Articles from Transaction Network Services

Transaction Network Services (TNS) today announced that Nex-Tech Wireless, a wireless network operator in Kansas, has selected TNS to finalize its transition of its remaining TDM-based connectivity to IP. By implementing a fully managed service, TNS will work with Nex-Tech Wireless to deliver a seamless TDM-to-IP migration that can help to reduce operating costs, enhance network reliability and strive to achieve 100% STIR/SHAKEN compliance.

Transaction Network Services (TNS) has expanded its European exchange footprint by launching services in the Equinix ZH4 colocation data center in Zurich. This enables managed hosting and ultra-low latency Layer 1 exchange connectivity to SIX Swiss Exchange.

Transaction Network Services (TNS), a market leader in call analytics and robocall mitigation, will unveil its full suite of branded calling solutions for channel partners – including Enterprise Authentication and Spoof Protection – at the Channel Partners Conference & Expo in Las Vegas, NV, from March 24 to 27, 2025.

Transaction Network Services (TNS) today announced that UScellular is now an approved partner for TNS Enterprise Branded Calling – helping to deliver stronger brand protection to businesses and an enhanced experience for their customers.

Top US telecom providers (Verizon, UScellular, T-Mobile, Lumen, Comcast, Charter and AT&T) continue to make progress in maximizing the benefits of STIR/SHAKEN implementation, according to Transaction Network Services (TNS) 2025 Robocall Investigation Report. The report, released today, shows that 86% of all traffic between these tier-1 carriers was signed throughout the year, helping to protect their subscribers from unwanted robocalls.

As robocall scams and artificial intelligence threaten American businesses and consumers, Transaction Network Services (TNS) today released new data in an eBook, “Branded Calling Insights 2024 – A Review of Branded Calling Adoption,” that details how branded calling solutions are being used to combat bad actors.

New research commissioned by Transaction Network Services (TNS) has found that contact center decision makers are under pressure to address growing spam, fraud and call spoofing threats.

Transaction Network Services (TNS) today announced the launch of a powerful new data usage optimization product, designed to help buy side and sell side firms streamline market data costs. Called Data Usage Optimizer (DUO), this solution generates actionable market data usage reports that identify where subscription fees can be reduced by pinpointing unused data feeds.

Transaction Network Services (TNS) is partnering with the Australian payments industry to deliver a new fully managed infrastructure for the Australian Payment Network’s (AusPayNet) Community of Interest Network (the COIN).

Transaction Network Services (TNS) today released a new white paper, A Review of International Robocall Scams. The paper examines the top international scams, details the global rise of AI deepfakes and analyzes the emerging trends and challenges in combating scams internationally.

Robocall bad actors are increasingly targeting American voters in swing states ahead of the 2024 Presidential Election, according to Transaction Network Services (TNS) Q3 Robocall Investigation Report. Arizona, Michigan, New Hampshire, Nevada and Wisconsin voters were each bombarded with more than 100,000 political robocalls during the final week of September – ranking as the top five states in political robocalls received per capita.

Transaction Network Services (TNS) has today released a new report ‘A Guide to Payment Orchestration: Navigating in-person and online payment complexity’ in conjunction with Flagship Advisory Partners. The report aims to help unattended merchants and fuel and convenience retailers tackle the complexity of the current payments landscape, with new research identifying market trends, exploring common challenges and providing actionable insights about the most popular payment ecosystems.

Nearly two-thirds (64%) of Americans believe an AI deepfake political robocall could be convincing enough to impact the outcome of the 2024 US Presidential election – affirming the high stakes facing election officials, policymakers and regulators seeking to protect voters and election integrity in the coming weeks.

Transaction Network Services (TNS) today announced the continued expansion of its AI capabilities with the launch of AI Labs Poland. The investment and opening of a new office in Łódź, Poland will strengthen TNS’ expertise in machine learning development, targeted at helping to restore trust in communications.

