Verifone news and trends

Verifone Appoints Fiserv Executive Himanshu Patel as New CEO
Personnel // October 10, 2023

Verifone appointed Fiserv executive Himanshu Patel as its new CEO effective Nov. 1. Patel succeeds Mike Kohlsdorf, who has been CEO since August, the global provider of payment solutions said in a Tuesday (Oct. 10) press release. Kohlsdorf will remain on Verifone’s board of directors....

Verifone Appoints Francisco Partners Veteran Mike Kohlsdorf as CEO
Personnel // August 01, 2023

Global payment solution provider Verifone has appointed one of its advisors, Mike Kohlsdorf, as its new CEO. Kohlsdorf has been a senior operating partner affiliated with Francisco Partners, the owner of Verifone, since 2011 and has served as CEO of eight of that firm’s portfolio...

Today in the Connected Economy: The Pros and Cons of Walmart’s Grocery Gains
Connected Economy // August 16, 2022

Today in the connected economy, Walmart sees pluses and minuses as consumers turn to its grocery sales to combat inflation. Plus, BigCommerce deepens its relationship with buy now, pay later (BNPL) company Affirm, and payments solutions provider Cardknox integrates with end-to-end payment solution firm Verifone....

Payments Solutions Firm Cardknox Integrates With Verifone Terminals
Point of Sale // August 16, 2022

Payment solutions provider for developers Cardknox is integrating with end-to-end payment solution firm Verifone to enable merchants to keep up with the latest consumer payment preferences for card-present transactions.  Cardknox strives to offer support for the broadest range of terminal options, and its integration with...

Interviews & Exclusives
BitPay, Verifone Bring Crypto to the Brick and Mortar POS

September 28, 2021
To broaden cryptocurrency’s appeal — beyond the speculative frenzy — broaden its acceptance. The consumer clamor to use cryptos in everyday retail is certainly there. As PYMNTS’ own research with BitPay has shown, as many as 18% of the U.S. population — 46 million consumers — would be likely to make a purchase. Read more: […]

Verifone Services Shift Drives Top-Line Growth

March 09, 2018
Verifone is in the midst of moving beyond the terminal to embrace commerce driven by software. In meeting 1Q Street results, Verifone CEO, Paul Galant, said that the double digit...

Verifone’s Terminal (Times Two) Reinvention

June 26, 2017
Last week Verifone and airport kiosk and IT specialists SITA announced a deal that will see Verifone payment-enable airport self-service kiosks at every airport terminal in the world. Karen Webster talked to Joe Mach, Verifone’s NA President, who says...

A COIN By Any Other Name

June 21, 2017
Payments are often described like the Tower of Babel, with disparate platforms trying to talk to each other without speaking the same language. It’s this inability to communicate that is...

Quick Reads
Mashgin and Verifone Team on AI-Powered Self-Checkout

May 20, 2024
Touchless self-checkout company Mashgin has launched a partnership with payments solution provider Verifone. The two companies’ integration, announced Monday (May 20), will let Mashgin deploy its computer vision self-checkout system via Verifone’s Commander solution, found at 40% of convenience stores in the country. According to a news release, the integration lets retailers offer faster checkouts while running payments, fueling […]

Verifone Appoints Fiserv Executive Himanshu Patel as New CEO

October 10, 2023
Verifone appointed Fiserv executive Himanshu Patel as its new CEO effective Nov. 1. Patel succeeds Mike Kohlsdorf, who has been CEO since August, the global provider of payment solutions said...

Verifone Appoints Francisco Partners Veteran Mike Kohlsdorf as CEO

August 01, 2023
Global payment solution provider Verifone has appointed one of its advisors, Mike Kohlsdorf, as its new CEO. Kohlsdorf has been a senior operating partner affiliated with Francisco Partners, the owner...

Payments Solutions Firm Cardknox Integrates With Verifone Terminals

August 16, 2022
Payment solutions provider for developers Cardknox is integrating with end-to-end payment solution firm Verifone to enable merchants to keep up with the latest consumer payment preferences for card-present transactions.  Cardknox...