12/1/2006 Speacq offers to license card terminal designs to integrators in exchange for role as transaction processor.
11/14/2006 Handshake with a major acquirer for transaction clearing, to be announced pending contract signing.
10/23/2006 Speacq finishes demonstration model of offline card terminal.
10/2/2006 Speacq becomes a licensed MasterCard Vendor.
8/12/2006 First successful run of prototype fare processor program.
6/25/2006 Speacq becomes a MasterCard PayPass licensee, will create POS devices.
5/4/2006 CEO Simon speaks at CardTech SecurTech, a card conference.
3/22/2006 Simon speaks at APTA fare collection conference.
6/14/2005 Specialty Acquirer LLC founded as the operations arm of Smart Systems.
11/17/2004 Smart Systems acquires key negative list patent from
Korea.
10/25/2004 Smart Systems hires Martin Silbernagl as CTO.
3/29/2004 Smart Systems founded in New York.
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NEWS
7/28/2009 Patent 7,566,003 approved by USPTO
8/4/2009 Patent 7,568,617 approved by USPTO
5/4/2006 CEO
Simon speaks at CardTech SecurTech, a card conference.
3/22/2006 Simon speaks at APTA fare collection conference.