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VAULT | April 21, 2022
VAULT today releases CONNECT, the most advanced mobile enclosure to date, making a massive leap forward for enterprise point-of-sale technology. The addition of the next generation CONNECT integrates power, payment, and protection into antimicrobial enclosure architecture, making CONNECT the most future-proof mobile device enclosure of its kind.
The new CONNECT is iOS and Android compatible, and features built-in battery tech bringing broad power range to CONNECT enabled mobile devices. Ideal for restaurants and retail with large fleets of legacy mobile devices in play, CONNECT provides users with enterprise-grade power-to-go and a device agnostic magnetic charging port system. Additionally, an all-new removable payment device sled, a new feature that easily enables the ability to swap out all major payment readers.
“Our groundbreaking unified enclosure technology is transformative for in-person service experiences, and we’re incredibly excited to bring it to the next generation of CONNECT. With CONNECT’s unified power, payment, and protection combined with the advanced features of both iOS and Android compatibility and support of all major card readers there’s nothing else like the new CONNECT.”
Tracey Lande, VAULT’s Vice President of Business Development
Today, internet-first retailers like Glossier are using CONNECT to power in-store transactions across their growing brick-and-mortar footprint. Using CONNECT, lifestyle hospitality brands like Under Canvas provide their teams in locations across the U.S. with the capability to accept in-person payments.
About VAULT
VAULT designs and manufactures leading edge, efficient, and dependable enterprise hardware to enable mobile experiences at scale for the world’s leading brands, with the industry’s most experienced mobile hardware technology experts.
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Amadis | May 02, 2022
Amadis, a leading payment software and consulting provider, announced a partnership agreement with Softpay.io to provide its Universal EMV Level 2 Framework & pre-certified Kernels for integration into Softpay’s new Tap-to-Pay service. Softpay’s revolutionary Tap-to-Pay service can be downloaded into any Android device and turn into a full payment card acceptance terminal. Softpay’s solution provides merchants with greater flexibility and future proofing capabilities, while lowering costs and creating new revenue opportunities.
The Amadis solution is a component of its Amadis One software framework composed of an EMV L2 Framework and ecosystem supporting any EMV Contactless Kernel. It enables Softpay’s service to seamlessly accept EMV payments on Android-based COTS devices with NFC capabilities, reduces the time for Softpay to roll out new products and provide payment acceptance of any payment schemes, on its new mobile payments platform. Amadis One software framework is the first solution to enable nexo (ISO 202022) standards on Tap-to-Pay platforms.
“Softpay’s solution helps us to transform the shopping experience, enabling our store associates to check out customers anywhere in-store, or at curbside, The solution drives new sales opportunities, and enables a more efficient, personalized customer experience.”
-Thomas Grane, CIO, at Matas.
Softpay’s Tap-to-Pay is impacting several industries, including retailers and QSRs, who can operate more efficiently. Staff can accept payments, while multi-tasking anywhere in-store, or at curbside pickup locations. Transit companies can drive new points of sale by instantly offering and processing new and upgraded tickets, while passengers are on board trains and buses.
“Softpay’s Tap-to-Pay service provides innovative new experiences to retail, transportation and the QSR industries, and our Amadis One software framework helps them bring products to market faster, Amadis One commoditizes complex payment processes, freeing up resources for merchants to innovate, accelerating time to market and reducing costs, while enhancing the customer experience.”
-Emmanuel Haydont, CEO and co-founder, Amadis.
About Softpay.io
Softpay was founded in 2019 to take advantage of the new Visa and Mastercard specifications for payment terminals which enabled Softpay to develop a mobile application that allows merchants to turn a regular phone into a contactless payment terminal with PIN. Softpay has grown into a company with more than 30 employees and is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark. Softpay has received more than €9 mill in funding and the ambition is to be one of the leading global providers of tap-to-phone solutions. Leading European payment companies have decided to partner with Softpay and Softpay is now focusing on North America as well.
About Amadis
Amadis is a leader in payment card acceptance software technology, with its software running on more than 50 million devices worldwide. The company provides state-of-the-art software products, frameworks and solutions for global merchants, payment terminal manufacturers and payment processors. Amadis provides merchants with the industry’s broadest range of EMV card processing options using custom or commercially available technology, independent of hardware, operating system or geography. The company brings an elite, experienced software team to the industry and enables solutions for international acceptors in over 23 countries
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Rezolve | April 22, 2022
Rezolve, a leader in mobile commerce and engagement, and Computop, a leading payment service provider, today announced a strategic partnership agreement to combine their respective strengths in mobile engagement and payment processing to improve service for users of both globally.
As part of the agreement, Computop will offer Rezolve’s technology to its more than 15,000 global clients, providing them with new mobile engagement and commerce tools.
Rezolve, an enterprise SaaS platform designed from the ground up specifically for mobile commerce and engagement, is positioned to become the engine of mobile engagement that enables the transformation of interactions between consumers and merchants on mobile devices. Computop helps retailers and service providers to process their omnichannel payments securely and conveniently worldwide and was the first payment service provider in Germany, and among the first globally, to obtain PCI P2PE certification, or Point-to-Point Encryption certification.
“We are excited to announce this partnership with Computop, a German leader in payment services around the world. This represents a great opportunity for Rezolve to extend our mobile engagement technology to their impressive list of clients around the world.”
