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NZ to Deploy Verifone’s Biometric Victa Terminals in July

7/29/2026

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New Zealand will roll out Verifone’s Victa payment terminals with biometric options in July.
Verifone completed proof-of-concept trials and is testing the terminals overseas at Starbucks.
Victa terminals combine payments, loyalty, ordering, digital identity, analytics and third-party apps, and store only facial-feature embeddings, keeping biometric data on the consumer’s platform.
The terminals meet PCI 7.x and PCI DSS Level 1 certification, use encryption and tokenisation, and retailers control biometric activation.

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Story summary

New Zealand will roll out Verifone’s Victa payment terminals with biometric options in July.
Verifone completed proof-of-concept trials and is testing the terminals overseas at Starbucks.
Victa terminals combine payments, loyalty, ordering, digital identity, analytics and third-party apps, and store only facial-feature embeddings, keeping biometric data on the consumer’s platform.
The terminals meet PCI 7.x and PCI DSS Level 1 certification, use encryption and tokenisation, and retailers control biometric activation.