Mint partners with STS using G8way for enterprise portable payments

Friday, August 6, 2010

Smart Technology Solutions (STS) and Mint Wireless (Mint) are partnering to deliver an enterprise portable Chip and PIN payment solution for the UK and Irish markets with Australia to quickly follow.

The partnership between STS and Mint will bring to the market a new Managed Payment Service for retailers and field service operatives by teaming STS' EMV expertise and Mint's experience in delivering mobile phone payment applications.

Mint has partnered with carefully selected global partners to create a truly innovative infrastructure that is set to revolutionise mobile payments. The new system consists of integrated best-of-breed products and leverages the flexible architecture of STS' EFT client, G8way, with the high performance and reliability of the switch platform Authentic, from Alaric Systems. Mint's mobile payment platform MAS, will round off the solution to provide a complete Managed Payment Service for enterprise businesses looking to support mobile payments.

After a successful period of more than 3 years delivering secure payments in the Australian market Mint arrive in the UK with the vision to be the leading mobile payment solution provider globally.

Cameron Olsen, CEO, Mint Payment Solutions, said: "We are very confident that partnering with STS will enable us to bring together a best of breed solution to offer enterprise customers a superior mobile payments solution, whichever country they happen to be in."

By choosing G8way to provide a global solution, initially in Australia, Mint is responding to the market demand for flexible, resilient and truly mobile payments solutions. They will be doing so by fully utilising the capabilities of fast speed data networks and IP based architecture capabilities to create a robust and innovative solution.

Luke Fuller, VP, Business Development at STS commented: "STS is delighted to partner with Mint to deliver payments on Mobile Point of Sale devices. The partnership furthers STS' global reach into Australia and demonstrates G8way's ability to provide a truly global solution."

For more information on G8way or any other STS product, call STS +44 (0)20 8680 0252, email info@stspayments.com or visit G8way page in our website at Visit G8way Page

For more information on Mint call +44 (0)207 824 5213, email info@mintwireless.com or visit the Mint website at Mint Wireless

For more information on Alaric call +44 (0)207 593 2200, email sales@alaric.com or visit the Alaric website at Alaric

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