Tutuka

"Crimson forms an integral part of our product delivery," says Shaun Hodgkiss, technical director at Tutuka, a leading provider of prepaid voucher and gift-card solutions in South Africa. Tutuka uses PMT's Crimson software product for switching of its MasterCard gift-card transactions. Shaun explains how they were looking for an enterprise-level financial switch, and Crimson was their first choice. "Without it, we would not have been able to launch our MasterCard gift-card product within tight deadlines," he says. "We needed a product that had perfect uptime, was simple to use and administer and could interface with a wide range of proprietary interfaces from disparate financial institutions. Crimson matched all these criteria."

Asked what he sees as the benefits of Crimson, Shaun explains how Crimson manages to conceal most of the complexities of ISO-8583 transaction switching. "This allows us to focus on our core competencies."" The good working relationship between PMT and Tutuka is evident. "Pattern Matched Technologies has made a significant contribution to the success of our technology," Shaun assures, "and we feel confident that this relationship will only continue to grow."