City
Epaper

Mastercard invests in PoS solutions provider Pine Labs

By IANS | Published: January 24, 2020 1:19 PM

Point-of-sale payments solutions company Pine Labs on Friday announced an investment by global payments technology giant Mastercard.

Open in App

"This relationship is a great validation of the top-quality products that Pine Labs delivers to merchants," Lokvir Kapoor, Founder and Chairman of Pine Labs, said in a statement.

"Together, we have a unique opportunity to use Mastercard's global presence and technology infrastructure to enhance our growth and enable us to meet the growing needs of customers in India and beyond," Kapoor said.

The collaboration will deliver an extensive range of card and real-time payments-based installment financing at checkout - in-store and online.

Together, the companies will offer a suite of value-added services, including Pine Labs' stored value solutions which will replace the paper ones now widely used by companies, retailers and people in South Asia and many other markets.

The investment is part of a partnership to continue the rapid growth of convenient electronic payment options for consumers across the region.

The two companies did not disclose the terms of the deal.

"By joining forces with Pine Labs, we are reinforcing our strategy to deliver choice to consumers and to be the partner of choice for our customers in South Asia and around the world," said Ari Sarker, Co-president for Asia Pacific at Mastercard.

From its beginnings as an offline retail payment provider a decade ago, Pine Labs has evolved into offering payment acceptance technology, stored value products, in-store consumer credit and other merchant solutions in India, Southeast Asia and the Middle East.

Pine Labs said it now processes payments of $30 billion per year and serves some 140,000 merchants across about 450,000 network points.

( With inputs from IANS )

Tags: Pine LabsMastercardindia
Open in App

Related Stories

InternationalJaishankar Rejects US President Biden’s Remarks, Says, “India Not Xenophobic, but Very Open and Welcoming”

NationalFSSAI Increases Pesticide Residue Limit Tenfold in Herbs and Spices

TechnologyWhatsApp Banned?: A Step-by-Step Guide To Unblock Your Number And Account

TechnologyWhatsApp Cracks Down in India: Over 7 Crore Accounts Banned in 2023

NationalSexually Transmitted Diseases: Rising Number of STDs Cases Concern for Increasing Infertility in India, Warn Doctors

कारोबार Realted Stories

BusinessPaytm announces leadership change to double down on payments & financial services offerings

BusinessRatnagiri cashew industry struggles despite global acclaim

BusinessIndia, Australia review progress on CECA negotiations, discuss way forward for its completion

BusinessCan AI help tablets grow like PCs & smartphones this year?

BusinessIDBI Bank registers 44 per cent jump in net profit for Jan-March quarter