POS

The point of sale or point of purchase is the time and place where a retail transaction is completed. At the point of sale, the merchant calculates the amount owed by the customer, indicates that amount, may prepare an invoice for the customer, and indicates the options for the customer to make payment.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

More Than 1,000 Merchants Hit With POS Malware, Says U.S. Secret Service
More Than 1,000 Merchants Hit With POS Malware, Says U.S. Secret Service
August 25, 2014  |  Breach Round Up

More than 1,000 merchants have been hit by the Backoff malware, given that it was “detected in October 2013 and was not recognized by antivirus...

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Supervalu Confirms Major Cyberthief POS Network Attack
Supervalu Confirms Major Cyberthief POS Network Attack
August 15, 2014  |  Breach Round Up

A cyberthief attack has hit the Supervalu grocery chain’s card-processing network, impacting potentially 1,000 stores and stealing card numbers, expiration dates and other data ....

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Russian Cyberthief Indicted For Chase, Capital One, Citibank Attacks
Russian Cyberthief Indicted For Chase, Capital One, Citibank Attacks
August 13, 2014  |  Breach Round Up

A Russian national has been indicted for a series of cyber attacks against financial institutions (including Chase Bank, Capital One, Citibank and the Boeing Employees’...

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Amazon Rolls Out mPOS, Undercuts Fees From Square, PayPal
Amazon Rolls Out mPOS, Undercuts Fees From Square, PayPal
August 13, 2014  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Amazon on Wednesday (Aug. 13) introduced its own mPOS package—to be called Amazon Local Register—and focused on the tune it knows that SMB retailers want to...

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ShopKeep’s Point of Sale Software Raises $25M
ShopKeep’s Point of Sale Software Raises $25M
April 25, 2014  |  News

The software vendor manages point of sale transactions for over 10,000 stores.

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Mobile POS Boosts Perry Ellis Transactions
Mobile POS Boosts Perry Ellis Transactions
April 21, 2014  |  Mobile Commerce

The Starmount Engage and Connect solutions for mobile devices was releases in 60 Perry Ellis stores. The program contributed by increasing the average transaction amounts...

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Cyber Kiosk Plans to Create eWallet App for Marijuana Dispensaries
Cyber Kiosk Plans to Create eWallet App for Marijuana Dispensaries
April 16, 2014  |  Mobile Commerce

Cyber Kiosk Plans to Create eWallet App for Marijuana Dispensaries

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Visa Warned Of POS Malware
Visa Warned Of POS Malware
January 22, 2014  |  News

Visa reportedly issued warnings twice in 2013 to retailers, including Target, that a point-of-sale (POS) malware attack was a serious threat. The revelation suggests that...

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