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  • AIS Partners with TNS to Strengthen ATM and Retail Network Offer

    AIS Partners with TNS to Strengthen ATM and Retail Network Offer

    Thailand’s leading mobile operator, Advanced Info Service (AIS), is partnering with Transaction Network Services (TNS) to enhance its product portfolio to address the specific PCI DSS needs of its merchant customers.

    The new ATM and retail store communications solution, called PCI DSS Certified Hybrid MPLS, is a fully managed service which uses AIS’ mobile 3G and fixed MPLS network, combined with TNSLink. In addition to connectivity to Thailand’s banks, AIS merchant customers will be able to utilise the TNSLink solution to reach more than 400 payments-specific endpoints, including the world’s major card schemes, banks, acquirers, processors and value added financial service suppliers, which are connected to TNS’ worldwide network.

    Weerachai Patcharopartwong, Senior Vice President Corporate Marketing and Sales at AIS said: “AIS’ vision is to create a digital service for customers and Thai people which helps them do more and live better, as well as creates new opportunities for corporate customers to use digital technology to support business operations.

    “We’re delighted to be partnering with TNS and offering its specialised TNSLink product portfolio to our customer base across Thailand. TNS’ long-standing PCI DSS credentials, feature-rich solution and reliable technology make it the premier payments solutions provider in Thailand and a natural choice for our business.

    “This agreement with TNS makes AIS the first and only mobile operator in Thailand to offer a solution providing a communication network with high standard PCI DSS system support and this demonstrates our determination to enhance customer data protection.”

    TNSLink is a fully managed, PCI DSS compliant solution that allows customer to reduce capital outlay, lower operating costs and increase revenue for ATMs and point-of-sale (POS) terminals. A near real-time web reporting portal, TNSOnline, ensures ATM and POS systems operate with maximum uptime. In March, TNS announced it had launched 4G LTE network support for its TNSLink suite of solutions.

    Lisa Shipley, Executive Vice President and Managing Director of TNS’ Payment Network Solutions, said: “Our agreement with AIS is an excellent example of how we partner with local market leaders, such as AIS, to empower their bank and retail customers with the highest level of security for ATM and branch network access. We look forward to helping AIS grow its business using its superior 3G coverage across Thailand.”

    TNS is a Level 1 PCI DSS certified service provider and its secure network is supported 24x7x365 by TNS’ Network Operating Centres around the world. With a strong payments heritage and more than 20 years of expertise, TNS now provides services in more than 60 countries across Europe, the Americas and the Asia Pacific region.

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    About Transaction Network Services:

    Transaction Network Services (TNS) is a leading global provider of data communications and interoperability solutions. TNS offers a broad range of network and innovative value-added services that enable transactions and the exchange of information in diverse industries such as retail, banking, payment processing, telecommunications and the financial markets.

    Founded in 1990 in the United States, TNS has grown steadily and now provides services in over 60 countries across the Americas, Europe and the Asia Pacific region, with our reach extending to many more. TNS has designed and implemented multiple data networks that support a variety of widely accepted communications protocols and are designed to be scalable and accessible by multiple methods.

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  • TNS paves way for UnionPay global growth

    TNS paves way for UnionPay global growth

    Retailers globally stand to benefit from a new alliance making its easier for Chinese to shop with their UnionPay cards.

    Transaction Network Services (TNS) has launched a new global card scheme gateway which will enable merchants and banks to quickly and easily connect with UnionPay for authorisation and processing of in-store payment transactions.

    Banks, processors and merchants wishing to accept UnionPay cards will be able to use the TNS Scheme Gateway to access UnionPay’s processing hub in Hong Kong, removing the need for self-managed complex and costly bespoke connections.

    Lisa Shipley, executive VP and MD of TNS’ Payment Network Solutions, said UnionPay is now a significant player within the card industry globally and merchants and banks have long recognised the importance of being able to accept payments made via its card.

    “In addition to being complex, setting up bespoke network links can prove extremely costly and time consuming both to establish and to maintain, and as a result many merchants have been simply unable to accept UnionPay transactions until now.

    “We are removing the need for organisations to make changes to backend systems and networks, and offering them a streamlined, efficient and cost-effective alternative which can be operational in as little as two weeks.”

    The TNS Scheme Gateway for UnionPay uses TNS’ Secure Payments Network which allows retailers and banks to handle customer card data in accordance with PCI DSS regulations and best in class visibility and monitoring which ensures maximum uptime and availability. The technology converts the local domestic message format into UnionPay’s preferred type and manages all clearing, dispute and reconciliation files. TNS also manages all card scheme updates and compliance requirements, allowing merchants, banks and processors to focus on their core business.

    Currency exchange provider Travelex has already tested and signed up for the new gateway, becoming one of TNS’ first customers.

    Damian Cecchi, Travelex GM, said the new gateway was easy to set up and is much simpler than managing the company;s own connection.

    UnionPay dominates China’s fledgling credit card industry with 4.3 billion UnionPay cards now issued. IN 2013, more than US$5.2 trillion was spent using UnionPay and the cards are now being issued outside China.

    James Yang, chief representative South Pacific from UnionPay International, said working with TNS is part of a global expansion plan.

    “As our customers seek to explore the world they live in they need a trusted form of payment which can travel with them and with TNS’ help their UnionPay card will be their perfect travel partner.

    “Since UnionPay was established in 2002, we have actively responded to the social and economic development of China and are proud to have driven the growth of China’s bankcard industry. This new partnership with TNS helps us to take the next step and cement our position in the global marketplace.”

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