Transaction Network Services (TNS) is expanding access to US equity options with connectivity and market data support for the newly launched MIAX Sapphire™ Options Exchange. This addition to TNS' existing service offering signifies its unwavering commitment to comprehensive coverage of the US listed options marketplace.

Smaller carriers successfully increased the total volume of signed call traffic in the first half of the year: 30 percent of call traffic between non-top seven carriers is now signed and verified with STIR/SHAKEN protocols, up from 22% in 2023. However, Transaction Network Services' (TNS) Half Year 2024 Robocall Investigation Report, released today, also finds that network interconnectivity challenges are blunting the full benefits STIR/SHAKEN can deliver to consumers and businesses, while bad actors are increasingly leveraging AI to launch robocall attacks.

Transaction Network Services (TNS) is expanding its market data offerings and will now support the Long-Term Stock Exchange’s (LTSE) new range of MEMOIR market data feeds.

Transaction Network Services (TNS) announced today that ChannelVision Magazine has awarded TNS’ Enterprise Product Suite – which includes TNS Enterprise Authentication and Spoof Protection and TNS Enterprise Branded Calling – a 2024 Visionary Spotlight Award for Best Emerging Technology Breakthrough.

Transaction Network Services (TNS) today announced that it was recognized twice at the 2024 TradingTech Insight Awards USA. TNS received awards for Best Low Latency Data Feed and for Best Time Stamping / Latency Measurement System for West Highland, a TNS Company. The wins follow TNS’ strategic acquisition of West Highland Support Services in November 2023.

Transaction Network Services (TNS) today released a new eBook, “Digital Transformation Trends for Financial Services Contact Centers”. The eBook examines how financial services contact centers and their outsourced contact center service providers are modernizing and securing the voice channel through authenticated and branded calls, spoof protection and data-driven insights to protect customers from robocall bad actors and to improve operations.

Transaction Network Services (TNS), a market leader in call analytics and robocall mitigation, announced today that it has been selected by Avaya for membership as a Technology Partner in the Avaya DevConnect program. Avaya’s innovative solutions transform the customer experience and give organizations the freedom to choose their path and pace that deliver the greatest business benefits.

Americans have received over 16 billion political robocalls since the start of the year, an ominous preview of potential disinformation and scam risks that voters face leading up to the 2024 US Presidential election in November. The new data was released today by Transaction Network Services (TNS) as part of its Q1 2024 Robocall Investigation Report.

Transaction Network Services (TNS) today announced its continued investment in EMEA, becoming the only provider in the region to offer vendor-neutral market data application management and consultancy services, combined with comprehensive hosting, connectivity, and cloud services.

Transaction Network Services (TNS), a global leader in payments infrastructure and managed connectivity services, has launched Complete Commerce – a full-stack, modern and secure payment and network capability.

Transaction Network Services (TNS) today announced the commercial availability of TN Insights – a powerful addition to its Telephone Number Reputation Monitoring service. The solution provides enterprises with critical intelligence and visibility into calling behaviors to effectively reach customers and achieve optimum business outcomes.

Today, Transaction Network Services (TNS) released its 2024 Robocall Investigation Report, a holistic, data-driven analysis of robocall trends from the previous year. The Report shows the top seven US carriers (Verizon, UScellular, T-Mobile, Lumen, Comcast, Charter and AT&T) continue to make strides on multiple fronts when it comes to protecting subscribers from unwanted robocalls.

Transaction Network Services (TNS) has announced that TMC, a global, integrated media company, has named TNS Enterprise Branded Calling as a 2023 CUSTOMER Contact Center Analytics Product of the Year Award winner.

Today, Transaction Network Services (TNS) announced colocation services with B3 S.A. (Brasil, Bolsa, Balcão), Brazil’s largest stock exchange and the world’s third largest derivatives exchange, based in Sao Paulo. This collaboration strengthens TNS' global solutions for financial markets, delivering seamless connectivity via the TNS ultra low latency trading network.

Transaction Network Services (TNS) today announced the acquisition of West Highland Support Services, a financial market data solutions provider based in Danbury, Connecticut.

