Bluefin is the recognised leader in encryption and tokenization technologies for payment and data security. Our security suite includes PCI-validated point-to-point encryption (P2PE) for contactless face-to-face, call center, mobile and unattended payments, and our ShieldConex® data security platform for the protection of Personally Identifiable Information (PII), Personal Health Information (PHI), and payment data entered online.
Target market
Merchants: Higher Education, Healthcare, Government / Utility, Petroleum and Retail / Hospitality
Contact details
Danielle Duclos, SVP, Marketing: dduclos@bluefin.com, 800-675-6573
Geographical presence
Supported Regions: US, EU, LATAM, Africa
Year founded
2007
Investors
Napier Park Global Capital, Macquarie Group
Member of industry association and/or initiatives
Merchant Advisory Group (MAG); Nacha Preferred Partner; Educause; HIMSS; GFOA; National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS); Conexxus; U.S. Payments Forum; European Association of Payment Providers (EPSM)
Company's motto
Bluefin is the leader in payment and data security
Service Provider Type
Core solution
Bluefin specialises in encryption and tokenization technologies to secure PII, PHI and payment data upon entry, in transit and in storage.
Payment Service Provider - Gateway
Yes, we have our own proprietary payment gateways for merchants, PayConex
Full Service Commerce
All. Face-to-face contactless, mobile, call center, unattended / kiosk, and ecommerce.
POS/mPOS
Yes, through our PayConex gateway, PayConex for Salesforce product, and through our QuickSwipe® mobile solution
Channels - Context
Online
Yes. Ecommerce through our gateway utilising both iFrame and HPF's.
POS/In store
Yes. POS through our gateway and also through our network of 130 global partners that support our PCI-validated point-to-point encryption (P2PE) solution
Omni channel
Yes. See above for modes of acceptance. Complete omni-channel
Payments capabilities
Yes. Bluein supports hosted pages and iFrames through our PayConex and ShieldConex products
Whitelabel solution
Yes. Our partners have the ability to white-label both our PCI P2PE solution and ShieldConex products, offering them as their own solution directly to their merchants.
Recurring billing
Yes. Recurring billing is support through our PayConex product suite and QuickSwipe mobile platform.
Payment methods supported
Settlement currencies
No
Instant settlement
Tokenization
Yes. Tokenization can be done both through the Bluefin payment gateway and through ShieldConex® for the tokenization of online PII, PHI and payment / financial data. ShieldConex is vailable through Bluefin and as a stand-alone solution for partners.
Pay-out/Disbursements
Dynamic routing
Intelligent routing/routing optimization
ERP integration
Yes. Bluefin partners with independent software vendors (ISV’s) to integrate PayConex directly into their ERP and provide payment processing, backed by P2PE and tokenization, to their merchants.
E-invoicing
Reconciliation and reporting
Yes. PayConex has a full suite of reconciliation and reporting tools provided through the gateway.
Factoring
Onboarding
Yes
PCI-validated P2PE
Yes. P2PE is available through our payment products and also through our global network of 130+ partners. Partners connect to Blueifn through an API to offer PCI P2PE through their platforms and direct to their merchants.
Reporting/dashboards
Consolidated data and reporting dashboard
Fraud & Risk Management Capabilities
Chargeback management
Fraud and Risk Management Partners
PAAY for 3DS; Accertify for Chargeback Management
Partners
Bluefin has partnered with PAAY (https://www.paay.co/) to provide 3D Secure (3DS) for Secure Customer Authentication (SCA) through the PayConex platforms and through ShieldConex. Bluefin also supports Chargeback Management through Accertify (https:// www.accertify.com/)
Financial and Compliance Capabilities
FX - number of currencies avialable
Virtual IBAN
Multi currencies Virtual IBAN
Current acount/settlement account
Lending
Client onboarding
Yes. Bluefin provides full-service client onboarding and customer sales, including merchant application, risk, implementation, and 1st-level processing support.
CLIENTS
Main clients/references
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta; Springbrook Software; University of California; Two Men & A Truck
Case studies
Bluefin offers 10 case studies and 8 white papers on payment and data security, which can be accessed at https://www.bluefin.com/resources/
Awards
See https://www.bluefin.com/resources/media/case-studies/
Future developments
More information available upon request
Transaction volume
345 million transactions per year
Transaction value
TBD