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Handpoint at Merchant Payment Ecosystem 2012

February 16th, 2012

The CEO of Handpoint David Gudjonsson is a speaker at the Merchant Payment Ecosystem Conference in Berlin next week. David will be speaking on the 3rd day of the conference 24th of February in session 1 about Mobile Payments Ecosystem at POS(NFC & Digital Wallets) and his erind is called ”White labelled mCommerce platform for Acquirers and MNOs”

Handpoint at the Merchant Payment Ecosystem

Handpoint at Transport Ticketing

January 26th, 2012

Handpoint is an exhibitor at the Transport Ticketing Conference 2012 in London where our representatives are introducing our payment services and showcasing our Mobile Chip&PIN payment solution to the Transport industry.

About Transport Ticketing 2012

12 billion people across Europe use public transport, demonstrating the sheer size the transport industry has to cater to. Transport operators, and increasingly government bodies, are working to ensure that these passengers travel to and from their destination as fast, cost-effectively and effortlessly as possible.  The European transport ticketing sector is evolving fast, new ticketing strategies are being introduced into the marketplace and consumer needs are changing. With this there is increasing pressure from government bodies for operators to implement smart ticketing solutions. Contactless, smartcards and mobile ticketing which model should you invest in? Decide which is the more profitable, customer friendly smart ticketing solution appropriate for your operation.

Transport Ticketing 2012 is the forum to learn, share and discuss with industry leaders on the best ticketing options. Hear about the latest ticketing deployments from London to Lahore from the people leading the programmes. A place to find out where the market is going and what the next steps are for leading associations.

The six themes of the conference:

  • The development of smart cards across Europe
  • The future of open-loop, EMV payment systems
  • Building an interoperable ticketing system across Europe
  • Mobile handsets as the next platform for transport ticketing
  • Putting the passenger at the heart of your ticketing programme
  • Utilizing your data and maximizing your ticketing security

For more information.

Handpoint selected to demo at FinovateEurope

January 10th, 2012

 

FinovateEurope 2012Handpoint selected to debut its Chip&PIN mobile payment solution at FinovateEurope. Our CEO David Gudjonsson and CFO Thordur H. Thorarinsson, Handpoint founders, have been selected to speak at FinovateEurope 2012, taking place on February 7th in London. Handpoint will be among 38 companies demonstrating the newest financial and banking technology innovations at the conference.

Handpoint will be showcasing a leading industry mobile Chip&PIN payment solution that enables acquiring banks and MNOs to offer their customers a mobile payment platform for tablets and smartphones under their own brand name.

“We look forward to present our mobile Chip&PIN payment solution at FinovateEurope. We believe that we can assist financial institutions and MNOs to payment enable their customers such as small and micro merchants with our secure plug-and-play mobile payment solution.” commented David.

Who: David Gudjonsson, co-founder and CEO and Thordur H. Thorarinsson co-founder and CFO

What: Demoing a totally secure Chip&PIN mobile payment solution

When: Tuesday, February 7 at 1 pm

Where: 1 Old Billingsgate Walk 16 Lower Thames Street, London

Handpoint innovation was of interest to us because of the ability of their solution to enable financial institutions to take part in the mobile payment revolution. We believe the crowd at FinovateEurope will be excited to learn more about this innovative payment method,” said Eric Mattson, CEO of Finovate.


About FinovateEurope

FinovateEurope is a demo-based conference for innovative start-ups and established companies in the fields of banking and financial technology. Held in London, the event offers an insight-packed glimpse of the future of money via a fast-paced, intimate and unique format. FinovateEurope is organized by The Finovate Group. For more information on the event or to view videos of previous demos, please visit http://www.finovate.com/europe2012.

Behind the scenes

January 10th, 2012

Handpoint on Flickr



We have a Flickr photo website where you can take a look at what goes on behind the scenes at Handpoint. On our Flickr site you can see photos and videos off the Handpoint staff and check out what we are up to.