For what i was able to find online, Certegy is sooo incompetent that they have already been sued various times; class-action lawsuit. For not being able to secure OUR information and allow crooks to get a hold of it, and then what happens? WE, that pay our bills, maintain a good credit rating/score, never have a problem with our banks; all of a sudden, have OUR private information on the hands of people that damage our entire lives!
So, now, what do Certegy do? They come up with some ###ed way of creating a verification process that makes no sense, follows NO pattern, and only serves to embarrass loyal costumers that DO HAVE FUNDS on their accounts, use original bank checks, and have never had a problem before their system was implemented.
I wonder why is that that BANKS do not have a system in place to aid stores into verifying checks. Why is that that a company that has proven NOT TO BE RELIABLE, is let to continue in business and damaging good peoples' lives? Absurd! Shameful!
Maybe it's about time for another lawsuit! For defamation, personal damage, stereotyping based on unfunded profiling, etc...
Here is a kink for the lawsuits reported by Business Week
http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=1151431
Key developments for Certegy Check Services, Inc.
Certegy Check Services, Inc. to Settle Class-Action Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of 8.5 Million People
03/24/2008
Certegy Check Services Inc. has offered to settle a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of 8.5 million people whose personal data was stolen by an IT worker at the company. Certegy announced in 2007 summer that a database administrator had copied and then sold data stored in its systems. The settlement would provide free monitoring of credit records and bank accounts, plus identity theft insurance coverage. Identity theft victims also could be reimbursed for some expenses.
11/1/2007
Another class-action lawsuit has been filed against Certegy Check Services Inc. The lawsuit charges that Certegy did not adequately protect confidential personal and financial information of its clients. The suit was filed in federal court in Jacksonville. A similar suit was filed in federal court in California in August. Certegy, which provides check verification services to major retailers, said in July that a former senior database administrator stole data and sold the information to marketing firms. Certegy filed a civil suit against the former employee.
Fidelity National Information Services Inc. Sued Over Breach of Data On 8.5 Million People
08/27/2007
A California law firm has filed a class-action suit charging Fidelity National Information Services Inc. (FIS) and one of its subsidiaries with negligence in connection with a data breach that exposed personal data of as many as 8.5 million people. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in California, also accuses the Jacksonville, Fla.-based transaction procÂessor and outsourcer and its Certegy Check Services Inc. subsidiary of invasion of privacy and breach of implied contract. The suit does not seek specific damages. The complaint was filed by San Francisco-based Girard Gibbs LLP on behalf of the 8.5 million consumers.
