VeriFone is a California-based company that designs, markets, and services electronic payment solutions for consumers, merchants, and financial institutions. Its product portfolio is comprised of contactless and countertop systems as well as electronic cash register and payment devices, PIN pads, POS systems, indoor and outdoor unattended payment solutions, wireless handheld payment devices, and point-of-sale receipt printers.
The company also provides software solutions for card acceptance, mobile payments, security and encryption, POS integration, value-added and prepaid services, issuing and acquiring, estate management, petroleum and convenience, and device-driven technologies as well as development tools. It provides media solutions such as digital network, taxi tops and wraps, and mobile or SMS solutions through sales representatives in Boston, Chicago, Las Vegas, Miami, New Orleans, New York City, and San Francisco.
VeriFone’s devices and systems process various payments, including signature- and PIN-based debit cards, credit cards, contactless or radio frequency identification cards, smart cards, prepaid gift and other stored-value cards, electronic bill payment, check authorization and conversion, signature capture and electronic benefits transfers, and EBT. It serves financial institutions, payment processors, petroleum companies, retailers, government organizations, and healthcare companies as well as independent sales organizations in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean, Asia Pacific Rim, and North America.
Verifone was founded in 1981 and is based in San Jose, California.