Security Starts At The POS

Business Solutions Newsletter | June 08, 2016 | View web version here.   In This Issue: Security Starts At The POS Advice For POS VARs Taking The PCI QIR Certification Exam The Sound Of Productivity Improving The Open Workplace Through Superior Audio 6 Tips For Increased Meeting Productivity Channeling Security: How To Talk With Clients About Skyrocketing Costs Tips For Protecting Cardholder Data And Your Business Beyond EMV How Does Speed At Checkout Influence Consumers? EMV A Stepping Stone For NFC New POS Security Requirements Affect Industry Partners Home In On Your Hospitality Customers' POS Pain Points Featured Articles Security Starts At The POS The POS holds a trove of information that, when appropriately leveraged, can help stop crime and aid first responders. One ISV's idea to expose that data is getting lots of attention and fueling significant growth. Tips For Protecting Cardholder Data And Your Business Beyond EMV Now that the EMV liability shift has arrived in the U.S., it's important that merchants explore additional security options beyond EMV to protect cardholder data and their businesses. Trusted payments partners, together with the major card associations, suggest some actionable best practices at the POS that are easy to execute yet often overlooked. Here are two. Advice For POS VARs Taking The PCI QIR Certification Exam Originally launched in 2012 by the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), the Qualified Integrated Reseller (QIR) certification program was designed to help address the security challenges resulting from a third party's involvement in the payment processing environment. How Does Speed At Checkout Influence Consumers? With all the talk of new payment options and omni-channel support, it's clear that businesses have an increased focus on satisfying customers at the point of sale. However, for all that technology and innovation, there's one rule that hasn't changed: A lack of speed kills. EMV A Stepping Stone For NFC Implementing EMV payment terminals is an ongoing effort and colossal undertaking for merchants and POS providers alike. New POS Security Requirements Affect Industry Partners Retail businesses are constantly under attack by cybercriminals trying to steal payment card data - and in some cases, retailers are making it easier for hackers to succeed. In fact, credit card company Visa has found that improperly installed POS applications and merchant payment devices create the conditions hackers like to exploit to steal information. The Sound Of Productivity Improving The Open Workplace Through Superior Audio Science is bearing out what we all know to be true from our own experience: Noise levels in the workplace are a notable deterrent to productivity. Independent studies of business environments that employ some method of "sound masking" reported productivity gains of 8 to 38 percent, stress reduction of up to 27 percent, and job satisfaction increases of 125 to 174 percent according to an audio industry report. 6 Tips For Increased Meeting Productivity As CMO of a business communications company, and having spent the bulk of my career in the industry, it has been my top priority to find ways to transform and streamline the way businesses hold meetings. Meetings were developed to be an efficient way for employees to get together to discuss ideas, debate issues, overcome obstacles, and drive outcomes. Channeling Security: How To Talk With Clients About Skyrocketing Costs In today's business climate, you can count on a security breach almost as sure as you can count on the sun rising and setting. That's why being proactive about the challenges your clients face — including the spiraling costs of network protection — is essential. It all begins with communication. From The Magazine Home In On Your Hospitality Customers' POS Pain Points   By Jay McCall This ISV's move to a cloud-based point of sale offering geared toward fast casual restaurant chains was key to its explosive growth last year and its projected 600 percent revenue growth this year. 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