handpoint http://handpoint.com the payment experts Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:32:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Handpoint at Merchant Payment Ecosystem 2012 http://handpoint.com/handpoint-at-merchant-payment-ecosystem/ http://handpoint.com/handpoint-at-merchant-payment-ecosystem/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 09:40:25 +0000 admin http://handpoint.com/?p=2652 The CEO of Handpoint David Gudjonsson is a speaker at the Merchant Payment Ecosystem Conference in Berlin next week. David will be speaking on the 3rd day of the conference 24th of February in session 1 about Mobile Payments Ecosystem at POS(NFC & Digital Wallets) and his erind is called ”White labelled mCommerce platform for Acquirers and MNOs”

Handpoint at the Merchant Payment Ecosystem

]]> http://handpoint.com/handpoint-at-merchant-payment-ecosystem/feed/ 0 Handpoint at Transport Ticketing http://handpoint.com/handpoint-at-transport-ticketing/ http://handpoint.com/handpoint-at-transport-ticketing/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:33:11 +0000 admin http://handpoint.com/?p=2627 Handpoint is an exhibitor at the Transport Ticketing Conference 2012 in London where our representatives are introducing our payment services and showcasing our Mobile Chip&PIN payment solution to the Transport industry.

About Transport Ticketing 2012

12 billion people across Europe use public transport, demonstrating the sheer size the transport industry has to cater to. Transport operators, and increasingly government bodies, are working to ensure that these passengers travel to and from their destination as fast, cost-effectively and effortlessly as possible.  The European transport ticketing sector is evolving fast, new ticketing strategies are being introduced into the marketplace and consumer needs are changing. With this there is increasing pressure from government bodies for operators to implement smart ticketing solutions. Contactless, smartcards and mobile ticketing which model should you invest in? Decide which is the more profitable, customer friendly smart ticketing solution appropriate for your operation.

Transport Ticketing 2012 is the forum to learn, share and discuss with industry leaders on the best ticketing options. Hear about the latest ticketing deployments from London to Lahore from the people leading the programmes. A place to find out where the market is going and what the next steps are for leading associations.

The six themes of the conference:

  • The development of smart cards across Europe
  • The future of open-loop, EMV payment systems
  • Building an interoperable ticketing system across Europe
  • Mobile handsets as the next platform for transport ticketing
  • Putting the passenger at the heart of your ticketing programme
  • Utilizing your data and maximizing your ticketing security

For more information.

]]> http://handpoint.com/handpoint-at-transport-ticketing/feed/ 0 Handpoint selected to demo at FinovateEurope http://handpoint.com/handpoint-selected-to-demo-at-finovateeurope/ http://handpoint.com/handpoint-selected-to-demo-at-finovateeurope/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:00:55 +0000 admin http://handpoint.com/?p=2574  

FinovateEurope 2012Handpoint selected to debut its Chip&PIN mobile payment solution at FinovateEurope. Our CEO David Gudjonsson and CFO Thordur H. Thorarinsson, Handpoint founders, 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.

“We look forward to present our mobile Chip&PIN payment solution at FinovateEurope. We believe that we can assist financial institutions and MNOs to payment enable their customers such as small and micro merchants with our secure plug-and-play mobile payment solution.” commented David.

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

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

When: Tuesday, February 7 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.

]]> http://handpoint.com/handpoint-selected-to-demo-at-finovateeurope/feed/ 0 Behind the scenes http://handpoint.com/behind-the-scenes/ http://handpoint.com/behind-the-scenes/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:34:44 +0000 admin http://handpoint.com/?p=2558 Handpoint on Flickr



We have a Flickr photo website where you can take a look at what goes on behind the scenes at Handpoint. On our Flickr site you can see photos and videos off the Handpoint staff and check out what we are up to.

]]> http://handpoint.com/behind-the-scenes/feed/ 0 The fastest growing company http://handpoint.com/the-fastest-growing-company-in-iceland/ http://handpoint.com/the-fastest-growing-company-in-iceland/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:21:54 +0000 admin http://handpoint.com/?p=2504  

Vaxtasprotinn 2011 - The Growth Awards 2011Handpoint was awarded “Vaxtasprotinn 2011″ (e. The Growth Awards 2011) by The Federation of Icelandic Industries, The University of Reykjavik and The Technology Development Fund. We were awarded because we are the fastest growing start-up company in Iceland and that makes us both proud and happy. We are thankful and would like to thank our customers for selecting Handpoint for their payments. Vaxtasprotinn 2011 – The Growth Awards

 

