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May 21, 2015 at 9:00 AM EDT

Ingenico Group Adds Vantiv's EMV-certified Application to Smart Terminals for Small- and Medium-sized Businesses

Ingenico Group Adds Vantiv's EMV-certified Application to Smart Terminals for Small- and Medium-sized Businesses

CINCINNATI and SAN FRANCISCO, May 21, 2015 - Vantiv, Inc. (NYSE: VNTV), a leading provider of payment processing services and related technology solutions for merchants and financial institutions of all sizes, and Ingenico Group, (Euronext: FR0000125346 - ING), the global leader in seamless payments, today announced the addition of Vantiv's EMV-certified processing application on Ingenico Group's smart terminal solution set for small- and medium-sized merchants. The Vantiv processing application offers the latest fraud and security features, including EMV and Point-to-Point Encryption (P2PE) designed to help merchants reduce chargeback liability following the October liability shift.

"Our SMB customers need a payment acceptance solution that meets today's needs as well as tomorrow's," said Patty Walters, senior vice president, corporate EMV strategy at Vantiv. "Vantiv's new EMV-certified solution is designed to enable them to accept a wide range of payment methods and improve security for both cardholders and merchants."

Combined with the terminal, small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) will be able to accept virtually any kind of payment, including: EMV chip and PIN, EMV chip and signature, magnetic stripe, and contactless via NFC, including Apple Pay.

"Security is in our DNA. Ingenico Group was the world's first terminal manufacturer to achieve EMVCo certification back in 1998 and has implemented EMV-certified payment solutions in 170 countries supporting small and medium-sized merchants," said Bernie Frey, senior vice president of acquirer sales at Ingenico Group North America. "We're pleased to continue our longstanding relationship with Vantiv in this important new product line."

Ingenico Group has led EMV transitions in dozens of nations around the world and has found that once EMV cards are issued, cardholders better understand the fraud reduction benefits and ask for this protection at merchants they frequent. 

About Ingenico Group
Ingenico Group (Euronext: FR0000125346 - ING) is the global leader in seamless payment, providing smart, trusted and secure solutions to empower commerce across all channels, in-store, online and mobile. With the world's largest payment acceptance network, we deliver secure payment solutions with a local, national and international scope. We are the trusted world-class partner for financial institutions and retailers, from small merchants to several of the world's best-known global brands. Our solutions enable merchants to simplify payment and deliver their brand promise. Learn more atwww.ingenico.com or twitter.com/ingenico.

About Vantiv, Inc.
Vantiv, Inc. (NYSE: VNTV) is a leading payment processor differentiated by an integrated technology platform. Vantiv offers a comprehensive suite of traditional and innovative payment processing and technology solutions to merchants and financial institutions of all sizes, enabling them to address their payment processing needs through a single provider. We build strong relationships with our customers, helping them become more efficient, more secure and more successful. Vantiv is the second largest merchant acquirer and the largest PIN debit acquirer based on number of transactions in the U.S. The company's growth strategy includes expanding further into high-growth channels and verticals, including integrated payments, ecommerce, and merchant bank. For more information, please visit www.vantiv.com.

Contacts
Lori Stafford-Thomas, Vantiv
Director, Public Relations
970-335-4904
lori.stafford-thomas@vantiv.com

Kaitlin Ambrogio, Ingenico Group North America
Corporate Communications Manager
404-809-6822
Kaitlin.ambrogio@ingenico.com

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