Self-Service Payments Simpler Than Ever Thanks To ACCEO And Desjardins's Contactless Solution

Sept. 20, 2017

Montreal, September 14, 2017 – ACCEO Solutions Inc., a leading North American IT company specializing in payments processing through its ACCEO Tender Retail solution, and Desjardins Group, one of the top payment solution providers in the world – processing 3.3 billion transactions annually through its Monetico brand – are the first to bring unattended contactless payment to Canada via certification of Ingenico’s iSeries of smart terminals namely the iUC180B. 

Faster and secured payment option introduced 

This new solution by ACCEO and Desjardins ushers in a new era in payment processing. Perfect for self-service markets (such as parking, supermarkets, restaurants, and vending machines), the Ingenico payment platform is designed to cut complexity in payment and security, and allow merchants to process more transactions in less time. Consumers will benefit from unprecedented ease of use, with no PIN required and no waiting in long checkout lines. ACCEO Tender Retail technology, together with Desjardins’s unattended contactless payment, revolutionizes point-of-sale transactions. The solution supports contactless EMV payment and protects cardholder data with secured, end-to-end encryption. 

Desjardins Group is the first to have certified the iUC180B with ACCEO Tender Retail in Canada, and has also certified other ACCEO Tender Retail powered smart terminals part of the iSelf series including the iUN250 (comprised of 3 components: iUP250, iUR250 and iUC150B). 

About ACCEO Solutions Inc. 

Leading Canadian IT company, ACCEO Solutions specializes in the design, implementation and integration of, and support for, management software; e-business development; and payment, professional, and technical services. With approximately 60,000 clients and annual revenues of more than $120 million, ACCEO is currently experiencing a period of active corporate growth. Deployed in major retailers throughout the United States and Canada, ACCEO Tender Retail is a North American leader in the payment industry and one of the first EMV-ready payment solutions with end-to-end encryption (E2EE) in North America. 
For more information, go to www.acceo.com or tender-retail.acceo.com 

About Desjardins Group 

Desjardins Group is the leading cooperative financial group in Canada and the sixth largest cooperative financial group in the world, with assets of $272 billion. It has been rated one of the Best Employers in Canada by Aon Hewitt. To meet the diverse needs of its members and clients, Desjardins offers a full range of products and services to individuals and businesses through its extensive distribution network, online platforms and subsidiaries across Canada. Counted among the World’s Strongest Banks according to The Banker magazine, Desjardins has one of the highest capital ratios and credit ratings in the industry.