VeriFone Integrated Systems Professional Services will expand VeriFone's solution delivery capabilities in the area of retail IT, enterprise level payments software, POS integration, and custom application development. ISTS Worldwide is a successful solutions provider specializing in the retail and payments industry, with experience working with VeriFone products and customers.

"Partnering with ISTS significantly expands VeriFone's professional services capabilities and provides customers with one-stop shopping for integrated products and services," said Bud Waller, VeriFone executive vice president, Integrated Solutions. "ISTS has demonstrated unique expertise in retail payments front-end and back office applications and has developed a cost-effective global delivery model."

"Our ability to consistently deliver innovative, customer-focused and cost-effective solutions to the retail and payments market makes ISTS an ideal partner for implementation of VeriFone's market-leading solutions," said Viren Rana, president & CEO, ISTS Worldwide, Inc.

The new professional services organization and partnership will enable VeriFone to deliver any custom solution or systems integration project required by its retail and software customers.

"As retailers increase the customer touch points within their stores, implement self-service applications or add new payment methods utilizing VeriFone products, these new applications need to be integrated into a retailers existing infrastructure to deliver full value to the retailer," Waller said. "Our customers look to VeriFone to develop the complete solutions which we can now offer with our Professional Services Organization."