Verifone has announced that it is working with SITA to offer a payment solution integrating an airport's shared IT infrastructure and Verifone payment devices. According to the companies, almost every airport and airline in the world does business with SITA and nearly every passenger flight relies on SITA technology. It has a presence at more than 1,000 of the world's airports. Verifone has integrated with SITA's AirportConnect Common-Use Payment Service to enable secure payment acceptance by multiple airlines and ground handlers on a single Verifone device installed at each touchpoint – desk, kiosk or bag drop."For airlines, the ability to facilitate payments on shared IT infrastructure at the world's airports is vital to provide passengers with an integrated air travel experience every step of the way," says Barbara Dalibard, CEO, SITA. "Our work with Verifone, to deliver this innovative payment solution, allows multiple merchants to use the same device in line with PCI security standards. It enables airlines, airports and other air transport industry stakeholders to accept secure payments in a common-use environment.""Working with SITA, Verifone is bringing large-scale, reliable, secure payment touchpoints and convenience to travelling customers at airport counters and kiosks around the world," says Joe Mach, president, Verifone North America. "The agreement is a milestone in expanding our secure payments and future dynamic point-of-sale (POS) interaction in the transportation industry." The two firms say that whether it is chip, magnetic stripe or contactless cards presented at these shared passenger touchpoints, airlines using AirportConnect Common-Use Payment service will be able to maximise existing relationships with their preferred payment service providers and banks.SITA recently implemented this service with a major European airline at a common-use airport following rigorous testing. Initially available for SITA AirportConnect workstations, the service will be rolled out to support SITA's common-use kiosks and bag drop stations over the coming months.
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