Press release
mBlox Chooses ValistaPlus™ Payments to Support PayforIt Accredited Mobile Billing Services
New Billing System Provides a Consistent and User Friendly Payment Experience Helping to Fuel the Growth of Mobile Content
DUBLIN, IRELAND and SAN MATEO, Calif — February 12, 2008 –Valista, the leading provider of multi-channel digital commerce solutions and managed services, today announced that mBlox, the world’s largest mobile transaction network, will use ValistaPlus™ Payments globally to support mBlox’s WAP billing system. Valista’s payments platform will support mBlox’s PayforIt accreditation in the United Kingdom, ensuring that consumers’ payment experience is consistent, transparent and user-friendly, promoting a trustworthy environment when making one-off payments or establishing subscription services via their phone. (See separate mBlox press release: “mBlox Launches Global WAP Billing Platform” – 02.12.08 for additional information)
As more consumers use their mobile phones to purchase goods and services increasing transaction numbers, more sophisticated systems are required for customer care and transaction processing. The ValistaPlus Payments system augments mBlox’s existing billing platform with a direct-to-bill charging service, creating a robust and secure billing system. With ValistaPlus Payments, merchants are able to optimize revenues through transaction transparency and provide appropriate security and fraud protection.
The mBlox platform with the addition of the ValistaPlus payments platform is PayforIt accredited and provides a standard for payment clarity, reliability and traceability, which ensures that consumers know exactly what they are paying for prior to the purchase. The mBlox platform also provides access to cross carrier Adult Verification (AV), which supports the verification of a subscriber’s age to allow blocking of inappropriate content.
ValistaPlus Payments provides a single payment system for multiple payment options including operator bills, credit/debit card, premium SMS, stored value and loyalty programs over multiple channels. This comprehensive payment functionality addresses today’s increasing market demand for off-deck content while improving customer satisfaction through greater transparency and payment flexibility. The ValistaPlus Payments platform can be deployed as licensed software or as part of the Operator Payments Service, a managed service, which is in use by U.S. operator, Cricket Communications.
“While the market has understood that end-to-end transaction reliability and visibility is a critical component for customer care and satisfaction, operators are becoming more stringent regarding the delivery and billing of mobile content and services, requiring greater transparency and robust transaction processing,” said Fran Heeran, chief technology officer of Valista. “mBlox recognizes the needs of operators and content providers and we are proud to be their chosen payment system as they expand their WAP billing platform on a global scale.”
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Valista provides a complete digital commerce experience through a suite of platforms and managed services, enabling multi-channel payments, settlement and service lifecycle management. The Company provides a unique range of market solutions accelerating the adoption of digital commerce by allowing service providers to support and offer complex and evolving business models, streamlining processes and offering consumers exciting new ways of interacting with digital content..
Valista enables mobile, broadband and cable operators, media and entertainment companies to manage the entire digital commerce ecosystem including the on-boarding, provisioning, merchandizing, payments, settlement and customer care services. We offer a wide range of implementation options, deploying best of breed application software, assisting with analysis, design and integration or delivering a complete managed service.
Valista's digital commerce management solutions and services have been proven across the globe in real world implementations by leading innovators such as U.S. Cellular, Cricket, Vodafone, NTT DoCoMo, France Telecom's w-HA, Orange, mBlox and Telcel.
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