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NASHVILLE, Tenn. & BRECKSVILLE, Ohio - Tri Star Energy and Truenorth Energy LLC have each selected a comprehensive suite of EMV (Europay, MasterCard & Visa)-ready petroleum and convenience-store management and point-of-sale (POS) solutions from Verifone for deployment across all company-owned and affiliate locations, the technology provider recently announced.

Verifone’s solutions will enable Tri Star and truenorth to accept EMV payments in their company-owned and affiliate locations. The solutions will also assist both companies with their EMV migration at the pump in connection with the scheduled October 2017 EMV liability shift that applies to the petroleum forecourt. Verifone’s Authorized Service Contractor network is managing the rollouts, which are underway and expected to be completed by the end of 2015.

“Verifone provides the most comprehensive solutions to meet the demands of petroleum and convenience stores as we and the industry respond to changing consumer needs and regulatory requirements, ” said Steve Hostetter, CEO of Tri Star, which is deploying Verifone solutions across approximately 150 retail and wholesale locations in Tennessee, Kentucky and Georgia.

truenorth is deploying the Verifone solutions at 110 company-owned stores and 100 marketer affiliates in Ohio, Illinois and Michigan. Lindsay Lyden, vice president of development for truenorth said, “This deployment will help our store operators improve operational efficiency while providing customers with faster service and confidence that we’ve deployed the latest in secure payment solutions.”