Global Headquarters:
2099 Gateway Place, Suite 600
San Jose, CA, 95110, USA
Main Phone: 1-408-330-6300
Main Fax: 1-408-330-6390
Business:
VeriFone is the global leader in secure electronic payment solutions, providing expertise, solutions and services that add value to the point of sale.
Products & Markets:
VeriFone provides merchant-operated, consumer-facing and self-service payment systems for the financial, retail, hospitality, petroleum, government and healthcare industries. The company’s solutions are utilized by merchants, processors and acquirers in developed and emerging economies worldwide.
Stock Exchange:
New York (NYSE) under the symbol “PAY”
Number of employees:
Approximately 2,000 worldwide
Sales/Marketing Offices:
Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Columbia, Costa Rica, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay
R&D and Manufacturing Facilities:
Turkey, Australia, Argentina, Brazil, China, France, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Spain, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States
Key Events:
1981, founded 1981 in Hawaii
1989, ships 1 millionth system
1990, listed as public company on NASDAQ
1997, acquired by Hewlett-Packard Co.
2001, acquired by Gores Technology
2002, recapitalized by GTCR Golder Rauner, LLC
2005, listed as public company on New York Stock Exchange
Acquisitions:
2005, GO Software
2006, Payment Systems Business of Trintech
2006, Lipman Electronic Engineering
2007, PCI Australia
Investments:
2005, VeriFone Transportation Systems
2007, VeriFone Access
