TNS unveils its Secure Internet Gateway in India
Transaction Network Services (TNS) has launched its highly anticipated Secure Internet Gateway (SIG) to the Indian market and revealed it has already secured its first customer agreement with one of the world’s leading international acquirers.
TNS’ SIG is the first IP device level solution to be offered to merchant acquirers and processors in India that has been specifically designed for point-of-sale payments terminals. Prior to this, acquirers and processors had to build their own infrastructure with solutions from local telcos.
Michael Johnson, TNS’ Managing Director for FinTech Solutions in Asia Pacific said: “We are delighted to have secured this leading acquirer as the first customer onboard for our dedicated gateway. The Indian market is rapidly expanding with almost 500 million electronic payment transactions occurring every month. We expect to see this figure continue its fast growth as financial inclusion programs bring more of the 1.4 billion population into banking and retailers provide a wider range of payment options in store.”
The highly-anticipated launch of TNS’ SIG provides acquirers and processors with an innovative, robust and PCI DSS compliant solution which is closely tailored to the demanding needs of the payments industry as opposed to generic telco options. It helps guard against internet security incidents which are increasingly targeting IP transactions, such as hacking, rogue terminals and DDoS attacks.
“We are proud to be diversifying our operations in India and helping this dynamic economy develop.” Johnson added.
Prior to this agreement, TNS has supported this acquirer with multiple other solutions around the world. This is the first time the organizations will work together using IP products in India.
TNS’ SIG solution enables merchants to connect online and offline payments to acquirers, processors and banks, via a highly secure payments network. It offers ultra-high availability, redundant access points, 24x7x365 support and a seamless migration path to deliver IP transactions to the processing hosts. The flexible PCI compliant solution helps to lower overall costs while offering a range of features, such as protocol and message conversion, host isolation and an online management reporting and configuration portal.
Founded in 1990, TNS is a trusted partner to the payments industry and offers a broad portfolio of solutions, including secure and resilient transaction delivery services that are used by many of the top banks, transaction processors and ATM deployers around the world.
The organization has secured a strong payments heritage, providing managed services across Europe, the Americas and the Asia Pacific regions. TNS is a Level 1 PCI DSS certified service provider and a global board member of the ATM Industry Association (ATMIA). TNS’ secure network is supported 24x7x365 by multiple Network Operating Centers around the world.
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