PROSA Selects Equant

PROSA, based in Mexico, is Latin Americas largest manager of electronic transactions and one of the 12 largest such companies in the world. With more than 35 years in the Mexican market and with operations in four Latin American countries, PROSA manages electronic credit and debit card transactions for more than 20 financial institutions in Mexico. The PROSA switch processes the large majority of the card transactions carried out in Point of Sales Terminals and ATM machines in Mexico. Equant, which has extensive experience in solutions for the financial market, will help PROSA expand its business to additional Latin American countries via a series of Managed Services and its data network, the largest in the region. The services provided by Equant will enable secure transmission of information generated by the electronic transactions among diverse financial institutions in the region and the users of ATM machines, credit and debit cards, no matter where they may be, ensuring that PROSA can continue to offer its clients world-class service levels. Some of the benefits PROSA will enjoy with Equant Managed and Frame Relay services are: - Regional and global reach. - High reliability with the proven network infrastructure and top-level hosting centers managed by Equant. - A significant increase in bandwidth for back-office applications. - Management of regular network services.