Multifunctional paper-interacting device

A method of operating a paper-interacting device connected to a computerized network via a network connection, the paper-interacting device comprising an input means, the method comprising:

• obtaining, by a processor, payment-related information originating from a user operating the input means;
• sending, by the processor, an authentication request, comprising the payment-related information, to a remote payment authentication server, wherein the authentication request is sent via the network connection;
• receiving, by the processor, via the network connection, an authentication response originating from the remote payment authentication server;
• and
• enabling, by the processor, the paper-interactive device to perform a paper-interactive operation upon the authentication response being indicative of a successful authentication of the authentication request.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code, executable by at least one processor of a paper-interacting device to perform a method, wherein the paper-interacting device is connected to a computerized network via a network connection, the paper-interacting device comprising an input means, and wherein the method comprising:

• obtaining, by the processor, payment-related information originating from a user operating the input means;
• sending, by the processor, an authentication request, comprising the payment-related information, to a remote payment authentication server, wherein the authentication request is sent via the network connection;
• receiving, by the processor, via the network connection, an authentication response originating from the remote payment authentication server;
• and
• enabling, by the processor, the paper-interactive device to perform a paper-interactive operation upon the authentication response being indicative of a successful authentication of the authentication request.