Ingenico announces the first PCI-PED 2.0 Approved CounterTop Payment Terminal

Ingenico confirms its leadership in payment solutions, securing PCI-PED 2.0 approval for its exciting new range of ICT200 CounterTop terminals

Paris, 17 December 2008

Ingenico, the global leader for payment solutions, announces that its ICT200 CounterTop payment terminal range has been PCI-PED 2.0 approved. Launched last November at Cartes 08, the ICT220 and ICT250 terminals are the first of the ‘New Ingenico Generation’ portfolio of devices designed to take users ‘Beyond Payment’.

The new terminals combine outstanding performance and communication capabilities; the latest PCI-PED 2.0 security and the revenue opportunities from countless value added services in one unique family. Ergonomic design and a colour screen on the ICT250 deliver a significantly improved user experience.

The integration of state-of-the-art technologies into the chipsets of the terminal has created clear competitive advantage in terms of performance and security. The heart of the terminal is made of two chips: one manages the security and sensitive devices (eg. keyboard, readers), while the other manages the applications and communications. The design of this new platform combines the highest levels of security with the market’s most advanced feature set to provide the best possible payment solution for end-users.

The PCI-PED 2.0 certification was achieved by Ingenico’s ICT200 range following tests at Germany’s T-Systems ITC Security laboratory, one of the foremost testing facilities recognised by the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC). And the PCI-PED 2.0 standards set out the latest requirements for physical and logical security for chip and PIN card transaction devices.

Joel Chevillard, Senior Executive Vice President for Payment Solutions at Ingenico, said: “We are very proud to have been the first company in our market to achieve PCI-PED 2.0 approval for a CounterTop terminal. The ICT200 series not only establishes itself as the market’s leader in security and performance, but also opens opportunities to build out a compelling consumer service proposition as the market evolves.”

Ingenico is a partner of the PCI Europe conference in Paris on 3rd February 2009.

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About Ingenico

Ingenico is the world’s leading provider of payment solutions, with over 15 million terminals deployed across the globe. Delivering the very latest secure electronic payment technologies, transaction management and the widest range of value added services, Ingenico is shaping the future direction of the payment solutions market.

Leveraging on its global presence and local expertise, Ingenico is reinforcing its leadership by taking banks and businesses beyond payment through offering comprehensive solutions, a true source of differentiation and new revenues streams.

More information: www.ingenico.com.

About the ICT200 range

The new ICT200 series, which features an increased processing capability (32- bit RISC processor ARM9, additional RISC crypto-processor ARM7, 500 Mips, up to 512 Mo memory), provides a uniquely scaleable and high-performance platform to support today and tomorrow security applications, including SSL double authentication and DDA, with no impact on transaction speed or reliability.

Equipped with an unparalleled array of communication technologies, including fast modem, Ethernet and USB, Ingenico’s ICT220/250 deliver any time, anywhere connectivity. Uniquely, merchants can extend connectivity with optional GPRS, WiFi or Bluetooth modules, while contactless payment supports as well mobile phone Near Field Communications (NFC) payment.

This outstanding performance combined with the compact design eliminates technical complexity to assure faultless operation in even the most demanding of banking and retail environments.

Consumers, meanwhile, benefit from the ergonomic styling, intuitively designed keypad, clear graphic displays, backlights and colour screens. All this ensures the most comfortable and convenient user payment experience while allowing the development and deployment of a whole range of appealing value added services, source of differentiation and new revenues for banks and retailers.

Contact:

Stéphanie de Labriolle

stephanie.delabriolle {at} ingenico(.)com
Tel: + 33 1 46 25 56 54
Mob: + 33 6 85 91 19 94

Dan Purvis / Becky Kiely
Octopus Communications
T: +44 (0) 8453 700 655
E: Ingenico {at} octopuscomms(.)net