Launch of PostTS UK
11 April 2003
At the launch of PostTS UK, the company announced the introduction of two new banking services to the retail trade - debit and credit card acquiring services and a new retailer business account, both launched in partnership with Alliance and Leicester Business Banking.
Speaking at the launch Rupert Lowery, Managing Director - PostTS UK said "Our new banking offering allows retailers to avail of the most competitive banking packages in the market and is an ideal companion to our electronic top up services range of product."
PostTS UK is the fastest growing electronic mobile phone top-up provider in the UK, now servicing over 10,000 retail outlets nationwide. In addition to mobile phone top-ups, PostTS UK now offers retailers mobile phone content (such as ring tones, screensavers and logos) and international calling cards as well as its newly announced banking services.
PostTS UK offers top-up services on behalf of Vodafone, O2, T-Mobile and Orange and soon Virgin Mobile. It also offers mobile phone content on behalf of Bling Ring and international calling cards on behalf of Swiftcall, IDT, Telco, Teleworks and First National phone cards.
Future developments will include the introduction of PostPoint, PostTS UK's branded retail concept that will provide household bill payment services. PostPoint is currently Ireland's fastest growing retailer electronic transaction services solution.
PostPoint will offer retailers the ability to market an ever expanding range of electronic transaction services to their customers. Launched in May 2002, PostPoint in Ireland is the market leader with retailers and offers a wide range of value added services including mobile phone top-ups, international calling cards, bill payments, postal stamp sales, express postal products and debit and credit card services.
PostTS now offers electronic transaction services to consumers at over 30,000 retail outlets in UK, Spain and Ireland.
Editor’s Note
PostTS UK formerly traded under the business name E-commercell Ltd., which was under the ownership of the Caudwell Group. E-commercell was purchased in February 2002 by PostTS (Ireland), An Post Transaction Services, the retail and financial services arm of An Post, the Irish Postal Authority.
