These counter top terminal solutions help retailers and restaurants reduce the risk of data breaches by encrypting card data in the terminal and rendering it unusable until it is received and processed by Fifth Third Processing Solutions.

Available immediately, this next layer of Fifth Third Processing Solutions’ growing suite of data security products uses strong data encryption technologies to protect card data during processing.

Fifth Third Processing Solutions has Class A certified Hypercom’s SPOS32 payment software with Voltage Security’s point-to-point data encryption to help US retailers and restaurants using Hypercom’s Optimum T4205, T4210 and T4220 countertop terminals securely process payments.

Fifth Third Processing Solutions chief product officer Bill Weingart said the Hypercom Optimum terminal platform with Voltage SecureData support demonstrates their commitment to offering their clients increased security.

"With partners like Hypercom and Voltage Security, we are able to adapt to new security solutions and deliver encrypted processing to our valued customers," Weingart said.