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Equinox Payments Enables Merchants to Tap Into Chinese Tourists’ Spending Power with Support for UnionPay Credit and Debit Chip Cards

Luxe and L5000 are first US domestic payment terminals to support UnionPay contact and contactless credit and debit at the point of sale in the US

PHOENIX, AZ — December 6, 2017 — Equinox Payments (“Equinox”), a leading provider of payment terminals, applications and support services, today announced that their Luxe and L5000 terminal lines have been certified by UnionPay International to support contact and contactless chip technology for both debit and credit cards. Merchants can tap into the incredible spending power of UnionPay card holders. UnionPay transactions are routed through Discover Network and PULSE in the U.S.

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Equinox Payments Selects FreedomPay as Integrated Technology Partner

Combination of Equinox Luxe Terminals with FreedomPay’s Smart and Secure Architecture Elevates the Customer Payment Experience

PHOENIX, AZ – October 17, 2017 — Equinox Payments (“Equinox”), a leading provider of payment terminals, applications and support services, today announced a relationship with FreedomPay, the global leader in secure commerce technology for lodging, gaming, retail, restaurants, stadiums and other hospitality merchants, to integrate FreedomPay’s secure technology into Equinox’s Luxe line of retail payment terminals.

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Merchant e-Solutions Launches Class-A Support for Apollo Terminal from Equinox Payments

EMV-certified Solution Supports all Features Necessary for Lodging Sector

PHOENIX and ATLANTA – June 27, 2017 —Equinox Payments (“Equinox”), a leading provider of payment terminals, applications and support services, today announced that Merchant e-Solutions, a U.S.-based provider of end-to-end global payment solutions, and a company from the Cielo group, has launched Class A support for the Equinox Apollo terminal, marking a milestone as the first acquirer to fully address the payment, onboarding and service needs of referral and reseller partners that support small lodging operators.

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Equinox Apollo Terminal Achieves EMV Certification from First Data

Retail, Restaurant and Lodging Approved on First Data Omaha Platform

PHOENIX – March 15, 2017 – Equinox Payments (“Equinox”), a leading provider of payment terminals, applications and support services, today announced that its Apollo terminal has been certified by First Data to accept EMV transactions using First Data’s Omaha platform. The terminal’s all-in-one Voyager payment application supports processing features needed by retail, restaurant and lodging merchants, and can be configured as a stand-alone or semi-integrated solution.

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Datacap and Vantiv IP add US EMV support for the Equinox L5200 and L5300

Chalfont, PA – February 1, 2017 – Datacap Systems, a leading integrated payments middleware provider, has completed US EMV level 3 certification with Vantiv Integrated Payments for the EMV-enabled L5200 and L5300 from Equinox Payments. Point of Sale providers who have integrated to Datacap’s industry-standard NETePay™ for semi-integrated payments now have plug and play access to the Equinox L5200 and L5300 – in addition to existing EMV-certified PIN Pad options from Ingenico and Verifone.

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Equinox Payments Integrates Android Pay’s Seamless Payments and Loyalty Feature

Walgreens is first retailer to implement the feature through Equinox terminals in its stores nationwide

PHOENIX and TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE), January 17, 2017 – Equinox Payments (“Equinox”), announced that all Equinox terminal solutions are now integrated with Android Pay, allowing retailers to provide an improved checkout experience to their loyalty customers. Equinox is the first terminal provider to implement Android Pay’s newest version of this technology across all its product lines, including the L5300 multi-lane terminals used by Walgreens, the first retailer to integrate its loyalty program with Android Pay on the L5300s in its stores nationwide.

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