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ViVOpay enables contactless payments for kiosk systems

Friday, April 18, 2008

ViVOtech is extending its ViVOpay line of contactless readers into the kiosk market by introducing the ViVOpay Kiosk contactless payment module. The new technology is certified to work with all major contactless payment programs and allow third-party Kiosk host systems to accept contactless payments without requiring lengthy and costly compliance re-certifications.

“Contactless payments and ticketing systems are experiencing rapid growth worldwide, prompting kiosk manufacturers and operators to look for solutions that can be easily integrated with new and existing systems,” said Mohammad Khan, ViVOtech President and Founder. ”The ViVOpay Kiosk module enables payment solution providers in transportation, retail, parking and other industries to now accept contactless and NFC mobile payments at their unattended Kiosks with minimal effort.”


ViVOpay Kiosk is an add-on contactless payment module that bolts onto existing and new Kiosk systems to enable the functionality. The ViVOpay Kiosk designed for indoor and outdoor environments is compatible with all major worldwide contactless payment programs and works with upcoming NFC mobile phone payment technologies for ticketing, promotions, and coupons redemption applications

ViVOtech will be demonstrating the new ViVOpay Kiosk contactless payment module during the week of April 14th at the KioskCom show in booth #431 and at the Electronic Transactions Association Show in booth #635 in Las Vegas, Nevada and at the FSTec show in booth #812 in Grapevine, Texas, according to the Business Wire Web site. [end] 

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