Certegy To Offer Two-FactorAuthentication

November 15, 2005, 1:00 a.m. EST 1 Min Read

ORLANDO - (11/15/05) -- Certegy Inc. announced Monday at theannual BAI Retail Delivery Conference it has signed with PassMarkSecurity to offer the company's two-way, two-factor authenticationfor computer log-ins to its bank and credit union customers.Certegy said it will market the secure log-in system to the 1,000credit unions and banks that use the company's Internet Banking,Cash Management and Bill Pay systems. The agreement will helpCertegy's customers meet the NCUA and banking regulatory Dec. 21,2006 deadline for institution a two-factor authentication for allonline transactions. Certegy will begin offering the PassMarksystem as an add-on to the current version of its e-banking systemin the first quarter of 2006.

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