]]> http://handpoint.com/the-fastest-growing-company-in-iceland/feed/ 0 Handpoint among the most interesting companies in Iceland http://handpoint.com/handpoint-among-the-most-interesting-companies-in-iceland/ http://handpoint.com/handpoint-among-the-most-interesting-companies-in-iceland/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 11:24:34 +0000 admin http://handpoint.com/?p=2416 Handpoint was selected as one of the most interesting companies 2011 by the magazine Frjáls Verslun (e. Free Trade) in Iceland.handpoint in Free Trade magazine

]]> http://handpoint.com/handpoint-among-the-most-interesting-companies-in-iceland/feed/ 0 CNP and Handpoint http://handpoint.com/cnp-card-not-present-com-and-handpoint/ http://handpoint.com/cnp-card-not-present-com-and-handpoint/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:11:23 +0000 admin http://handpoint.com/?p=2367 CNP and HandpointOur CEO David Gudjonsson was recently interviewed by the news and information source for merchants and payment professionals CardNotPresent.com. In the interview David talks about the origin of handpoint, NFC and Mobile payments,  Visa´s incentives to push EMV and the trust behind digital payments.

Here is a short quote from the interview:

“If a cardholder needs to review his monthly statements carefully, because it is likely that every 50th or 100th transaction is fraudulent, we will loose trust in plastic behind digital payments. I think that threshold is near. We’re going to have to adopt a more secure way of paying for things and EMV is more secure. I think the U.S. will move and the merchants will get their incentives. No one wants to go back to cash.”

Here you can read the whole interview with David in CNP.

 

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The topics in The Nilson Report October issue:The Nilson Report and Handpoint

  • Top Acquirers Worldwide
  • Smartrac Plant in Thailand
  • Capital One Spark Business Card
  • NCR and PayPal P2P Payments at ATM
  • Smartphone App for the Cash Preferred
  • Top Maestro Issuers Worldwide
  • Amex Adds Sometrics to Serve
  • GP Cards Projected Worldwide
  • Linudix Terminal
  • ACI Gets S1
  • Thyron Mobile PIN Device
  • Handpoint Mobile Payments Software
  • Authentify Telephone Authentication
  • Prime Factors’s Key Mgmt. Software
  • Citi Stays in Private Label
  • Card Market Shares Worldwide Chart
  • Top 150 Acquirers Worldwide 2010
  • Maestro Issuers Worldwide 2010
  • Fast Facts
]]> http://handpoint.com/handpoint-and-the-nilson-report/feed/ 0 Follow Us on Twitter http://handpoint.com/follow-us-on-twitter/ http://handpoint.com/follow-us-on-twitter/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 09:40:17 +0000 admin http://handpoint.com/?p=1786 Follow Us on TwitterWe have a voice on Twitter @HandpointLtd. We follow all the latest news in the payments industry and we will gladly share them with you. We will also tell you, first of all, what we are up to - as we are always updating our payment products in order to meet the ever changing requirements in the payments industry.

See you on Twitter.

]]> http://handpoint.com/follow-us-on-twitter/feed/ 0 Handpoint at Mobile Contactless Payment Innovations in Chicago http://handpoint.com/handpoint-at-mobile-contactless-payment-innovations-in-chicago/ http://handpoint.com/handpoint-at-mobile-contactless-payment-innovations-in-chicago/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2011 20:58:42 +0000 admin http://handpoint.com/?p=1157 Handpoint is a partner at the 3rd Mobile Contactless Payment Innovations in Chicago in October. The CEO of Handpoint, David Gudjonsson, is a speaker at the conference and will speak about Handpoint´s Mobile Payment Solutions on the theme track: ”The Buy-Side Strategies and Payment Processors Solutions: Adressing the Needs of In-store and Online Merchants” under the topic ”Obtaining Merchant Acceptance and Driving Consumer Adoption of NFC-Enabled Retail Point-of-Sale Transactions“

The five speakers will seek to answer the questions below:
• What is the impact of NFC on merchants?
• How do merchants view mobile commerce and mobile payments, what do they really want in a mobile contactless payment solution and how do they evaluate opportunities?
• What business models are currently available that meet merchants needs?
• How do merchants create consumer value without incurring extraneous costs?
• What methods will drive the most traffic and be more readily adopted by users?
• Ensuring speed, liability, reliability and security

Speakers:
• Dee O’Malley, Director, Financial Services, Best Buy Co., Inc.
• Malcolm Nunes, Senior Manager, Financial Services, The Home Depot
• Daniel Liberman, Senior Vice President, Retail Services Division, RadioShack Corporation
• David Gudjonsson, CEO, Handpoint
• Mung Ki Woo, Group Executive, Mobile Emerging Payments, MasterCard Worldwide

Moderator: Dekkers Davidson, Head of US Mobile Business, Barclaycard US

For more information go to http://www.paymentinnovations.net/

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