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VeriFone Holdings

88 W Plumeria Dr, San Jose, CA, 95134, United States

Overview

VeriFone is a California-based company that designs, markets, and services electronic payment solutions for consumers, merchants, and financial institutions. Its product portfolio is comprised of contactless and countertop systems as well as electronic cash register and payment devices, PIN pads, POS systems, indoor and outdoor unattended payment solutions, wireless handheld payment devices, and point-of-sale receipt printers. The company also provides software solutions for card acceptance, mobile payments, security and encryption, POS integration, value-added and prepaid services, issuing and acquiring, estate management, petroleum and convenience, and device-driven technologies as well as development tools. It provides media solutions such as digital network, taxi tops and wraps, and mobile or SMS solutions through sales representatives in Boston, Chicago, Las Vegas, Miami, New Orleans, New York City, and San Francisco. VeriFone’s devices and systems process various payments, including signature- and PIN-based debit cards, credit cards, contactless or radio frequency identification cards, smart cards, prepaid gift and other stored-value cards, electronic bill payment, check authorization and conversion, signature capture and electronic benefits transfers, and EBT. It serves financial institutions, payment processors, petroleum companies, retailers, government organizations, and healthcare companies as well as independent sales organizations in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean, Asia Pacific Rim, and North America. Verifone was founded in 1981 and is based in San Jose, California.

Total investments
1
Lead investments
0
Investments · 12mo
1
Active investors
9

Sector focus

  • Financial Services
  • Hardware
  • Payments
  • RFID
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Investment portfolio

  • MagicCube

    Participated · Equity · Jan 2026

    MagicCube develops a Software Defined Trust platform that secures payments, digital identities, and AI-driven services across smartphones, tablets, vehicles, self-checkout kiosks, and IoT devices without relying on hardware security components. Its platform is designed to operate across clouds, devices, and jurisdictions, giving governments, banks, and enterprises control over how and where critical data and AI models are protected. MagicCube positions itself as a neutral, hardware-independent trust layer to support regulatory compliance and operational resilience across borders. The company highlights relevance as sovereign funds, telecoms, and hyperscalers invest in next-generation compute infrastructure, particularly as the Gulf region emerges as a hub for AI and digital innovation. Strategic investors include Verifone, Bold Capital Partners, Mosaik Partners, and e& Capital. MagicCube is headquartered in Cupertino, California.

Team

  • Bruno Aiello

    Directeur produits et Solutions

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  • Darren Endo

    Vice President ID / UXD / IXD

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  • Abizar Vakharia

    Vice President of Global Solutions

  • Richard Char

    SVP, Business Development

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