ConCardis, the specialist for cashless payment services, has collaborated with MICROS-Fidelio to develop the new ConCardis Payment Gateway payment solution, which is tailored to the requirements of international hotel chains and system catering. The new high-performance terminal can be used all over the world and meets the highest standards of security.
ConCardis, the leading provider of cashless payment solutions, was today officially authorised by BaFin to operate as a payment institution in accordance with the provisions of the German Payment Services Regulation Act (Zahlungsdiensteaufsichtsgesetz – ZAG). Based on an EU directive, this act was implemented by the German government on
1 November 2009. The aim of the new legislation is to create a uniform legal foundation for cashless payments in the European single market.
ConCardis GmbH, one of the leading service providers in the field of cashless payment, can look back at a successful financial year. The joint venture of the German banking industry increased its transaction revenue from € 19.0 billion (of which € 0.8 billion was Maestro revenue) in 2008 to € 20.4 billion (of which € 1.3 billion was Maestro revenue) in 2009, posting an increase of 7.4 percent. Sales revenue climbed from € 278.2 million in 2008 to € 293.6 million in 2009, which corresponds to a year-on-year increase of 5.5 percent.
As of 1 April 2010, Lars Hameister (44) assumed the position of Head of Sales for corporate clients at ConCardis GmbH, one of the leading providers of card-based payment solutions. Lars Hameister, originally from Hamburg, has extensive experience in the field of financial services and cashless payment transactions.
First Data Corporation, a global leader in electronic commerce and payment processing, and ConCardis, one of Germany's leading providers of cashless payments, have announced the extension and expansion of their long-standing processing agreement, which has existed since ConCardis was founded in 2003.
First Data Corporation, a global leader in electronic commerce and payment processing, and ConCardis, one of Germany's leading providers of cashless payments, have announced the extension and expansion of their long-standing processing agreement, which has existed since ConCardis was founded in 2003.
According to the German E-Commerce and Distance Selling Trade Association (bvh), the number of people shopping via the Internet is increasing and thus mail order and online transactions are also on the rise. ConCardis has expanded its portfolio for webshop operators and mail order merchants in response to this trend – the ConCardis PayEngine
e-payment solution has been expanded to include a range of practical functions and settlement for all established methods of cashless payment.
ConCardis, one of the leading providers of cashless payment services, will be facilitating the settlement of China Union Pay cards for its clients by the end of the year, thereby also allowing merchants in Germany to tap into this fast-growing customer segment.
The Internet platform initiated by ConCardis for the PCI Data Security Standards is now ready for launch following a successful test phase, enabling ConCardis to support its clients and partners in implementing the required security standards and obtaining PCI certification simply and conveniently.
For merchants that want to trade wherever their customers are spending money or using services, ConCardis now offers a particularly flexible, mobile terminal. The ConCardis professional mobile measures just 17 x 8 centimetres and weighs only 440 grams. Small and yet robust, this device is ideal for outdoor usage in restaurants, by tradesmen, shipping agents or taxi drivers.
ConCardis as leading provider of cashless payment solutions is to present customised offers for state-of-the-art parking area management enabling optimum control of parking payment procedures at the parking trade fair “Parken 2009”.
A new edition of the “e-commerce guidelines 2009” published by ibi Research is available with immediate effect. The following current issues have been added to the guide to successful online trading: mobile payment, web-analytics, address verification, risk management, shipping and SEPA (Single Euro Payments Area). ConCardis contributed its many years of expertise in the area of payment transactions.
ConCardis GmbH, one of the leading service providers in the field of cashless payment, remains successfully on its growth path. As these figures for financial year 2008 show, the joint venture of the German banking industry further expanded its market position.
ConCardis is to work together with the IT consultancy firm usd.de AG to enhance its support programme for certification in accordance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). Over the coming months, an Internet platform initiated by ConCardis will go online, providing merchants with comprehensive details on the information and documentation processes they have to comply with and giving them the opportunity to obtain certification in accordance with payment card organisation standards. A professional telephone hotline and e-mail service is also available in the event of queries.
As part of a marketing partnership, ConCardis can now offer its customers the PayPal online payment service. By integrating this e-payment solution, merchants can offer their products not only to 10 million German PayPal users but also to numerous international consumers.
ConCardis is continuing to reinforce its e-commerce business with the addition of giropay to its product portfolio. This payment solution allows webshop operators to benefit from a payment guarantee and to offer their customers a payment option based on online banking.
ConCardis GmbH and the IT service provider telego! have joined forces to create a solution which will allow e-commerce merchants to offer internet direct debit payment in their Webshops in addition to credit card acceptance. A particularly practical aspect of this payment solution is that it is integrated in PayEngine, the ConCardis e-payment platform.
Fast, low-cost, and secure – three convincing attributes of the DSL-compatible terminal offered by ConCardis GmbH. The ConCardis comfort 500 hybrid DSL device will be available from March 2009 and boasts fast data transfer and low connection costs. It is also easy to use and conforms to the latest security standards.
ConCardis GmbH was presenting its cashless card-based payment solutions at this year’s EuroCIS in Dusseldorf, from 10 to 12 February 2009.
As a full-service provider, ConCardis offers all the necessary components from one source, from acceptance agreements for credit and debit cards to a wide selection of terminals. The products it were shown at Europe’s largest trade fair for IT and security in the retail industry include contact-free payment procedures, online authorisation for cashless payments at machines and the ConCardis comfort 500 hybrid DSL terminal, with the slogan, “ConCardis – leading the cashless payment field/Innovative and individual solutions for you!”.
