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December 2009 - The Green Sheet
Automate or flounder

Nothing stays the same. Today's payment terminals are no exception. Their software must be updated periodically for compliance purposes or to provide new functionality. This is not a problem if you only have a handful of customers; you can hop on a scoot- er and personally download new software to each terminal or talk merchants through the download process by phone.

December 2009 - PaymentMedia
VeriFone in the Latin American Market for Self-service

Silvio Fontes, Market Director, LAC and Gustavo Jimenez, VP of Integrated Systems, LAC discuss the all-new MX ATM solution for Latin America.
(This article is available in Spanish)

November 2009 - The Green Sheet
Use security to retain merchants

Significant attention in the industry is focused on how to protect cardholder data. But when it comes to protecting the acquirer? Not so much. At VeriFone, we applaud and are heavily engaged in the effort to shore up defenses against efforts to intercept cardholder data.

July 2009 - The Green Sheet
Pulling the PIN on older systems

The compliance clock is ticking. It is estimated that more than 500,000 PIN entry devices (PEDs) that predate security certifications are in use in the U.S. market. These devices predate the Visa Inc. PED standard – now the Payment Card Industry (PCI) PED Standard – and were "never approved" by the card brands, which have mandated they must be removed from service by July 2010. Are you ready for that challenge and opportunity?

April 2009 - National Petroleum News
Fuel Dispensers: The Weak Link in Convenience Store Payment Security

It is said that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link. In the convenience store business, the weak link in the payment system security is the fuel dispenser.

March 2009 - PaymentMedia
VeriFone y los pagos sin contacto

Industry publication, PaymentMedia, highlights VeriFone's Contactless leadership and market focus in Latin America.
Article is in Spanish

February 2009 - The Green Sheet
Make security a small-merchant priority

Big data breaches get big headlines, but criminals are targeting merchants of all sizes to gain cardholder data that can be quickly turned to illicit profits. Smaller merchants should not be ignored when it comes to payment card security.

January 2009 - The Green Sheet
A countertop tonic for recession blues

How do you get merchants to commit to new payment terminals during the worst recession since World War II? Offer them a product that is going to save them money each month while bolstering their ability to increase revenue and maximize profitability.

December 2008 - The Green Sheet
Embracing PA DSS compliance

In April 2008, Visa Inc.'s Payment Application Best Practices (PABP) was absorbed into the Payment Application (PA) Data Security Standard (DSS) published by the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Security Standards Council (SSC). For all practical purposes, the new PA DSS requirements will lead to major changes in how POS terminals are certified and sold.

November 2008 - FoodService & Hospitality
Cutting the Cord

Foodservice operators are widening wireless connections - one application at a time.

November 2008 - The Green Sheet
Be a payment security architect

There's no denying the retail environment is a tempting target for criminals intent on capturing cardholder information to create counterfeit payment cards or commit other fraudulent acts. The good news is an increasing array of solutions are aimed at bolstering security in the checkout lane; the bad news is it seems like each individual merchant is expected to put together his or her own patchwork quilt of defenses.

October 2008 - Chicago Tribune
Be wary of fraud with debit, credit cards

Before you swipe your card in another unattended kiosk, such as an ATM or gas pump, do a quick check for tampering by thieves.

October 2008 - DigitalTransactions
Getting on the Menu

The pay-at-table market shows signs of moving from pilot to rollout. But with restaurants taking a hit from a slowing economy, restaurateurs are looking more critically at proponents’ claims that the technology chops costs and speeds up table turns.

October 2008 - Cards & Payments
Done Eating And Ready To Pay? A Payment Terminal Is On Its Way

Despite the sour economy, several North American restaurant operators are making a fresh run at testing wireless pay-at-table terminals that enable on-the-spot acceptance of diner's debit or credit cards.

October 2008 - Le Courrier de la Monetique
L’entretien

Yolanda Rousselet, Vice President & General Manager, Continental Europe highlights VeriFone's strategy in the region.
(This article is available in French)

Yolanda Rousselet, directrice de VeriFone pour l’Europe Continentale, détaille la toute nouvelle stratégie du fabricant mondial de TPE.

October 2008 - The Green Sheet
No denial, no surrender

There's no denying that the U.S. economy has continued to weaken, causing retailers to slow spending and look for economies wherever they can find them. Meanwhile, "free terminal" programs, promising merchants something for nothing out of pocket, further squeeze your opportunities for upfront revenue. How do you differentiate the products you're selling in this type of environment?

