SnapScan rolls out beacon payments in South Africa

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South African mobile payments company SnapScan has rolled out Bluetooth beacon based in-store mobile payments at 50 merchants in Cape Town and Johannesburg. The SnapBeacons system pops up a “pay here” button on the customer’s phone as they come within range of a store’s beacon. “SnapScan customers can now simply tap a button in the app to initiate the transaction via Bluetooth,” Ventureburn explains. “A message on the customer’s phone will alert them when the option is available.”

Filed by Email Rian Boden nfcworld.com Published 13 April 2015, 11:25 • Last updated 13 April 2015, 11:25