ARLINGTON, Texas — Part of the conversation surrounding mobile payment is what tangible solutions exist.To that end, Drew Mize, the COO for Arlington, Texas-based The Pinnacle Corp., sat with me to discuss his company’s mobile application or “app,” noting how the larger concept of mobile payments is a definite trend and not a fad.

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FORT WORTH, Texas — While the emergence of mobile phones as a new path for retailers to market themselves and for consumers to pay digitally, the trend also poses a potential minefield for data security, as each mobile phone represents a chance for breach.Speaking before about 175 people at Arlington, Texas-based The Pinnacle Corp.’s annual users conference, ...

ARLINGTON, Texas — The Pinnacle Corp., a leading supplier of automation technology to the convenience retail and petroleum industries, announced that it has renewed two Silver Level Competencies in the Microsoft Partner Network.To earn each Microsoft Silver Competency, Pinnacle completed a set of tests and qualifications to prove a sophisticated level of technology expertise.

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WAYCROSS, Ga. — Flash Foods is deploying a new mobile payments solution for convenience petroleum retailers using The Pinnacle Corp.’s Palm POS and the National Payment Card Association (NPCA).

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ARLINGTON, Texas — The Pinnacle Corp. has completed a new Palm POS integration to the Heartland Payment Systems Inc. payments processing host, providing another payments processing option for non-branded, convenience petroleum retailers.

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ARLINGTON, Texas — The Pinnacle Corp. introduced a new POS interface to Gilbarco’s Impulse, powered by Odysii, providing suggestive selling opportunities for Pinnacle’s Palm POS.The new feature is based on real-time transaction data sent by Palm POS to the Odysii host while the cashier rings items to the consumer’s ticket.

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ARLINGTON, Texas — The Pinnacle Corp. has announced the launch of its new Sign-Up Service as part of the Pinnacle Loyalty Solutions suite.Sign-Up Service is a scanner-interfaced application that provides a simple, accurate way for cashiers to quickly register customers for loyalty program membership at the point of sale. With a simple scan of the ...

ARLINGTON, Texas — The Pinnacle Corp., a leading supplier of automation technology to the convenience store and petroleum industries, has announced that it has been recognized as an Excellence in Dashboard Design winner for its enterprise performance management (EPM) business intelligence solution.

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ARLINGTON, Texas — The Pinnacle Corp., a leading supplier of automation technology to the convenience store and petroleum industries, announced it has earned two Silver Level Competencies in the Microsoft Partner Network, demonstrating its ability to meet Microsoft customers’ evolving needs in today’s dynamic business environment.To earn each Microsoft Silver Competency, Pinnacle completed a set ...

LAS VEGAS — NACS has named Lucia Romanello Crater, vice president of retail sales for Cardtronics Inc., as 2012-13 chairman of the NACS Supplier Board.In addition, the group elected six new members to the NACS Supplier Board:

• Stephen Brady, vice president of convenience and military, McLane Co. Inc., Temple , Texas.
• Shultz Hartgrove III, senior vice president ...