August 2008 - The Green Sheet
PCI on the menu

Restaurants are prime hunting ground for criminals intent on stealing credit card numbers and personal identities. High sales volumes, complex operations and the large number of individuals involved in typical transactions present multiple opportunities for compromise of cardholder data – and, of course, an opportunity for ISOs and merchant level salespeople (MLSs) to educate restaurateurs and sell appropriate security solutions.

July 2008 - PaymentMedia
PAYware CMS: una solución de VeriFone para el mercado global

Article is based on an interview with Gustavo Jimenez, where he talks about PAYware CMS, as a complete software solution for acquirers and issuers, and VeriFone Access managed services, which are part of our global solution portfolio.
(This article is available in Spanish)

July 2008 - The Green Sheet
Building business at the curb

Do you often get takeout food from your favorite restaurants? Ever take advantage of carside pickup and wonder why you had to watch your meal get cold on the seat next to you while the server took your credit or debit card back inside to ring up the transaction?

June 2008 - The Green Sheet
Protect data with a hidden shield

In the wake of recent, well-publicized data breaches at major retailers, a potential weakness was exposed in the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS).

June 2008 - The Green Sheet
Thriving in a secure payments world

Do the terms flexibility and security seem mutually exclusive to you? It's easy to think of data security as a stranglehold on what you, as ISOs and merchant level salespeople (MLSs), and your merchant customers can or cannot do with transaction systems.

May 2008 - Card Technology Today
Taking a stand on payment security

Payment acceptance systems need to meet continually evolving standards and achieve rigorous certifications in order to help ensure a secure card transaction environment.

May 2008 - The Guardian
Creating a secure card payment future

Cards are the preferred way for consumers to pay, with purchasing on plastic outstripping cash transactions. APACS figures show that in 2007, 63.32% of total retail spending was card-based in the UK, representing £354.2 billion.

May 2008 - Cards & Payments
Fare Fight, Round Two

Wireless networks and payment terminals make card authorizations in taxis possible. But not all drivers welcome the technology.

May 2008 - Hospitality Technology
New Payment Options: The Future is Now (Kind of)

New payment processing technologies make getting customers out the door that much quicker and efficient, but do these new tools have what it takes to make contactless payment secure? HT takes a closer look.

May 2008 - Kiosk Europe
Unattended Kiosks and Contactless Payment Technology

Adopting radio frequency payment systems into unattended self-service applications is now showing serious returns for both deployers and customers alike.

April 2008 - The Wall Street Journal
Credit-Card Security Falters

Despite efforts by the credit-card industry to force retailers to protect their customers' data, several recent security breaches suggest that current requirements aren't enough.

April 2008 - CSP Daily News
Bennett Pump Rolls Out Pacific Dispenser Series

Incorporates VeriFone PCI-compliant Secure PumpPAY system

April 2008 - The Green Sheet
IP yea, dial-up nay

In the United States, consumers use credit and debit cards more than they use cash and checks. But telephone dial-up authorizations at the POS are slowing merchants' abilities to process the increasing flow of card transactions.

April 2008 - eWeek.com
Verifone Offers End-to-End Payment Processing

PAYware PC targets the payment processing needs of smaller retailers.

Feb 2008 - The Green Sheet
Three ways to boost sales in 2008

VeriFone's Director of North America Product Marketing, Scott Henry, highlights key ways VeriFone resellers and partners can help their merchants and customers differentiate themselves with new payment options.

Jan 2008 - Latin Business Chronicle
Country Report: Bullish on Brazil

Brazil’s economy is booming and has a bright outlook. A special report on the key benefits and challenges of doing business in Brazil.

Jan 2008 - Retail Technology
Protecting the bottom line: Making security pay

VeriFone-sponsored supplement in the UK’s Retail Technology magazine about loss prevention and security.

Jan 2008 - Integrated Solutions for Retailers
Can Payments Apps Be Secure And Functional?

Payment processing providers are certainly focused on security, but they haven’t overlooked the loyalty-building power of payment applications.

Dec 2007 - The Green Sheet
Counting Our Blessingss

Closing out 2007 and moving quickly toward 2008, it's time to take stock of where we are and where we're going in the payments industry

Nov 2007 - PaymentMedia
VeriFone: una oferta de punta a punta

The article refers to VeriFone in Latin America, as a complete payment provider -from point-of-sale devices to processing services. It outlines our leadership in secure payment technology and notes on our success after the Lipman and Trintech acquisitions, as well as the improved VeriFone portfolio of services and products.
(This article is available in Spanish and English)

Sep 2007 - Investor's Business Daily
Wireless, Cashless Payments Come to The World of Taxi Drivers

Right after Labor Day, a slew of NYC Taxi drivers protested plans to roll out credit- and debit card payment systems in the back seats of all 13,000 medallion cabs. Supporters of the program say it will better serve the customers and bring in more money for cabbies.

