UK. Onboard Retail Solutions, the supplier of onboard POS technology, has teamed up with Bluebird to release the latest terminal technology with fully compliant PCI PED 2.0 certification from the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Organisation.
As well as being fully certified, the all-in-one handheld device also has integrated Windows mobile, colour touch-screen, bar-code scanner, fast thermal printer, credit card reader, Wi-Fi, GPRS and Bluetooth.
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All in one: The new PCI PED 2.0 compliant mobile handheld POS device for airlines |
In addition, Onboard has partnered with a number of payment solution providers to ensure that the handheld can accept card payment within multiple international markets.
Said Onboard Retail Solutions CEO Thomas Drohan: “Onboard has been working with Bluebird for over three years and we have built up an excellent working relationship with the Korean-based hardware manufacturer. Deloitte has ranged Bluebird in the top 250 fastest-growing companies in Asia as part of its Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific 2008 programme, and we are delighted to be partnered with such a dynamic company.
“What we have developed together in terms of the new PCI PED 2.0 compliant mobile POS device is truly innovative ground-breaking technology, providing all the functionality required onboard.”
All POS systems supplied to airline operators by Onboard are fully supported in-house by a team of specialists in the Delivery and Support departments. Services include the configuration, total mechanical and electrical testing, and ongoing support and comprehensive software development for a wide range of operating systems.
*The PIN Entry Device (PED) Security Requirements apply to hardware manufacturers who specify and implement chip and PIN payment terminals used for payment card financial transactions. Airlines should use PIN entry devices that are tested and approved to the PCI PED standard.
Onboard Retail Solutions has over 30 airline and rail customers worldwide, including British Airways, Cyprus Airways, Etihad Airways, FlyBE, National Express, Monarch Airlines, Thomson Airways and Royal Air Maroc.
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