Adyen Announces European Availability of Chip & PIN Mobile
Point-of-Sale Solution
BOSTON, Dec. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Adyen, the
global payment company, has today announced at simultaneous events
in London, Amsterdam and Berlin, the European availability of
Shuttle, an innovative payment solution that enables
merchants to accept Chip & PIN payments from a mobile device at
the point-of-sale (MPOS). The solution, which is available to
purchase today, is fully EMV (Europay, MasterCard, Visa) compliant,
meaning that it accepts all credit and debit cards that are widely
used across Europe.
A natural extension of its online and mobile payment solution,
Adyen now provides infrastructure for point-of-sale payments, with
all three channels directly connected to the Adyen back office,
requiring only a single point of administration. Shuttle is
a standalone MPOS device that connects to iOS and Android
smartphones or tablets wirelessly via a Bluetooth connection. To
use, shoppers simply key their PIN codes into the device and the
transaction is verified offline or online. The result is then
clearly shown on Shuttle and the smartphone or tablet
device, with the receipt emailed to the customer. Shuttle
communicates with the Adyen back office payment system through the
smartphone or tablet's Internet connection.
Shuttle has been developed to bring complete mobility to
point-of-sale commerce, accommodating everything from small
specialist stores to medium-to-large sized and international
businesses, enabling merchants to safely accept Chip & PIN
transactions on any credit or debit card. The standard Adyen
application allows for easy payment acceptance without any extra
programming, and for merchants with their own payment applications
or POS software, an API is available to integrate payments via the
device. Shuttle is highly cost effective, providing an
out-of-the-box ready MPOS solution for a one-off fee of €99
combined with a €10 monthly fee, in addition to offering the lowest
transaction fees on the market. Shuttle is also available as
a white-label solution to partners.
Speaking at the Adyen launch event in Amsterdam, Pieter van der Does, CEO, Adyen,
said, "Shuttle is a natural extension of our online and
mobile payment solution, bringing Internet technology to the
point-of-sale and providing complete integration across all sales
channels. With more and more purchases being made online and using
mobile devices, merchants are rethinking their approach to
face-to-face commerce. Chip & PIN is how Europe pays, and with Shuttle, Adyen
provides a cost-effective, high performance MPOS device that
enables consumers to transact the way they are used to, using any
card."
Also speaking at the launch events in Amsterdam, Berlin and London were a selection of Adyen customers –
Gidsy (the online community marketplace for authentic experiences),
ticketscript (the online, mobile & social ticketing tool for
more than 30,000 events) and De Bijenkorf (the chain of luxury
department stores in the
Netherlands) - all of which have been trialing the
technology and are committed to using it in the future.
Speaking at the Amsterdam
launch event, Pieter Heij,
E-commerce Director, De Bijenkorf, said, "The ability to accept and
manage payments across all of our sales channels is very important
to us. Having successfully partnered with Adyen for our online
payments earlier this year, De Bijenkorf is now focused on making
the shopping experience in our stores more mobile and flexible by
making our online collection available in-store. We are very
excited to announce today with Adyen that De Bijenkorf has launched
a Tablet & Mobile Assisted Sales pilot project."
Speaking at the Berlin launch
event, Edial Dekker, Founder and CEO, Gidsy, said, "Gidsy connects
travelers and locals with things to do. Although we're a website,
much of the magic of Gidsy happens offline when people meet up to
do an activity. We're really excited about the opportunity for our
organizers to accept card payments face-to-face at these real-life
locations. Also, using Adyen, we can be sure it is secure and
easy."
Speaking at the London launch
event, Frans Jonker, CEO,
ticketscript, said, "Adyen seamlessly integrates with our
e-commerce services, which makes it the perfect payment partner. As
a next generation payment service provider, coupled with 10 years
of e-commerce experience, Adyen fits with the strong international
expansion goals of ticketscript. Adding to our list of innovative
ticketing solutions, ticketscript is launching a box-office service
using Adyen's MPOS solution. This development will take place in
the first quarter of 2013, specifically targeting the festival
season."
Andrew Key, Head of Acceptance
and Market Development, MasterCard UK&I, said, "We are excited
to see Adyen bringing to the market an innovative Chip & PIN
mobile POS solution. We believe that enabling card payments with a
mobile device will bring the simplicity, security and transparency
of electronic payments to even more businesses and their customers
as they look to move away from cash."
Daniel van Delft, Country Manager Netherlands, Visa Europe,
said, "We are excited about the potential for MPOS to enable small
businesses to accept card payments and by doing so to offer their
customers a better and more efficient service. We've seen a lot of
positive momentum in the MPOS space in recent months, which we
expect to continue into 2013. Adyen is the latest example of a
company delivering an innovative solution into the European market
which still brings the security benefits of Chip & PIN."
About Adyen
Headquartered in Amsterdam, with offices in Boston, San
Francisco, London,
Paris, Sao Paolo and Singapore, Adyen is a leading, multichannel
payment company. Adyen provides a fully outsourced payment
solution, built on over 15 years of industry experience, which
enables merchants accept payments from anywhere in the world. Adyen
supports all relevant sales channels, including online, mobile and
Point-of-Sale (POS), and can process up to 200 different payment
methods, 187 transaction currencies and 14 settlement currencies
used across six continents. The Adyen solution is highly scalable
and can be completely customized to meet any merchant
requirement. Adyen works with many global customers including
SoundCloud, Getty Images, Benetton, KLM, PopCap Games, Greenpeace,
and Vodafone. For further information, please visit
www.adyen.com
SOURCE Adyen