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Company: Quisk Inc.
Product: Quisk
Website: www.quisk.co
Contact: sales@quisk.co
Simplified, processor neutral digital money
ayment startup Quisk Inc., established in 2011 2. Technology agnostic: The Quisk platform is
and headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., cre- technology agnostic. Its adaptable design will
ated a cloud-based mobile payment platform support emerging APIs and user interfaces such
P that blends traditional retail and credit card as near field communication and biometrics.
processing with advanced digital technologies. According
to the company, the platform is designed to work with 3. Scalable: The cloud-based platform is architect-
financial institutions worldwide and facilitates mobile ed to handle vast increases in transaction volumes
payments, marketing and loyalty programs while elimi- while supporting an array of emerging financial
nating the need for cash, credit cards, or a physical wallet. institutions, wireless operators, merchants and
Consumers do not need a smartphone to transact in real developing countries.
time; they can simply enter their mobile phone number
and PIN at participating bank and retail locations, Quisk 4. Broadly compatible: Quisk platform and pay-
added. ments schemes are designed to be broadly com-
patible with existing core systems and payment
Quisk was a finalist and fourth place winner of WhoDat infrastructure to minimize POS retrofits or other
2015, a tech startup competition hosted by the Southeast technology investments.
Acquirers Association. According to the company, it is
sanctioned by a central banking authority and partners 5. Secure: Protecting account data is a critical pri-
with financial institutions and organizations to digitize ority at Quisk. The platform uses state-of-the-art
fiat currencies and improve access to financial services for service oriented architecture methodology and
underbanked populations. These strategic partnerships secure data centers with built-in redundancy.
have led to innovations in an array of products and
services that have lowered costs, improved efficiencies
and created new sources of revenue, Quisk noted.
"We partnered with Quisk due to their unique mobile
money/digital payments platform and the caliber of their
leadership team," said Doug Halsall, Chief Executive
Officer of Jamaica-based Advanced Integrated Solutions.
"Their conformity to banking standards (ISO8583)
leverages existing POS systems [and merchant networks]."
One platform, 5 key attributes
Quisk pointed out its patent-pending platform's
five key attributes, as follows:
1. Mobile network neutral: The same platform
supports both mobile commerce and digital mar-
keting and loyalty programs in all currencies,
countries, and for all phones and all wireless net-
works.
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Company: Quisk Inc.
Product: Quisk
Website: www.quisk.co
Contact: sales@quisk.co
Simplified, processor neutral digital money
ayment startup Quisk Inc., established in 2011 2. Technology agnostic: The Quisk platform is
and headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., cre- technology agnostic. Its adaptable design will
ated a cloud-based mobile payment platform support emerging APIs and user interfaces such
P that blends traditional retail and credit card as near field communication and biometrics.
processing with advanced digital technologies. According
to the company, the platform is designed to work with 3. Scalable: The cloud-based platform is architect-
financial institutions worldwide and facilitates mobile ed to handle vast increases in transaction volumes
payments, marketing and loyalty programs while elimi- while supporting an array of emerging financial
nating the need for cash, credit cards, or a physical wallet. institutions, wireless operators, merchants and
Consumers do not need a smartphone to transact in real developing countries.
time; they can simply enter their mobile phone number
and PIN at participating bank and retail locations, Quisk 4. Broadly compatible: Quisk platform and pay-
added. ments schemes are designed to be broadly com-
patible with existing core systems and payment
Quisk was a finalist and fourth place winner of WhoDat infrastructure to minimize POS retrofits or other
2015, a tech startup competition hosted by the Southeast technology investments.
Acquirers Association. According to the company, it is
sanctioned by a central banking authority and partners 5. Secure: Protecting account data is a critical pri-
with financial institutions and organizations to digitize ority at Quisk. The platform uses state-of-the-art
fiat currencies and improve access to financial services for service oriented architecture methodology and
underbanked populations. These strategic partnerships secure data centers with built-in redundancy.
have led to innovations in an array of products and
services that have lowered costs, improved efficiencies
and created new sources of revenue, Quisk noted.
"We partnered with Quisk due to their unique mobile
money/digital payments platform and the caliber of their
leadership team," said Doug Halsall, Chief Executive
Officer of Jamaica-based Advanced Integrated Solutions.
"Their conformity to banking standards (ISO8583)
leverages existing POS systems [and merchant networks]."
One platform, 5 key attributes
Quisk pointed out its patent-pending platform's
five key attributes, as follows:
1. Mobile network neutral: The same platform
supports both mobile commerce and digital mar-
keting and loyalty programs in all currencies,
countries, and for all phones and all wireless net-
works.
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