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Understanding POS Security: Protecting Your Business and Customer Data

VISTA InfoSec

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

PYMNTS

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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Malware Strikes Merchants Behind The EMV Curve

PYMNTS

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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Bluefin’s PayConex Plus Payment Platform Gets EMV Certification From First Data

PYMNTS

Bluefin Payment Systems, the provider of PCI-validated point-to-point encryption (P2PE) payment solutions for retail, health care and higher education, announced Tuesday (March 4) the EMV certification of its PayConex Plus Payment Platform by First Data, the global payment technology company.

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Merchants, Online Fraud And The 3DS 2.0 Reset

PYMNTS

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. It’s done away from the point of sale.”.

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HP And PayPal Team Up For New POS Offering

PYMNTS

In a move to target small and medium-sized businesses and hospitality companies, HP has announced it has teamed up with PayPal to release what it calls an “all-in-one” point of sale (POS) unit, with PayPal handling the payment processing and other financial-related services.

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Fingerprints Supports Thales Biometric Payment Card First Launch in TĂĽrkiye With Garanti BBVA

Fintech Finance

Beyond speed, security and convenience the biometric payment card integrates flawlessly with existing bank infrastructures and Point-of-Sale (POS) systems without requiring upgrades. The contactless biometric payment card has already been certified by major EMV payment schemes.