POS / Point of Purchase News & Media
McAfee report details link between 'dark Web,' data breaches
March 10, 2014
The "McAfee Labs Threats Report: Fourth Quarter 2013," released today, highlights the ease of purchasing POS malware online, and of selling stolen credit card…
read nowNRF says PIN essential on new credit, debit cards
March 7, 2014
The National Retail Federation issued the following statement from Senior Vice President and General Counsel Mallory Duncan in response to today's announcement…
read nowNew PCI SSC e-learning program to focus on protecting data, preventing breaches
March 6, 2014
The PCI Security Standards Council has announced a new series of online training courses designed to help companies keep customer payment data secure and…
read nowVeriFone wins 2014 MPE Award for mobile POS
March 5, 2014
VeriFone Systems Inc. has announced that it won the 2014 Merchant Payments Ecosystem Award in the mPOS category at MPE 2014 in Berlin. VeriFone was selected by…
read nowHP releases tablet-based POS
February 25, 2014
This week at Mobile World Congress, HP announced a Windows 8.1 tablet-based point-of-sale solution that it says will make it easy for small business retailers…
read nowROAM adds chip-and-PIN to its mobile POS
February 24, 2014
ROAM, an Ingenico company and a mobile commerce platform provider, announced it has expanded its mPOS solutions to include chip-and-PIN acceptance with the…
read nowAPG Cash Drawer releases Bluetooth interface for cash drawers
February 21, 2014
APG Cash Drawer LLC, manufacturer of mobile cash drawer solutions and other POS related products, has announced the release of the BluePro Bluetooth interface…
read nowMerchant Warehouse announces partnership with Teamwork Retail
February 19, 2014
Merchant Warehouse, a provider of payment technologies and merchant account services, has announced a new partnership with Retail Cloud Technologies, maker of…
read nowConsumer spending slowed in January
February 13, 2014
First Data Corporation has released its First Data SpendTrend analysis for Jan.1, 2014, through Jan. 31, 2013, compared to Jan. 1 2013, through Jan. 31, 2013.
read nowRevel Systems POS platform adds Bitcoin integration
February 12, 2014
Revel Systems, an iPad POS provider, has added Bitcoin integration to its platform. Now, users of the Revel POS can accept bitcoins as payment, giving their…
read nowBitcoin regulation a certainty, but to what degree?
February 7, 2014
Rulings by the U.S. Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network are revealing a developing picture of Bitcoin regulation in the United States. Last week…
read nowReport: Most companies that accept cards fail PCI standards
February 6, 2014
A new Verizon report has found that too many businesses, following their annual assessment for meeting the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard , fail…
read nowNGA certifies four vendors with 'CART Registered' status
February 6, 2014
The National Grocers Association has announced that four business solution providers have gained "CART Registered for NGA" status as offering benefits for…
read nowTarget puts EMV migration on fast track
February 5, 2014
This week, Target Corp. called for all stakeholders to take up the "shared responsibility" of payments security as it announced an accelerated timeline for its…
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Retailers commit to collaborative approach to reduce fraud
NRF said retailers are willing to do their part, but banks and card companies must also shore up the payments system.
read nowLexisNexis report says mobile fraud threats loom for retailers
February 3, 2014
As retailers increasingly look to mobile as a way to generate revenue, mobile fraud threats are affecting merchants to the tune of $283 for every $100 of…
read nowCard data from Target breach used in counterfeit card spending spree
January 30, 2014
A Mexican man and woman arrested early this week on charges of credit- and debit-card fraud were carrying 100 counterfeit cards striped with data stolen in the…
read nowAmazon to offer Kindle-based POS systems
January 30, 2014
The Wall Street Journal reports that Amazon is looking at getting into the mobile POS business, by possibly providing brick-and-mortar retailers with in-store…
read nowGetlowfees.com launches online credit card processing marketplace for merchants
January 29, 2014
Get Low Fees LLC this week announced the launch of its new website, getlowfees.com. Intended to help business owners lower their credit card processing rates…
read nowAT&T, Incipio release NFC mobile wallet case for iPhones
January 29, 2014
AT&T has partnered with Irvine, Calif.-based phone accessory provider Incipio to produce the NFC-enabled Cashwrap Mobile Wallet Case for iPhones.
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