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Press Release
Clear2Pay NFC Test Solution approved by NFC ForumPartners create foundation for interoperable NFC products
Brussels, 24 February, 2011 – Clear2Pay, the international technology provider of next generation payment solutions for financial institutions, today announces that the NFC Forum, a non-profit industry association that advances the use of NFC technology, approved its NFC Test Solution. The test tool is developed to enable the industry confirm compliance of their products to the NFC Forum standards-based specifications. The Integri branded solution will be used by certification test laboratories for the official validation of digital protocol conformance of NFC products worldwide. The solution is also available for NFC device manufacturers’ debugging and pre-certification needs.
The approval covers the Integri Test Solution implementing all Test Cases for Digital Protocol and Tag Operations as defined by the NFC Forum for the First Wave of Certification. The Test Tool is built on a proprietary Open Test Platform, enabling flexible and scalable solutions. Also, Clear2Pay is working on a partner solution to address the next Certification Wave requirements of analog RF testing. Debbie Arnold, NFC Forum Interim Director noted “It’s been a pleasure working with our partner Clear2Pay. Besides developing the essential test equipment for the NFC community, the company is an active contributor to the NFC Forum’s Testing Working Group and has been instrumental in specifying the NFC Forum technical test specifications.” Jean de Crane, Chief Operating Officer at Clear2Pay, clarifies:”This approval rewards the intense efforts we did in the field of NFC over the past few years. NFC is a technology with an enormous potential that constitutes real added-value applications for consumers and corporations. We are truly delighted to contribute to the creation of a foundation for trusted NFC products and thus accelerate the global uptake of this promising technology.” -end- About Clear2Pay
Clear2Pay is a payments modernisation company that actively supports many global financial institutions to meet their payments unification goals through its pure SOA Open Payment Framework (OPF). Headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, the company facilitates banks and financial organisations in their provision of payments services, whether they be Card, ACH, Branch, Bulk, High Care or International payment transactions. Clear2Pay's innovative technology helps to reduce transactions processing costs, and to deliver new, compelling payment services in a competitive way. Functions embrace payments origination, reporting, linkage with back-office processing systems, clearing, netting and settlement. In addition the company offers a range of value added payment technology solutions and services such as e-Banking, the Integri Open Test Platform, ChargeBack, Strategic Consultancy and Payments Training through a dedicated Academy. Clients include global and major regional financial institutions such as ING, Banco Santander, Crédit Agricole, VISA, MasterCard, BNP Paribas, The Federal Reserve, NETS (Denmark), The People Bank of China (PBOC), Bank of East Asia, Rabobank, The Co-operative Financial Services and Commonwealth Bank. Clear2Pay operates out of Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, United Kingdom, United States, Australia, China, Malaysia and Singapore and currently employs over 650 staff. Recently, the company was awarded the XCelent Customer Base 2010 award for its undisputed largest payment hub customer base, both live and under implementation. For more information, please visit http://clear2pay.com/.
About the NFC Forum
The NFC Forum was launched as a non-profit industry association in 2004 by leading mobile communications, semiconductor and consumer electronics companies. The Forum's mission is to advance the use of Near Field Communication technology by developing specifications, ensuring interoperability among devices and services and educating the market about NFC technology. The Forum's 140 global member companies currently are developing specifications for a modular NFC device architecture and protocols for interoperable data exchange and device-independent service delivery, device discovery and device capability.
The NFC Forum's Sponsor members, which hold seats on the Board of Directors, include leading players in key industries around the world. The Sponsor members are: Innovision Research & Technology plc, INSIDE Contactless, MasterCard Worldwide, Microsoft Corp., NEC, Nokia, NTT DOCOMO, Inc., NXP Semiconductors, Renesas Technology, Samsung, Sony Corporation, STMicroelectronics and Visa Inc. For more information:
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