Editing EFTPOS (section)

=== History ===
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In New Zealand, a trial scheme of EFTPOS began in 1984, with a terminal in a [[Shell Oil|Shell]] petrol station connected to a bank computer.<ref name=register>{{Cite web |last=Donaldson |first=Rachel Helyer |date=7 November 2019 |title='Kiwi success story' Eftpos marks 30 years – but NZ is falling behind on contactless 'tap and go' |url=https://theregister.co.nz/2019/11/07/kiwi-success-story-eftpos-marks-30-years-nz-falling-behind-contactless-tap-and-go/ |access-date=25 February 2023 |website=The Register |language=en}}</ref> The [[Bank of New Zealand]] introduced EFTPOS in 1985, with the first merchant terminals being installed through a pilot scheme at [[Filling station|petrol stations]].<ref name=register/>

In 1989 the system was officially launched and two providers owned by the major banks now run the system. The larger of the two providers, Worldline New Zealand (formerly Paymark limited<ref>{{cite web | url=https://support.eftpos.co.nz/paymark-is-now-worldline | title=Paymark is now Worldline }}</ref> Electronic Transaction Services Limited), is owned by French company [[Ingenico]], following its sale in 2018  by [[ASB Bank]], [[Westpac]], Bank of New Zealand and [[ANZ Bank New Zealand]] (formerly ANZ National Bank).<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/money/2019/01/banks-sell-eftpos-provider-paymark-to-french-company.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200705001748/https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/money/2019/01/banks-sell-eftpos-provider-paymark-to-french-company.html| url-status=dead| archive-date=July 5, 2020| title=Banks sell EFTPOS provider Paymark to French company| date=January 13, 2019 | work=[[Newshub]]}}</ref> The second is operated by EFTPOS New Zealand, which is fully owned by [[VeriFone]] Systems, following its sale by ANZ New Zealand in December 2012.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10854657 |title=ANZ sells eftpos business |date=December 18, 2012 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]]}}</ref>

1995 was the first deployment of cellular EFTPOS in New Zealand, by Dynamic Data Systems.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Trust Bank launches mobile EFTPOS for businesses on the move}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Eftpos becomes more mobile|last=Bedford|first=Dean}}</ref>

During July 2006 the five billionth EFTPOS payment was processed, and at the start of 2012 the 10 billionth transaction was processed.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.paymark.co.nz/cms_display.php?st=1&sn=108&pg=804 |title=Nought to five billion in 17 years |date=July 24, 2006 |publisher=Paymark |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100513224045/https://www.paymark.co.nz/cms_display.php?sn=108&st=1&pg=804 |archive-date=May 13, 2010 }}</ref>