With confidence and security key factors, the whitepaper identifies four essential principles at the very heart of the secure payments industry: confidentiality, authenticity, integrity and availability.

The report asserts that total security must take into consideration all elements of the transaction to eliminate risk of failure throughout the payment chain.

The demand for additional services at the point of sale is driving the development of new, function-rich payment devices - incorporating over-the-air administration tools, wireless and USB connectivity, colour screens and a more intuitive interface for the consumer. In addition, these terminals are increasingly incorporating open, standards-based technologies to allow third party application providers and merchants to create and deliver a host of new revenue generating services and applications.  Read More

Craig Doyle, EVP, a member since January 2009 of the Executive Committee, will remain in charge of Global Acquirer Business line and will continue to develop key strategic relationships on a worldwide basis with acquirers, processors, Payment Service Providers (PSP) and the introduction of new value propositions based on Managed Services solutions to these channels.

“Ingenico and I would like to thank Nick for his commitment to the company and for the past 3 years, he contributed to increase Ingenico Presence in UK and Northern Europe,” commented Ingenico Chief Executive Officer Philippe Lazare. Read More

The solution covers the entire transaction and monitoring process, from the terminal itself to transaction and service management, via IP and GPRS connectivity. The unattended solution also encompasses MasterCard PayPass and Visa PayWave contactless terminal – Vending Pass. Connectivity is provided via a secure worldwide IP network - which is certified by banks and boasts an availability factor of 99.95% - or via a wireless GPRS network, for which Ingenico is the alternative operator in more than 100 countries.

Ingenico’s unattended payment terminals are all EMV and PCI-PED approved. Its industry proven High Secure Core (HSC) supports powerful encryption (including RSA, DES and 3DES) to provide the assurance of secure data and application management. Each vending machine contains a ‘black box’ gateway, connected to a hosted secured server, which records every transaction and provides a connection to the network. This server function enables the operator to monitor activities and respond to events as necessary, rather than on a routine basis, ensuring the greatest efficiency of vending machine management. Read More