Merchant Guide to Contactless Payments Implementation
The Smart Card Alliance Contactless Payments Council has announced new resources for merchants wanting to know more about accepting contactless payments. A new white paper titled "Accepting Contactless Payments: A Merchant Guide" (PDF) and a presentation titled "Contactless Payment Deployment: Merchant Implementation Guide" (PDF) are available free of charge online.
"Now, merchants can go to one place to find all of the information necessary to successfully plan for, implement and roll out contactless payments acceptance technology," said Randy Vanderhoof, executive director of the Smart Card Alliance. "A great deal of input went into this guide from merchants and suppliers familiar with contactless payments."
Topics covered in the white paper and presentation include:
- An overview of contactless payments deployments and the benefits to merchants
- Practical guidance for implementing contactless payments, including requirements for payment processing, physical environment, and software and hardware development and certification
- Guidance and best practices for training, marketing and support
- Contactless payments vendors and resources
"The guide is a must read for merchants at any stage of familiarity with contactless payments, whether they are beginning to learn why they are so popular, are considering deployment of the payment acceptance technology, or have already decided to move forward," added Vanderhoof.
Contactless Payments Council contributors to the white paper and presentation include American Express, Arby's Restaurant Group, Inc., Discover Financial Services, Giesecke & Devrient, MasterCard Worldwide, VeriFone and ViVOtech.
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