Ingenico Experts / Shaping the future of payment
Ingenico Experts / Shaping the future of payment
Alternative card and payment methods are becoming the norm, and across the world transit systems are having to adapt to this incoming cashless society. This will of course affect transport systems and its consumers in many different ways. To help retailers and transport professionals navigate these changes, Global Head of Transportation and Smart Mobility at Ingenico Enterprise Retail, Venceslas Cartier, is here to share his expert opinion on what we can expect, and how Ingenico terminals are paving the way for a faster, smoother transit experience for everyone.
Find out our infography about contactless transaction and its volumes which are expected to increase dramatically following the health and hygiene crisis that COVID-19 created globally.
On 11th March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic. At the time of writing, hundreds of thousands of lives and businesses have been affected. With multiple countries issuing bans on travel across borders and ordering shutdowns of cities and towns, many businesses are seeing the virus take its toll.
It’s now a cliché to say that payment options have evolved enormously over the past decade. Industry commentators have tirelessly traced the rapid and widespread adoption of contactless and digital payments, as well as the growing popularity of hybrid online and in store retail experiences like buy online and pick-up in store.
Payment Card Industry (PCI) requirements are a minefield of acronyms and, for many merchants, it can be difficult to understand exactly what they need to do to ensure they are compliant. In brief, the PCI standards are a set of security compliance frameworks that merchants must maintain in order to take physical and/or digital card payments either in store, online or on their mobile. Without PCI compliance, merchants will not be able to work with an acquirer and may also be fined by the card schemes such as Visa or Mastercard.
In my previous blog, I looked at customer centricity and the way it’s impacting payments in the travel industry. We can all agree that for any travel company, the customer should always be at the center of their payments strategy in order to provide an exceptional customer experience. But what are the growing trends that are impacting the travel industry?