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Voice Commerce joins Visa Europe as a principle member

Thursday, April 8, 2010

Voice Commerce Group, a financial services company and developer of voice-based biometric authentication technology, has announced its application to become a principal member of Visa Europe has been successful.

The admission into Visa Europe means that Voice Commerce will now be able to provide payment services to businesses in addition to providing services such as biometric transaction authorization. [end] 

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