Bluefin and Visa launch unified card-present payment acceptance offering

Bluefin and Visa have joined forces to launch an integrated card-present payment acceptance solution. This collaboration merges Bluefin's PCI-validated point-to-point encryption (P2PE) technology with Visa's acceptance services. The aim is to provide merchants, software providers, and enterprises with a single, unified platform for secure in-person payments.

Bluefin brings its secure decryption services, certified payment application, terminal integration, and P2PE Manager to the partnership. Visa contributes its payment processing, tokenisation, and global payment services. The offering initially targets certified Ingenico Lane series point-of-sale (POS) devices, catering to sectors such as retail, hospitality, petroleum, healthcare, and higher education.

Bluefin's founder and chief strategy officer, Ruston Miles, emphasized that enterprises now seek a comprehensive infrastructure for secure commerce across all channels. By uniting Visa's payment acceptance solutions with Bluefin's P2PE security infrastructure, this partnership simplifies deployment, reduces complexity, and lays a robust foundation for the future of enterprise commerce.

The solution will be accessible to merchants and software providers via Visa Acceptance Solutions and Visa's global sales and partner networks.