Integral News

2012-02-07 - Leading payment provider Sage Pay Europe Ltd acquires Integral Computers Limited.

Integral is pleased to announce the acquisition of the company by Sage Pay Europe Ltd, the UK's leading payment service provider. Sage Pay is part of The Sage Group plc.

Sage Pay currently work with over 36,000 businesses providing both ecommerce and mail order/telephone order solutions.You can read more about Sage Pay and their payment solutions at their website www.sagepay.com.The sale will give Sage Pay the capability to integrate cardholder present solutions with their current ecommerce gateway, opening up new possibilities to provide connected multi-channel services.

Managing Director Sean Wilson comments "This is an exciting new opportunity for our employees, customers and suppliers.The strong technology and cultural fit between the organisations will ensure our combined potential is achieved, which we believe is key for delivering on the opportunities and expectations in the payments ecosystem. Our shared vision will allow us to not only deliver seamless multi-channel capabilities but will allow us to move beyond that, to meet the future of payments head on with compelling and innovative new technologies."

The acquisition will have no effect on the day to day running of the company and we would like to reassure you that for the time being, it is "business as usual".

If you'd like further information, feel free to get in touch with theIntegral team or view our press release here: http://www.sagepay.com/media/pr/sage-pay-bolsters-multi-channel-offering-acquisition-integral-computers

2011-11-11 - Convenience Stores get ready for Integrated Contactless Payments with the VeriFone Vx820 PED

In preparation for the introduction of contactless cards in Ireland, Integral have completed the first stage of development and certification of the VeriFone Vx820 Pin Pad which incorporates an integrated contactless reader which is capable of supporting both contactless cards and the next generation of NFC enabled Smartphones.Integral have completed the integration of the Vx820 with the Integral Guardian Interface, which provides merchant with a simplified integration with industry leading levels of security. Guardian's point to point encryption enables merchants to remove the EPOS from the scope of PCI, greatly reducing the complexity of achieving overall merchant compliance.

The integrated Vx820 is being deployed in a number of convenience stores across the country during November, as part of a pilot.  Phase two, will commence in January which will turn on the ability to process contactless cards, as they become available in the marketplace.

2011-09-05 - TouchStore selected Guardian for secure integration

TouchStore Pharmacy Management have selected Integral's Guardian integration for their Pharmacy Management EPOS solution. The TouchStore IntegraPOS is the first EPoS package fully integrated with the dispensary and therefore aimed specifically at improving the workflow of Irish Pharmacies.

Key criteria for selecting Integral's Guardian integration were the ease and speed with which the integration could be carried out and the level of protection of credit card data. The Guardian integration encrypts credit card data right at the point of entry on the VeriFone pin pad, through to the Integral Payment Gateway. This was a significant factor as it dramatically reduces the complexity of achieving PCI DSS, effectively removing the EPOS from the scope of PCI.

2011-08-15 - Elverys Sports team up with Integral

Elverys Sports, one of Ireland's premier sports retailers, with over fifty stores nationwide have deployed a wireless POS solution, utilising Integral's Managed Payment Gateway.

The solution comprised VeriFone's WiFi based Vx670 POS terminal connected to Integral's Managed Service which is certified as a level 1 PCI DSS gateway.

Key criteria for the selection of the solution, was the level of encryption of credit card data and the flexibility of the offering delivered.

2011-06-21 - First to Market in UK and Ireland with VeriFone Vx680 and Vx520

For the first time in the UK and Ireland, VeriFone's next generation VX Evolution payment solutions are being piloted with a number of merchants, by Integral.Integral is the first to gain accreditation for the latest range of mobile and countertop POS systems in the UK and Ireland.

The VeriFone VXEvolution solutions support the latest PCI standards (PCI PTS 3.0) and smartphone protocols for reading contactless enabled cards or NFC (Near Field Communications) enabled smartphones, ensuring a merchant's investment is future-proofed. Today consumers can pay with contactless cards simply by waving or tapping their card on a VeriFone contactless reader, but very soon consumers will be able to utilise their NFC enabled smartphones to pay for goods totalling less than £15, or enter a PIN number on their phone for higher value payments.

Eric Cooney, Head of Marketing at Integral said: "We're still in the pilot stage, assessing performance in the field and taking customer feedback before rolling out to more merchants. Initial feedback is very positive. Being the first with this new technology means we are ahead of the trend as I firmly believe within a short time many smartphones from major vendors will be NFC capable and this will drive NFC forward as a standard payment method.

Integral has a proven track record in developing innovative payment systems on VeriFone platforms for 20 years. Tony Saunders, NEMEA Marketing and Sales Director, VeriFone confirms: "In the UK and Ireland, Integral is the first to accredit our VX Evolution devices including the wireless VX 680 and countertops VX 520 and VX 820 DUET."

Initial merchant deployments are using the VX 680, which incorporates a 3.5 inch full colour touch screen into one of the smallest portable handheld payment devices available. Whilst the colour screen enables logos and high visibility branding and messaging to be presented at the point of sale,the large memory capacity on the VX 680 also means merchants can add feature-rich services such as loyalty and new applications that will capitalise on NFC enabled smartphones. As the VX 680 device is fully portable, using either Wi-Fi, GPRS or Bluetooth communication technology, it enables retailers,restaurateurs and other hospitality organisations to offer mobile payment wherever customers want to pay.

About Integral Payments (www.integral.ie)
Integral is a PCI DSS approved Level 1 Service Provider of secure payment products and services to the Retail, Hospitality, Financial and Petroleum Industries. Integral's PCI PA DSS Hosts combined with its Retailer Hosted Payment solutions currently process in excess of €5 Billion of transactions annually. Integral support over 28,000 points of sale across Ireland and the UK.Founded in 1989, Integral has a proven track record with all major UK and Irish acquiring banks. Integral also processes transactions for the Fuel, Gift, e-Top Up and Loyalty card markets.

About VeriFone Systems, Inc. (www.verifone.com)
VeriFone Systems, Inc. ("VeriFone") (NYSE: PAY) is the global leader in secure electronic payment solutions. VeriFone provides expertise, solutions and services that add value to the point of sale with merchant-operated, consumer-facing and self-service payment systems for the financial, retail, hospitality, petroleum, government and healthcare vertical markets. VeriFone solutions are designed to meet the needs of merchants, processors and acquirers in developed and emerging economies worldwide.

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Additional information on the product specifications and key principles of the evolution platform can be found at the following link.

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