The FreedomPay Commerce Platform gives MGM Resorts an edge in payments innovation

LAS VEGAS, NV – January 11, 2017 – FreedomPay, the leader in secure commerce technology for lodging, gaming, retail, restaurants, stadiums and other hospitality merchants, announced today the deployment of its industry leading commerce platform at most MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) properties in North America.

In selecting the FreedomPay Commerce Platform, MGM Resorts has deployed the first EMV commerce platform capable of securing payments throughout MGM Resorts’ hotel management system. FreedomPay’s platform enables MGM to seamlessly deliver unparalleled card data security for all their guests’ payment transactions.

“Our goal is to deliver exceptional guest experiences and world-class payment security. Credit card data is critically important to us,” said Sy Esfahani, MGM Resorts chief information officer. “The FreedomPay Commerce Platform provides an EMV solution across all our point-of-sale channels.”

MGM Resorts deployed FreedomPay’s PCI-validated point-to-point encryption (P2PE) solution on Ingenico Group’s iSC, iPP and iSMPc smart terminals with its existing Oracle Hospitality OPERA property management system.  The FreedomPay validated P2PE solution is securing payments at front desks, concierge services and back-office operations by encrypting credit card data at the point-of-sale. FreedomPay’s scalable commerce platform has enabled MGM Resorts to deploy FreedomPay payment security throughout their restaurants, cabanas, valet parking and ecommerce sites by leveraging an extensive library of POS system integrations and secure online capabilities.

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