Using a mobile phone to pay whilst dining out or shopping is now possible in Switzerland thanks to TWINT. The integration of the mobile payment-App within the TCPOS cash register solution allows the customer to pay in a restaurant or a shop with their smartphones instead of with cash or cards. The new solution is presented by the IT solution provider TCPOS at the trade fair Igeho in Basel from the 21st to the 25th of November 2015.
TWINT is more than just a mobile payment solution: Besides secure and fast payment, TWINT provides a comprehensive e-wallet solution with many value-added services such as couponing, loyalty cards, fastline services, digital time cards and gift cards. Customers of shops, restaurants and canteens in Switzerland are now able to pay for their purchases simply, securely and quickly using TWINT. The integration of this mobile payment app into the TCPOS cash register solution allows them to pay for their purchases using their smartphones instead of cash or cards.
A new shopping experience
The application was launched by TWINT AG, a subsidiary of PostFinance Ltd and combines the physical and digital worlds, creating a new shopping experience. Purchases can be paid for directly using a smartphone – Twint can be used at a checkout in a shop, a vending machine, online, within other applications or even at events.
Customer loyalty consolidation
Marketing and customer retention functions such as vouchers, gift and loyalty cards, fastline services and digital time cards are integrated into the app and there is no requirement for any other form of payment.
System independence for cost effectiveness
TWINT works independently of telecom providers and can be used on all standard iOS and Android operating systems. The application is also far more cost-effective than any previous payment solutions, because in order to use it, companies and service providers only require a beacon (a small Bluetooth transmitter) and an integration into the TCPOS cash register software. This is extremely economical compared to a card terminal
Fast and efficient revenue stream
„To pay with the smartphone is the future of digital payment“, explains Patricia Gerber, sales/key account manager at TCPOS SA. „TCPOS offers an efficient and prompt integration of TWINT, allowing shops and restaurants to provide their customers an additional payment option.“
TCPOS presents mobile payment with TWINT from the 21st to the 25th of November 2015 at the Igeho Basel in Hall 1.0, Stand E011.