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Payzone UK, the leading European consumer payments and cash distribution network, and Alliance & Leicester, are pleased to announce they will be providing United Utilities, the largest operator of water and wastewater networks in the UK, with bill payment services to its cash customers.
From July 2008, customers will be able to use Payzone’s network of retailers, located in convenience stores, petrol stations and supermarkets, to pay (bar-coded bills or make regular payments). As there are more Payzone outlets across the North West than PayPoint and the post office, often having long opening hours, the service is expected to improve the convenience of paying bills by cash. (The company is expecting to process in excess of six million water bill transactions per annum.) Paul Charmatz, Managing Director of Payzone UK, said: "The new service with United Utilities exemplifies Payzone’s determination to take market share within the utility payment market. This is the second water payment service we have announced recently, which is testimony to the strong retail distribution network and collection practices we are offering utility companies." Brian Hurd, Customer Service Director at United Utilities, said: "We have been reviewing the payment options for our customers who pay with cash because we wanted to make sure everyone has access to a nearby payment outlet, with accessible hours of opening and no extra charges for the service. We think our customers will find the new arrangements much more convenient." Enquiries: Temple Bar Advisory: 020 7002 1080 Tom Allison & Nicola Flynn Notes to Editor: Payzone is the new company formed from the merger of alphyra Holdings Limited with Cardpoint plc. Payzone is one of the leading consumer payments and cash distribution networks in Europe. Listed on the AIM market of London Stock Exchange and headquartered in Dublin, it has operations in 21 countries across Europe, processing over 630 million transactions per year on behalf of its clients. These transactions have a yearly value of over €13 billion Euro and are handled electronically through the Payzone network of over 240,000 points of service (terminals, vending units and EPOS tills) at more than 170,000 retail locations across Europe. Payzone also operates approximately 6,000 ATM cash dispensers in the UK and Germany. The Company offers a wide range of services including pre-paid mobile phone top-ups, energy pre-payments, bill payments, pre-paid Visa vouchers, local and housing authority payments, pre-paid Visa and MasterCard payment cards, payment vouchers for on-line shopping, gift card and loyalty programmes, transport ticketing, lottery games, parking and electronic road tolling, debit and credit card acceptance, contactless payment solutions and world-wide money transfer services. For further information visit www.payzoneplc.com Comments
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