PayPoint
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| Company type | Public limited company |
|---|---|
| LSE: PAY | |
| Industry | Payment systems |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Headquarters | Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, UK |
Key people | Warren Tucker (Chairman) Dominic Taylor (CEO) |
| Revenue | £218.5 million (2015)[1] |
| £48.2 million (2015)[1] | |
| £39.1 million (2015)[1] | |
| Website | www |
PayPoint plc is a British business offering a system for paying bills in United Kingdom, Ireland and Romania. The company has been listed on the London Stock Exchange since 2004 and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.[2]
History
The PayPoint network was set up in 1996[3] with the aim of enabling customers to load gas and electricity onto their prepayment energy meters in cash at their local convenience store. First tested in Northern Ireland, the system was expanded to London in 1997 and in 1998, British Gas prepayment meter customers were able to charge their Quantum smart cards at PayPoint retailers.[3]
Following continued growth and public listing, in 2006, the company became the exclusive cash payment network for the BBC’s TV Licence fee.[4]
In November 2006 and February 2007, PayPoint acquired online payment service providers Metacharge and SECPay respectively.[5]
In September 2010, PayPoint completed the acquisition of Verrus,[6] a pay-by-phone parking payment provider and re-branded in North America and Europe under the brand name, PayByPhone.[7] In May 2014, PayPoint.net and PayByPhone were merged under a single identity, PayPoint Mobile and Online.[8]
In February 2011, Collect+ a parcel sending and collection service, was launched as a joint venture between PayPoint and Yodel.[9] This service is available through almost 6,000 of the PayPoint retail network in the United Kingdom and allows customers to collect and send packages at their local convenience store.[10]
Operations
PayPoint allows cash payments at any one of 28,200 United Kingdom PayPoint outlets,[11] 500 in Ireland and 9,000 in Romania.[12] It also provides multi-channel payment for retailers – desktop, laptop, tablet, mobile, mPOS.[12]
References
- ^ a b c "Annual Report 2015" (PDF). PayPoint. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ^ "FTSE 250". Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ^ a b "Home Energy Top Up". British Gas. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ^ "BBC appoints PayPoint for 'over-the-counter' contract". BBC. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ^ "PayPoint acquires SECPay Limited". 24 Dash. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ^ "PayPoint buys Verrus". Growth Business. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ^ "Presentation" (PDF). Parking Today. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ^ "PayPoint reveals plans for multi-channel future with merged mobile and online business and new group brand". GlobeNewswire. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ^ "Paypoint". Retail Times. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ^ "Business Courier - Marketplace, SME & Large - CollectPlus". Collect Plus. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ^ "Multi-channel payment processing - in-store, mobile & online". PayPoint. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ^ a b "Global provider of simple payment solutions & retail services - PayPoint". PayPoint. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
