# Verifone

> Verifone is a global payment and commerce technology company that combines physical payment devices with gateways, acquiring, software, analytics and operational services. Its installed footprint and integration network let retailers, restaurants, fuel and convenience operators, banks, fintechs and smaller merchants accept and manage payments across stores, apps and websites while handling the security, certification and local complexity that comes with operating in many markets.

- **Founded:** 1981
- **Headquarters:** New York City, United States
- **Founders:** William "Bill" Melton (Founder)
- **Team size:** Approximately 4,700 employees
- **Products:** Verifone Victa, Verifone Tap, Verifone Biometrics, Verifone Gateway, Verifone Central
- **Notable:** Built a payment technology presence spanning more than 165 countries., Reports more than $8 trillion in payment transactions processed each year., Connects more than 2,500 integrations, 160 global acquirers and processors, 16 global and regional gateways, and more than 40 local and alternative payment methods.

## Products & services

- **Verifone Victa** — An Android-based portfolio spanning mobile, portable, countertop, multilane, reader, register and compact payment devices, designed for secure in-person commerce and application extensibility.
- **Verifone Tap** — A SoftPOS product that enables compatible NFC-equipped commercial smartphones and tablets to accept contactless payments for use cases such as tableside, curbside and line-busting checkout.
- **Verifone Biometrics** — Hardware modules and software for face and palm-based authentication, payments and loyalty, including work with PopID and biometric-capable Victa devices.
- **Verifone Gateway** — A modular, hardware-agnostic gateway with APIs that connect payment acceptance across devices, channels, processors and local payment methods.
- **Verifone Central** — A unified interface for transaction reporting, analytics, onboarding and management across sales channels.
- **Device and estate management** — Remote monitoring, application deployment, security updates and device-health management for distributed terminal fleets.
- **Processing, acquiring and acceptance** — Payment processing and merchant acquiring services that complement Verifone's devices and gateway technology.
- **Commander petroleum and convenience suite** — Site controllers, point-of-sale systems and payment services built for fuel and convenience retail environments.
- **Operational services** — Deployment, installation, field support, logistics and compliance services for large and geographically distributed merchant estates.

## Achievements

- Built a payment technology presence spanning more than 165 countries.
- Reports more than $8 trillion in payment transactions processed each year.
- Connects more than 2,500 integrations, 160 global acquirers and processors, 16 global and regional gateways, and more than 40 local and alternative payment methods.
- Reports that 75% of top retailers use Verifone solutions.
- Invested more than $2.5 billion over the last decade, according to the company.
- Helped establish the dedicated electronic payment terminal as a mainstream retail tool after its 1981 founding.
- Completed a $3.4 billion take-private acquisition led by Francisco Partners in 2018.
- Expanded from terminals into gateways, acquiring, analytics, SoftPOS, biometrics and operational services.
- Received U.S. Patent No. 12,664,553 in 2026 for software-based wireless tamper detection that lets compatible terminals detect changes in their radio environment.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Verifone announced a U.S. patent for Wireless Tamper Detection, which uses changes in a terminal's radio-signal environment to detect potential physical tampering without extra hardware.
- **2026-07** — Verifone published aggregated fuel-payment findings drawn from more than 40,000 U.S. convenience stores and fuel retailers, illustrating the analytics value of its transaction footprint.
- **2026-03** — Verifone and Unzer detailed how their expanded partnership combines hardware, software and acquiring for small and mid-sized European retailers.
- **2026-02** — Verifone and Unzer announced a significant expansion of their strategic partnership for a unified European merchant payment ecosystem.
- **2026-01** — Verifone expanded the Victa device line and announced new alliances with Shopify, Bilt and Aevi at NRF 2026.
- **2025-05** — Verifone and Stripe announced native Stripe services on Verifone payment devices, initially for U.S. customers.
- **2025-02** — PayPal and Verifone expanded their partnership for enterprise omnichannel payments, while Verifone and PopID announced face and palm authentication capabilities.
- **2025-01** — Verifone introduced its Victa hardware portfolio, Verifone Tap SoftPOS and new biometric capabilities, and announced a global FreedomPay partnership.

## Links

- Website: https://www.verifone.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/verifone
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/verifone
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/verifone
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Verifone

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Last updated: 2026-08-11