The sanctions imposed on Russia by the European Union and the United States against a number of public and private Russian companies earlier this year have generated substantial noise across the payments industry news channels throughout 2014. The effect of these sanctions was most prominent on the financial sector, when, without any prior notification, Visa
NCR Corporation, the global leader in consumer transaction technologies, announced that Ted’s Café Escondido, has selected and rolled out a complete NCR restaurant technology solution to help improve the operational efficiency of its business across its growing sites. Ted’s Café Escondido currently uses NCR point-of-sale (POS) software and technology, kitchen production, employee theft detection, above-store
MasterCard outlined its vision for online payments beyond passwords, making life simpler for cardholders while increasing security. The company has been leading the co-creation of a new authentication standard, which when adopted, will be the largest wholesale upgrade to online payment security. It will benefit consumers, banks and merchants alike, with invisible authentication and far
Getting to grips with cashless payment solutions can give small business owners peace of mind during the busy festive season, when crime and business robberies are expected to be at their peak. The festive season often leads to increased sales, but this is against the backdrop of increasing business robberies, and business owners need to
Bitpay, the world leader in business solutions for the bitcoin digital currency,Givex’s Vexilor point of sale (POS) will now enable its merchants to accept payments in bitcoin. Vexilor will process bitcoin payments with ease, allowing for an easy transaction process for patrons and smooth payment retrieval for merchants. To make payment, customers will generate a
NetSuite Inc., the industry’s leading provider of cloud-based financials / ERP and omnichannel commerce software suites, announced that AltaPay, a leading payment management company based in Denmark, has joined the NetSuite SuitePayments program to offer businesses payment options when using NetSuite’s SuiteCommerce platform. Partnering with NetSuite, AltaPay can allow retail and wholesale distribution organizations using
Payment service provider PayGate says its automated fraud protection service PayProtector continues to save online businesses from lost revenue due to online fraud attempts. “At one regional airline in Africa we reduced their incidence of fraud from over a million rand a month to under R80,000 in just one month,” says PayGate’s general manager for
Linkpay continues to drive innovation by offering the world’s first integrated mobile POS with EMV, NFC, and on-screen PIN entry. Linkpay extends fully-integrated Clover Mobile Stations to the table top and store floor with your Linkpay merchant account. Restaurants can now accept payment at the table; retailers can use it for line-busting at busy times,
Pick n Pay has partnered with Webtickets, South Africa’s market leader in integrated online ticketing solutions, as its exclusive retail ticketing outlet. And, in a first for South African retailers, customers are now able to order tickets for any Webtickets event online or via their mobile device – and pay for them in store at
Spire Payments will be launching no-less than five new state-of-the-art payment solutions. Following its recent announcement of the launch of two mPOS devices at this prestigious global event, it is revealed a further three devices will be added to the acclaimed SP product portfolio. The SPu90 offers an unattended solution meeting all the latest security