Transaction Network Services (TNS) today announced the launch of AI Labs. The new initiative is designed to help TNS’ carrier and enterprise customers tap into the full potential of advanced artificial intelligence technologies to help restore trust in communications, better analyze call traffic activity through voice biometrics and protect consumers from the growing use of nefarious AI voice cloning robocalls by bad actors.

Transaction Network Services (TNS) today announced a significant upgrade to its evolving network capacity with multiple 100 gigabits-per-second (Gbps) circuits to support the Options Price Reporting Authority (OPRA) expansion.

Scheidt & Bachmann Fare Collection Systems has chosen Transaction Network Services (TNS) to provide payment gateway services for approximately 4,000 ticket vending machines (TVMs), which serve the UK and Ireland’s transport networks and handle over 90 million transactions per year.

Euro Automatic Cash (EAC), one of Spain’s largest and most experienced ATM management companies, has strengthened its commitment to operational excellence by partnering with Transaction Network Services (TNS) to provide a managed connectivity solution for its fleet of ATMs.

Transaction Network Services (TNS) today announced a partnership with next-generation trading and connectivity solutions provider TRAFiX to expand its order execution and routing management systems on TNS’ Dedicated Server across all major Canadian financial exchange markets.

Transaction Network Services (TNS) today extended the build out of its TNS Cloud platform with the introduction of TNS Cloud – Server Management, delivering full-suite trading infrastructure and support to buy- and sell-side institutions and their vendors.

Transaction Network Services (TNS) today launched its latest Robocall Investigation Report covering the first half of the year, with updates on STIR/SHAKEN implementation by large and small carriers, emerging call authentication challenges, the rise in AI voice scams, and how branded calling solutions are helping restore trust in voice calling.

Today, Transaction Network Services (TNS) released an eBook, Exploring the Demand for Branded Caller ID, on the benefits of branded calling and call authentication in America. The onslaught of unwanted robocalls has eroded trust in voice calling to the point where 68% of Americans now refuse to answer calls from an unknown number. Yet, 78% of consumers are more willing to answer a call if the caller ID displays the logo and name of a brand they recognize.

Transaction Network Services (TNS) has enhanced its European backbone, delivering increased capacity, to support ever-increasing market data volumes from multiple exchanges to any location across Europe.

Transaction Network Services (TNS), a global leading Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) organization, will unveil the latest indoor payment terminals (IPT) and outdoor payment terminal (OPT) kits at ReFuelForum UK in Marbella between June 14-15, 2023.

Transaction Network Services (TNS) and Juniper Research today released a whitepaper report that calls on the hospitality industry to address the damage done by unwanted robocalls by introducing branded calling for its customers.

Transaction Network Services (TNS) is now live within the Nasdaq Nordic colocation data center enabling the organization to offer managed hosting services and exchange access via Layer 1 connectivity to Nasdaq Nordic’s Equity and Derivatives markets.

Transaction Network Services (TNS) has deployed network connectivity in all major Canadian financial exchange markets in a series of partnerships announced today. Now, all brokers, analysts, traders and investors which are part of the TNS worldwide financial community can access Canadian markets leveraging TNS’ trading infrastructure.

Transaction Network Services (TNS) announced today that TMC, a global, integrated media company, has named TNS Enterprise Branded Calling a 2023 CUSTOMER Product of the Year Award winner.

Transaction Network Services (TNS), in partnership with the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative (CCI), today published a concept paper on branded calling and its impact on consumer behavior.

Transaction Network Services (TNS) today announced the deployment of a TNS cloud-based financial trading infrastructure solution for the Coinbase Derivatives Exchange (CDE). The partnership supports a significant enhancement to the regulated futures exchange.

Transaction Network Services (TNS) today announced that its Enterprise Branded Calling solution is the recipient of the ‘Digital Identity Innovation Award’ in the 7th Annual FinTech Breakthrough Awards program. Conducted by FinTech Breakthrough, the independent market intelligence organization recognizes the top companies, technologies and products in the global FinTech market today.

