LONDON, September 3 /PRNewswire/ --     Retail Decisions (ReD), a payment card issuer and world leader in payment
card fraud prevention, is announced today as a finalist in The National
Business Awards for The Orange Best Use of Technology in Business Accolade.
Retail Decisions is one of 10 finalists.

The technology being considered is Retail Decisions ReD Shield(TM)
real-time fraud detection for card payments. ReD Shield(TM)is used globally 
by some of the world's largest blue chip clients in sectors such as
telecommunications, retail, travel, and the broader eCommerce sectors.

ReD Shield(TM)contains components to examine fraud from different
perspectives in a way that is a totally non-invasive consumer approach,
designed to control the ever-growing number of fraudulent attacks on
merchants.

ReD's managed fraud prevention services are dynamic and detect evolving
fraud patterns globally, and protect merchants from the increasing threat of
online fraud. ReD Shield(TM)always provides a firm transaction recommendation
(accept, challenge, deny), to enable the merchant to recognise the course of
action to take. Additionally, ReD provides regular risk reviews,
international customer service support and access to unique global databases.

"As experienced in the UK, card-not-present (CNP) fraud accounts for more
than half of all card fraud losses," said Carl Clump, Chief Executive
Officer, Retail Decisions. "We have developed a powerful, well-proven tool to
help businesses protect themselves from payment card fraud, and it is a great
pleasure for our people to be recognised for our achievements in this area."

Commenting on the finalists of The Orange Best Use of Technology in
Business category, Martin Lyne, Director for Small and Medium Enterprise for
Orange, said: "The finalists for this category represent all that is great
about British business. Technology is now an integral ingredient for both
traditional and non-traditional businesses. You'd expect IT companies and web
developers to be technologically savvy, but seeing engineering firms and
construction companies embracing technology so energetically shows how
adaptable new technologies have become. The finalists fall into two broad
categories, those using technology as an enabler and those that have built
their business on technology - which is going to present the judges with a
real challenge."

About Retail Decisions

Retail Decisions (ReD) is a payment card issuer and world leader in
payment fraud prevention and payment processing. A specialist supplier to the
payments industry worldwide, ReD has over 20 years experience in the fraud
prevention market. Its blue-chip international clients come from the global
telecommunications, retail, travel, petroleum, banking and the broader
e-commerce sectors. They include Wal-Mart, Macy's, Bloomingdale's, Sears,
Morrison's, Tesco, Texaco, Shell, Boots, John Lewis, The Carphone Warehouse,
Comet, Travelocity, T-Mobile and Virgin Mobile. The company has offices in
the United States, UK, Mainland Europe, Australia, China and South Africa
with representation in India, Japan, Korea, and South America.

More information about ReD please visit: http://www.redplc.com.

About The National Business Awards

Open to organisations of all sizes from all sectors across the UK, The
National Business Awards is the UK's most prestigious business recognition
platform with its particular emphasis on success, innovation and ethical
business. The National Business Awards connects the nations' professionals
through its annual awards ceremonies, year-round marketing and promotional
activity and is United Business Media's leading awards programme. For further
information on The National Business Awards sponsored by Orange visit
http://www.nationalbusinessawards.co.uk