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MasterCard drafts 'roadmap' for adoption of electronic payment services

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Point-of-Sale Terminals News Archive

January 2012

• 31/01/2012 - MasterCard drafts 'roadmap' for adoption of electronic payment services
• 30/01/2012 - Ecommerce continues to soar, but risk to brick-and-mortar minimal
• 30/01/2012 - FTC to review fledgling mobile payments industry
• 25/01/2012 - Mobile payment ventures soaking up large chunk of VC dollars
• 23/01/2012 - Tablet owners: Bigger shoppers than laptop or smartphone owners?
• 19/01/2012 - Most mobile users report using smartphones for consumer research
• 11/01/2012 - Visa certifies slew of new smartphones for mobile payment app

December 2011

• 15/12/2011 - San Francisco to install more than 30,000 NFC-enabled parking meters
• 02/12/2011 - Mobile payments help drive donations this holiday season

November 2011

• 30/11/2011 - Cyber Monday sees major uptick in both mobile payment and online shopping
• 29/11/2011 - Starbucks launches mobile payment app in the UK
• 11/11/2011 - The mobile landscape is a complex field of commerce and technology

October 2011

• 31/10/2011 - Retailers should prepare for coming shopping surge
• 26/10/2011 - Consumers demand convenient and efficient payment options
• 25/10/2011 - NFC technology not yet ready to take over POS terminals
• 10/10/2011 - Choosing the right point-of-sale terminals can help businesses grow
• 04/10/2011 - Lower swipe fees improve POS benefits
• 04/10/2011 - Retailer sees the benefits of point-of-sale terminals
• 03/10/2011 - ABI: NFC payments to become mass-market by 2016

September 2011

• 29/09/2011 - 2012: The year of mobile payments?
• 14/09/2011 - Mobile payments to surpass card transactions within 10 years

August 2011

• 25/08/2011 - Apple and the evolving role of mobile payments
• 10/08/2011 - Consumer sentiment may be slowing mobile payment use
• 10/08/2011 - Survey finds consumers trust current payment processors more than tech firms
• 04/08/2011 - A rundown of the mobile payment landscape

July 2011

• 01/07/2011 - Most people not interested in near field technology for payment processing

May 2011

• 31/05/2011 - New application for payment processing
• 26/05/2011 - Amazon may introduce mobile payment system

April 2011

• 08/04/2011 - Contactless cards may carry security risks

March 2011

• 16/03/2011 - ManagePay Systems invests new resources in point-of-sale terminals

January 2011

• 31/01/2011 - New payment processing systems make it to stores
• 27/01/2011 - Kwik Trip selects point-of-sale software
• 07/01/2011 - VeriFone joins with Gemalto for smart card solution

November 2010

• 23/11/2010 - Merchants expected to offer more rebates this holiday season
• 22/11/2010 - NRF holiday survey shows sales should increase this year
• 10/11/2010 - Kinecta offers members MasterCard Pay Pass technology
• 01/11/2010 - GuestLogix develops smartphone-like POS device

October 2010

• 14/10/2010 - Gift cards used to support those in need during holiday season
• 13/10/2010 - Gilbarco marks encrypting PIN pad achievement
• 12/10/2010 - Epicor unveils new retail point-of-sale software
• 06/10/2010 - Mercator reports point-of-sale terminals that accept universal forms of payment should become standard
• 04/10/2010 - Schwarzenegger vetoes debit surcharge bill
• 01/10/2010 - New York City students swipe and go organic

September 2010

• 29/09/2010 - Stanford University launches smartphone payment capabilities
• 28/09/2010 - Credit card loyalty programs should be flexible and simple
• 24/09/2010 - MasterCard Canada extends deadline for chip-and-PIN upgrade
• 22/09/2010 - Visa's 'Wave to Pay' program allows commuters to pay for transit with a wave of their credit card
• 20/09/2010 - New Zealand introduces text-to-pay parking meters
• 20/09/2010 - Financial Consumer Agency of Canada helps students compare credit cards
• 16/09/2010 - Toronto accepting bids for new credit- and debit-friendly transit payment system
• 16/09/2010 - Prepaid cards still charge fees and may even offer less protection
• 15/09/2010 - New credit cards offer greater security and access to multiple accounts
• 14/09/2010 - Canadian consumers slow spending to fight debt
• 13/09/2010 - UK consumers stopping paying with checks
• 09/09/2010 - Consumer borrowing down for 17th month since beginning of 2009

August 2010

• 31/08/2010 - Visa spending soars at Youth Olympic Games
• 27/08/2010 - Target trading gift cards for used electronics
• 26/08/2010 - Quebec restaurants required to install new payment technology to fight tax evasion
• 24/08/2010 - Private-label credit cards experience market resurgence
• 16/08/2010 - iPhone developing wireless payment technology
• 13/08/2010 - Consumer debt decreases, but remains high
• 09/08/2010 - Credit card companies introducing state-of-the-art anti-fraud technologies
• 06/08/2010 - U.S. families predicted to spend less on back-to-school supplies

July 2010

• 28/07/2010 - Toronto pursues flexible transit payment system
• 20/07/2010 - Contactless point-of-sale terminals gaining popularity
• 16/07/2010 - Visa launches prepaid card campaign
• 12/07/2010 - Consumer confidence is on the rise
• 06/07/2010 - San Francisco may soon require all taxis to accept cards
• 01/07/2010 - Washington sales tax exemption for Canadian residents halted

June 2010

• 29/06/2010 - City installs credit-accepting parking meters
• 25/06/2010 - eBay leads the way in mobile commerce
• 24/06/2010 - Are cell phones the next credit card machines?

