Kroger to Upgrade Dispensers 10,000 Fuel Dispensers

November 29th, 2016 by Fiedler Group

The Kroger Co. announced last month plans to team with Wayne Fueling Systems in the upgrade of 10,000 fuel dispensers to meet new credit-card standards for EMV-chip card readers.

Kroger’s agreement with Wayne calls for the major fuel system and POS provider to provide full turnkey deployment, including project management, materials, planning, logistics and installation services at more than 2,100 sites across the United States.

Reportedly, Wayne will provide the new Wayne iX Pay T7 secure payment terminal retrofit kit for many of Kroger’s legacy fuel dispensers in the field, regardless of original equipment manufacturer; EMV card readers; the Wayne Connect IP-485 network solution; jade boards; and other iX Pay secure payment platform upgrades for non-PCI locations.

Cincinnati-based Kroger owns approximately 2,780 supermarkets with 1,390 fuel centers and 785 convenience stores with about 725 with fuel under a variety of banners throughout the nation.

In commenting on the agreement, Kirk Ball, chief technology officer for Kroger said “We selected Wayne because of their comprehensive solution that can be applied to all fuel points, regardless of dispenser brand”.

EMV is the global standard created by EuroPay, MasterCard and Visa to securely authenticate both credit and debit card transactions – reducing counterfeit payment-card fraud.

For more information regarding fuel dispensers and EMV upgrades, contact Fiedler Group.