Managing Financial Network Mandate Testing

More tests in less time: automated test tools

You have seen that planning can make network mandate testing more manageable, but are there ways to test more scenarios and test them faster than you are now? For many organizations, automated test tools are a means of increasing not only testing efficiency (particularly as opposed to manual testing with physical cards and terminals), but also of improving the thoroughness of test plans. Testing faster means you have time to complete a wider range and greater number of test scenarios—scenarios that would not have been possible previously. Your organization can realize significant time (and cost) savings by moving to automated testing—not only for testing changes related to compliance with network mandates, but any time testing is required.

About Paragon Application Systems

Paragon Application Systems is a leading global provider of ePayment simulation, configuration and testing software tools to the financial industry. More than 400 financial institutions in over 80 countries use Paragon tools to improve quality and reduce time-to-market. Paragon's broad customer base includes major interchanges, processors, leading software providers, banks and credit unions. Visit Paragon Application Systems at www.paragonedge.com.

About the Author

Lynn Tjepkema, ePayment Specialist in Paragon's Professional Services department, is responsible for analyzing customer requests and developing working solutions to address testing needs. Lynn is ISTQB certified and has over 20 years of software development and testing experience in the financial services industry. She has extensive knowledge of financial network message protocols as well as authorization and settlement processing, with special emphasis on Visa, MasterCard and American Express.

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