VeriFone Holdings Inc.

Public Subsidiary, Headquarters Location
2099 Gateway Pl., Ste. 600, San Jose, CA 95110-1048, United States
(800)837-4366, (408)232-7800, (408)232-7811 fax, http://www.verifone.com

Primary SIC: Calculating Machines Except Computers, Primary NAICS: Office Machinery Manufacturing
Description: Verifone Holdings Inc. began as VeriFone, Inc., which was incorporated in 1981. Shortly afterward, the company introduced the first check verification and credit authorization device ever utilized by merchants in a commercial setting. In 1984, Verifone introduced the first mass market electronic payment system intended to replace manual credit card authorization devices for small merchants. VeriFone, Inc. became a publicly-traded company in 1990 and was acquired by Hewlett-Packard Company (HP) in 1997. HP operated VeriFone Inc. as a division until July 2001, when it was sold to Gores Technology Group LLC, a privately-held acquisition and investment management firm. In July 2002, VeriFone Holdings Inc. was organized as a holding company for VeriFone Inc. The company completed its initial public offering on May 4, 2005 and is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Verifone is a global leader in secure electronic payment solutions with merchant-operated, consumer-facing and self-service payment systems for the financial, retail, hospitality, petroleum, transportation, government and health care vertical markets. The company's point-of-sale electronic payment devices are able to process a wide range of payment types, including: signature and PIN-based debit cards, credit cards, contactless/radio frequency identification cards and tokens, Near Field Communication, enabled mobile phones, smart cards, pre-paid gift and other stored-value cards, electronic bill payment, check authorization and conversion, signature capture, and electronic benefits transfer.Services: Developer of point of sale software. Manufacturing: Smart cards, receipt printers.