oDesk Chooses Accertify for Online Fraud Prevention

CHICAGO, Jan. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Accertify, a leading provider of online fraud prevention solutions, today announced that its Interceptas platform has been selected by oDesk, the leading marketplace for online work.

oDesk's fast-growing marketplace serves more than 430,000 providers in over 169 countries.

"Companies and freelancers are flocking to oDesk's expansive marketplace because of the variety and value of opportunities available there," said Gary Swart, oDesk's CEO. "We selected Accertify because its Interceptas platform allows us to take a proactive stance on continuously improving the quality of our marketplace. Accertify has an impressive track record in fraud-fighting and its innovative tool makes it easy for us to discourage marketplace abuse and keep our users safe and secure while working from anywhere in the world."

"We're excited about working with a dynamic company such as oDesk and pleased that the global work marketplace has recognized the success of our Interceptas platform," said Jeff Liesendahl, Accertify's CEO.

About Accertify

Accertify Inc. is a leader in providing e-commerce companies with software, tools and strategies for preventing online fraud and mitigating enterprise-wide risks. Our Interceptas platform integrates every component of fraud prevention, applies state-of-the-art automation to each step in process and offers advanced capabilities for managing fraud data. Built with a merchant's perspective, Interceptas delivers unparalleled flexibility in preventing various types of criminal behavior, including fraud related to card-not-present purchases, online scams and policy abuse, merchandise returns and exchanges and other data management challenges. Accertify is committed to providing online companies with the most cost-effective solution to fraud available. For more information, visit www.accertify.com.

About oDesk Corporation

With more than 430,000 providers in over 169 countries, oDesk (www.oDesk.com) is the leading marketplace for online work with the best business model for both buyers and providers.

For buyers: Guaranteed work -- every hour billed is an hour worked. Screen captures of each provider's desktop taken at random intervals enable buyers to audit the hours and work completed so they have confidence every hour billed by a remote team member is an hour worked. This capability also enables the buyer to collaborate more closely and re-direct the provider if necessary, much like you do when you manage by walking around your office.

For providers: Guaranteed payment -- every hour worked is an hour paid, without the hassle of invoicing or slow-paying clients, making oDesk the preferred marketplace for professional contractors including software engineers, web developers, graphic designers, writers, researchers, administrators, and customer service agents.

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SOURCE Accertify