Sep 2007 - Latin Business Chronicle
LatAm Charges Up VeriFone

Excerpt from the article regarding Latin America & the Caribbean outstanding results in 2007. The article is based on an interview with Fernando Lopez, VP & General Manager for the region.

Jul 2007 - Barron's
Table Talk: Electronic Tab

It's the great American waiting game, and it's played out every day in restaurants across the land. First you wait for the bill; then you wait for the waiter to take your credit card; and then you wait for the waiter to return it. How many opening scenes at the theater have been missed? How much has been paid in extra parking fees? Where do those waiters disapear to, anyway?

Jul 2007 - Expansión
E-Ruleteros

Jun 2007 - The Green Sheet
Debunking wireless myths

I'd like to dispel the myths circulating about wireless POS technology. Why should you care? Primarily because grasping the true advantages of wireless POS systems will boost your profit potential and increase your value to customers.

May 2007 - CardTechnology
For VeriFone’s Rivals: The Heat Is On

There is nothing an investor likes better than a company that is consistently profitable and has strong prospects for growth.

Apr 2007 - The Green Sheet
PIN pad security: Get a grip

Do you have Dec. 31, 2007, clearly marked on your calendar? How about July 1, 2010? If not, take out a red pen. The first date is the last day on which acquirers can purchase Visa-approved PIN entry devices (PEDs).

Mar 2007 - El Economista
Suba al taxi del futuro y pague con tarjeta

Mar 2007 - The Green Sheet
Take a place at the table

In 2006, several ISOs helped beta test pay-at-the-table programs that bring wireless functionality to restaurant patrons. The results were encouraging.

Feb 2007 - Posto de Observação
Soluções para Postos de Combustíveis

Feb 2007 - The Green Sheet
Selling in the driver's lane

The quick serve restaurant (QSR) industry adopted bankcard acceptance overnight. Well, not quite. But it sure seemed like it in the two years during which we went from limited market penetration to virtual market saturation.

Jan 2007 - The Green Sheet
Contactless: Right where we should be

By the end of 2006, U.S. banks had issued 17 million to 19 million contactless credit and debit cards, according to industry estimates. One market research company, JupiterResearch, estimated those numbers will increase to 37 million by the end of 2007 and 188 million by 2010.

Dec 2006 - NYSE
VeriFone Holdings, Inc. to Visit the NYSE

Executives and guests from VeriFone Holdings, Inc. will visit the New York Stock Exchange on Thurs, Dec. 14. In honor of this occasion, VeriFone Holdings, Inc. Chairman & CEO Douglas G. Bergeron will ring The Opening Bell.

Dec 2006 - The Green Sheet
What you need to know about PTS

MasterCard Worldwide has issued some fairly draconian requirements for its new POS Terminal Security, or PTS, program. But you'd be hard-pressed to find information about the program.

Oct 2006 - The Green Sheet
Wireless razzmatazz for restaurateurs

Advanced technology and the nature of the restaurant market present you, as ISOs and merchant level salespeople (MLSs), with great opportunities to leverage your expertise into value-added wireless services.

Sep 2006 - The Green Sheet
Serving up the foodie POS

On any given day across the United States, a couple dozen stories about identity theft are likely to be published.

Aug 2006 - The Green Sheet
Scuttle those restaurant skimmers

Card skimming in restaurants is starting to hit the national consciousness.

Jul 2006 - ISO & Agent
The Value of Understanding What You are Selling

ISOs live in a world of abbreviations, acronyms and letters. Terms such as POS, Class A, Class B, PCI and PED often cause confusion. Agents who understand what they are selling, be it services or terminals, and can explain it to merchants will have an advantage over many competitors before they even step foot into a storefront.

Jul 2006 - Restaurants & Institutions
Table Tech

A chain of fast-casual restaurants uses handheld payment devices to provide a sense of security for its customers while saving its staff valuable time.

Jul 2006 - The Green Sheet
Follow the cash

These are good times to be selling electronic payment solutions. Consumers are using plastic more than ever, including credit, debit, and an ever wider variety of stored value and prepaid cards.

Jul 2006 - Retail Info Systems News
VeriFone Holdings Meeting Interac’s New Chip Requirements

Verifone Holdings announces that its Vx510 countertop and Vx610 wireless payment solutions have been certified as meeting new chip card device requirements put forth by the Interac Association, Canada’s national industry association for shared financial services.