May 2010

• 06/05/2010 - Switch in POS terminal technology provides better security, increases forgetfulness

April 2010

• 28/04/2010 - Multi-function POS terminals are the wave of the future
• 20/04/2010 - Merchants should guard against three types of skimming attacks on POS terminals

March 2010

• 31/03/2010 - Multi-function POS terminals can bring higher sales, convenience store finds
• 26/03/2010 - POS terminals moving to the cloud, report says
• 19/03/2010 - Retail sales rise 0.7% in January to reach $35.7 billion
• 18/03/2010 - Prepaid segment to continue showing strong growth, experts say
• 16/03/2010 - Square may not threaten traditional POS terminals and merchant accounts, expert says
• 15/03/2010 - Wireless POS terminals allow restaurant to speed up service, reassure customers of security
• 03/03/2010 - VeriFone reports strong revenue, cash flow performance for Q1 2010

Feberary 2010

• 22/02/2010 - Chip and pin not cure-all for PCI compliance, expert says
• 22/02/2010 - EMVCo to investigate chip and pin security breach research
• 19/02/2010 - POS terminal market declines in 2009, largely a result of software's reliability
• 18/02/2010 - Chip and pin exploit found by UK researchers
• 09/02/2010 - Jump on the debit card processing bandwagon, VeriFone exec tells merchants
• 02/02/2010 - POS terminal upgrades, PCI compliance initiatives top retailer priorities and planned spending

January 2010

• 29/01/2010 - RBC, Visa to offer Coca-Cola-shaped prepaid card for Olympic athletes, coaches
• 26/01/2010 - Canadian consumer confidence surges, suggesting increased spending
• 25/01/2010 - Retail sales decline in November following three months of growth
• 19/01/2010 - Don't be afraid of payment processing technology investments, CIOs say
• 18/01/2010 - POS terminal upgrades can improve security, sales
• 11/01/2010 - Retailers should not underestimate importance of payment processing on customer experience
• 06/01/2010 - Pivotal Payments acquires Vision Bankcard's POS Card Systems and National Credit Card Processing divisions

December 2009

• 31/12/2009 - VeriFone to increase presence in payment-enabled media marketplace
• 31/12/2009 - Web-enabled POS terminals can improve customer satisfaction through multichannel services
• 15/12/2009 - VeriFone reports fourth quarter profit, bolstered by POS terminal upgrades
• 14/12/2009 - Businesses urged to proactively monitor payment processing security
• 09/12/2009 - U.S. department store hones integration of in-store POS terminals and online database

November 2009

• 20/11/2009 - Debit card payment processing to overtake credit cards, cash this holiday season
• 19/11/2009 - Survey: 94% of Canadian shoppers to buy gift cards this holiday season
• 17/11/2009 - Gift card payment processing can make or break holiday sales
• 16/11/2009 - Mobile credit card processing can help boost cash flow
• 13/11/2009 - Study: Chip technology improves payment processing security
• 13/11/2009 - Canadian merchants can get holiday boost from gift card payment processing
• 10/11/2009 - Interac celebrates 25th anniversary of Canadian debit payment processing
• 06/11/2009 - US$5 billion in gift cards goes unredeemed, expert says
• 05/11/2009 - Gift cards will create happy holidays for merchants, studies show
• 05/11/2009 - Study: Incompatible POS terminals cause consumers to change spending behavior
• 04/11/2009 - CFIB urges merchants to read fine print when upgrading POS terminals
• 03/11/2009 - Starbucks rewards program shows possibilities of POS terminal technology
• 03/11/2009 - Visa entrance in Canadian debit card market set for 1Q 2010

October 2009

• 30/10/2009 - Goldman Sachs: Debit, prepaid cards to drive electronic payment processing popularity
• 27/10/2009 - Prepaid cards not just for the unbanked, experts say
• 26/10/2009 - Gift card promotions can boost sales, brand building
• 16/10/2009 - Prepaid cards more economical than credit or debit, study finds
• 15/10/2009 - Study: Merchants should invest in payment processing that accepts prepaid cards
• 15/10/2009 - Visa postpones fining merchants that do not upgrade POS terminals
• 14/10/2009 - Remote systems management can help maintain, optimise payment processing system
• 13/10/2009 - Prepaid card industry resilient to sales declines
• 09/10/2009 - With POS terminal technology, retailers should ask the audience
• 06/10/2009 - Updated POS terminals can cut operational costs, improve efficiency
• 01/10/2009 - Self-checkout POS terminals become increasingly popular worldwide

September 2009

• 28/09/2009 - Self-service kiosks unite customer service and payment processing
• 22/09/2009 - Wireless POS terminals may boost customer confidence, trust
• 14/09/2009 - Household net worth, consumer credit increase in 2Q
• 14/09/2009 - New POS terminals offer customer relationship, marketing integration
• 13/09/2009 - POS terminal upgrades do not have to break the bank
• 12/09/2009 - The hidden benefit of POS technology
• 04/09/2009 - POS technology can make or break retailers' revenue, customer satisfaction
• 02/09/2009 - VeriFone reports increased net revenue in 3Q, projects further growth

August 2009

• 21/08/2009 - Speed up checkout to avoid shopping cart abandonment
• 19/08/2009 - Self-checkout POS terminals can improve wait time, customer satisfaction
• 11/08/2009 - Self-checkout POS terminals continue to see tremendous growth
• 04/08/2009 - Purchasing point-of-sale terminals saves more money than renting
• 04/08/2009 - Payment card processing maintenance is a worthwhile investment