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and in-app access. The report also stated the rising use the meter displays the time purchased. Drivers will also
of alternative financial services, particularly online pay- be able to add more time to the meter via mobile phones,
ment services and person-to-person payments, may dis- the partners noted.
rupt debit card usage in the United States.
MagicCube works with Sequent
PARTNERSHIPS Sequent Software Inc. and MagicCube Inc. partnered
to release a software solution to protect mobile and
Ensenta joins forces with Engage Financial other connected devices and token-based payments.
According to the companies, MagicCube's technology
Ensenta Corp. partnered with Engage Financial provides a secure in-app container that protects sensitive
Technology to enable customers to use mobile devices data, sensitive logic and cryptographic operations on
to load funds onto payment cards. Ensenta's cloud- devices. Sequent Platform digitizes legacy plastic cards,
based, open application programming interface remote and with this new security option, can support a larger
deposit capture technology is incorporated into Engage's number of smartphones, the partners added.
Engage360 Payments Innovation Platform for finan-
cial intuitions. The technology pairing is designed to Mindbody, Google launch pilot project
increase the longevity and use of payment cards, which
has long been a major challenge for payment card offer- Mindbody Inc., a provider of cloud-based business
ings, according to the companies. management software to the wellness services industry,
partnered with Google Inc. to help wellness and fitness
Fast Retailing, 7thonline team up providers offer their clients and students an easy way
to book and pay for fitness and wellness classes directly
7thonline Inc. revealed that Fast Retailing Co. Ltd. sub- from Google Maps, Search and a new stand-alone web-
sidiaries Theory and Helmut Lang chose 7thonline to site. The companies stated the pilot of Reserve with Google
support their global demand planning and retail alloca- displays class schedules for Mindbody subscribers with-
tion. Theory and Helmut Lang indicated they aim with in approximately 10,000 square miles of New York City,
7thonline to formalize business processes across divi- San Francisco and Los Angeles. Users' clients can search
sions and drive strategic growth via centralized, data- for a class or studio, click the desired class time and com-
driven and transparent merchandise demand planning plete booking and payment directly through Google.
and retail allocation. The initial phase of implementa- "This aligns beautifully with our vision of a transaction-
tion includes global merchandise planning, assortment enabled marketplace connecting the world of wellness,"
planning, in-season planning and retail allocation, the said Rick Stollmeyer, Mindbody CEO and co-founder.
partners stated.
PAX, China UnionPay forge deal
Ford integrates with ExxonMobil app
PAX Technology Ltd. reported it was selected by China
Ford Motor Co. reported that it integrated ExxonMobil UnionPay Merchant Services to supply secure payment
Corp.'s Speedpass+ app, so Speedpass+ users can now devices to over 6 million merchants during 2017. China
access the app from their Ford SYNC 3 touch screens or UnionPay will be leveraging the full PAX product port-
by voice commands to authorize payment from inside folio, with emphasis on the A920 Android terminal,
their vehicles, while also earning Plenti loyalty points at which offers application customization to meet procure-
Exxon and Mobil stations. Using GPS technology, vehi- ment, logistics, inventory, and business management
cles recognize when they are at a participating Exxon or demands. Other PAX devices deployed will include
Mobil station, making it easy for drivers to enter their countertop models, contactless and smart personal iden-
pump numbers and automatically pay for gas. Drivers tification number pads, mobile terminals, the self-service
can use the app to search for and navigate to approxi- payment terminal, and the all-in-one payment terminal,
mately 9,400 participating Exxon and Mobil stations, the partners said.
Ford noted.
Shift4, WebRezPro align
IPS, Honda, Visa collaborate
Payment gateway provider Shift4 Corp. and World Web
IPS Group Inc. said it is collaborating with Honda Motor Technologies Inc., provider of the cloud-based property
Co. Ltd. and Visa Inc. to integrate its Smart Parking tech- management system WebRezPro, reported they made
nology with an end-to-end, in-vehicle mobile payment available a joint EMV-certified solution for the tour-
parking solution. The process begins when the driver is ism and hospitality industries. They noted the solution
notified of available parking via the IPS mobile app on includes layered payment security, is supported by
the vehicle's dashboard. The driver is able to select the 13 devices, and is bank and processor neutral. "We're
time increment needed and pay for parking using the proud to be working with WebRezPro to simplify the
application and secure Visa payment technology, and EMV transition for hoteliers and ensure that they'll ben-

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