Global Payments, Inc. Certifies ROAM Data Mobile Payments Solution

BOSTON, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Payments, Inc., one of the largest payment processors in the world, has certified ROAM Data's ROAMpay mobile payment solution for its ISOs and resellers. Under their Class B certification, the ROAMpay solution is now fully available to their reseller channels, which contain some of the largest ISOs in the country - many of whom have been requesting ROAMpay's mobile solutions. ROAM's strategic partner and investor Ingenico has a longstanding relationship with Global helped pave the way to a rapid certification. Ingenico is also reselling the ROAMpay mobile solution directly to its worldwide customer base.

According to Will Graylin, ROAM's CEO, "We are very pleased to have this relationship with Global to deliver the lowest-cost and most scalable mobile commerce solution for mobile and micro merchants to accept credit card payments on their own mobile phones."  The ROAMpay Swipe is the world's first encrypted swiper attached to the audio jack of cell phones and PCs, to enable a highly cost effective card present solution for merchants.   The ROAM platform also is the only solution today that enable large merchants like Direct Sales companies to customize their own mobile applications on the fly, from order entry to inventory lookup, and much more, delivered to various phones their sales reps carry.

Graylin adds, "Because of our device agnostic mobile application platform, we have more innovative applications on the way, for merchants to win customers and we support more phones than anyone else on the market.  ROAM is now certified with vast majority the major processors in the United States -- Global is the latest to join our supported processors. We very much look forward to working with Global and their affiliates."

About ROAM Data

Headquartered in Boston, ROAM Data enables merchants to transact with their customers on mobile devices easily and securely. ROAM's affordable and scalable commerce applications can run on hundreds of mobile phone models as easily as on one, and fall into two primary categories: 1) Merchants apps that turn mobile merchant's cell phones into POS terminals, for vendors, contractors, delivery staff to accept card payment, and for direct sales reps and mobile workforces to place orders, check inventory, enroll new recruits and more. 2) Consumer apps to shop and buy goods and services, do online banking, accept offers/coupons and more, all from the convenience of their own cell phones.  With ROAM's patented, device-agnostic platform, companies can reach up to 15 times more mobile users, and update their apps more than 20 times faster when compared to device-specific, static application approach, which require individual programming and certification for every mobile device type and for every application change. ROAM's full mCommerce services also include end-user app provisioning, rights management and alerts. Secure transactions are done through ROAM's PCI-certified payment gateway. Visit us at www.roamdata.com.

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