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European mPOS participants should avoid Square copycat strategies and instead use comprehensive strategies to carefully target profitable and growing merchants, according to research consultancy Aite Group. Aite has compared and contrasted the mPOS markets in the US and Europe to identify best practices and strategic recommendations for success offering mPOS solutions in Europe. According [...]

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Barclaycard is jumping onto the mPOS bandwagon with its launch of an app and card reader. Aimed at smaller merchants and large firms with mobile sales forces, Barclaycard Anywhere will let users accept on-the-spot card payments when it launches in the UK in spring 2014. Barclaycard is using a white-label chip and PIN reader [...]

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Kalixa Group has expanded into the North and Latin American markets, with new offices in New York, US, and Sao Paolo, Brazil. The company will lead its charge into North America with Kalixa Accept, which allows merchants to accept more than 200 payment methods. Future phases will see the company expand into additional states [...]

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Handelsbanken is entering the mPOS fray by offering VeriFone-built chip and PIN card readers to Sweden’s micro merchants. Under a deal with VeriFone-owned Point, Handelsbanken will offer a branded chip and PIN reader and app combination which will enable small businesses to accept card payments through their smartphones and tablets. Point is providing its [...]

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Roam, an Ingenico company and mobile commerce platform provider, has expanded its mPOS solutions to include chip and PIN acceptance with the RP750x mobile card reader. This new cloud-based solution is fully compatible with Roam’s mobile commerce platform.  The reader incorporates compliance with the latest industry standards (PCI PTS 3.1 with SRED, EMV Level 1 [...]

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