Equinox Apollo Terminal Achieves EMV Class A Certification from TSYS for Lodging Sector
06 Septembre 2017 - 1:45PM
Business Wire
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Equinox Payments (“Equinox”), a leading provider of payment
terminals, applications and support services, today announced that
its Apollo terminal has been Class-A certified by TSYS (NYSE: TSS),
making it the only Class A certified EMV®-capable countertop
terminal connected to TSYS that supports the unique needs of the
lodging sector.
“Earning the Class-A stamp of approval from TSYS is a great
accomplishment,” said Rob Hayhow, vice president, Equinox. “ISOs
and agents can offer the modern Apollo terminal to small business
hotel and motel operators to help them avoid costly chargebacks
related to the EMV liability shift. And even more, they can rest
easy knowing the solutions are backed by the outstanding operations
and service teams at TSYS.”
According to members of the TSYS Product Team: “We are very
pleased to add EMV Lodging to our Class A offering. Clients have
eagerly been waiting for an EMV standalone lodging solution. We’re
proud to have one of the first lodging applications in the industry
to address EMV.”
The EMV liability shift exposes merchants to an increase in
chargebacks, which can negatively impact their bottom line. Until
now, none of the legacy terminal applications that support lodging
functionality were upgraded to support EMV and contactless
technology. As a result, many small- and mid-sized hotel operators
were left without a viable solution to help manage a folio and
track charges throughout a guest’s experience.
The Voyager application that runs on the Apollo terminal is
certified to support SHA-2, as well as TSYS Guardian EncryptionSM.
The solution supports check-in/check-out functions plus the ability
to add charges to a folio such as to dining, gift shop purchases,
and parking. Both pre- and post-stay charge and refund transactions
can be processed for things like deposits, no shows and incremental
items. This solution has been certified to support Visa’s Quick
Chip and MasterCard’s M/Chip Fast processing, which allow EMV card
entry to be as fast as a swipe.
About TSYS
TSYS® (NYSE: TSS) is a leading global payments provider,
offering seamless, secure and innovative solutions across the
payments spectrum — from issuer processing and merchant acquiring
to prepaid program management. We succeed because we put people,
and their needs, at the heart of every decision. It’s an approach
we call ‘People-Centered Payments®’.
Our headquarters are located in Columbus, Ga., U.S.A., with
approximately 11,500 team members and local offices spread across
13 countries. TSYS generated revenue of $4.2 billion in 2016, while
processing more than 25.5 billion transactions. We are a member of
The Civic 50 and were named one of the 2017 World's Most Ethical
Companies by Ethisphere magazine. TSYS is a member of the S&P
500 and routinely posts all important information on its website.
For more, visit tsys.com.
About Equinox Payments
Brookfield Equinox LLC (dba Equinox Payments) was founded in
2014 as a result of an acquisition of assets from Equinox Payments,
LLC. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona, Equinox is looking beyond
product features to rethink and reimagine the customer payment
experience.
The company is owned by NBS Payment Solutions, based in Toronto,
Canada and a leading provider of electronic payment solutions to
the financial industry for over 25 years. NBS Payment Solutions is
a wholly-owned subsidiary of Brookfield Asset Management, which has
over $225 billion of assets under management. Brookfield is listed
on the New York (BAM) and Toronto (BAM.A) stock exchanges. For more
information about Equinox, visit www.equinoxpayments.com.
EMV is a registered trademark or trademark of EMVCo LLC in the
United States and other countries.
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Equinox PaymentsMichelle Wagner,
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