AnywhereCommerce, a global payments technology provider, announced that it has reached an agreement with mobile commerce solutions provider, Spindle, Inc., to provide mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) products for Spindle's MeNetwork mobile commerce offering.
Through this relationship, AnywhereCommerce will provide MeNetwork™ customers its patented magnetic-stripe card payment accepting technologies that turn smartphones and tablets into mobile payment terminals.
"We are excited about the potential this agreement represents," said Mitchell Cobrin, co-founder and chief executive officer of AnywhereCommerce. "Spindle's main focus as a mobile commerce solutions provider is to equip the merchant with simple-to-deploy, easy-to-operate tools that boost the merchant's ability to attract and retain customers and expand business. Our line of flexible mPOS-enabling appliances is designed to do just that. Spindle's selection of AnywhereCommerce is a true validation of the design and engineering effort that we put into our products."
Renowned for its MeNetwork brand of global mobile marketing services, Spindle is the leading developer of seamlessly integrated mobile payments and mobile marketing and branding solutions. Its customizable services enable mobile merchants around the world to strengthen connections with their consumers, differentiate themselves from the competition, and drive more business. With the addition of the flexible audio-jack-connectable mPOS appliances AnywhereCommerce manufacturers, merchants can transact business from anywhere on their smartphone or tablet.
"We conducted an exhaustive review of a variety of products before ultimately signing with AnywhereCommerce," explains Bill Clark, chief executive officer for Spindle. "Our company demands the highest standard of excellence for ensuring a seamless, secure and comfortable user experience. We were impressed with the quality and reliability of the engineering behind these AnywhereCommerce appliances. They deliver what they promise, with no deviation. Quite simply, that's why we chose them."
"Our priorities for finding a dependable mobile point-of-sale appliance partner were flexibility in connectivity, PCI compliance f for protecting end-user privacy, and functional reliability in terms of everyday use," added Kevin McNish, vice president of product management for Spindle. "We found that AnywhereCommerce's products deliver on all these counts, and more. They are known and respected in the payments industry as a source of dependable, high-quality solutions. We are very satisfied with the choice we made."