Credit Cards will now be accepted everywhere they need to be at 2012 London Olympics
In a major deal that highlights NXGEN International's strength, NXGEN inks agreements with UK taxi companies.
June 28, 2011, Whitefish, MT-NXGEN International, the leading global Merchant Service Provider (MSP) for Elavon Payment Solutions, today announced a strategic partnership to provide credit and debit processing for several UK taxi firms.NXGEN?s positioning will enable British taxi and private hire vehicles to add cutting edge Chip-and-PIN technology solutions.The taxi contracts builds on NXGEN?s European expansion efforts.Details can be foundhttp://nxgencanada.com/
"With the upcoming Olympics, the ability to take card payments are of paramount importance to our business" says Alan Black; proprietor of the Glasgow based Kelvin Cars. "Not only to add convenience for passenger travel, but to provide a safe and secure method of payment that can enhance the credibility of our business."
Internationally, taxi cab companies are aggressively upgrading fleets to include credit and debit card technologies in vehicles that enhance user experience.NXGEN's solution partner, Autocab International, is the first fully integrated Chip-and-PIN system in the UK taxi industry. The software is simple to operate and consists of the hardware in the taxi and the accounts package embedded in the booking and dispatch system. In the UK, it is the first of its kind to interact seamlessly with the base software.
"NXGEN is pleased to partner with technology leader Autocab International, a British company whose visionary commitment to the commuter experience has inspired new methods of payment acceptance," said Ken Hansen, Managing Director of NXGEN UK. "In addition to London, a number of British cities will host Olympic events in 2012. With Autocab we will make sure that visitors from all over the world can pay for their taxi fare anywhere in the UK with a card instead of having to use their cash. "
Currently, NXGEN is working with Autocab to enable taxi cabs all over the UK to take payment cards.With the number of vehicles in each taxi and private hire fleet, installation is being coordinated in stages.All cars will be ready to process plastic payments when the international rush that the Olympics bring, arrives.
