Provider of on-demand payment management software Vindicia has announced that publishers Cryptic, FireSky, Multiverse and Outspark have joined its customer portfolio. The companies are to leverage Vindicia’s billing and fraud management solutions in titles including Star Trek Online, Stargate Worlds and the upcoming Buffy the Vampire Slayer Online.

The release states that they selected Vindicia over competing solutions for its ability to "support multiple business models," such as subscription, one time purchases, digital goods or a combination of models.

Worlds in Motion recently talked to Gene Hoffman, CEO of Vindicia about the issues MMOG publishers face, and what they can do to avoid fraud -- increasingly important in a market that (according to the PC Gaming Alliance) represented nearly 70 percent of the $10.7 billion revenues industry wide last year.

“Online game publishers are at the forefront of one of the most dramatic shifts in entertainment -- a world where traditional commerce models fall short,” said Gene Hoffman, chairman and CEO of Vindicia. “As innovators like Cryptic, FireSky, Multiverse and Outspark continue to expand their own user communities, as well as their offerings, billing and fraud management solutions move from the tactical to the strategic. Vindicia’s solutions were built from the ground up to support a wide variety of business models, allowing each publisher to adopt an infrastructure that is designed for them.”