May 11, 2018
Ingenico Group, a payment equipment provider, and USA Technologies Inc., a provider of cashless and mobile payment and business optimization services for the unattended retail market, have partnered to provide the unattended retail marketplace with a bundled solution that pairs Ingenico Group's hardware, software, security and services solutions with USAT's ePort Connect services platform specifically designed for the unattended retail market, according to a press release.
The Ingenico Group's iUC285 device accepts magstripe, EMV and NFC/contactless transactions, while its software integration layer and its service platform enables deployment of acceptance capabilities of new electronic payment. With either the USAT G10-S telemeter or the Quickconnect API channeling payments to the ePort Connect service platform, the two companies will provide secure EMV contact and NFC contactless hardware and software paired with the first enterprise system for unattended retail. The pairing will provide cashless payment reconciliation, optimization services and a loyalty and advertising CMS.