AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS - ChronoPay, one of the leading Internet Payment Service Providers in Europe, announced today that it has become an official Premium Partner of ScanAlert.

This partnership enables ChronoPay to certify its merchants to the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard. ChronoPay will also begin actively marketing ScanAlert's premium HACKER SAFE certification service to help merchants increase their security levels and to raise their online conversion rates.

Since the company's founding in 2001, ScanAlert's HACKER SAFE certification service has become the world's most viewed web site security trustmark. The company's patent pending security technology is used by over 75,000 web sites, including over half of the Internet Retailer Top 500, to protect them from hackers, while certifying optimal site security to their customers and business partners. The world's largest provider of PCI compliance services, ScanAlert operates validation programs through partners such as Visa International, the Council of Better Business Bureaus, CyberSource and ChronoPay. These programs have managed the enrollment of more than 150,000 merchants and payment service providers in over 70 countries.

"ChronoPay has strong technical resources in addition to an aggressive and effective go-to-market strategy that is driving its growth in key European markets. Our objective is to expand HACKER SAFE certification in these regions, which makes our partnership with ChronoPay a solid choice, both strategically and financially", said Nigel Ravenhill, ScanAlert's Director of Marketing and PR.

"As a leading European online payment processor, security is of utmost concern to ChronoPay and we take our responsibilities very seriously. This partnership gives us the ability to service our clients much better as it relates to online security", Ido Schiferli, Marketing Manager at ChronoPay, "By offering ScanAlert's certification and PCI Compliance services to our customers, we're helping them to quickly demonstrate essential security certifications at minimal cost and disruption to their business."