Trintech lays claim to first euro transaction

Trintech, the Irish payment software company, has said the first euro payment was made using its products

Trintech, the Irish payment software company, has said the first euro payment was made using its products. "The historic transaction took place in Frankfurt, Germany, the heart of the euro financial services market, by Dr Stephen Perry, chief financial officer of Visa EU," the company said. Dr Perry used his B + S Visa card processed through a Trintech Compact 9000 POS terminal, embedded with PayWare FX. He bought champagne.