It would seem Isis isn’t the only one making moves to attempt to dominate the mobile payment world. 聽Paypal and Verifone have announced a partnership that would give Paypal a jump start to its mobile payment system. 聽VeriFone has a customer base of 80 percent of the top 200 largest retailers in the United States, which in turn will provide Paypal with “access to over one million high volume points of sale”. 聽Retailers need only upgrade the software of their POS system to provide customers with access to Paypal’s mobile payment system. 聽Using that system, customers will have the option of entering their phone number and pin (registered with Paypal) as a method of payment. 聽Those who may be wondering about the use of NFC for payments need not worry. 聽Verifone states their system is “聽future-proof so that adding new options, such as NFC, will be easy to implement when they become available”.聽 No date was given for when Verifone will roll out the Paypal upgrade, but it will initially be implemented聽“at select merchant locations”. 聽 聽聽 See the link below for a real world demonstration of Paypal’s mobile payment system.
SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–VeriFone Systems, Inc. (NYSE: PAY), and PayPal today announced a comprehensive licensing, marketing and implementation agreement that advances PayPal acceptance at large retailers nationwide.
鈥淏y working to extend PayPal鈥檚 reach into traditional retail, VeriFone is providing retailers with an immediate and simple way to adopt and manage new payment experiences that consumers are demanding.鈥�
With VeriFone鈥檚 customer base encompassing 80 percent of the top 200 largest retailers in the U.S., the agreement provides PayPal with unprecedented access to over one million high volume points of sale. Together, VeriFone and PayPal offer retailers the opportunity to converge e-commerce and retail payments into a new shopping experience for consumers.
As participating retailers take advantage of VeriFone鈥檚 software upgrade and services, shoppers will be able to utilize the existing spectrum of PayPal payment methods at checkout, including using a PayPal Access card and PIN or entering a phone number and PIN. The VeriFone solution is future-proof so that adding new options, such as NFC, will be easy to implement when they become available.
鈥淰eriFone鈥檚 extensive customer base and strong technology make it a natural ally for PayPal as we continue to deliver on our strategy to bring intelligent electronic payments and value-added offers to brick-and-mortar stores,鈥� said Don Kingsborough, VP, Retail and Pre-Paid Services, PayPal.
Initially VeriFone will layer PayPal鈥檚 鈥渄igital wallet鈥� interfaces and user experience at select merchant locations in the U.S., alongside traditional payment forms, spurring consumer demand for this unique payment experience. Long-term, VeriFone will enable PayPal acceptance natively as part of new services and solution packages offered to its expansive global retail customer base.
鈥淩etailers who take advantage of the extensions to VeriFone鈥檚 platforms will be able to offer their customers a rich environment that integrates the virtual and physical retail worlds,鈥� said Jennifer Miles, VeriFone executive vice president, North America. 鈥淏y working to extend PayPal鈥檚 reach into traditional retail, VeriFone is providing retailers with an immediate and simple way to adopt and manage new payment experiences that consumers are demanding.鈥�
PayPal acceptance will initially be implemented on VeriFone鈥檚 MX Solutions product families popular with large merchants.
Retailers can obtain additional information at聽www.verifone.com/paypal
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