Payment Integration Advice for ISVs: Terminal Selection & Support
Last week, Scott Agatep, COO for POS Portal, a ScanSource Company, explained why “easy” payment integrations don’t have to be a myth. As a follow-up, DevPro Journal asked Agatep to share his insights into the payment terminals themselves. As he explains, “Payment terminals are important because ultimately that’s where...
Healthcare Payment Trends Create Opportunities for ISVs
Consumers are driving changes in healthcare, and one area quickly evolving is how patients pay for services. DevPro Journal asked Jeff Spinabella, director of ISV business development for First American Payment Systems to provide insights into trends in healthcare payment as well as opportunities that exist in the healthcare market...
This ISV’s Consultative Approach and EMV-Compliant Solution Leads to Year-Over-Year Growth
Company: Amber Systems Technology (AST)
Founded: 2004
2017 Revenue Growth Rate: 25%
2018 projected revenue growth rate: 35%-plus
Employees: 10
Phone: (925) 417-0762
Website: www.astpos.com
Verticals: Hospitality, Restaurant, Retail, Wholesale
Since its inception in 2004, Amber Systems Technologies (AST) has focused on providing small to midsize retailers with customized point of sale (POS) and other complementary solutions....
5 Practical Steps to Successful Partnerships with Offshore Software Development Teams
In this industry, talent can be hard to find. Forrester released the results of a study that found you may have to pay 20% above market salary rates this year when you’re looking for particular skills. When your ISV company needs to expand its resources, partnering with an offshore...
“Easy” Payment Integrations Don’t Have to Be a Myth
Many payment companies promise easy and fast payment integrations. Unfortunately, the reality doesn’t always live up to the promise. Mistakes have a ripple effect on any implementation and can delay the entire integration project. And, it leaves the whole deal susceptible to competition. Challengers who can get things done...
Visual Next, Cardknox Announce Payment Gateway Integration
Visual Next, a leading provider of enterprise resource management software for the apparel industry, and Cardknox, the flexible omni-channel payment gateway, are excited to announce their new payment integration. This powerful partnership equips Visual Next users with industry-optimized payment processing and enhanced security to improve the customer experience and...
Blockchain 101: An ISV’s Guide
With Bitcoin dominating headlines over the past several months, it’s been nearly impossible not to be aware of the stir blockchain technology is creating among investors and in the IT world. But have you considered how blockchain could contribute to the growth of your ISV business?
To help you answer...
ISVs and the Industrial IoT (Internet of Things): A Q&A with Datalogic USA
Analysts and other industry experts are saying the industrial IoT (IIoT) has crossed the chasm, and savvy manufacturers are investing aggressively in technologies that will create a smarter, more connected plant floor to achieve greater operational visibility and enhance quality. Experts also predict that by 2022, 64% of manufacturers...
Is it Time to Let Someone Else Manage your Cloud?
Earlier this month I came across an interesting article written for MSPs (managed services providers) and their potential role in helping ISVs manage their cloud. MSPs, as the name suggests, provide 24/7/365 services to their customers — often SMBs in professional sectors such as law, healthcare, and financial services...
How PIN-on-COTS May Reshape Mobile Payments in the US
Earlier this month, the PCI Security Standards Council released a new security standard that allows for PIN entry on commercial off-the-shelf devices (COTS) such as a smartphone in your pocket or a tablet on your desk right now. Called Software-Based PIN Entry (SPoC) the standard — which you read for...
Why More People Are Not Adopting Mobile Payments
There are plenty of mobile payments options available in today’s smartphone-driven world, and it seems new ones are popping up every day, so you’d think we would be using mobile wallets to pay for everything from that daily cup of coffee from the local coffee shop to the flat-screen...
5 Email Phishing Trends — What You Need to Know
Did you know that more than 90 percent of all successful cybersecurity attacks begin with email phishing? Not surprisingly, industry reports tell us it's only going to get worse in 2018 and beyond.
Below are five phishing-related threats you should be aware of that can impact your cybersecurity:
1. The Cloud
A lot more...
The Iceberg In Plain Sight: EMV-NFC Certification Process Must Be Reshaped
There is a giant disconnect in the U.S. Payments market that is going largely unnoticed. The parties involved seem to be talking past each other at a fairly crucial time.
Somebody has to say something.
The incongruity has to do with processor certifications, in particular, those that involve Near Field Communication, or "NFC".
Sounds...
NMI’s Agreement to Acquire Creditcall Will Form a New and Innovative Omni-Channel Payments Platform
Creditcall, an omni-channel payment gateway and EMV solutions provider, today announces it has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by NMI, a leading provider of payments enablement technology for independent sales organisations (ISOs), independent software vendors (ISVs), value-added resellers (VARs) and Payment Facilitators.
“We are excited to join forces...
Bluefin, Datacap Systems, Inc. and Monetary LLC Partner to Provide Secure Payments with PCI-Validated Point-to-Point Encryption (P2PE)
Leading payment security provider Bluefin Payment Systems has announced a new partnership with Datacap Systems, Inc., and Monetary LLC to provide Bluefin’s PCI-validated Point-to-Point Encryption (P2PE) solution to point-of-sale (POS) merchants utilizing Monetary’s connected commerce platform and Datacap integration partners.
Monetary’s payment platform blends multi-processor payments, tokenization, automation, loyalty, offers,...
