Bluefin reports that it has achieved the German Banking Industry Committee’s (GBIC German: Deutsche Kreditwirtschaft) Girocard certification on the Newland NPT N950 AIO smartPOS terminal.
This certification reportedly enables German merchants to adopt SmartPOS devices while “simplifying Girocard payment acceptance through Bluefin’s TECS Engine, a global payments platform.”
Bluefin’s TECS Engine provides omnichannel payment solutions to Acquirers, Payment Service Providers, POS system providers, Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) and other merchant aggregators around the globe “offering a cloud-based Payments Platform-as-a-Service, including Bluefin’s payment and data security solutions, P2PE and universal tokenization.”
As the debit card in Germany, Girocard conducted “7.5 billion transactions in 2023.”
With Girocard certification on the Newland N950 AIO smartPOS terminal, the German market will “benefit from an open platform with access to new generations of SmartPOS devices and streamlined Girocard payment acceptance while benefitting from lower merchant service fees.”
Anton Scheiber, International Sales & Business Development Director, Bluefin said:
“Achieving Girocard certification for the Newland N950 AIO smartPOS is a key milestone for TECS and Bluefin, reinforcing our commitment to delivering secure, innovative, and globally adaptable payment solutions. This certification provides new opportunities for merchants in Germany, giving them access to innovative SmartPOS technology while ensuring seamless Girocard payment acceptance.”
The Newland N950 is an Android SmartPOS terminal designed for seamless and secure payments “across industries like retail, hospitality, and dining.”
Featuring a sleek touchscreen display and support for multiple payment methods – including “chip and PIN, contactless, NFC, and QR-code payments – the N950 enhances customer engagement while streamlining transactions.”
Kazem Aminaee, International President at Newland Payment Technology said:
“As a SmartPOS solution, the N950 combines advanced payment technology with a flexible platform, empowering businesses to enhance their payment experience while supporting Germany’s leading domestic debit card.”
Bluefin is the integrated payments provider focused on “encryption and tokenization technologies that protect payments and sensitive data.”
Their product suite includes solutions for “contactless, face-to-face, call center, mobile, E-commerce and unattended payments and data in the healthcare, higher education, government and nonprofit industries.”
The company’s 300 global partners serve “35,000 connected enterprise and software clients operating in 60 countries.”
Bluefin is a Participating Organization (PO) of the PCI Security Standards Council (SSC) and is “headquartered in Atlanta, with offices in Waterford, Ireland and Vienna, Austria.”
As noted in the update, Newland NPT (Newland Payment Technology) is a global provider of payment acceptance technology.
With over 30 years’ experience supplying solutions, and working with partners in over 120 countries, Newland has “deployed over 100 million payment devices worldwide.”