Transaction Network Services (TNS) has today launched its 2023 Robocall Investigation Report, with updates on STIR/SHAKEN implementation, robocall volume and scams and how branded calling solutions are helping to restore trust in voice calling.

Transaction Network Services (TNS) is actively migrating client’s trading and market data systems from the existing Primary Data Center located in the City of London to the new London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) Data Center near the Docklands, London.

Transaction Network Services (TNS) today announced the launch of its standardized Dedicated Server offering, which is the first phase in the deployment of its new Cloud platform for financial markets. This product is designed specifically for high-performance trading and utilizes TNS' state-of-the-art bare metal servers, as well as ultra-low latency trading connectivity through TNS Layer 1.

Transaction Network Services (TNS) has announced the appointment of payments industry specialist Matthew Thomas to the role of Managing Director, UK and Ireland for its Payments Market business.

With US carriers continuing to improve STIR/SHAKEN implementation, consistent regulatory enforcement efforts and the use of advanced call analytics and branded calling solutions, unwanted robocall volume has continued to drop to 70 billion in 2022, according to preliminary data from the 10th edition of Transaction Network Services (TNS) Robocall Investigation Report.

Transaction Network Services (TNS) announced today the company has won two Juniper Research Future Digital Awards for Telco Innovation. TNS Enterprise Branded Calling was the Gold Winner for Best Digital Transformation Project and the company’s Roaming Hub was named Platinum Winner for the Best 5G Roaming Service Provider category for the second year running.

First Orion and Hiya join Neustar, Inc., a TransUnion company, and Transaction Network Services (TNS) to form a strategic partnership advancing the industry’s call vetting and authentication standards with a single framework across the largest carriers in North America. This partnership helps enable secure, trusted calls to more than 285 million mobile devices and the 90 million households that rely on landline phone service.

Transaction Network Services (TNS) is now connected to Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE), as a market data vendor. Opening up access to Israel’s sole exchange, with order routing and market data connectivity to the TASE matching engine in Tel Aviv, allows TNS’ customers to capitalize on trading activities in this growing market.

Transaction Network Services (TNS), a global, leading payment infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) provider, today announced it is celebrating a 15-year milestone of continuous PCI Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) compliance. As an early adopter taking guidance from the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) and working collaboratively with Qualified Security Assessor (QSA) Viking Cloud, TNS has complied with, and contributed to, secure payment standards compliance since 2007.

Live Payments, one of Australia’s leading payment services providers, is strengthening its 8,000 strong terminals with managed connectivity from Transaction Network Services (TNS).

Progress by top US carriers implementing STIR/SHAKEN, aggressive regulatory enforcement efforts, and the use of advanced call analytics helped drive down robocall volume 8% in the first half of 2022 compared to the same period last year (from 37.9 billion down to 34.9 billion). However, scammers and spammers are continuing to launch robocall campaigns from smaller carrier networks - and adding robotexts to the arsenal - to evade detection.

Transaction Network Services (TNS) today announced that Assurance IQ, a direct-to-consumer platform that transforms the insurance buying experience for individuals, has deployed TNS Enterprise Branded Calling to facilitate an improved customer experience. Following TNS deployment, Assurance IQ saw a 25% increase in the likelihood that a customer who received a call will continue to explore financial solutions with Assurance IQ or one of its partners.

Global network and Infrastructure-as-a-Service pioneer Transaction Network Services (TNS) today announced a partnership with Blue Ocean Technologies (BOT), owner and operator of the Blue Ocean ATS, a global alternative trading system (ATS) that operates from 8pm to 4am EDT.

Processors, ISOs and merchants across North America can now benefit from Transaction Network Services’ (TNS) enhanced multi-carrier wireless connectivity for payment devices, point-of-sale terminals and ATMs thanks to the launch of smart SIM capability for its Global Wireless Access (GWA) solution in the region.

