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Verifone says it has implemented AES DUKPT with its end-to-end encryption solution, VeriShield Total Protect, its Engage family of payment devices, and Carbon 8 & 10. Co-designed by Verifone, AES DUKPT is a new security key management standard that was approved...

Verifone Systems and Francisco Partners, a leading technology-focused private equity firm, have announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which an investor group led by Francisco Partners and including British Columbia...

As the Android POS market really begins to gain traction in both mPOS and traditional POS Ingenico launched Axium, its next-generation POS platform designed with acquirers' clients in mind. It gives access to a...

Mobeewave say they have signed a global partnership agreement with Samsung that will allow Mobeewave to offer its patented in-person contactless payment acceptance solution on Samsung devices. The solution enables people to accept payment from...

PayPal is shipping two new mPOS devices, one which accepts card swipe transactions and another for chip and tap payments. Pitched at mobile small businesses, the readers are designed to help users accept payments nearly...

Researchers at global cybersecurity firm Forcepoint have discovered a new piece of POS malware - the first in nearly two years - that primarily targets transactions at hotels and restaurants. In the current era of mass malware it's becoming increasingly rare...

Wirecard announced the launch of the new mobile solution Wirecard ePOS App for the acceptance of common international payment methods on mobile devices for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The new digital platform gives customers the choice of...

The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) has announced a new PCI Security Standard for software-based PIN entry on commercial off-the-shelf devices (COTS), such as smartphones and tablets. The PCI Software-Based PIN Entry on COTS...

Smartphones are firmly stamping their mark on the payments and merchant landscape in many forms. Whatever their role in the purchasing process, smartphones can offer convenience, speed, mobility and security – all ‘must-haves’ for...

PIN-on-Mobile is coming: Imagine taking a regular smartphone and turning it into a payment acceptance device with a simple app download. That’s the utopian dream many companies are chasing today and it could bring...