DataCash Announces New Partnership With Phoenix Managed Networks (PMN)

-- Omni-channel payment processing specialist, DataCash - A MasterCard Company, is teaming up with Phoenix Managed Networks (PMN), a secure IT network provider, to further enhance its merchant payment solutions with PMN's enterprise-strength network security and management service.

RESTON, Virginia, June 12, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The combination of industry-leading Chip&PIN payment processing technology provided by DataCash and PMN's PhoeniXSentry network security and management service, delivers both an affordable and advanced end-to-end managed security service for maximum protection of in-store IT traffic, for retail environments of any size.

The PMN solution will allow DataCash merchants to easily and comprehensively protect their Point of Sale transaction data by separating payment and non-payment related internet traffic, thus ensuring the risk of potential data breach is significantly reduced.

It remains critical that merchants proactively mitigate risk and employ data safety measures to safeguard against possible future incidents.

Sales Director at DataCash, Wendy Dobson, comments: "Payments security has always been our top priority. This new partnership with Phoenix Managed Networks gives our merchants the opportunity to implement and maintain the highest security standards throughout the whole payment process. We are excited about what we can achieve together in the future."

"We are making the same level of security required by the world's leading financial institutions available to retailers of all sizes as an affordable 24x7 managed security service," said Alan Stephenson-Brown, Managing Director of European Operations for Phoenix Managed Networks. "The combination of PhoeniXSentry's enterprise strength, cloud-based network security and management with DataCash's industry-leading Chip&PIN solution means retailers can now more effectively reduce their liability and protect sensitive data in the face of rising global security concerns."

About DataCash

Founded in 1996, DataCash Group Ltd (part of MasterCard Incorporated) provides multi-channel global payment processing services and advanced fraud prevention and risk management solutions to merchants and banks. As a global partner to some of the world's most recognisable brands in the gaming, travel, retail and finance sectors, DataCash combines smart thinking and an end-to-end solution to help its customers transcend the complexities and expense associated with payment processing.

About Phoenix Managed Networks

As a network provider to some of the world's leading financial institutions, Phoenix Managed Networks provides reliable, cost-effective payment communications, gateway and network security services that connect and protect customer networks, businesses and brands. The company's cloud-based network security service, PhoeniXSentry, delivers affordable and reliable enterprise-strength security to businesses without dedicated IT or security staff. As the world's first PCI DSS Level 1-certified security service, PhoeniXSentry ensures all businesses under its protection continually meet their PCI DSS compliance requirements. Phoenix has established a reputation of delivering quality, innovation and uncompromising customer care. For more information, please visit http://www.phoenixmanagednetworks.com.