Planet Payment, Inc. (Nasdaq:PLPM) (LSE:PPT), a leading provider of
international payment processing and multi-currency payment
processing services, and Banorte, one of the largest banks in
Mexico, today announced the first implementation in Mexico of
MICROS Systems, Inc.'s (Nasdaq:MCRS) MICROS Payment Gateway
integrated payment solution. The MICROS Payment Gateway is
integrated with Planet Payment's "Pay in Your Currency" service.
With Pay in Your Currency, international consumers can enjoy a
more comfortable shopping and lodging experience by knowing what
they are paying in their home currency, while simultaneously
providing the merchant with an opportunity to reduce the processing
costs incurred on these transactions.
Pay in Your Currency can offer significant value-added benefits
to Banorte merchants and their customers. Eligible international
customers are offered the convenience of paying in their home
currency at the point-of-sale. Customers are presented with a
receipt or shown a point-of-sale terminal which displays the
transaction amounts in Mexican Pesos and their home currency (as
well as the exchange rate and other service details); customers
then select the currency they wish to pay in on the receipt or
terminal.
Banorte's launch of the MICROS Payment Gateway also facilitates
integrated payment support for the MICROS suite of enterprise
hospitality products. The MICROS Payment Gateway, hosted and
operated within Planet Payment's data center and integrated to its
global processing platform, supports Pay in Your Currency,
acceptance of EMV "chip" and magnetic stripe cards and on-line
reporting for acquiring banks and their merchants. By processing
card payments directly through the hotel's property management
system and eliminating the reliance on stand-alone point-of-sale
terminals, the solution allows hospitality merchants to reduce
operational expense, streamline night-audit reconciliation
processes, facilitate EMV and PCI compliance and ultimately offer
guests a more secure and seamless check-in and check-out
process.
Philip Beck, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
Planet Payment said: "Planet Payment's goal is to deliver
innovative payment solutions to acquiring banks and their
merchants. The MICROS solution integrated with Pay in Your Currency
service announced today is another example of this commitment. Now
hotels in Mexico can enjoy the operational efficiencies that flow
from an integrated payment solution as well as offer their
international guests an enhanced customer service by allowing them
to check-out and pay in their home currency."
Hector Abrego, Deputy Director General of Alternate
Channels of Banorte Financial Group said: "The partnership
announced today enables Banorte to be the first financial
institution in Mexico to offer this innovative means of payment for
our customers. Pay in Your Currency is a clear differentiator while
at the same time enhancing the end-user experience. With the recent
implementation of Pay in Your Currency, Banorte confirms its
commitment to staying at the forefront of bringing innovative
solutions to its various channels."
Bernard Jammet, President of MICROS Latin America and
Caribbean said: "We are excited to join forces with
Banorte and Planet Payment in Mexico, enabling our current and
future MICROS customers to provide a better experience to their
guests while strengthening their operations. This is one of several
approaches MICROS offers to address the ever changing world of
electronic and mobile payments."
ABOUT GRUPO FINANCIERO BANORTE
Grupo Financiero Banorte was founded in 1899 and provides
products and services in the Mexico market. Banorte is currently
the third largest banking institution in Mexico, measured by the
size of the loans and deposits. With over 22 million customers, and
a network over 1300 branches and around 6700 ATMS country wide,
retail banking is primary focus for Banorte Financial Group.
Banorte also provide, a complete set of products and services
through its brokerage house, Insurance company, Retirement Funds
Administration (AFORE), Investment funds operation, as well as it
Leasing and factoring Companies, and Warehousing company. Banorte
has established itself as one of the most profitable banks in
Mexico and is known for its strong fundamentals, showing quality of
assets, as well as high levels of liquidity and capitalization.
Visit www.Banorte.com for more information.
ABOUT PLANET PAYMENT
Planet Payment is a leading provider of international payment
processing and multi-currency processing services. We provide our
services in more than 20 countries and territories across the Asia
Pacific region, North America, the Middle East, Africa and Europe,
primarily through our more than 60 acquiring bank and processor
customers. Our point-of-sale and e-commerce services help merchants
sell more goods and services to consumers, and together with our
ATM services are integrated within the payment card transaction
flow enabling our acquiring customers, their merchants and
consumers to shop, pay, transact and reconcile payment transactions
in multiple currencies, geographies and channels.
Planet Payment is headquartered in New York and has offices in
Atlanta, Beijing, Bermuda, Delaware, Dubai, Dublin, London, Hong
Kong, Mexico City, Shanghai and Singapore. Visit
www.planetpayment.com for more information about the Company
and its services.
About MICROS Systems, Inc.
MICROS Systems, Inc. provides leading enterprise-wide
applications, services and hardware for the hospitality and retail
industries. Serving an extensive portfolio of clients worldwide,
MICROS solutions are utilized in over 567,000 hotels, casinos,
table and quick service restaurants, retail, leisure and
entertainment, fuel and convenience, cruise, and travel operations
in more than 180 countries, and on all seven continents. MICROS
combines its industry knowledge and expertise to provide
cloud-based, mobile and on premise solutions that allow its clients
to streamline operations and successfully engage their
customers.
MICROS applications include point of sale, property management,
central systems, business intelligence, eCommerce, loyalty, CRM,
loss prevention, distributed order management, labor management,
inventory management, and merchandise planning solutions. MICROS
services include hosting and SaaS, platform implementation and
integration, strategic business consulting, interactive marketing,
design services including creative and user experience, and managed
services. MICROS stock is traded through NASDAQ under the symbol
MCRS.
For more information on MICROS and its advanced information
technology solutions for the hospitality and retail industries,
please visit the MICROS website at www.micros.com or send an email
to info@micros.com. Follow MICROS on Facebook, LinkedIn,
YouTube, and the MICROS Blog.
CONTACT: Media Contacts
Planet Payment
Contact: Joel Mayer
Telephone: 516.670.3200
email: jmayer@planetpayment.com
www.PlanetPayment.com
UK PR Firm for Planet Payment
Redleaf Polhill
Contact: Emma Kane/ Rebecca Sander-Hewett/
David Ison
Telephone: + 44.20.7382.4730
email: Planet@RedleafPR.com
US IR Firm for Planet Payment
ICR
Contact: Don Duffy / Dara Dierks
Telephone: 646.277.1212
Banorte
Contact: Alejandro Vazquez
Telephone: +52 (55) 1670 2994
www.banorte.com
MICROS
Contact: Louise Casamento
Telephone: 443.285.8144 or (866) 287-4736
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