Harbortouch is offering a free NFC and EMV capable PIN pad with its Echo POS systems for eligible merchants. Harbortouch Echo is a built-for-purpose POS system that combines the performance and functionality of a traditional system with the simplicity and sleek design of a tablet, without any up-front costs to merchants.
Moneris Solutions has expanded its portfolio of EMV-capable solutions for merchants to accept EMV payments in the United States. Moneris’ EMV-capable product lineup features integrated and standalone solutions for merchants seeking net-new EMV payment solutions or terminal upgrades for existing point-of-sale (POS) systems.
Verifone’s Commander Site Controller and Ruby2 POS solutions have been selected by The Fikes Companies for deployment across its entire chain of CEFCO Convenience Stores.
On Track Innovations NFC and cashless payment solutions, has expanded the capabilities of the 84 transit ticket vending machines operated by its electronic ticket systems subsidiary, ASEC S.A. Integrated oti NFC contactless card readers now allow travelers and commuters to easily use any NFC-enabled credit/debit card or mobile device to recharge their pre-paid phone cards issued by Mobile Network Operators (MNO) in Poland. Currently supported pre-paid cards include those issued by T-Mobile, Heyah, Play, Plus, Orange, NJU Mobile and Lycamobile. The machines accept traditional credit/debit card and cash payments and will also support oti’s new WAVE device that makes any mobile device NFC-capable. The ASEC automated ticketing network has enabled more than 62 million trips on the Mazovia Railway. Revenues generated from this new capability for refilling pre-paid phone cards are included in the estimated $4.7 million transaction fees revenues for the Mazovia Railway System over five years as was announced by oti in April 2013.
NCR and dascus are modernizing the point-of-sale (POS) infrastructure of all 109 branches of the German bakery chain Stangengrüner Mühlenbäckerei. The complete solution consists of software and hardware along with services and support provided by dascus. Due to its design, the POS technology enables small and midsized retailers to realize significant energy savings, since it features an energy-saving processor and runs without a cooling fan. With its compact design, the technology is easy to setup and maintain. Its color and branding can be customized according to a retailer’s individual preferences and can be used either as a POS workstation or multimedia kiosk for self-service applications.
Virgin America announced it will partner with Alliance Data Retail Services, which manages more than 120 private label and co-brand credit programs and is an Alliance Data Systems Corporation business, to launch a new Virgin America Visa Signature® Credit Card and a first-ever Virgin America Premium Visa Signature® Card. Both co-brand cards offer Virgin America guests and Elevate® frequent flyer program members a host of perks to make their travel experience more convenient, flexible and rewarding. Under terms of the multiyear agreement, Alliance Data will partner with Virgin America to provide a full suite of credit and marketing services for the Virgin America Visa Signature Card and will leverage its full suite of acquisition tools along with its marketing and analytics expertise to drive cardholder spend and further support one-to-one customer engagement.
TransFirst® announces in conjunction with VeriFone Systems, Inc. (NYSE: PAY) that it now offers its merchant customers the EMV- and NFC-capable VX 680 wireless terminal from VeriFone. The VeriFone VX 680 offers the portability and processing power to fit the needs of any small business. Its wireless, 3G connectivity feature enables merchants to accept credit and debit card payments anywhere in just seconds, while easy-to-use touch-screen technology and a bright, 3.5-inch color screen make the terminal simple to use.
Alaric fraud prevention and payments solutions is now offering its “myPinPad,” allowing cardholders to securely control the authorisation of payments via the entry of their PIN on touch-screen payment terminals, smart phones, tablets and online. The combination of myPinPad and Alaric’s Authentic solution for transaction processing delivers an end-to-end platform for mobile and online payments, with EMV-level security. This ensures secure processing of mag-stripe or chip cards and addresses the challenges of securely authorising card payments through its highly-scalable virtual EFTPOS and ATM platform, which presents the cardholder with a one-time virtual PIN pad – effectively moving the security elements of the transaction from the device and into the cloud. It ultimately mitigates risk and fraud protection and converts card not present (CNP) to card present with PIN transactions through a secure virtual PIN Entry Device (PED).
Global Payments and Casio Electronics have been working together on a new Electronic PoS package for small high-street retailers, whom have been traditionally challenged with sourcing the separate components of their PoS solution from a variety of suppliers with hardware, software, PoS installation and support. This partnership allows the smaller merchant to install the EPoS hardware and PIN Entry Devices (PED) all from one source, making installation and training much easier to deliver and monitor on the Casio Android platform VX-100 EPoS terminal. This provides the customer-facing PoS solution, complete with stock control, appointment booking and business management tools within the core software. The Casio VX-100 takes less space on the countertop; create a typical saving of 85% against traditional Windows based EPoS solutions; and provides a built-in easy loading printer, customer display and large 10.4″ touch-screen LCD for the operator.
Fiserv, a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, announced that U.S. Bank’s online banking customers now have access to an iPad® banking application (app) built on the Mobiliti Enterprise™ mobile banking and payments platform from Fiserv. The U.S. Bank app serves consumers’ growing interest in tablet banking. According to the 2011 Fiserv Consumer…
NTT DOCOMO, INC. announced its 2012 summer lineup of 19 models for launch in or after June, including 16 smartphones, a tablet and a mobile phone for children as well as a mobile Wi-Fi® router, many of which will be compatible with DOCOMO’s Xi™ (read “Crossy”) LTE mobile service. DOCOMO’s new smartphone and tablet lineup,…
Harbortouch touch-screen POS systems added a new quick service restaurant and delivery module to its revolutionary free POS system program.The new Harbortouch QSR & Delivery package helps merchants save time and money with specialized features designed to address the unique needs of this market, including: Driver management tools that make it easy for managers to assign drivers to specific orders, view order details and even see how long each order has been waiting; Advanced mapping functionality for delivery orders that gives merchants the option to print delivery directions right on the receipt, and even print directions with multiple stops to deliver more than one order in a single trip; Advanced caller ID integration to easily manage incoming calls, view each customer’s contact information and order history as calls come in, and then assign each call to a new order in a single step; Easy menu editing to add, change or remove menu items, modifiers and categories; Customizable item discounts to accommodate daily specials, coupons or happy hour; The ability to split checks, share items and transfer tickets to other servers; Advanced reporting functionality that provides a top-level view of business operations; Employee management with built-in time clock and the ability to view a detailed breakdown of hours worked for per employee or per day as well as productivity reports; and Customer database that records complete purchase history and contact information for each customer, making it ideal for loyalty programs or direct marketing.