TP.net 5.5 Updates
Wincor Nixdorf is offering updates to its TP.net 5.5 retail application software suite. The TP.net retail application software suite is currently used by retailers in more than 70 countries.
PayPal to Unveil Physical Store in New York
PayPal is planning to open a brick and mortar store in New York Nov. 1 to promote its new mobile payment technologies. PayPal over the next 3.5 months will be looking to lure retailers to the location in order to demo its new POS products. A QR code will also be integrated into the set-up so that passer-byers on the go can learn about PayPal’s new offerings. PayPal will also be highlighting its offering for merchants that incorporate PayPal into both the checkout and mobile payment processes.
B2B Soft Showcasing Retail Management Platform at AT&T’s EXCELLerate
As an AT&T valued partner and vendor, B2B Soft will meet with wireless agents and showcase its “Wireless Standard.” Integration and innovation have made “Wireless Standard” the industry’s premiere Retail Management Platform, now used in over 4,000 wireless retail locations nationally. The system offers dealers seamless one-step integration with AT&T networks and partners, providing a point of sale process that’s smooth, reliable and fast. This integration with AT&T networks enables agents to instantly download vital information concerning phone features, rate plans, IMEI’s, SIM cards, mobile numbers, add-ons, and specs, directly at the point of sale during phone activation.
Papa John’s to deploy Andromeda POS for International Expanse
Papa John’s Pizza is set to deploy Andromeda POS software, Enterprise Reporting solutions and support across Europe, Middle East and Asia. This after having implemented the software in the UK and Ireland since 2005 and in Russia and Morocco since 2010. Andromeda was founded in 1999 to obtain customers on 4 Continents and 11 countries for Integrated Online Ordering, SMS dispatch notification, GPS driver tracking and Realtime store performance tools.
uniBank live with Temenos ARC Mobile
uniBank has become the first customer to golive with Temenos’ “ARC Mobile.” The multi-mobile channel solution was launched in May last year to help Temenos customers take advantage of the rapidly-growing market for mobile banking services; a market that is expected to reach USD 25bn by 20142. While the demand for mobile banking services is being driven predominantly by emerging markets, as a means chiefly for large unbanked populations to gain access to basic banking services, increasingly discerning and technology-savvy consumers in developed economies are also turning to this channel in greater numbers and for a greater range of services. The “ARC Mobile” will provide a platform for the bank to build significant market differentiation and competitive advantage.
VOICECASH BANK
VoiceCash Group is now providing bank services, for which VoiceCash Bank
has received a European Banking license. Private support remittances
wired to their homelands by migrant workers reached approximately USD338
billion dollars in 2008, a market for which the VoiceCash Group has
strategically expanded their business segment with the new bank.
VoiceCash already enables mobile phone users to transfer funds and make
payments in real time. VoiceCash Bank is currently planning to introduce
a salary card as their next product in this segment to meet the demand
of the mainly migrant workers dependent on prepaid cards in the Middle
East to offer simplified and cheaper mobile payment options.
Retalix & Postilion Target C-Stores
TX-based Retalix has formed an alliance with Postilion to deliver an integrated commercial fueling solution for travel centers and an open-systems payment switch for credit and debit transactions for convenience stores. The solution combines Retalix “StorePoint” featuring its new Retalix “Commercial Fueling” module with Postilion “Realtime”, a payment switching engine that controls the payment, transaction authorization and settlement process. Postilion is a subsidiary of S1 Corporation and a provider of open-systems electronic payment processing solutions. Retalix is an independent provider of enterprise-wide software solutions to retailers and distributors.
ATEbank Replaces EFT Platform with S1’s Postilion
ATEbank of Greece has signed an agreement to use the full S1 “Postilion” suite to replace the bank’s existing ATM-driving platform and enable it to expand its service offering. In the first phase of the project, “Postilion Realtime” will be used to drive the bank’s existing and new ATMs. ABG intends to migrate its current network of 600 ATMs and the 15 ATMs it drives on behalf of another Greek bank to “Postilion” in mid-2006. “Postilion Realtime” will enable the bank to fulfill
its EMV compliance commitments. “Postilion PostCard” will manage ABG’s
1 million debit cards. “Postilion Office” will allow the bank to perform
continuous back-office processing without impacting the online system.
S1 Corporation is a provider of customer interaction software solutions for financial and payment services.
ShopRite Opts for S1 Corp Postilion
Atlanta-based S1 Corporation announced that Wakefern Food Corporation has installed its “Postilion” software to provide POS payment authorization and transaction switching for over 200 ShopRite stores in five states. Postilion eSocket POS is a Microsoft Windows environment that is used for stand-in authorization capability as well as to provide the POS terminal interface without the need to modify existing POS software, providing Wakefern with a highly scalable and open architecture that permits easy implementation of new products to be delivered at the POS. Wakefern Food Corporation is the merchandising and distribution arm of ShopRite supermarkets and the largest retailer-owned cooperative in the United States, generating over $9 billion in retail sales. S1 Corporation (incorporating Mosaic Software) provides software solutions for financial services.
Scotiabank’s Personal and Card Loans Up 13%, as ABM Network Grows by 20%
Scotia Bank reported that its personal loans and credit card portfolio grew 12.5% between November 1, 2003 and October 31, 2003. For the third calendar quarter, the issuer had $26.3 billion in personal and card loans compared to $23.4 billion one year ago. Scotiabank also reported its ABM network increased by 20% during the quarter to more than 2,700 machines. The increase is due to deal with Shell Canada. Scotiabank-branded ABMs will be installed in up to 500 Shell retail gasoline convenience stores across Canada. Scotia OnLine’s activated customer base grew to 1.1 million customers, up 29% year over year, and transaction volumes have grown at an even faster rate. Overall, Scotiabank produced net income of $660 million for the quarter, up 13.2% from last year.
Postilion Realtime 5.0 Goes Linux Next Year
FL-based Mosaic Software says its forthcoming release of “Postilion Realtime 5.0” in the second quarter of next year, will be available on Linux in addition to Windows and will also support both SQL Server and Oracle. Mosaic Software is a global EFT software company with offices in the United States, the United Kingdom, South Africa, and Australia. The company has over 500 installations in more than 30 countries, providing leading-edge software solutions to financial institutions, retailers, network processors, mobile operators, and portals. Mosaic Software’s product, Postilion, is at the forefront of next- generation payment processing software.
Paymetric Releases XiPay Server 2.5
Houston-based Paymetric has released “XiPay Server 2.5,” a comprehensive software package that enables any company to accept and process payment card information from SAP and other source systems. The new XiPay Version 2.5 release includes a host of user-requested features to expand the capabilities and the overall efficiency of the XiPay Server. Paymetric products include a comprehensive package of extended solutions that provide enhanced payment and financial features directly within the ERP system, such as enhanced reporting, recurring billing, advance billing and enhanced data handling.