Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for facilitating network-based transactions between entities. One exemplary method includes identifying, by a platform computing device, a first entity associated with a profile in a data structure associated with the platform computing device and causing at least one profile associated with at least one recipient to be displayed to the first entity. The method also includes, in response to a selection by the first entity of the at least one recipient: retrieving, by the platform computing device, credentials for an account associated with the at least one recipient; initiating a network-based transaction to the account associated with the at least one recipient; and altering, by the platform computing device, a metric associated with the profile of the first entity consistent with the network-based transaction and modifying a hierarchy of the first entity relative to other entities based on the altered metric.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for assigning scores to target applications, based on one or more security standards, whereby the scores are indicative of the applications' relative security maturity. One exemplary method generally includes receiving an identification of a target application, the target application associated with access to a payment network and soliciting, by a computing device, a response to at least one inquiry regarding a security aspect of the target application. The at least one inquiry is related to at least one standard for data security. The exemplary method further includes assigning, by the computing device, a score to the target application based on the response, as received from a user and publishing the score as associated with the target application to said user or a different user.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for assigning scores to target applications, based on one or more security standards, whereby the scores are indicative of the applications' relative security maturity. One exemplary method generally includes receiving an identification of a target application, the target application associated with access to a payment network and soliciting, by a computing device, a response to at least one inquiry regarding a security aspect of the target application. The at least one inquiry is related to at least one standard for data security. The exemplary method further includes assigning, by the computing device, a score to the target application based on the response, as received from a user and publishing the score as associated with the target application to said user or a different user.

Abstract: A fixing in a wall is made by drilling a hole, inserting the pin of a nozzle mounted on a hot melt gun into the hole and injecting molten polypropylene into the space between the pin and the hole. The polypropylene is allowed to solidify and the nozzle is removed leaving a wall plug ready for the insertion of a screw. Three embodiments of a nozzle especially adapted for use in this process are described. nozzle has a hollow screw-threaded base with a pin extending forwardly therefrom. Passageways in the base each communicate at one end with the interior of the base and at another end externally of the base and the pin in the vicinity of the junction between the pin and the base. A flexible seal is slidably mounted on the base and resiliently biased towards the pin.

Abstract: A fixing in a wall is made by drilling a hole, inserting the pin of a nozzle mounted on a hot melt gun into the hole and injecting molten polypropylene into the space between the pin and the hole. The polypropylene is allowed to solidify and the nozzle is removed leaving a wall plug ready for the insertion of a screw.Three embodiments of a nozzle especially adapted for use in this process are described.