Business Description
The Company is currently solely engaged in the development, marketing, sales
and licensing of products and rendering of professional services related to
its mobile banking prepaid debit card solutions.
The purpose of the incorporation of Vcode and the Exclusive Licensing Agreement
was to allow VData to pursue enforcement and licensing of the patents against
parties who wrongfully exploit the technology of such patents. VData is the
wholly owned subsidiary of Acacia Research Corporation (NASDAQ: ACTG). The Exclusive
License Agreement provided that all expenses related to the enforcement and
licensing of the patents will be the responsibility of VData, with the parties
sharing in the net proceeds, as specified under the terms of the agreement,
arising from enforcement or licensing of the patents. In November 2008, VData
and Vcode mutually agreed to terminate the Exclusive License Agreement between
the two companies. As a result of the termination of the Exclusive License Agreement
and conclusion of all lawsuits and enforcement activities by VData, infringement
revenue has ceased.
The Company believes that its Mobile Banking Technology platform and its blinx
On-Off™ debit card and blinxPay™ mobile wallet programs are a significant
advance in mobile banking and close loop/open loop debit technology and is capable
of bringing significant value to card issuing and sponsoring organizations,
whether they be commercial or government.
MTC™ Debit Card - Visa® Prepaid Card Programs
In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2009, the Company announced the release of its
Mobile Toggle Card (MTC™) Program on the Company’s mobile banking
software platform under the sponsorship of Security First Bank. Veritec’s
mobile banking software platform is a debit based, pre-paid and gift card solution
that is licensed by Veritec’s wholly owned subsidiary, Veritec Financial
Systems, Inc. to debit card issuers and sponsoring organizations. Under the
MTC™ Program, card issuers and sponsors may provide the MTC™ branded
debit or gift cards to individuals with and without demand deposit accounts
(e.g., the latter the “under-banked”). The MTC™ card may be
part of a Visa® branded program and, as such, the cards are accepted anywhere
in the world that Visa cards are accepted.
blinx ON-OFF Debit Card - Visa® Prepaid Card Programs
In June, 2011 Veritec began marketing the blinx ON-OFF™ branded card under
the sponsorship of First California Bank, The blinx ON-OFF™ card is based
on the Mobile Banking Technology platform and offers the same features and functions
as the MTC™ branded card but with different pricing for First California
Bank sponsored cards.
Custom Branded Debit Card Programs
In addition to the MTC™ and blinx ON-OFF™ branded program, the Company
enables card issuers and sponsors to issue debit, pre-paid and gift cards under
their own branded programs through licensed use of the mobile banking platform
and the Company’s provision of related professional services.
blinxPay™ Mobile Wallet App
The Company released its blinxPay™ mobile wallet application during fiscal
year 2016. blinxPay™ is a secure payment processing system and mobile
app that enables customers to make purchases at participating merchants using
funds loaded into their blinxPay™ virtual account. The blinxPay™
mobile app is available for download for free at both Google Pay and Apple iTunes
stores.
Veritec’s mobile banking solution also enables member card programs to
be processed and settled member rewards to its members in either an open or
closed loop processing environment. In addition to its front-end licensing and
professional services, the Company also provides back-end card processing services
to the card issuing institutions for all cardholder transactions on the licensed
platform. The Company’s Mobile Banking Technology resides within a Payment
Card Industry (PCI) compliant data processing center.