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Feb
2015
Boutique hotel bookings stay rosy this Valentine’s Day with help from PayPoint.net
The run up to Valentine’s Day has proven exceptionally demanding for boutique and luxury hotel specialists, Mr & Mrs Smith, with transactions processed through PayPoint.net up a starry-eyed 28 per cent.
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4
Feb
2015
Mobile gaming booms
PayPoint.net has reported that mobile phone payments hit jackpot levels at the end of 2011, with mFortune, the leading mobile gaming service, revealing that it saw a 36% rise in transactions during November and December.
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4
Feb
2015
The changing fabric of Britain's Christmas stockings
Research by CollectPlus reveals that the average number of presents in a child’s Christmas stocking has fallen over the last decade. Children today receive an average of 12 presents in their Christmas stocking compared with 17 presents a decade ago.
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4
Feb
2015
Record Christmas parcel volumes for CollectPlus
CollectPlus announced record volumes of parcels handled within its network of over 4,500 corner shops, over the festive period.
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2
Feb
2015
5.7 million thanks to PayPoint retailers over Christmas
Consumers across the UK topped up their gas or electricity prepayment meters at PayPoint 3,881,686 times on the Christmas and New Year bank holidays in 2014/15.
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2
Feb
2015
Retailers cash in with PayPoint's CashOut schemes
British Gas and EDF Energy are sending over 850,000 pre-pay customers to PayPoint outlets to receive rebates and cash payments worth up to £130 each, using PayPoint’s fast-growing CashOut scheme.
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2
Feb
2015
Costcutter Supermarkets Group to integrate PayPoint's PPoS
Costcutter Supermarkets Group is set to launch PayPoint’s latest EPoS integration tool, PPoS, across its store network following a successful in-store trial.
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2
Feb
2015
Rapid take-up of new PayPoint broadband terminal
More than 1,200 retailers have switched to PayPoint Rapid, the new, faster transacting payments terminal which reduces transactions times by up to 70 per cent using a standard broadband connection.
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30
Jan
2015
CollectPlus reaches 5,000th store landmark
CollectPlus has opened the 5,000th parcel store in its nationwide network of convenience shops, supermarkets and garages.
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30
Jan
2015
Donations to BBC Children in Need can be made at 24,000 neighbourhood shops across the country
Fundraisers and generous shoppers up and down the country will be able to make donations in cash to BBC Children in Need at more than 24,000 local neighbourhood PayPoint shops again this year.
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30
Jan
2015
Good service and wide choice help UK convenience stores weather the slowdown
The British public is still committed to supporting its local high street according to research released by PayPoint.
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30
Jan
2015
PayPoint to showcase at Independent Retail Show
PayPoint is returning to the Independent Retail Show this year, where it will be showcasing its full range of services including PPoS, its new EPoS-integrated system.
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30
Jan
2015
PokerStars players race to PayPoint to top up their accounts
Online poker players at PokerStars.co.uk can now go to their neighbourhood PayPoint store to buy their top-up vouchers.
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30
Jan
2015
PayPoint hails the winners at 2012 Retail Industry Awards
The 2012 Retail Industry Awards saw seven PayPoint retailers receive awards for being the best in the business.
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30
Jan
2015
Average household has £850 of ‘cash in the attic’
According to research from CollectPlus, more than half of UK residents fail to sell unwanted items because they find it too tricky to send them to those buying the goods.
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