Pulse Network to Use HP Platform to Increase Processing Power

Consumer banking

Discover's Debit Network Grows, But Durbin Challenges Await

Discover Financial Services' Pulse debit network posted solid gains in the first quarter, but executives say a new rule banning network exclusivity could prove a hurdle going forward.

By Victoria Finkle

March 22

Discover Financial Services' (DFS) Pulse network will use Hewlett-Packard's (HPQ) Converged Infrastructure to increase its transaction processing capacity.

The debit network worked with HP to develop a strategy that would support almost five times more transaction processing than its previous platform, HP said Tuesday.

Pulse selected a Converged Infrastructure that includes three HP Integrity NonStop NB50000c BladeSystem infrastructure platforms. This offers a combination of servers, networking and storage that easily scales and reduces unplanned downtime, HP said.

Jackie Stewart

Executive Editor, American Banker Magazine

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