iTWire Thursday, 13 May 2021 10:46 Eftpos commissions subsidiary Beem It to build its national QR code
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Eftpos selects its subsidiary, Beem It, to build the company’s national QR code utility starting immediately.
The new QR code payments capability, which will be offered by Eftpos, is expected to be in market as early as July 2021, with multiple merchants in trial.
Eftpos CEO Stephen Benton says that following a global tender process, Eftpos chose Beem It to build the QR code utility because of “its previous experience with QR codes in the Australian market, the strength of its team, and its familiarity with the Eftpos network.”
By Kate Weber on May 13, 2021 12:14PM
Set for release this July.
eftpos has asked its subsidiary Beem It to build a national QR code-based payment service ready for release by July.
Work is expected to start immediately on the new capability, which will allow consumers to scan a QR code at the point-of-sale and pay with their choice of digital wallet.
Merchants will be issued a unique QR code to display to customers. They will also be able to connect consumers to various offers such as loyalty, offers and receipts.
The national rollout of the payment method is expected to be completed in 2022 and will be driven by eftpos.
By Kate Weber on Apr 6, 2021 6:51AM
To be released late April.
BPAY Group is set to release a further two APIs to its developer portal which will enable members to send real-time payments, and to add and change biller details.
The two new offerings will launch in late April and will build on the four existing APIs released in 2019 when BPAY Group initially launched its developer portal.
BPAY Group chief information officer Angela Donohoe told
iTnews the company is currently looking for pilot partners to work with the new APIs.
“The next two APIs to be released in April will enable BPAY members to send their payment transactions to us in real time, rather than a traditional batch file, and also to add and update biller details in our database in real time, Donohoe said.