Cambridge, Cambridgeshire -- (ReleaseWire) -- 10/03/2013 -- Handpoint, the mobile POS company, is the world's first provider of Mobile Point-Of-Sale (mPOS) to have a P2PE application certified by the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC).

Handpoint´s mobile POS payment platform can serve any merchant, from market traders to multinational retailers. Handpoint mPOS offers a simple and secure way to accept EMV card payments with a mobile device.

"P2PE represents a significant breakthrough for the enterprise mobile payments market," says David Gudjonsson, CEO and co-founder of Handpoint. "We have utilized P2PE to overcome the barriers that have prevented enterprise retailers from embracing mobile payments; namely concerns over security, compliance and integration. Handpoint's PCI-accredited MPOS application reduces the burden on enterprise retailers to gain individual PCI accreditation, in terms of cost and time, and represents the most secure way to introduce Mobile Point-Of-Sale."

Handpoint MPOS showcased @ Money2020
Handpoint will be showcasing the world´s first PCI-P2PE certified mPOS app at stand #309 at Money2020 conference in Las Vegas, October 6th-10th. David Gudjonsson CEO of Handpoint will be speaking at the conference on October 8th in Session 1 at 2:50 pm on "International Mobile & Cloud POS innovations". Handpoint is seeking partnerships with businesses in the US that are preparing migration to EMV.

Colin Whittaker, Vice President, Visa Europe said, "Mobile POS is an exciting new sector with huge potential for customers and small and large businesses. The secure management of payment data is critical for its success, which is why we require our partners to comply with PCI. Solutions like Handpoint's help make PCI compliance achievable for a wider range of retailers. We welcome the validation of Handpoint's application as an important step on the road to delivering point to point encryption solutions, which can give customers and merchants security and peace of mind. We will continue to work with trusted partners and vendors to drive MPOS forward in the future." ?

About Money2020
Money2020 brings together the worldwide community of innovators--including from payments, financial services, retail, mobile, marketing services, data and technology--that is profoundly changing how consumers and businesses manage, spend and borrow money. Money2020 will be held on Oct. 6-10, 2013 at the Aria in Las Vegas, and is on track for 4,000 attendees, including 300+ CEOs, from more than 1,500 companies and 50 countries.

About Handpoint
Handpoint is an expert in mobile payments with 13 years' experience in the payment market. The company and its senior executives pioneered major innovations in the mobile payments market, including developing Mobile Point-Of-Sale (MPOS) for the airline industry in 2003 and the world's first EMV MPOS solution for a handheld device at Manchester United FC's stadium in 2007.

Handpoint MPOS offers any merchant, from market traders to multinational retailers, a simple and ultra-secure way to accept EMV card payments with a mobile device.

Handpoint works closely with major payment players including Visa and MasterCard, and its new MPOS solution meets the most stringent mobile payment security standards in the world.

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Handpoint won the 2012 Channel Awards

Cambourne, Cambridge -- (SBWIRE) -- 03/06/2012 -- Handpoint - the payments experts, today announced that the Handpoint Mobile Chip&PIN payment solution won the Channel Awards at the Merchant Payment Ecosystem 2012 Conference that took place in Berlin, Germany, with all the major players from the European payment industry.

"The Jury appreciated the Handpoint mCommerce solution for small merchants because it combines new technologies such as smartphone and tablet with a secure PIN entry devices connecting with the mobile phone through bluetooth technology", says Leon Dhaene, Chairman of the Guiding Hand Awards. "The additional innovative part in this solution is the European response to Square... ", Leon adds.

The Channel Awards goes to the acquirer, the processor, the network services provider, the payment services provider, the payment scheme, the MNO or the solution provider, who was able to offer innovative or the most complete offering regarding card, mobile or online acceptance in different channels.

Solution: Mobile Chip&PIN payments
Awards: The Channel Awards 2012
Event: Merchant Payment Ecosystem Conference 2012
Where: Berlin, Germany

The solution is the world's first Chip&PIN payment solution for smartphones and tablets and allows small merchants as well as big retailers to leverage mobile devices as card acceptance devices in a secure way. Handpoint thereby follows the footsteps of Square and iZettle but with a fully compliant Chip&PIN solution and a white labelling strategy, enabling acquiring banks and MNOs to go themselves after the market under their own brand name.

"We strongly believe in mobile devices as payment terminals and are convinced and that it may pave the way for wide spread card acceptance among small merchants. These prestigious awards are a great encouragement to our team for our innovation in mobile payments acceptance and we are greatly honoured by the jury´s selection," said David Gudjonsson CEO of Handpoint.

About Merchant Payment Ecosystem
Merchant Payments Ecosystem® represents the biggest European platform putting together all merchant payment acceptance professionals.Merchant Payment Ecosystem

About Handpoint
Handpoint develops and white labels Mobile Payments Acceptance solutions to acquiring banks and Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) - enabling merchants of all size to accept all card payments (MSR, EMV, and NFC) in a totally secure way on smartphones, tablets, handhelds and PCs. Handpoint has a complete end-to-end payment solution including a cloud based fully PCI-DSS certified payment gateway. Handpoint was established 13 years ago and has a global customer base including some well-known brands. http://www.handpoint.com

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Handpoint selected to demo at FinovateEurope

Cambourne, Cambridge -- (ReleaseWire) -- 01/11/2012 -- Handpoint - the payments experts, today announced that CEO David Gudjonsson and CFO Thordur H. Thorarinsson, have been selected to speak at FinovateEurope 2012, taking place on February 7th in London. Handpoint will be among 38 companies demonstrating the newest financial and banking technology innovations at the conference.

Handpoint will be showcasing a leading industry mobile Chip&PIN payment solution that enables acquiring banks and MNOs to offer their customers a mobile payment platform for tablets and smartphones under their own brand name.


Who:
David Gudjonsson, co-founder and CEO and Thordur H. Thorarinsson co-founder and CFO

What:
Demonstrating a totally secure Chip&PIN mobile payment solution

When:
Tuesday, February 7th at 1 pm

Where:
1 Old Billingsgate Walk 16 Lower Thames Street, London

"Handpoint innovation was of interest to us because of the ability of their solution to enable financial institutions to take part in the mobile payment revolution. We believe the crowd at FinovateEurope will be excited to learn more about this innovative payment method," said Eric Mattson, CEO of Finovate.

About FinovateEurope
FinovateEurope is a demo-based conference for innovative start-ups and established companies in the fields of banking and financial technology. Held in London, the event offers an insight-packed glimpse of the future of money via a fast-paced, intimate and unique format. FinovateEurope is organized by The Finovate Group. For more information on the event or to view videos of previous demos, please visit http://www.finovate.com/europe2012.

About Handpoint Ltd.
Handpoint specialises in payments on smartphones, tablets, and handhelds – enabling merchants to accept all card payments (MSR, EMV, and NFC) in a totally secure way. Handpoint has a complete end-to-end payment solution covering mobiles, tablets, and PCs and a fully PCI-DSS certified payment Bureau (gateway) for both authorisations & settlements. The company was established 13 years ago and has a global customer base including some well-known brands.

Handpoint also white labels its payment solutions to financial institutions and currently over 200,000 transactions go daily through our systems, equating annually up to $10B US worth of transactions.

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