Dan Wagner, Rezolve’s Chairman and CEO
Computop’s large international merchant and global marketplace partners are in industries such as retail, mobility, travel and gaming. Global customers include C&A, Fossil, Metro, Rakuten, Samsung, SIXT and Swarovski. Computop focuses on global omnichannel payment, fraud prevention, global POS, global e-commerce, in-app payments, local payments worldwide, risk management, reconciliation and accounting solutions.
"For Computop this is exciting because our business model depends on the success of our customers,” said Ralf Gladis, founder and CEO of Computop. “We believe that our merchants can be more successful if they can reach out to customers with Rezolve. With Rezolve’s mobile technology our merchants will be able to trigger their customers wherever they are.”
After buying EOS Payments from Otto Group in 2013, Computop now processes payments for all 100 Otto retail brands. In cooperation with its network of partners, which it has expanded over many years, Computop offers a comprehensive omnichannel solution that is geared to the needs of today's market and provides merchants with seamlessly integrated payment processes. Computop’s Shop modules provide worry-free integration with shop systems like Salesforce/Demandware, SAP hybris, Intershop, Magento, Oxid, Shopware, Spryker, and 20 others. With Rezolve, merchants can lead consumers directly to special offers by using mobile technology including geofencing, notifications on smartphones, Bluetooth beacons, or with watermarked advertisements.
Rezolve currently has go-to-market partner agreements with leading global players that have a combined global reach of over 20 million merchants and over 1 billion consumers across China, Asia and Europe. Rezolve’s platform already serves over 196,000 of those merchants today.
For Computop customers the partnership means it will be easy to use Rezolve, because their payment processing is already integrated with Rezolve’s technology. Thousands of Computop customers can now easily use Rezolve. Meanwhile, for Rezolve, the Computop Paygate is a payment platform that offers access to more than 60 acquirers worldwide. Therefore, merchants can use their existing acquiring contracts for credit cards.
About Rezolve
Rezolve is taking retailing into a new era of customer engagement with a proprietary mobile engagement platform. The Rezolve Platform is a powerful set of mobile commerce and engagement capabilities that provide mobile application vendors with a range of valuable commercial opportunities that can be realized without having to develop code, host operations or manage security. The Rezolve Inside SDK allows mobile application vendors to quickly deliver innovation for their consumers into existing or new mobile apps. Rezolve was founded in 2016, is headquartered in London, UK and has offices in China, India, Taiwan, Germany, Spain and Mexico.
About Computop
As one of the very first payment service providers, Computop offers its customers around the world local and innovative omnichannel solutions for payment processing and fraud prevention. The internally developed Computop Paygate payment platform enables seamless integrated payment processes for e-commerce, at POS and on mobile devices. Retailers and service providers have the flexibility and freedom to choose from over 350 payment methods enabling them to specifically tailor their payment options per country. Technologies such as biometric authentication and self-learning algorithms improve security and convenience for retailers and consumers alike.
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MarginEdge | May 18, 2022
Leading restaurant management platform, MarginEdge is pleased to announce a new integration with restaurant team management platform, 7shifts. This integration enables 7shifts clients to seamlessly and autonomously share their labor data with the MarginEdge platform, empowering them with a full view of their entire controllable costs.
"We're thrilled to be partnering with 7shifts for this integration benefitting our mutual clients," said MarginEdge CEO Bo Davis. "Labor data is key to understanding variable costs and with the seamless data pull between our platforms, our clients can now see everything in one place enabling them to stay on top of the rapid changes our industry has been experiencing," he added.
With the right tools, labor can be one of the most controllable costs in running a restaurant. This integration autonomously pulls data from 7shifts so that restaurants can:
See all controllable costs and revenue in one place
Track actual labor costs against budgeted labor costs in real time.
View a declining labor budget throughout the period, updated daily, by comparing labor spending to a fixed dollar amount or to a percentage of sales.
View detailed labor summaries broken down by category, employee, or job title throughout a weekly or daily period.
Keep labor in one centralized location alongside other costs and your revenue, including any labor data recorded by a POS.
"We're constantly working to deliver value for our customers, Being able to partner with MarginEdge as their first labor integration partner is exciting. This is a game-changer for our mutual restaurant partners - we've seen first-hand the impact it can have when it comes to hitting labor targets."
-Jordan Boesch, Founder, and CEO of 7shifts,
The ongoing labor shortages have made it more important than ever to be able to accurately staff restaurants, which can help prevent burnout and turnover ensuring better guest experiences and increased profits. By integrating both platforms, operators are supported by providing them the ability to make real-time decisions using robust analytics and insights, and all in one place.
About MarginEdge
MarginEdge's mission is to create a world where restaurant operators can focus on the business they love. By using best-in-class technology to eliminate unproductive paperwork and streamline the flow of operational data, MarginEdge is reimagining the back office and freeing restaurants to spend more time on their culinary offerings and guest experiences. Based in Arlington, VA and founded by industry veterans, MarginEdge serves a diverse group of operators from single units and small chains to large franchise and hospitality groups, providing a high impact product that resonates across the hospitality industry.
About 7shifts
Founded in Saskatoon, Canada, in 2014, with offices in Toronto and New Jersey, 7shifts is simplifying team management, one shift at a time. The restaurant employee team management solution is used by over 700,000 restaurant pros across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Australia, including multi-unit restaurant groups like Bareburger, Smoke's Poutinerie, YogurtLand, Juice It Up!, and many others. More than a scheduling platform, 7shifts empowers restaurant managers to optimize their workforce to better manage employees, resulting in reduced labor costs.
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