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nies and feel more comfortable using the services of tries. The P97 PetroZone platform connects merchants
traditional banks. Just under two thirds (61 percent) said to consumers by enabling payments and digital offer
they would feel comfortable depositing no more than campaigns from any device or connected car. By easing
£500 of their own money in a mobile-only bank account. and securing the purchasing process, merchants benefit
A further nine out of 10 people in Britain (87 percent) from increased sales, greater brand loyalty and lower
said they trust their money is safe with their current operating costs, the partners stated.
bank – just five years after Mark Carney, current Bank of
England Governor warned that lack of public confidence FreedomPay, EFI team up for P2PE
in banks was holding back economic recovery, research-
ers stated. FreedomPay, a provider of secure commerce technology,
was selected by EFI as a secure credit card payment gate-
way provider for the EFI Self-Serve M600 station, a sys-
PARTNERSHIPS tem that lets customers easily copy, scan or print from a
variety of sources and securely pay in a self-serve envi-
Bluefin, Token EX team up ronment, FreedomPay stated.FreedomPay's Commerce
Platform is expected to make the M600 station a lead-
Bluefin, a provider of PCI-validated point-to-point ing self-serve printing device to support point-to-point
encryption (P2PE) solutions, recently partnered with encryption, bringing the latest in payment technology
TokenEx, a tokenization vendor for data security. Bluefin and security to users of the EFI Self-Serve M600 products
and TokenEx stated they will provide their platform in retail, hospitality and education environments.
security technologies to each company's respective client
base – including Bluefin's PCI-validated P2PE solution Gemalto selects Vipps technology
for TokenEx clients, and TokenEx's Cloud Tokenization
solution for Bluefin clients. Norwegian company Vipps entered into a strategic
agreement with digital security leader Gemalto to pro-
ControlScan forms new, strengthens vide a secure digital turnkey solution for quick response
established relationships code and near field communication proximity and
ecommerce payments. The new solution aims to provide
ControlScan expanded its partnership with Growmark secure payment services to retailers, private-label issuers
Inc. to deliver managed firewall services and the PCI and domestic schemes across the world; customers will
1-2-3 program across affiliated locations to further benefit from an end-to-end secure cloud service compli-
strengthen Growmark's overall cybersecurity posture. ant with every digital wallet available in the market, the
Growmark provides payment services nationwide to partners stated.
locations that market various products and services to
farmers, fleet owners, homeowners, turf/landscaping ACQUISITIONS
operators, and select convenience stores, fueling centers
and cardlock locations. In addition, ControlScan is part-
nering with P97 Networks to offer enhanced security ControlScan acquires Dunbar Cybersecurity
controls for mobile payment services in the convenience, ControlScan acquired Hunt Valley, Md.-based Dunbar
fuel retailer, quick-serve restaurant and related indus- Cybersecurity, including its Security Operations Center

and SIEM platform, Cyphon. With this strategic acquisi-
tion, ControlScan intends to strengthen its threat detec-
SPOTLIGHT tion and response capabilities, helping the businesses
it serves better manage an unprecedented number of
INNOVATORS incoming cyber threats. The company stated the decision
to expand its capabilities comes from recent research,
including the 2017 Threat Monitoring, Detection and
Your Response Report, which found a majority of organizations
Company do not have the internal manpower or expertise to effec-
tively detect and respond to cybersecurity threats.
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