- Contactless arrives for business customers Barclays has become the first bank in Europe to l...
- The number of contactless terminals in the UK was over 23,000 as at the end of January 2010. ...
- In the UK, approximately 7.8 million payment cards have been issued with Contactless techno...
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News Items
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Hypercom 04/02/10 Carrefour Selects Hypercom for Upgrade Program at 200+ Hypermarkets in France Hypercom Corporation (NYSE: HYC) today announced that Carrefour, the largest retailer in Europe and second largest worldwide, will deploy Hypercom’s Wynid® server-based payment solution and more than 12,000 PIN Pads with EMV contactless readers at 210 of its French hypermarkets, as well as at all of Carrefour’s petrol stations in France. |
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Tailwind and ViVOtech 23/11/09 Tailwind and ViVOtech Team Up To Integrate New Contactless Payment Reader Modules into Legacy POS Systems Click here to download the press release (PDF: 19.22KB - 1 page) |
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Hypercom 16/11/09 Hypercom Corporation (NYSE: HYC) today unveiled its state-of-the-art R3210 contactless reader for payment and value-added transactions such as gift/loyalty, pre-paid, ticketing and access control. Click here to download the press release (PDF: 29.34KB - 2 pages). |
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Ingenico 25/08/09 Ingenico launches the iCT250, the countertop payment terminal offering tomorrow’s technology today Click here to download the press release (PDF: 23.49KB - 2 pages). |
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Commidea 11/08/09 Poundland pilots contactless payment with Commidea. |
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VeriFone 18/05/09 Future-Proof Investment Utilizing VeriFone’s SingleCI Architecture Provides Easy Upgrade for Existing POS, ECR and PC-based Payment Systems. Click here to view the press releases on the VeriFone Web Site |
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Ingenico 01/04/09 Ingenico warns retailers that near-sighted investments will cost them dearly in 2009 Click here to download the press release (PDF: 29.83KB - 2 pages). |
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Tailwind 01/04/09 Tailwind introduces a fast, smooth, cost-effective upgrade path to contactless payment for retailers Click here to view the press releases on the ALLPAY News site |
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Ingenico 12/02/09 British Consumers Driving Adoption of Contactless and Mobile Payments Click here to download the press release (PDF: 28.981KB - 2 pages). |
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Barclaycard and Commidea Ltd 27/11/08 178 Pret A Manger shops across
Click here to download the press release (PDF: 39.17KB - 4 pages). |
Choosing Contactless Equipment
A variety of contactless readers and terminals are available. When choosing equipment you should consider the following:
- Select the model which best suits your business needs – this may be an add-on contactless reader, a fully integrated point-of-sale system, a mobile device or an unattended terminal?
- Some terminals are still being evaluated – check with your acquirer that the equipment you are considering is fully approved. A list of type-approved products is available from any of the acquiring banks. See the list of participants.
- Confirm that the selected reader carries appropriate branding for the card types accepted, and ensure that any overlays on the acceptance zone do not use metallic materials or anything that may affect the reader’s performance.
- High-speed authorisation connections are required (e.g. broadband, DSL, leased line or V-Sat).
- It is recommended that a fast print receipt printer is used to ensure you and the customer benefit from the unique speed of transaction offered by Contactless.
Accreditation Information
For more information about accreditation please contact your acquirer; your acquirer will appoint an implementation manager to assist you with your Contactless implementation.
Your implementation manager will advise you of the testing required and provide any test scripts required. However, a typical Contactless accreditation will include the following:
- Completion and submission of the pre-req scripts.
- Completion of MasterCard Contactless TIP
- Visa testing using the Visa payWave Test Tool (VpTT)
- Transaction Data Submission Tests
- Checking of live public key files, TACs and Terminal Qualifiers
Post-accreditation your implementation manager will advise you of next steps for implementation.
Contactless Solution Providers
While we are unable to provide any specific recommendations about the different equipment available, we have included below some information provided by a number of companies that offer Contactless solutions.
Any vendors wishing to include information on this page should contact support@contactless.info.
- Commidea
- Hypercom
- Ingenico
- Tailwind
- Thyron Systems
- VeriFone
- Vianet
- ViVOTech
- Gemalto - For more information please visit: www.gemalto.com
