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VeriFone leads financing round for security outfit Semtek

VeriFone Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: PAY) today announced that it has signed an agreement to become the lead investor in a Series B financing of Semtek Corporation, and has doubled its investment in the security technology developer and acquired an option at a future date to purchase the remaining shares in Semtek.

01 October 2009

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VeriFone forms security business unit

VeriFone Holdings (NYSE: PAY) today announced today the formation of its Global Security Solutions Business Unit, focused on delivering innovative security solutions, including VeriShield Protect end-to-end encryption, to protect cardholder data throughout merchant and processor systems.

15 September 2009

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VeriFone settles SEC accounting probe; posts Q3 profit

VeriFone Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: PAY) announced that it has entered into a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the previously disclosed investigation into the Company's 2007 restatement of certain of its quarterly financial results.

02 September 2009

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RBS WorldPay and VeriFone team on end-to-end encryption offering

VeriFone Holdings (NYSE: PAY) today announced that RBS WorldPay, the fastest growing top ten payment processor in the US, has agreed to work jointly and expeditiously towards marketing VeriFone's VeriShield Protect end-to-end solution for encrypting payment card data.

11 August 2009

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Hypercom, Ingenico and VeriFone form payment security alliance

Three payment industry participants - Hypercom (NYSE: HYC), Ingenico, S.A. (EURONEXT: ING) and VeriFone (NYSE: PAY) today announced the formation of the Secure POS Vendor Alliance, a non-profit business organization chartered with implementing common payment security standards among vendors of secure point-of-sale (POS) devices used by retailers, acquirers and cardholders alike.

22 April 2009

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VeriFone extends end-to-end encryption across product lines

VeriFone Holdings (NYSE: PAY), today announced it has extended its VeriShield Protect solution to provide end-to-end encryption capabilities across multiple product lines, including Vx Solutions, PAYware Transact, and as a managed service.

20 April 2009

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VeriFone and MasterCard team on online seminar on merchant PCI compliance

VeriFone Holdings (NYSE: PAY) and MasterCard Worldwide today announced a new online seminar for merchants to help them optimize their business through managing fraud and reputational risk.

01 April 2009

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NetSPI and VeriFone team on PA-DSS compliance push

NetSPI, a leading information-security consulting firm, and VeriFone Holdings (NYSE: PAY), have partnered on a pioneering effort to ensure that VeriFone payment device applications comply with the new security standard known as the Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS).

17 March 2009

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VeriFone embarks on PA-DSS compliance programme

VeriFone Holdings (NYSE: PAY), today announced an aggressive program to ensure implementation of the PCI Security Standards Council's (PCI SSC) Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS).

30 October 2008

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VeriFone adds card encryption technology to Secure PumpPay

VeriFone Holdings (NYSE: PAY) today announced that it is extending its VeriShield Protect credit and debit card encryption technology to Secure PumpPay, its PCI-approved solution for upgrading fuel dispensers to accept electronic payments securely.

06 May 2008

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Verifone releases VeriShield Protect

VeriFone Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: PAY) today introduced VeriShield Protect, a system designed to thwart continuing criminal efforts to gather unencrypted account holder data via breaches of merchant networks, applications and servers that come in contact with consumer credit and debit card information.

10 April 2008

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VeriFone payments systems receive EAL4 certification

VeriFone Holdings (NYSE: PAY) today announced that it has achieved Common Criteria Evaluation Assurance Level 4 (EAL4) for its Vx Solutions payment systems, including the Vx 670, Vx 570, Vx 610 and Vx 510.

12 February 2008

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