The combination of industry-leading Chip&PIN payment processing technology provided by DataCash and PMN's PhoeniXSentry network security and management service, delivers both an affordable and advanced end-to-end managed security service for maximum protection of in-store IT traffic, for retail environments of any size.

The PMN solution will allow DataCash merchants to easily and comprehensively protect their Point of Sale transaction data by separating payment and non-payment related internet traffic, thus ensuring the risk of potential data breach is significantly reduced.

It remains critical that merchants proactively mitigate risk and employ data safety measures to safeguard against possible future incidents.

Sales Director at DataCash, Wendy Dobson, comments: 'Payments security has always been our top priority. This new partnership with Phoenix Managed Networks gives our merchants the opportunity to implement and maintain the highest security standards throughout the whole payment process. We are excited about what we can achieve together in the future'.

"We are making the same level of security required by the world's leading financial institutions available to retailers of all sizes as an affordable 24x7 managed security service," said Alan Stephenson-Brown, Managing Director of European Operations for Phoenix Managed Networks. "The combination of PhoeniXSentry's enterprise strength, cloud-based network security and management with DataCash's industry-leading Chip&PIN solution means retailers can now more effectively reduce their liability and protect sensitive data in the face of rising global security concerns."