Point-of-sale

Stadiums, concert halls and other entertainment settings have long been venues in which terminal providers like NCR or Oracle would likely have units in place, offering a vast array of functions tailored to those businesses.

To expand the reach of its global e-commerce services, Ingenico ePayments is building up a vast network of connections to merchant acquirers, hoping to gain a competitive edge as the demand grows for omnichannel payments.

Merchants that now accept EMV-chip cards at the point of sale are not happy with the user experience, and First Data sees itself in a position to help.

Global EMV consultant and system tester Fime will provide end-to-end certification services for terminals and acceptance systems using the Discover Network and Diners Club International payment applications.

Banks and their merchant clients face a costly problem stemming from how prepared they are to deal with attacks that sidestep the point of sale.

Despite the enormous upside, mobile wallet adoption rates remain relatively low, persistently underperforming expectations.

MagTek CEO Annmarie ‘Mimi’ Hart is eager to witness the potential of futuristic payment technologies, from wearables to ‘edibles’ and ‘injectables.’ But first, she must work with the merchant community to address the shortcomings of today’s approaches to payment security.

McDonald's has been at the fore of many new digital initiatives around the world, and it has played a significant role in demonstrating how MasterCard can flex its international scale to build new services and avoid being disrupted.

In its quest to supply small businesses with services that go beyond payments, First Data Corp.'s Clover subsidiary is extending e-commerce website support to its merchant clients beginning next month.

Ingenico Group has begun offering tools to address some of the complex challenges in developing EMV-enabled mobile point of sale applications.