tekservePOS News
May 16, 2012
Isis™, the mobile commerce joint venture created by AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile USA and Verizon Wireless, today announced the first of its local merchant partners across Austin, Texas and Salt Lake City, Utah. In addition, Aéropostale, The Coca-Cola Company, Champs Sports, Dillard’s, Foot Locker, Jamba Juice and Macy’s are among the first national merchants to join with Isis in advancing mobile commerce.
Isis’ national and local merchant partners join a long list of major merchants who already accept contactless payments. These merchants, including grocery stores, retailers, gas stations, coffee shops and restaurants, are already equipped with the payment terminals that are compatible with Isis. At launch, hundreds of merchant locations in both Austin and Salt Lake City will accept contactless payments, ensuring that consumers can use the Isis Mobile Wallet at the merchant locations they shop at every day.
May 14, 2012
Ingenico, worldwide provider of payment devices and services, and POS Portal, distributor of POS terminal modules, announced today that the distributor has selected Ingenico's new generation Telium series point-of-sale (POS) products for sale and distribution to its independent sales organizations (ISOs) in the United States.
With the eminent migration to EMV chip-based contact and contactless payments in the U.S., the two companies made a pro-active decision to bring the latest Telium series POS devices, designed on the new Telium 2 technology architecture, into the U.S. marketplace. Under the agreement, POS Portal will distribute Ingenico's countertop terminals, NFC-ready mobile devices, and customer-facing terminals that are Class A certified and ready to securely accommodate all forms of payment including contactless, EMV, NFC mobile, and traditional magnetic stripe cards.
May 11, 2012
Heartland Payment Systems recently unveiled its Mobuyle Restaurant solution, which enables restaurateurs to accept credit, debit and gift card payments through Android smartphones and mobile devices.
Mobuyle can be used by existing Heartland card restaurant merchants (new Heartland merchants must open an account) by downloading the free application at Google Play and purchasing a Mobuyle Encrypting Card Reader from Heartland. Restaurateurs then simply plug the reader into an Android smartphone or mobile device audio jack and swipe cards to process customer transactions from anywhere inside or outside a restaurant.
May 07, 2012
NCR Corporation recently announced the launch of NCR Customer Voice, a web-based customer loyalty, retention and referral tool that enables operators to monitor customer satisfaction and immediately deal with any dissatisfaction.
NCR Customer Voice provides restaurant operators with an easy way to survey customers and automate the process for receiving feedback on the customers’ experience. The software uses two survey questions that take less than 30 seconds to complete for customers and are distributed via email or available via a survey link on the customer’s receipt. Analytics that leverage the Net Promoter Score methodology are then used to escalate any concerns by customers so that operators can quickly right any wrongs and reach out directly to customers as soon as the feedback is given.
May 02, 2012
MacroSolve, Inc., doing business as Illume Mobile, provider of mobile technologies, apps, and solutions for business, is proud to announce its partnership with Tabbedout, creator of a mobile payment solution that enables customers to open, view and pay their bar or restaurant tab with their phone.
The relationship between Illume Mobile and Tabbedout began as a collaboration for the recently released T.G.I. Friday's® mobile app for iPhone and Android. Now, Illume Mobile and Tabbedout have entered into an agreement to include Tabbedout's robust mobile payment solution into Illume Mobile's DineSentral product, a flexible, branded mobile application for smartphones. With a direct link to customers, DineSentral and Tabbedout make it easy for restaurants to maximize sales and connect with customers.
