CASSIS International has announced that it has expanded its Trusted Service Management (TSM) Services to support MasterCard’s Mobile Over-the-Air Provisioning Service (MOTAPS).

James Anderson, Senior Vice-President of Mobile Product Development at MasterCard, said, “MasterCard developed MOTAPS to simplify and accelerate the deployment of PayPass onto NFC handsets. We are delighted to have CASSIS become a partner in the service – to the benefit of all participants in the Mobile NFC ecosystem.”

CASSIS International, a provider of trusted services for smart payments, mobile commerce and near field communication (NFC), has announced the appointment of Allen Merrill as president of the newly formed CASSIS Americas based in New York City. Merrill joins CASSIS with more than 25 years of helping financial institutions and other service providers around the world to formulate and execute profitable payments strategies and programs. Merrill most recently served as group executive at MasterCard Worldwide, and was previously a partner at McKinsey & Company, a director at Bain & Company and head of A.T. Kearney's global financial services business. READ MORE »