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Wrestling with a million dollar baby - skimming
The restaurant industry is rife with ways to lose profitability. Just when you think you have things buttoned up, a new twist comes along that can threaten your business and you may not even know …
| New research from the National Restaurant Association shows that one in five Americans surveyed plan to give a restaurant gift card as a holiday gift this year. However, more than twice as many (59 percent) said they would like to receive a … | |
| NEXTEP Systems, a provider of customer self-service ordering technology, has launched its Foundation5 foodservice technology platform. Foundation5 provides foodservice operators with a single vendor solution for operating high-volume restaurant … | |
 | Sources are confirming what TechCrunch reported over the weekend: the Google Wallet is set to go live. Though one source said some minor technical issues have affected the product's launch (and may end up pushing it out another week), expect the … |
 | In the ongoing debate over why a company should offer a mobile payment option, one of the biggest hits against mobile payments is the feeling it's a solution looking for a problem. If cash and cards work just fine, why integrate mobile payments at … |
| The payment-card data breach at a Margarita's restaurant in Huntsville, Texas, is shedding further light on the vulnerability restaurants face from debit- and credit-card hackers. Investigators do not believe any of the employees were involved in … | |
 | The U.S. Federal Reserve last Wednesday issued its final ruling on debit card interchange fees, a component of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, known as the Durbin Amendment. Reactions from both retailers and card … |
 | The National Restaurant Association has been busy on Capitol Hill this year as credit-card swipe fees, health care reform and menu labeling regulations continue to take center stage for the industry. Scott DeFife, the group's executive vice … |
| Retail Customer Experience has announced the publication of "Understanding PCI DSS and Payment Card Security," a comprehensive guide to card payment security. The report lays out the 12 requirements for compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data … | |
| MICROS Systems Inc., a provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality and retail industries, has announced an integration, sales and marketing partnership with ATX Innovations Inc. using Tabbedout. Tabbedout provides a secure way … | |
| The National Restaurant Association has sent a letter to every member of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee this week, urging them to support full and swift implementation of the Durbin Amendment, which was passed in the House last summer … | |
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Control Your Security, and PCI Will Follow
In recent years, it seems that there has been a concerted media effort to warn the public about credit card and identity theft. What seems to be lost in those stories, until you do a little digging …Type: White PaperSponsored by: Vendor Safe Technologies -
Cloud Computing in a Restaurant Environment
While there are more technical definitions used to describe it (one of best comes from the National Institute of Standards and Technology – NIST), Cloud Computing is basically the concept of …Type: White PaperSponsored by: Vendor Safe Technologies -
Approved Software Does Not Equate to PCI Compliance
There is a misconception going around with many merchants dealing with how to become PCI complaint. Frequently, in our dealings with merchants, we have heard, "My software is approved, so that should …Type: Case StudySponsored by: Vendor Safe Technologies -
Case Study: Fast Food Franchise Security Breach
A franchise relied upon the POS software reseller to be their de facto IT department. The reseller performed a standard installation of the POS software and associated hardware at each location. At …Type: Case StudySponsored by: Vendor Safe Technologies -
Five PCI Security Deficiencies of Retail Merchants and Restaurants
The five major credit card brands, Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, and JCB, joined forces in 2004 to create the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI). Its sole purpose is …Type: White PaperSponsored by: Vendor Safe Technologies
