NAMA Payment Systems & Cashless Technology

Question 1

What does NFC stand for in the context of cashless vending machine payments?

Accepted Answer

Near Field Communication

Answer

Network Frequency Control

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Numeric Financial Code

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Networked Fund Clearance

Question 2

What does EMV stand for in the context of chip-card payment technology used in vending?

Accepted Answer

Europay, Mastercard, and Visa

Answer

Electronic Money Validation

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Encrypted Merchant Verification

Answer

Electronic Merchant Value

Question 3

Which organization establishes the security standards for payment card data protection that vending operators must follow?

Accepted Answer

PCI SSC (Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council)

Answer

NAMA

Answer

Federal Reserve Board

Answer

USDA Food Safety Division

Question 4

What is the primary benefit of adding cashless payment capability to a vending machine?

Accepted Answer

Increases average transaction size and reduces lost sales from customers without cash

Answer

Eliminates the need for product restocking

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Removes the need for network connectivity

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Eliminates interchange fees for the operator

Question 5

What is an 'interchange fee' in the context of vending machine credit card processing?

Accepted Answer

A per-transaction fee paid to the card-issuing bank as part of processing a card payment

Answer

A fee charged for exchanging foreign currency at the machine

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A monthly fee for switching payment processors

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A fee assessed when a customer returns merchandise

Question 6

In cashless vending, what is 'tokenization'?

Accepted Answer

Replacing sensitive card data with a unique non-sensitive identifier for secure transmission

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Converting physical coins into digital credits on the machine

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Printing paper tokens as change substitutes

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Assigning each machine a unique network token for tracking

Question 7

Which cashless payment model requires the customer to load money onto an account or card in advance before making vending purchases?

Accepted Answer

Closed-loop prepaid system

Answer

Open-loop payment system

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ACH debit system

Answer

Dynamic currency conversion system