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Ingenico Group And USAT Pact To Expand Cashless Availability In Unattended Retail

MALVERN, PA -- USA Technologies and Ingenico Group said they will partner to pursue 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. Ingenico Group already sells its solutions in more than 170 countries. USATcurrently provides cashless and mobile payments capability, consumer engagement services and business opti...

April 26, 2018

MALVERN, PA  -- USA Technologies and Ingenico Group said they will partner to pursue 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.

Ingenico Group already sells its solutions in more than 170 countries. USATcurrently provides cashless and mobile payments capability, consumer engagement services and business optimization software for nearly 1 million unattended retail locations.

Together, Ingenico Group and USAT intend to target unattended retail connections over the term of a three-year alliance where the collective sales and marketing teams will address the opportunity in the self-service retail market segment in the U.S. as well as in mutually agreed-upon international markets.

Ingenico Group brings to the partnership its iUC285 device, which accepts magstripe, EMV and NFC/contactless transactions, its software integration layer and its service platform which enables fast deployment of acceptance capabilities of new electronic payment means. USAT's G10-S telemeter or Quickconnect API channel payments to the ePort Connect service platform,

Together, Ingenico Group and USAT say they will deliver fast, simple and secure EMV contact and NFC contactless hardware and software paired with secure cashless payment reconciliation, superior optimization services and cutting-edge loyalty and advertising CMS.

 "Ingenico Group's secure, flexible unattended payment solutions ease integration for a variety different business environments, and when combined with USAT's services, make it simple for retailers to extend their brand beyond the confines of brick-and-mortar stores," said Ingenico Group executive North America vice-president Jennifer Miles.

USAT chairman and chief executive Stephen P. Herbert said the partnership combines the best of USAT's enterprise payments and telemetry platform with Ingenico Group's trusted name and global footprint for the benefit of the industry.

"We believe that through our collaboration, both organizations are well-positioned to capture additional market share, enter and proliferate in new unattended verticals, and help unattended retail merchants benefit from the power of IoT technology both here and abroad," Herbert concluded.