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Intercard to introduce hybrid card reader for amusement games
March 5, 2020
Intercard will introduce iReader Impulse, a hybrid card reader for the amusement industry that accepts credit cards (Visa, Mastercard, Discover) as well as stored-value play cards, according to a press release. This allows operators to use consumers' credit cards for game play and other small transactions, according to a press release.
"The ability to use credit cards right at the reader will revolutionize our industry, allowing proprietors to capture a larger share of impulse play," Scott Sherrod, CEO of Intercard, said in the press release. "The iReader Impulse is the future in game payment because it gives impulse players a quick and easy way to pay while giving proprietors all the benefits of cashless technology."
In testing at arcades the iReader Impulse has increased overall game revenue by as much as 20%, according to the release. It is designed to help proprietors increase revenues by capturing the business of "impulse" players who just want to play a few quick games.
Impulse players have traditionally used cash, but that's becoming rarer as FECs increasingly move from coin-op to cashless technology. The iReader Impulse gives these customers the same ease-of-use as a play card with no minimum purchase, no apps to download beforehand and no need to set up a mobile wallet on their devices.
