[July 30, 2015] |
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Heartland Introduces Heartland Out-of-Scope Solution for pcAmerica's POS Merchants
Heartland Payment Systems (NYSE:HPY),
one of the nation's largest payment processors and provider of
integrated products and services to the retail and restaurant
industries, today announced its secure point-of-sale (POS) software
solutions, featuring out-of-scope capacity, data security
protection and a comprehensive breach
warranty, are now available to pcAmerica customers.
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Heartland and pcAmerica will feature pcAmerica Cash Register Express and
Restaurant Pro Express, retail and restaurant POS packages that are
fully interfaced with the Heartland Out-of-Scope and Heartland Secure™
solutions, at RetailNOW
2015. The Heartland Secure out-of-scope solution streamlines the
POS provider's path to Europay, MasterCard (News - Alert) and Visa (EMV) acceptance by
taking the POS system completely out of the payment authorization
process, which means no cardholder data is ever sent to the POS system.
Heartland Secure is a comprehensive card data security solution that
combines three powerful technologies: end-to-end encryption,
tokenization and EMV.
pcAmerica merchants Christopher Robert Gifts, a ladies jewelry and
accessories boutique business in New City, N.Y., and Big Daddy's Wine &
Liquor, a liquor store also in New City, have upgraded their POS systems
to securely accept EMV payments with the help of Heartland and pcAmerica.
The industry-leading Heartland solutions provide retail and restaurant
merchants with the highest level of protection available against
card-present data fraud and will accept new payment methods including
EMV chip-cards and mobile near field communication (NFC) payment methods
such as Apple (News - Alert) Pay and Android Pay.
Heartland Secure also offers retail and restaurant merchants protection
against POS intrusions, insider misuse, and other common sources of data
fraud by eliminating the ability to monetize card data.
Key Highlights/Facts
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As restaurateurs and retailers prepare for the Oct. 1, 2015 EMV
liability shift, when all financial liability for fraudulent
card-present transactions shifts to businesses that are not EMV
compliant, they are realizing EMV alone is not enough.
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EMV compliance is not a government mandate, and it is up to businesses
to implement EMV-enabled terminals. However, businesses that decide to
implement EMV technology will avoid any liability for counterfeit
fraud while boosting consumer confidence.
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EMV may not be enough, so taking security to the next level is a good
plan. Merchants who are Heartland Secure receive a free comprehensive
breach warranty-the first of its kind that protects businesses from
payment card breach losses in the event of a breach.
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To be covered under the Heartland breach warranty, a business must
have a Heartland Secure-certified device and process payments through
Heartland on that device.
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Heartland acquired pcAmerica on Feb. 13, 2015. For more than 20 years,
businesses have been relying on pcAmerica retail and restaurant POS
systems to streamline daily operations, including customer
transactions, inventory tracking, employee labor, and marketing
reports. Some notable pcAmerica customers include Flowers Foods,
Goodwill Stores, Tasti D-Lite and various United States Embassies and
Consulates.
Heartland Speakers at RetilNOW 2015
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Heartland Chairman and CEO Robert O. Carr: "Empowering SMB Merchants,"
from 11 to 11:50 a.m. (EDT), Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2015.
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Heartland Senior Vice President of Heartland Commerce David J. Gosman:
"Tablets in Retail," from 10 to 10:50 a.m. (EDT), Tuesday, Aug. 4,
2015 in the Sanibel room.
Supporting Quotes
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Robert O. Carr, chairman and CEO, Heartland
"Protecting customers is our number one priority and our Heartland
Secure solution will cover a restaurant's or retailer's payment card
industry fines and fees in the case of a breach of card information. The
Heartland Secure technology we pioneered materially reduces the
opportunity for criminals to monetize encrypted card data. Restaurant
operators and retailers with Heartland Secure-certified point-of-sale
devices, who are processing with us, are fully protected by our
comprehensive breach warranty."
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David Gosman, senior vice president of Heartland Commerce, Heartland
"We've always taken payment security seriously, and joining Heartland
has opened us up to the best security solutions in the industry. In the
course of a few months we have upgraded our Cash Register Express and
Restaurant Pro Express POS software to accept EMV chip transactions in
an out-of-scope fashion that is completely secure. We're excited that
it's market ready - today."
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Jeffrey Kosiner, owner, Big Daddy's Wine and Liquor
"We're a second-generation family-owned business that offers a wide
variety of wines and liquors. Our customers trust us to recommend the
best bottle for their occasion - and we can run our business with
confidence knowing the Cash Register Express solution protects our
customers' credit card data with iron-clad security."
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Kim and Tom Holstine, owners, Christopher Robert Gifts
"Our boutique carries many top designer brands that women want for
themselves and for gifts for family and friends. We aren't technology
experts but we knew we needed to accept the new chip cards. We wanted to
make sure we never had security problems accepting credit and debit
cards. Our pcAmerica POS representative explained the Heartland Secure
technology and installed it for us. It's really simple to use and a big
relief to us that our small business has such an advanced level of
protection."
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About Heartland
Heartland
Payment Systems, Inc. (NYSE: HPY),
one of the largest payment processors in the United States, delivers
credit/debit/prepaid card processing and security technology through
Heartland Secure™ and its comprehensive Heartland breach warranty.
Heartland also offers point of sale, mobile commerce, e-Commerce,
marketing solutions, payroll solutions, and related business solutions
and services to more than 400,000 business and educational locations
nationwide.
A FORTUNE 1000 company, Heartland is the founding supporter of Merchant
Bill of Rights, a public advocacy initiative that educates merchants
about fair credit and debit card processing practices. Heartland also
established Sales
Professional Bill of Rights to advocate for the rights of sales
professionals everywhere.
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