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'We are not trying to be a one size fits all (for pricing),' Elefant says. Heartland also pitches Mobuyle as a less expensive mobile-payment alternative for merchants because it will charge rates similar to those applied to traditional card processing instead of a higher flat fee for all transactions that some other processors charge. Additionally, all communications from the phone to the point-of-sale gateway are secured with encryption. Heartland adds another layer of security by using unique encryption keys to protect data. The security of the application after a card is swiped through the reader was a top priority for Heartland, with encryption through the entire process, Elefant says.ДЄll sensitive information is encrypted before it leaves the reader, protecting data in transit and never storing cardholder information on the device, Elefant says. Merchants also may purchase the Mobuyle Encrypting Reader that plugs into their phone's audio jack directly from Heartland, Elefant says.

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Heartland's entire force of 1,000-plus salespeople will be introducing Mobuyle to the processor's merchants, who may download the Mobuyle application for free at the Android Market.

Research and development of Mobuyle took nearly a year, as Heartland chose the Android operating system because of its widespread use and the processor's drive to 'develop a functional application for real merchants who make a lot of transactions' and who would benefit by having mobile-payment terminals that can reduce customer lines in their stores, Elefant says.