Orbiscom

Orbiscom was an electronic payments company based in Dublin, Ireland.^[1] Orbiscom developed Controlled Payment Number technology to generate transaction-unique numbers for credit cards, preventing fraud by masking the original card number.^[2] The company was founded in 1999 by Graham O'Donnell and Ian Flitcroft. In 2009, Orbiscom was acquired by Mastercard for €72.4 million and became a wholly owned subsidiary still trading under the Orbiscom name.^[3][4][5]

Orbiscom Limited

Company type	Private
Industry	Financial services
Founded	1999 in Dublin, Ireland
Founders	Graham O'Donnell Ian Flitcroft
Defunct	2009-01-05
Fate	Acquired on January 5, 2009
Headquarters	Dublin , Ireland
Owners	HgCapital
Number of employees	50 (2009)