10 | Testing business| Feature
Banking on testing
Automatic banking is a software-based sector where there is no room for error. With more than 25 years in the electronic payments industry, president and co-founder of Paragon Application Systems, Gary Kirk certainly knows the ropes. Matt Bailey spoke to him for TEST.
He is president and co-founder of Paragon Application Systems where he provides leadership for the strategic direction of the company. Since 1994, Paragon Application
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Systems has provided software testing solutions to simulate and test virtually any point in the transaction processing stream, providing peace of mind to financial institutions that their electronic payment (ePayment) systems are reliable and error-free. Today the company provides ePayment simulation, configuration and testing software and services to an impressive customer base, including top-ranking financial institutions, leading software providers, merchant acquirers, processors, interchanges and credit
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ary Kirk has spent more than 25 years in the electronic payments industry.
unions. The company has helped more than 525 customers in over 85 countries drive more than 100,000 ATMs, connect to over 90 interchanges and process thousands of transactions per second. “At Paragon, we base our success on
the integrity, talent, and experience of our staff,” says Kirk. “Our collective technical expertise includes an in-depth understanding of financial message processing standards, both at the host and machine level. Moreover, our team brings extensive experience with EFT systems, including over 90 financial messaging formats. Coupling this specialised knowledge with responsiveness to our customers results in a high rate of repeat business.”
Exploding
transaction volumes “The electronic payment environment is extremely dynamic, with transaction volumes continuing to grow rapidly,”
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