Apriva Reaches 1,000 Channel Partner Milestone

Company Doubles Number of Resellers Over Four Year Period to Boost Sales for Payment Solutions

Scottsdale, Ariz. July 17, 2014 — Apriva, the leading provider of secure end-to-end wireless transaction and information solutions, today announced that it has surpassed 1,000 point of sale (POS) channel partnerships. Apriva has significantly expanded the reach of its full portfolio of POS payments solutions through its partnerships with merchant acquirers such as independent sales organizations (ISOs), financial institutions and processors, as well as wireless communications service providers across the United States and Canada.

“Over the past several years, we’ve realized tremendous momentum in growing our channel as our partners look to include leading POS and cashless vending solutions in their solution portfolios,” said Stacey Finley Tappin, senior vice president for North America sales and marketing communications for Apriva. “We’re very happy that our reseller community has embraced our forward-thinking approach to payments solutions. Our channel partners have been instrumental in the driving growth and success of our company and we look forward to working closely with our partners to solve customer needs into the future.”

Fueled by innovative products including AprivaPay Mobile, Apriva Vend, Apriva POS Universal Application, Apriva Campus Solutions and Apriva Integration Services, the company’s channel program has seen significant growth, more than doubling since 2010 with resellers looking to bring POS and vending solutions into their product offerings. As a result, Apriva POS solutions have captured a significant portion of the North American market, bringing comprehensive end-to-end products that integrate hardware, software, network services, management tools, and support to merchants.

Apriva POS solutions deliver superior connectivity between wireless payment devices, merchant acquirers and payment processors to merchants of all sizes, and allow merchants to accept card payments securely on wireless terminals, mobile devices, vending machines and on the Web. Apriva’s extensive POS product portfolio includes: AprivaPay Mobile, which turns mobile phones and tablets into points of sale; Apriva Vend, a vending machine solution that boosts sales and reduces costs by accepting card payments; Universal Application, a single, EMV future-proof  thin-client terminal application for dial, IP and wireless Ingenico, VeriFone, and Equinox terminal families; Apriva Integration Services, which brings 35 processor connections and security features of the Apriva Gateway to independent software providers; and AprivaLife, a customizable consumer loyalty application.

For more information about Apriva’s POS portfolio, please visit https://www.apriva.comproducts/pos/product/pos, or follow the company on Twitter or LinkedIn.

About Apriva

Founded in 1999, Apriva is the leading provider of end-to-end wireless transactions and secure information messaging solutions that meet the exacting security and reliability requirements of financial services providers, government entities, and public service sectors. Through its two operating groups, Apriva Point of Sale (POS) and Apriva Information Security Systems (ISS), the company offers customers fully-managed, end-to-end, security solutions that incorporate hardware, software, network infrastructure and management tools. For more information, visit www.apriva.com.

Apriva Contacts:
Robin Rotz
Apriva
(480) 421-1275
rrotz@staging.apriva.com  

Lisette Rauwendaal
McGrath Power
(408) 200-3773
lisetter@mcgrathpower.com