Jul 2006 - Card Technology
Annual POS Vendor Survey

Those shopping for point-of-sale terminals in the coming months likely will face a host of choices. Among them will be whether to go wireless; upgrade to contactless through add-ons or entirely new terminal systems; and, perhaps, to seek out an additional vendor after two top firms combine later this year.

Jul 2006 - Cards & Payments
For VeriFone, going Public Lands a Capital Windfall

Since VeriFone’s initial public offering of $10 per share April 29, 2005, the company’s stock tripled in value.

Jul 2006 - HospTech_Jul_06
Taking Control

Speeding up table turns at most restaurants required a delicate balance of better systems, better communications and efficient operations. As a result, restaurants are turning to an increasingly sophisticated variety of software and hardware systems to keep the tables turning fast and guests happy.

Jun 2006 - The Green Sheet
Bringing merchants the wonders of Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi technology liberates broadband Internet connections by eliminating the costs and delays associated with traditional wire installation.

May 2006 - The Green Sheet
Hospitable Payment

Card payment acceptance in the hospitality industry is migrating from the stationary countertop station to mobile solutions that bring payment to the point of service: at the table, at the driver's window during curbside pick-up and in delivery to the customer's home or office.

Apr 2006 - The Green Sheet
Making the case for modern upgrades

There's nothing as frustrating to ISOs and merchant level salespeople (MLSs) than competing against equipment that's almost two decades old.

Mar 2006 - The Green Sheet
Go wide, go deep with value-added products

As an ISO or merchant level salesperson, when you hit a wall in selling greater volumes of credit/debit POS solutions year after year, it's time to get creative and broaden your focus beyond the retail merchant countertop.

Feb 2006 - The Green Sheet
PIN debit: Facing up to consumer needs

Consumers are increasingly turning to debit cards over cash, checks and, in many instances, even credit cards, and more prefer PIN debit over signature debit

Jan 2006 - The Green Sheet
Transformation Well Under Way

The POS industry has embarked on a major transformation.

Dec 2005 - The Green Sheet
Growth and Maturity in the Payments Industry

It's useful at the end of each business year to evaluate recent trends and attempt to extrapolate how they will continue to unfold in the coming year.

Dec 2005 - NYSE Magazine
Giving VeriFone Credit

After righting the electronic-payments systems company, CEO Douglas Bergeron says he is positioning it for a wireless future.

Oct 2005 - The Green Sheet
Selling a POS Risk Prevention Solution

Consumers are highly attuned to credit card fraud given the intense spotlight the topic has received in the national media. The June 2005 disclosure that hackers had penetrated CardSystems Solutions Inc.'s systems, compromising nearly 40 million cardholder accounts, pushed card fraud to the front page of everybody's newspaper.

Sep 2005 - The Green Sheet
Full Service, Fast Service With Restaurant Payment Options

The convergence of increasing consumer debit card use with the availability of Wi-Fi mobility adds up to new opportunities to expand payment systems in all restaurants

Aug 2005 - The Green Sheet
Preventative Measures - Broadening Security for Payment Devices

The threat from software viruses is no longer confined to the PC market.

Aug 2005 - Retail News Agent
Chip Ahead

Gary Edwards examines how retailers are already planning to cash in on new Chip and PIN opportunities.

Aug 2005 - Card & Payments
Leading the Payment Wave

An advertorial showing VeriFone's position in the contactless market segment

Jul 2005 - The Green Sheet
Wireless Payment Wins the Prize

Consumers want to use their credit and debit cards anywhere and anytime, more efficient card processing solutions are needed.

Jun 2005 - Card TechnologyToday (CTT)
Biometric Bytes

Breaking news from the biometrics industry - Bank customers want biometrics

Mar 2005 - Retail Newsagent
Point to Point

An EPoS system is imperative if you are to stay abreast of the modern retailing environment. Robin Parker guides you through the essentials.

Feb 2005 - The Green Sheet
Paying the Piper on a Mobile Device

Could mobile phones be used as payment terminals? While the concept sounds logical, practical implementations often fall short of real-world expectations.

Jan 2005 - Retail Systems
Contactless Payment Gathers Momentum

RFID is Hot on the Heels of CHIP and PIN.

Jan 2005 - The Green Sheet
In 2005 It's All About Execution

The year ahead will bring great progress in expanding the infrastructure required to enable the transition to wired and wireless broadband at the point of sale (POS).

May 3, 2010 - NYSE Euronext
VeriFone CEO Douglas Bergeron rings The Closing Bell at the New York Stock Exchange
VeriFone (NYSE:PAY) celebrates five years trading on the NYSE by ringing today's Closing Bell.