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Understanding POS Security: Protecting Your Business and Customer Data

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Given this recent wave of cyberattacks, all small businesses must do their part to secure their Point of Sale (POS) systems from unauthorized parties. Don’t Allow Swiped Transactions You may want to avoid processing older magnetic stripe cards in favor of Near Field Communication (NFC) and EMV chip cards.

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Red Roof Inn Goes EMV At The POS

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6) it has been chosen by Red Roof Inn to deploy a new point-of-sale (POS) system across its over 470 properties. In a press release, Ingenico said, by implementing its iSC Touch 480 smart terminals, Red Roof has transformed its traditional checkout experience with a fast and easy multimedia POS.

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Merchants, Online Fraud And The 3DS 2.0 Reset

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or “EMV 3DS”) has been a rocky road. The EMV 3DS is uniquely qualified to help merchants keep their chargeback rates down,” McCutcheon said. Is (And Isn’t) Like Putting EMV Into Place . When the card networks first started mandating EMV, McCutcheon said, there was heavy resistance. also known as “3DS 2.0” Why 3DS 2.0

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Malware Strikes Merchants Behind The EMV Curve

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Cybersecurity firm FireEye warns of the dangers that custom-built malware poses to retailers due to its ability to capture payment card details directly from retail point-of-sale (POS) systems. In the world of POS threats, there has been a rise in both underground offerings, as well as new malware found in active use.

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At The POS Of The Future, Consumers Will Pay With Sound

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In 2013, Silicon Valley startup Clinkle raised $25 million in funding to build the point-of-sale (POS) system of the future using sound, but the company later changed trajectories, creating more of a Venmo-like product primarily aimed at college students. Innovators in South Korea, France, Israel and the U.K.,

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Worldpay Launches Worldpay Total In The US

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Connecting and simplifying payments across sales channels through a single integration point, Worldpay Total delivers end-to-end payment processing by combining point-of-sale (POS), integrated payments and acquiring for integrated software vendors (ISVs) and merchants. Worldpay announced Wednesday (Oct.

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The Different Ways a Business Can Accept Credit Cards

Clearly Payments

This involves using a physical point-of-sale (POS) terminal to process card payments. How It Works The customer swipes, inserts, or taps their card on the POS device. Accepts contactless and EMV chip cards , which are more secure than magnetic stripes. Pros Fast and secure transactions.