Apriva Completes Third EMV Certification for Mobile Payments Platform

Low Cost Mobile EMV Solution Now Offers Extensive EMV Support
 
Scottsdale, Ariz., July 12, 2016 — Apriva, the leading provider of secure end-to-end wireless transaction processing solutions, today announced it has completed an additional EMV certification for its AprivaPay™ Mobile application on First Data’s Nashville platform. This is the third certification for Apriva’s white labeled mobile payments solution, making AprivaPay Mobile one of the most comprehensively certified mobile solutions available today.
 
This latest certification with First Data builds on Apriva’s previous certification with their Omaha platform and extends those capabilities to their Nashville platform, enabling EMV chip and signature payments via AprivaPay Mobile. Apple, AndroidTM and Amazon Fire devices will be able to accept EMV payments when paired with a Walker 1.0 card reader device. Compatible payment forms include Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover and Samsung Pay. This highly affordable solution will be available through Apriva’s reseller partners. 
 
AprivaPay Mobile turns any Apple, Android or Amazon Fire device into a mobile point of sale. This streamlined, EMV-certified application is geared towards small and mid-sized businesses, and can be used in any storefront or mobile venue. Complete with Apriva’s Online Merchant Portal, AprivaPay Mobile allows businesses to easily measure and track purchases, manage inventory and run reports. This versatile, customizable solution can fit the unique needs of any merchant, providing an affordable, secure way to accept payments.
 
“EMV certification is a critical step in increasing the safety and compliance of mobile payments. This third certification puts Apriva ahead of the field when it comes to EMV compliant mobile point of sale solutions,” said Stacey Finley Tappin, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing Communications at Apriva. “We’re dedicated to providing not only the widest range of choices, but the latest in payments technology and security to our partners, as well as merchants and end-users.”
 
The market-leading provider of wireless payment gateway services in North America, Apriva offers a broad portfolio of secure mobile commerce solutions. Apriva maintains relationships with more than 35 payment processors in North America, along with all leading wireless carriers, and currently works with more than 1,100 merchant acquirers and Independent Sales Organizations (ISOs) across the United States and Canada. 
 
For more information on Apriva’s POS solutions, visit https://www.apriva.compos, read our company blog, or follow the company on Twitter or LinkedIn.
 
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About Apriva
Formed in 2003, Apriva is the leading provider of end-to-end 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