First Performance Global today announced their expansion into Japan by the formation of a strategic partnership with Intelligent Wave Inc.

ATLANTA, GA, USA, November 8, 2016 /EINPresswire.com/ -- ATLANTA and TOKYO – November 8, 2016 – First Performance Global today announced their expansion into Japan by the formation of a strategic partnership with Intelligent Wave Inc. (HQ: Chuo-ku, Tokyo). The companies are providing "Budgeting Control," a cloud based platform where credit card users get real-time card control capabilities of the card with a smartphone.


The partnership allows banks served by Intelligent Wave Inc. to offer their cardholders First Performance Global’s innovative, state-of-the-art card management platform aimed at unique cardholder self-service capabilities for card control, fraud prevention, reward programs, card linked offerings, and messaging tools. Intelligent Wave Inc. will sell, install and make available the First Performance platform to its clients.

Recently Japan has seen an increase in unauthorized use of credit cards. The Japanese government and Credit Card Transaction Security Council, in February 2016, formulated an action plan to enhance the security of credit transactions. This partnership enhances the system of deterring illegal transactions and early detection with real time card controls. The card holder manages in their account parallel with the existing fraud detection systems of card issuers.

"We at First Performance are thrilled to be working with IWI to provide our card control and messaging technology to the Japanese market. Together we enable banks and financial institutions with the world's leading cardholder driven fraud prevention technology. The strategic partnership between First Performance and IWI advances our card control and messaging technology service offering, backed by IWI's extensive card and payment technological reach. Together, we look forward to enhancing the card payments space within Japan,” said John Festa, Executive Managing Director of First Performance.

"IWI has continuously delivered various system solution for financial industry including credit card transaction processing over the years. We believe our proven track record has leaded to this alliance with First Performance Corporation. We, IWI together with First Performance, commit to contribute greatly to the new age of card transaction processing in Japan," said Tsukasa Iseki, CEO of Intelligent Wave Inc..

About First Performance Global
First Performance Global delivers an innovative platform revolutionizing how issuers and processors connect and engage with their customers. Through interaction with the ISO 8583 authorization stream, the First Performance platform provides financial institutions with customer self-service capabilities, card management, loyalty, and messaging tools that deliver greater control, security, interactive communication, and an overall enhancement to the card use experience. Mastercard is an investor in First Performance. For more information, visit www.firstperformance.com.

About Intelligent Wave Inc.
Intelligent Wave Inc. (JASDAQ: 4847) has been developing and operating credit card online transaction system, high speed stock price information system for stock market and systems for financial industry for over 30 years. Intelligent Wave has high market share on the in-house transaction network connection package and credit card fraud detection package on the credit card industry.

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