Payzone is delighted to have won the “Supplier Excellence Award”, which recognises excellence within the general supplier community, at the National Federation of Retail Newsagents (NFRN) awards.
With sixty five per cent of Payzone’s retail network made up of independent retailers, the company has worked hard to introduce a number of major initiatives to help improve retailer operating conditions. These include the removal of terminal exclusivity requirements, shorter notice periods, improved margins and fewer cash collections per week. Additionally, the recent re-structuring of payments for utilities has also been an important step in improving retailer profitability on prepayment services. Consequently, the NFRN reported that the number of retailers installing Payzone terminals has increased four-fold since 2007.
Payzone has significantly grown the number of services retailers can offer customers. Today, popular services include pre-paid mobile phone top-ups, energy pre-payments, bill payments, debit and credit card processing, local and housing authority payments, world-wide money transfer services, transport ticketing, pre-paid Visa vouchers, pre-paid Visa and MasterCard payment cards, payment vouchers for on-line shopping, lottery games, parking and electronic road tolling, and contactless payment solutions.
Paul Charmatz, Managing Director of Payzone, said: “We are very pleased to have received the “Supplier Excellence Award” at the NFRN awards. The NFRN is one of Europe’s largest retail trade associations, representing over 18,000 independent news and convenience stores, and we are delighted to be recognised for our service and dedication to this important community.”
Paul Charmatz, who also presented the winner of the “Independent Community Retailer of the Year Award”, also said: “We would also like to congratulate Creaton Post Office, who won Payzone’s sponsored “Independent Community Retailer of the Year Award” for transforming a run-down village shop into a thriving and vibrant store.”
Graeme Collins, Head of Marketing and Business Development at NFRN, said: “Electronic commerce is a huge and increasingly important part of the independent retailing scene. Payzone has spearheaded a number of campaigns to help improve trading conditions for independents, which have been hugely popular and we have seen four-fold increase in the number of members holding Payzone terminals.”
Enquiries:
Payzone: Paul Charmatz
Temple Bar Advisory: Tom Allison and Nicola Flynn 020 7002 1080
NFRN: Graeme Collins 020 7253 4225
Notes to Editor:
Payzone
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
NFRN
The National Federation of Retail Newsagents (NFRN) exists to help the independent retailer compete more effectively in today’s highly competitive market by providing practical help and assistance, commercial support, deals and buying opportunities, training, expertise and services.
The 2008 NFRN Awards are sponsored by Booker Cash and Carry, HSBC, npower, Payzone, Alliance & Leicester, News International, Manchester Evening News, Imperial Tobacco, Daily Mail, Dawson News, Wrigley, NFRN Mutual, NFRN Commercial and Newtrade Publishing.
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