Worldline, the European payment and transactional service firm, has announced that it has landed the Mastercard Enhanced Contactless (Ecos) certification, on its contactless standard for POS devices through Ingenico.
The first terminal series supporting the new Ecos kernel has obtained certification from Mastercard, which includes the entire Telium Tetra platform and significantly strengthens Worldline’s contactless offering.
Bob Reany, Head of Nudata and executive Vice President, Digital Devices & IoT at Mastercard, commented: “Industry collaboration is integral in order to advance and secure payments across the ecosystem. We believe that contactless is the present and future of payments. Our work with Worldline is groundbreaking in that they are the first global partner to achieve Ecos certification – bringing enhanced contactless capabilities one step closer to the consumer.”
The certification arrives at a pivotal time, with contactless payments increasing significantly throughout the pandemic. In the third quarter of 2020, contactless penetration represented 41% of in-person purchase transactions globally, up 30% from a year ago.
Implementing and deploying such a solution will be key to maintain the necessary level of trust for proximity payments going contactless centric, while also providing customers with a payment solution that respects the health constraints in the era of the current pandemic.
Michel Léger, EVP Global Solutions Development, TSS, Worldline added: “We are proud to support Mastercard in this major initiative. Ingenico, a Worldline brand, has always been at the forefront of payments security. This is part of our DNA. I am very pleased of the achievement we announce today, being the first to support Mastercard latest payments specifications.
“Worldline is committed to deliver best in class payment acceptance solutions. Mastercard Ecos technology enhances the protection of sensitive cardholder data and secures our ecosystem for the future with quantum-resistant technology. This certification also demonstrates our readiness to support our partners and customers as they upgrade to latest security and privacy requirements and it proves our company’s platforms to be futureproof to support these requirements.”