Transaction Network Services (TNS), a leading provider of mission-critical infrastructure, connectivity and market data services for the Financial Markets community, has released the findings of a recent Frost & Sullivan Executive Brief, Management of the Modern Trading Ecosystem: Ensuring Financial Markets Continuity in the Midst of Global Volatility.

Transaction Network Services (TNS) today announced it has earned a TMC 2022 Pandemic Tech Innovation Award for its innovative Public Safety Branded Calling solution.

Transaction Network Services (TNS) is now connected to Borsa Istanbul (BIST) as a market data vendor. Opening up access to Turkey’s sole exchange with order routing and market data connectivity to the BIST matching engine in Istanbul allows TNS’ customers to capitalize on trading activities in this growing market.

Transaction Network Services (TNS) has today announced the acquisition of AGNITY Global, a leading provider of intelligent business communication applications and infrastructure to organizations in the telecommunications and healthcare industry verticals.

Transaction Network Services (TNS) has enhanced its P2PE Solution, and global security footprint, with a new on-site Key Injection Facility (KIF) based in Reston (VA), USA. The new KIF - which was validated in May 2022 and is incorporated as a component in the P2PE Solution - will offer merchants enhanced security along with a seamless and efficient deployment of Point of Sale (POS) terminals globally.

Three-quarters of Americans never answer calls to their wireless phone if they do not recognize the number, according to a Transaction Network Services (TNS) survey released today. This lack of consumer trust in voice calling is driving strong demand for branded calling: 78% of survey respondents are more willing to answer the phone if the caller ID displays the logo and name of a brand they recognize.

Transaction Network Services (TNS) today announced it is hosting a webinar, ‘TNS Enterprise Branded Calling: Restoring Trust to Voice’. The webinar, which takes place on Wednesday, July 20, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. EST, is designed for business decision-makers seeking innovative solutions to address the erosion of trust in voice calling due to robocalls and the revenue and brand risk of low call answer rates.

Transaction Network Services (TNS) is now directly connected to the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) from within the JSE colocation facility, providing managed hosting services, Layer 1 order routing and market data connectivity.

Transaction Network Services (TNS) has launched its popular Managed Hosting and Colocation offering in Madrid, which is set to benefit financial market participants looking to access Spain’s principal stock exchange, Bolsas y Mercados Españoles (BME).

Transaction Network Services (TNS) has enabled existing and new customers to seamlessly move trading operations from Basildon, England to Bergamo, Italy and directly access the Euronext exchange matching engine, with operations now live in IT3. This includes customers that have taken space in the Bergamo colocation facility and those that have chosen to connect to Euronext from outside the colocation facility.

Transaction Network Services (TNS), a global, leading Infrastructure-as-a-Service organization, unveils the latest point-of-sale (POS) terminals that form part of the TNS acceptance product portfolio for the parking industry at PACE in Adelaide, Australia between 4 – 6 May 2022.

Transaction Network Services (TNS) can now enable firms to directly access market data from all US Equity Option Exchanges, providing reduced complexity and significant cost savings. This offering is achieved because of TNS’ mutualized exchange connections and status as a registered data vendor with all 16 Equity Option Exchanges in the US.

Consumer frustration with robocalls remains high; TNS estimates Americans received 78.9 billion robocalls in 2021. While robocall volume is down from pre-pandemic levels, consumers are not feeling the drop: only 38% of Americans report they received fewer robocalls during the pandemic than before Covid-19 according to a new Transaction Network Services (TNS) survey of US consumers conducted by global market research firm Kantar.

​​​Americans were bombarded with 78.9 billion robocalls in 2021, up slightly from 2020 but still well below the 106.9 billion robocalls received at the pre-pandemic peak in 2019. The findings come from the Eighth Edition of Transaction Network Services (TNS) Robocall Investigation Report released today.

Transaction Network Services (TNS) has today launched its new managed TDM Link Replacement Service (TLR) which enables carriers to successfully convert SS7 signaling protocols to SIGTRAN, eliminating end of life TDM circuits and delivering a more robust IP-based circuit path.