such as retailers, acquirers and banks. Members of the SPVA deliver a unique experience with security guidelines, ensure best practice implementation and continue to evolve security enhancements and interoperability required to reduce fraud and lower risk for all participants in card payment transactions. These companies join existing members such as Heartland Payment and Atos Worldline who partnered with the organization early on.

“Our newest members represent the range of companies that work together to provide secure electronic transactions to businesses and consumers,” said Steven Hughes, SPVA president. “Their membership signals the growing importance of cooperation among all the participants in the secure payment value chain.”

New associate members that have signed up with the SPVA since July 2009 include:

Chase Paymentech, a subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase (JPMC), is a global leader in payment processing and merchant acquiring, authorizing financial transactions in more than 130 currencies. The company's proprietary platforms provide access to a wide variety of payment methods, such as credit cards, debit cards, prepaid stored value cards and electronic check processing. In 2008, Chase Paymentech processed more than 21.4 billion transactions with a value exceeding $713.9 billion, including an estimated half of global Internet transactions. The company also provides a full set of solutions aimed at accelerating cash flow and managing transaction data. On the Internet or at the point of sale, Chase Paymentech's unique combination of outstanding service, innovative solutions and financial strength offers solid benefits to companies both large and small. More information can be found at www.chasepaymentech.com.

Mustang MicroSystems, Inc. provides cryptographic key management and injection services in retail stores or in service centers for retailers, POS systems vendors, and systems integrators. Mustang provides services for all phases of POS and payment system development including planning, integration and final installation. Mustang is an Authorized Repair Facility for Signature Capture and Payment Terminal manufacturers, offering and supporting terminal management and Emergency Replacement Service (ERS) programs as part of its One-Stop service approach. Mustang also provides a unique service for in-store TDES conversion utilizing a portable universal key loader. For more information, visit www.mustang2000.com.

Semtek Corporation has been a leader in magnetics technology since 1999, serving large public and private sector clients who require secure data capture components for their fixed-base and wireless devices. Since 2004, Semtek has been focused on resolving the security deficiencies of magnetic stripe based payment systems and is playing an increasingly central role in the development of end to end security architectures for merchants and payment processors. For more information, visit www.semtek.com.

Transaction Network Services is a leading global provider of data communications and interoperability solutions. Through its secure networks, it enables businesses, people and markets to connect, transact, and trade with each other. Founded in 1990, TNS has grown steadily and now provides services to over 28 countries across America, Europe and the Asia Pacific region, with its reach extending to many more. Each year TNS carries billions of transactions across its high-speed, PCI-certified data networks. For further information about TNS, visit www.tnsi.com.

To learn more about membership opportunities, visit www.spva.org.

About Secure POS Vendor Alliance (www.spva.org) The Secure POS Vendor Alliance (SPVA) is a non-profit organization that works with the multiple stakeholders of the payment value chain. Its aim is to develop an end-to-end security framework and to enhance security elements of payment solutions which protect cardholder information and defend merchants and acquirers against security breaches, while helping reducing fraud and lowering risk for all electronic payment stakeholders.

About Hypercom (www.hypercom.com) Global payment technology leader Hypercom Corporation delivers a full suite of high security, end-to-end electronic payment products and services. The Company's solutions address the high security electronic transaction needs of banks and other financial institutions, processors, large scale retailers, smaller merchants, quick service restaurants, and users in the transportation, petroleum, healthcare, prepaid, unattended and many other markets. Hypercom solutions enable businesses in more than 100 countries to securely expand their revenues and profits. Hypercom is a founding member of the Secure POS Vendor Alliance (SPVA) and is the second largest provider of electronic payment solutions and services in Western Europe and third largest provider globally.

About Ingenico (www.ingenico.com)

Ingenico is the world’s leading provider of payment solutions, with over 15 million terminals deployed in more than 125 countries. Its 2,500 employees worldwide support retailers, banks and service providers to optimize and secure their electronic payments solutions, develop their offer of services and increase their point of sales revenue. Ingenico generated pro-forma revenue of €780M in 2008.

About VeriFone Holdings, Inc. (www.verifone.com)

VeriFone Holdings, Inc. (“VeriFone”), a global leader in secure electronic payment technologies, provides expertise, solutions and services for today with a migration strategy for tomorrow. VeriFone delivers solutions that add value to the point of sale, resulting in improved merchant retention and the generation of new sources of revenue for its partners and customers. VeriFone solutions are specifically designed to meet the needs of vertical markets including financial, retail, petroleum, government and healthcare.

Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

This press release includes statements that may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding the development, adoption, implementation, interoperability, performance and effectiveness of electronic payments industry security standards, the development of future security standards and guidelines intended to reduce and prevent fraud and other threats to electronic payment transaction integrity, and lower risk for all participants in card payment transactions. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and beliefs and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. In particular, factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include: the ability of the Alliance to attract significant industry membership and participation in its activities and adherence to its policies and guidelines; industry, technological and regulatory changes; industry and market acceptance of and compliance with new security standards and guidelines; compliance with disparate certification requirements and government regulations; the state of the U.S. and global economies in general and other risks detailed in the companies’ filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the companies' most recent 10-K and subsequent 10-Qs and 8-Ks. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made and are not guarantees of future performance. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements.

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