HPS selects Integri for e-payments platform testing in Middle East and Africa

Brussels, 18 June 2008 – Integri, a leading provider of test tools and services for payment, ticketing and mobile applications, today announces that HPS, a provider of electronic payment processing solutions active in the Middle East and on the African continent has selected its technology for testing payment host and terminal connections.

To guarantee a correct functioning of debit and credit payment transactions, it is of key importance that data connections between issuing banks and acquirers are running faultless. With an extensive range of Integri test suites, HPS Middle East & Africa customers are now being offered a flexible and robust instrument to verify a correct data exchange as well as compliance to the HPS proprietary protocols SID and PPWM. The tools are built on the field-proven open Platform INQ®, a test tool development platform enabling easy customization and test script editing.

HPS endorses Integri tools within local banks and acquirers in the Middle East and Africa. The partnership will possibly be extended to a larger region in a next stage.
Abdeslam Alaoui Ismaili, EVP Sales & Customer Care at HPS said: “As a trusted supplier of payments processing software, we have been very demanding throughout the process of selecting a testing business partner, as recommending third party technology can seriously impact our image. However, Integri successfully passed an in-depth quality check and was able to meet our most rigorous requirements.”

Jan De Meester, General Manager at Integri commented: “This partnership enables banks to benefit from a complete offering that combines a payment processing solution with the matching off-the-shelf test tool. We see an increasing demand from the industry for such end-to-end packages as it leads to a shortened time-to-deploy and optimizes cost-efficiency.”

About Integri
Integri specialises in test tools and test services for payment, ticketing and mobile applications. Alongside the open INQ platform, Integri offers a number of dedicated platforms for specific applications, each with a number of Off-the-Shelf Test Suites. These test suites are fully prepared solutions that include simulation and test scripts and are based on international open standards. Integri employs 45 staff, has +150 customers and sold +2000 licenses in 35 countries since its inception in 1992. Integri is located in Belgium, France and the US. Integri’s clients are mainly financial institutions, smartcard manufacturers, terminal manufacturers, ticketing operators, mobile operators and system integrators active in e- or m-business.

Integri is a wholly owned, autonomous business unit of Clear2Pay, an international financial technology company focused on delivering globally applicable solutions for secure, timely electronic payments. Clear2Pay operates from 13 international offices and currently employs over 400 staff.

More information on www.integri.com

Media contact Integri
Steve Lacourt
Tel: +32 (0) 2 717 69 00
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About HPS
HPS is one of the leading providers of electronic payment systems worldwide. HPS mission is to build, develop and maintain comprehensive, innovative and modular solutions used by more than 300 institutions in 50 countries, including leading banks, national and regional payment switch centers, telecom operators, oil companies and e-government projects. Certified by international institutions such as Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Diners Club and JCB, HPS solution ‘PowerCARD’ is appropriate for any business that processes electronic payment transactions: cards issuing (private or international debit cards, credit cards, prepaid cards, loyalty cards, etc.), transactions acquiring, national/regional and international switching and other innovative card-based offerings.

Learn more about HPS solutions and references on www.hps-worldwide.com

Media contact HPS
Mrs. Ilham Larhlid
Phone: +212 22 95 60 00
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