News Archive


New records for PIN and Chipknip in 2008
8 January 2009
Sharp drop in numbers of establishments charging for PIN card payments of small amounts.
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Press release: New PIN and Chipknip records in 2007
7 January 2008
Charges gradually disappearing for using PIN cards for small amounts.
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Press release: new record of 1.5 billion PIN transactions in a year
13 December 2007
The one-and-a-half billionth debit card (PIN) transaction was made at the Easy Bite lunch-room in Utrecht today.
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Message for merchants using HFT201 POS terminals
13 August 2007
Check the termial on a daily basis so that consumers can continue using their PIN cards securely.
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Press release: Supermarkets encourage PIN payments
5 July 2007
Paying by debit card is safer, cheaper and more efficient than cash, for both the supermarket and the customer.
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Press release: Number of PIN transactions rises to record level
14 June 2007
The number of PIN (debit card) transactions has never been so high in a 12-month period.
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Press release: Estelle Gullit sets good example by paying a small amount by debit card
22 May 2007
Estelle Gullit will use her PIN card to pay a bottle of water. This PIN card transaction kicks off a new PINt card promotional campaign.
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Currence press release: Telepas PIN payment terminals finally disconnected from today
5 February 2007
In line with its regulations, Currence has decided actively to disconnect the remaining Telepas payment terminals.
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Currence press release: New PIN and Chipkip records in 2006
9 January 2007
The number of electronic payments transactions rose again in 2006 as shown by annual figures. Currence expects that electronic payments will continue to grow in the future.
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