IBS Journal January 2017
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Zapper and WoraPay announce tie up
loyalty app, Zapper, will now be able to take advantage of WoraPay’s pre-ordering technology. Richard Jackson, Founder of WoraPay in the UK, says: “We are really excited to be working with Zapper. The partnership will allow us to combine our order and pay technology with their strong footprint in the market. As a result, we believe both businesses will be able to more effectively grow their share in the SME and enterprise space across hospitality and retail.”
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Zapper’s solution currently enables users to scan a unique QR code to upload their bill to their smartphone for payment. They can also redeem vouchers, gain loyalty rewards and leave feedback. The WoraPay partnership brings the ability to search the app, access an interactive menu, order an item and then pay whilst automatically
gaining vouchers and loyalty points. Consumers receive an in-app follow up notification when their item is ready for collection.
Scott Thompson N26 extends Europe reach
Number26), now has a presence in 17 countries in the Eurozone as it works towards its goal of serving all Europeans within the next few years. The challenger bank, which has more than 200,000 customers in eight countries, first launched in 2015 in Germany and Austria, then moved into Spain, France, Italy, Greece, Ireland and Slovakia. It is now adding the Benelux countries, the Baltics, Finland, Portugal and Slovenia.
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Earlier this year, N26 received a full banking licence from the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) and the European Central Bank. Its account offers an eight minute sign up, instant money transfers (MoneyBeam), real-time transaction notifications and smart insights. The new entrant’s app, website, video ID verification process and customer service will all be available in French, Spanish, and Italian – in addition to German and English.
“Our team is excited to bring a different banking erman digital-only bank, N26 (formerly sers of mobile payment, vouchering and
experience focused on design and based on the beauty of technology to many more customers all around Europe,” says Valentin Stalf, founder and CEO of N26. “The European reach will give us the scale to disrupt retail banking further and take full advantage of our highly scalable and cost efficient systems we have built over the last years.”
Scott Thompson
www.ibsintelligence.com
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