Heartland Payment Systems, one of the nation’s largest payment processors, this week announced it has teamed with POS terminal provider PAX Technology Inc. to provide EMV-compliant payment terminals through its Heartland Secure card data security product and comprehensive breach warranty, according to a press release.

With Heartland Secure, a card data security solution that combines EMV, Heartland E3 end-to-end encryption and tokenization, PAX can now provide merchants with the highest level of security available to protect against card-present data fraud, according to the announcement. By removing card data from the transaction, Heartland Secure provides businesses with protection against POS intrusions, insider misuse and other common sources of data fraud by eliminating the opportunity for criminals to monetize card data.

PAX POSLink is part of the Heartland Secure suite of products for businesses, independent software vendors (ISVs) and value-added resellers (VARs) that wish to eliminate card industry data standards and implement EMV without the expense and effort to develop or certify. The PAX EMV-ready terminals are semi-integrated with the host POS system so card data does not enter the POS. Rather, transactions are securely routed through the Heartland Secure-certified PAX terminal to Heartland for authorization. This product enables merchants to meet EMV recommendations, according to the announcement.