Verifone stories

Verifone & Pennies raise GBP £6 million for charities through micro-donations
Wed, 5th Jun 2024
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Verifone and Pennies have raised over GBP £6 million for charities through micro-donations since 2011, benefiting more than 95 charities globally.

Quest Payment Systems wins major NSW Government contract
Tue, 28th May 2024
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Quest Payment Systems has secured a pivotal contract to supply payment technology to the NSW Government, positioning itself alongside global heavyweights PAX and Apple.

Former Mastercard Exec Joins mx51 as Chief Product Officer
Fri, 3rd Feb 2023
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Australian payment firm mx51 hires Gilles Novel as Chief Product Officer. Novel brings 20 years of experience in payments and was formerly at Mastercard.

Vulnerabilities in Apple Pay, Samsung Pay, and Google Pay open door for cyber attackers
Wed, 17th Nov 2021
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Vulnerabilities in Apple Pay, Samsung Pay, and Google Pay allow attackers to make unlimited purchases, says researcher Timur Yunusov.

PAX Technology prepares for AU rollout of Android payment terminals
Tue, 17th Dec 2019
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PAX Technology is set to enter the Australian market with its Android payment terminals next year, aiming to modernise the country's EFTPOS landscape.

Banking malware grows 50% while cryptominers decline – Check Point
Thu, 1st Aug 2019
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malware
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cybersecurity
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cryptomalware
Check Point’s mid-year report highlights a 50% rise in mobile banking malware attacks, yet cryptominers see a decline in activity in 2019.

BNZ merchant customers to get Alipay this year
Fri, 15th Jun 2018
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BNZ is the first Kiwi bank to offer the option to accept Alipay which should roll out in July following the trial currently underway.

Apple Pay might be coming to NZ in October, but there's a catch
Thu, 8th Sep 2016
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payment technologies
Reports have surfaced that Apple Pay is making its way to NZ, to be launched as early as October. However, it might only be a selective rollout.

EFTPOS NZ official supplier to the NZ Breast Cancer Foundation
Fri, 17th Oct 2014
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verifone
EFTPOS New Zealand have been announced as the official eftpos supplier to the New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation.

New Zealand's Enterprise Tech Summary: Week ending Sat 2nd Feb 2013
Sat, 2nd Feb 2013
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personal computing devices
Another exciting week has wrapped up here at NZET, Here's a summary of the news stories that were biggest in NZ this week.

Sektor Payments business sold to Verifone
Tue, 18th Dec 2012
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distributors
Agreement reached to acquire Sektor Payments, the EFTPOS division of the Sektor Group, distributing VeriFone EFTPOS terminals.

Zintel sells final operating unit, before wind up vote
Thu, 27th Sep 2012
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lawsuit
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zintel communications
Zintel Group sells Commit Services for USD $1.13 million, leaving it with no operating units ahead of tomorrow's shareholder vote on winding up.

J2 Global snaps up more Zintel assets, agrees to buy NZ unit for $7.3m cash
Thu, 23rd Aug 2012
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verifone
J2 Global has added to its acquisition of assets from Zintel Group, agreeing to buy its Zintel Communications unit for $7.3m.

Tongan mobile money transfers enabled by kiwi tech - Updated
Fri, 18th May 2012
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Kiwi innovation empowers Tongans in NZ to easily send money home, revolutionising transfers without the need for banks or smartphones.