Verifone Introduces the First PCI-Compliant Full Touchscreen Feature for the Blind and Visually Impaired
October 22, 2018
The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB), one of the UK’s
leading sight loss charities, certifies Verifone’s Navigator
LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Verifone today announced the introduction of Navigator, the
first-of-its-kind payment feature with a fully integrated touchscreen to
earn certification for accessibility and usability by the Royal
National Institute of Blind People (RNIB), a United Kingdom-based
charity. Further, Navigator meets PCI requirements – an information
security standard mandated and administered by the Payment
Card Industry Security Standards Council to reduce credit card fraud.
Merchants around the world face accessibility and inclusivity challenges
to ensure that payment hardware and software can be easily utilized by
visually-impaired consumers. According to estimates by the World Health
Organization, more than 217 million people live with moderate to severe
vision impairment and another 36 million people worldwide have complete
vision loss.
For visually-impaired consumers payment transactions present a unique
challenge, particularly as payment devices continue to increasingly
evolve toward touchscreens. Verifone Navigator delivers the ultimate
solution.
“The change to touchscreen technology from the physical PIN pad is
likely to be a difficult one for many blind and partially sighted
people,” said David Clarke, Director of Services at RNIB. “But the
change is coming, so we’re pleased to be working with Verifone to make
sure that new payment hardware and software in the form of Navigator is
accessible and usable for the millions of people living with sight loss
worldwide. After rigorous testing, we are delighted to certify
Navigator’s use by businesses that want to improve the experience for
the blind and partially-sighted community.”
Navigator enables merchants to transform the non-tactile touchscreen
into a universal keypad with audio confirmation, so visually-impaired
consumers can enter a PIN or other numerical data to easily make
purchases.
“Secure payment is and always will be a universal concern for merchants
and consumers alike. It is a constant that will remain even as the
touchscreen trend overtakes the payment experience,” said James Wester,
Research Director for IDC. “Unfortunately, some merchants will use a
plastic overlay with raised numbers that temporarily sits on top of
touchscreen devices allowing the visually impaired to input their PIN.
That not only fails to deliver an elegant touchscreen experience, it is
not secure and can lead to cases of skimming.”
Navigator is PCI PTS 5.x approved and will initially be available
throughout North America and Brazil. The first-of-its-kind software is
available now on Verifone’s Carbon 10, a countertop or portable
point-of-sale device that features merchant and customer facing tablets
for optimal business management and customer interaction.
“We are proud to have taken the leadership position in developing
Navigator, which we are offering up as an industry standard, applied to
payment devices and other, everyday touchscreen technologies like ATMs
and kiosks,” said Joe Mach, president of the Americas, Verifone.
“Verifone is committed to creating a better, more secure and inclusive
payment experience for merchants and consumers around the world.”
For a Navigator demo, visit Verifone Booth #1223 at Money 20/20 Las
Vegas, October 21-24.
About Verifone
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opportunities for merchants and consumers at the last inch of payments
and commerce. Powered by a growing footprint of more than 30 million
devices in more than 150 countries, our people are trusted experts
working with the world’s best-known retail brands, financial
institutions, and payment providers. Verifone is connecting more
products to an integrated solutions platform to better meet the evolving
needs of our clients and partners. Built on a 37-year history of
uncompromised security, we are committed to consistently solving the
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