Card briefs: Card Issuers Approve U.K. Firm's Terminals

terminals, said its Financer system has been certified for use in the American Express, Diners Club, Europay, MasterCard, and Visa networks. The Financer terminal and front-end transaction processor accommodates both magnetic stripe cards and chip-embedded smart cards. Thyron, based in St. Albans, United Kingdom, has been marketing the system for off-line operation where compactness and portability are necessary, such as in taxicabs and by package couriers. Lloyds Bank of London uses the terminal for smart card security in a corporate payment service. Taxi companies have deployed it in Austria, Britain, and France. Thyron said its sales, both directly and through a reseller network, are up 35% this year.

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