TSYS Supports Apple Pay

Tokenization, App Developer, Issuer and Merchant Facilitation for Apple Pay

COLUMBUS, Ga.--()--TSYS® (NYSE: TSS) announced today its role to support secure transactions and facilitate enablement for issuers, merchants and app developers in processing transactions from Apple Pay. TSYS will offer a path for merchant acceptance and certification of third-party devices as well as software solutions used for payments by providing merchants with products and developers with SDK/APIs. Through TSYS Enterprise TokenizationSM, the company’s new plug-and-play tokenization solution announced in August, issuers as well as retailers can take full advantage of Apple Pay. Payment card information will be more secure for purchases made online in apps and via NFC enabled POS terminals, supporting Apple Pay.

TSYS’ solutions support Apple Pay, the multiple parties in the payments ecosystem and the consumers they serve. Bank card issuers, merchant acquirers, app developers, retailers and consumers will all benefit from TSYS’ solutions that support secure payments and commerce.

In 2014, commerce initiated with mobile phones and tablets is expected to total $114 billion in the U.S. alone, according to research firm Juniper*.

“TSYS’ support of Apple Pay is a landmark opportunity for us and demonstrates our people-centered approach to payments for all parties in the payments ecosystem,” said M. Troy Woods, president and chief executive officer, TSYS. “Our number one priority is security for the banks and retailers we serve, so their customers can conduct their lives with confidence and convenience. Apple Pay will change the face of the mobile payments industry and our role in the digital marketplace.”

For more information as well as guidelines and certification, visit www.tsys.com/SDK.

*Juniper Research, Digital Payments Strategies Online, Mobile & Contactless 2014-2019, published Jun 24, 2014

About TSYS

At TSYS® (NYSE: TSS), we believe payments should revolve around people, not the other way around. We call this belief “People-Centered Payments®.” By putting people at the center of every decision we make, TSYS supports financial institutions, businesses and governments in more than 80 countries. Through NetSpend®, A TSYS Company, we empower consumers with the convenience, security, and freedom to be self-banked. TSYS offers issuer services and merchant payment acceptance for credit, debit, prepaid, healthcare and business solutions.

TSYS’ headquarters are located in Columbus, Ga., U.S.A., with local offices spread across the Americas, EMEA and Asia-Pacific. TSYS is a member of The Civic 50 and was named one of the 2013 World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere magazine. TSYS routinely posts all important information on its website. For more, please visit us at www.tsys.com.

Contacts

TSYS Media Relations
Cyle Mims, +1.706.644.3110
cylemims@tsys.com
or
TSYS Investor Relations
Shawn Roberts, +1.706.644.6081
shawnroberts@tsys.com

Release Summary

TSYS® (NYSE: TSS) announced today its role to support secure transactions and facilitate enablement for issuers, merchants and app developers in processing transactions from Apple Pay.

Contacts

TSYS Media Relations
Cyle Mims, +1.706.644.3110
cylemims@tsys.com
or
TSYS Investor Relations
Shawn Roberts, +1.706.644.6081
shawnroberts@tsys.com