VeriFone

Verifone is a public company that provides the technology that enables electronic payment transactions and value-added services at the point of sale. Founded in 1981, the company states that it has "designed and marketed system solutions that facilitate the long-term shift towards electronic payment transactions and away from cash and checks. The company is headquartered in San Jose, California.

Ties to Pete Peterson's "Fix the Debt"
The Campaign to Fix the Debt is the latest incarnation of a decades-long effort by former Nixon man turned Wall Street billionaire Pete Peterson to slash earned benefit programs such as Social Security and Medicare under the guise of fixing the nation's "debt problem." is part of the Campaign to Fix the Debt as of February 2013.

This article is part of the Center for Media and Democracy's investigation of Pete Peterson's Campaign to "Fix the Debt." Please visit our main SourceWatch page on Fix the Debt.

Board of Directors
As of January 2013
 * Robert W. Alpsaugh: Director
 * Douglas G. Bergeron: Director, Chief Executive Officer
 * Dr. Leslie G. Denend: Director
 * Alex W. Hart: Director
 * Robert B. Henske: Director
 * Richard A. McGinn: Chairman of the Board of Directors
 * Wenda Harris Millard: Director
 * Eitan Raff: Director
 * Jeffrey E. Stiefler: Director

Contact Information
Corporate Headquarters 2099 Gateway Place San Jose, CA 95110

Phone: (408) 232-7800

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