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ANNOUNCEMENTS the European company to perform security evaluation
for payment terminals and mobile POS (mPOS) solu-
tions against the PCI PTS requirements set by the PCI
Cardtek Group opens Chicago office Security Standards Council.
Payment software provider and Europay/MasterCard/ G2 Web Services in business 10 years
Visa (EMV) migration facilitator Cardtek Group offi-
cially launched Cardtek USA out of its new Chicago Big-data service provider and fraud manager G2 Web
office. Cardtek USA seeks to streamline the EMV migra- Services is in its 10th year of operation. Headquartered
tion process by offering a secure "one-stop source" for in Bellevue, Wash., and with sales offices in London;
secure payment solutions, Cardtek stated. Sydney, Australia; and Shanghai, China, G2 provides
near real-time merchant intelligence via its proprietary
Danal launches billing solution for Windows Phone G2 Merchant Map. G2's official 10-year anniversary
Mobile commerce firm Danal Inc. said it now offers falls on Oct. 28, 2014.
the Mobile Operator Billing app for Microsoft Corp.'s Harbortouch featured on cable TV show
Windows Phone Store. Powered by Danal's BilltoMobile
payment platform, the app enables consumers to make One of Harbortouch's POS models was used as part
one-click purchases via Windows Phones and charge of a bar renovation project on the "Bar Rescue" cable
those purchases to monthly mobile phone bills. television show. The May 4, 2014, episode on Spike TV
showed the remodeling team installing the Harbortouch
ECI introduces new ACH services Elite POS system at Thirsty's Roadside Bar in Grand
Las Vegas-based ISO Electronic Commerce International Prairie, Texas, as a way to improve the bar's operations
added automated clearing house (ACH) processing ser- and help boost sales.
vices for businesses and merchants. ECI said its new Ingenico registers 20 percent organic growth in Q1
ACH transaction processing capability is easy for mer-
chants to set up and use. "Files from existing accounting Paris-based POS terminal manufacturer Ingenico SA
systems can be imported without difficulty, and reports recorded 20 percent higher revenue growth in the first
can be exported to assist in managing transactions," ECI quarter of 2014 compared with the same quarter in 2013.
stated. "In addition, transactions can be entered manu- Total revenue came from the combination of earnings
ally or set up on a recurring schedule." from its Payment Terminal business (hardware, services
and maintenance) and Transaction Services. "This per-
FIME adds PCI PTS testing formance is mostly based on our unique competitive
EMV testing provider FIME expanded its services to positioning in a stronger market than expected," said
offer Payment Card Industry – PIN Transaction Security Philippe Lazare, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
(PCI PTS) testing. FIME said the new offering enables at Ingenico.
• According to the National Retail Federation's 2014
Mother's Day Spending Survey, Americans planned
to spend on average $162.94 on the holiday this
year, down from 2013's survey high of $168.94, but
still generous at $19.9 billion overall.
• BI Intelligence predicted the percentage of U.S. retail
sales attributable to online purchases by 2020 will
comprise 67 percent of total spending in the media,
sporting and hobby categories, and about 50
percent of the electronics and appliance categories.
• A Deloitte Digital national study revealed that digital
interactions influence 36 cents of every dollar spent
in retail stores, or approximately $1.1 trillion, which
is expected to reach $1.5 trillion by the end of this
year.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS the European company to perform security evaluation
for payment terminals and mobile POS (mPOS) solu-
tions against the PCI PTS requirements set by the PCI
Cardtek Group opens Chicago office Security Standards Council.
Payment software provider and Europay/MasterCard/ G2 Web Services in business 10 years
Visa (EMV) migration facilitator Cardtek Group offi-
cially launched Cardtek USA out of its new Chicago Big-data service provider and fraud manager G2 Web
office. Cardtek USA seeks to streamline the EMV migra- Services is in its 10th year of operation. Headquartered
tion process by offering a secure "one-stop source" for in Bellevue, Wash., and with sales offices in London;
secure payment solutions, Cardtek stated. Sydney, Australia; and Shanghai, China, G2 provides
near real-time merchant intelligence via its proprietary
Danal launches billing solution for Windows Phone G2 Merchant Map. G2's official 10-year anniversary
Mobile commerce firm Danal Inc. said it now offers falls on Oct. 28, 2014.
the Mobile Operator Billing app for Microsoft Corp.'s Harbortouch featured on cable TV show
Windows Phone Store. Powered by Danal's BilltoMobile
payment platform, the app enables consumers to make One of Harbortouch's POS models was used as part
one-click purchases via Windows Phones and charge of a bar renovation project on the "Bar Rescue" cable
those purchases to monthly mobile phone bills. television show. The May 4, 2014, episode on Spike TV
showed the remodeling team installing the Harbortouch
ECI introduces new ACH services Elite POS system at Thirsty's Roadside Bar in Grand
Las Vegas-based ISO Electronic Commerce International Prairie, Texas, as a way to improve the bar's operations
added automated clearing house (ACH) processing ser- and help boost sales.
vices for businesses and merchants. ECI said its new Ingenico registers 20 percent organic growth in Q1
ACH transaction processing capability is easy for mer-
chants to set up and use. "Files from existing accounting Paris-based POS terminal manufacturer Ingenico SA
systems can be imported without difficulty, and reports recorded 20 percent higher revenue growth in the first
can be exported to assist in managing transactions," ECI quarter of 2014 compared with the same quarter in 2013.
stated. "In addition, transactions can be entered manu- Total revenue came from the combination of earnings
ally or set up on a recurring schedule." from its Payment Terminal business (hardware, services
and maintenance) and Transaction Services. "This per-
FIME adds PCI PTS testing formance is mostly based on our unique competitive
EMV testing provider FIME expanded its services to positioning in a stronger market than expected," said
offer Payment Card Industry – PIN Transaction Security Philippe Lazare, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
(PCI PTS) testing. FIME said the new offering enables at Ingenico.
• According to the National Retail Federation's 2014
Mother's Day Spending Survey, Americans planned
to spend on average $162.94 on the holiday this
year, down from 2013's survey high of $168.94, but
still generous at $19.9 billion overall.
• BI Intelligence predicted the percentage of U.S. retail
sales attributable to online purchases by 2020 will
comprise 67 percent of total spending in the media,
sporting and hobby categories, and about 50
percent of the electronics and appliance categories.
• A Deloitte Digital national study revealed that digital
interactions influence 36 cents of every dollar spent
in retail stores, or approximately $1.1 trillion, which
is expected to reach $1.5 trillion by the end of this
year.
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