PaymentsJournal.com Launches Point of Sale Strategy Session

MAYNARD, Mass. - July 17, 2013 - PRLog -- PaymentsJournal.com, managed by the Mercator Advisory Group, today launched a new strategy session with a focus on the point-of-sale environment. VeriFone, will bring its thought leadership and expertise to help the card networks, independent sales agents, merchants and technology enablers better understand an area of payments which is undergoing tremendous change thanks to EMV and mobile payments.

Topical in nature, Strategy Sessions host a wealth of articles, research, data, and other content and are designed to provide meaningful insights into top-of-mind initiatives in the payments space.

“Retailers of all sizes are eager to take advantage of new payment opportunities to improve security and consumer experience at the point of sale, but fearful of making the wrong move,” said VeriFone’s Vice President of Product Marketing, Erik Vlugt. “We view this strategy session as an opportunity to simplify the decision process, drawing on our experience across all market segments and our leadership role in areas such as EMV deployment and mobile payment solutions.”

The Point of Sale Strategy Session will feature white papers, industry briefs and other thought leadership content designed to give the industry timely updates on this important area.

“VeriFone is one of the leaders when it comes to point of sale and this new strategy session will help educate the industry on the changes happening at small and large retailers throughout the United States,” said Will Hernandez, content manager for PaymentsJournal. “I believe it’s important to have a company such as VeriFone driving the conversation about this particular topic.”

Mercator Advisory Group is the leading, independent research and advisory services firm exclusively focused on the payment industry. PaymentsJournal.com delivers extensive payments and banking news, expert analysis, views and shared research designed to create an information-rich portal. The content is offered free of charge, allowing thought leaders to easily share their opinions and benefits to an exclusive group of industry professionals, technology providers, merchants, investors and members of the media.

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About VeriFone Systems, Inc.

VeriFone Systems, Inc. (“VeriFone”)  is the global leader in secure electronic payment solutions. VeriFone provides expertise, solutions and services that add value to the point of sale with merchant-operated, consumer-facing and self-service payment systems for the financial, retail, hospitality, petroleum, government and healthcare vertical markets.  VeriFone solutions are designed to meet the needs of merchants, processors and acquirers in developed and emerging economies worldwide.

About PaymentsJournal.com

Launched August 2011, Payments Journal is a comprehensive online information portal designed to keep payments and banking industry professionals informed through the daily delivery of the latest news, research, views, and developments that matter most. PaymentsJournal is managed by Mercator Advisory Group the leading, U.S. independent payments research and consulting firm. PaymentsJournal provides content free of charge as a service to banking and payment professionals and stakeholders, allowing our advertisers to easily reach a highly qualified group of professionals that have buying power.

About Mercator Advisory Group

Mercator Advisory Group is the leading, independent research and advisory services firm exclusively focused on the payments and banking industries. We deliver pragmatic and timely research and advice designed to help our clients uncover the most lucrative opportunities to maximize revenue growth and contain costs. Our clients range from the world's largest payment issuers, acquirers, processors, merchants and associations to leading technology providers and investors. Mercator Advisory Group is also the publisher of the online payments and banking news and information portal PaymentsJournal.com.