INGENICO GROUP: Ingenico Group now owns 100% of Mobile Payments Leader ROAM
20 Janvier 2015 - 7:00AM
Ingenico Group now owns 100%
of Mobile Payments Leader ROAM
ROAM's mobile commerce
expertise to join Ingenico Mobile Solutions
Ingenico Group (Euronext: FR0000125346-ING), the
global leader in seamless payment, announced today that it now owns
100% of ROAM. ROAM and its mcommerce platform - consisting of
secure mobile card readers, mobile Point-of-Sale (mPOS)
applications, an innovative mobile payments engine and professional
services - are now part of Ingenico Mobile Solutions, Ingenico
Group's mobile-focused brand, which will continue to be
headquartered in Boston.
"ROAM is a key part of the
Ingenico Group worldwide portfolio as mobile commerce growth
surges," said Jacques Guérin, EVP Smart terminals and Mobile
solutions, Ingenico Group. "With 100% of ROAM, we will
accelerate the deployment of a global and integrated mobile offer,
enabling merchants to increasingly engage with their customers.
This is a great opportunity to take Ingenico Mobile Solutions
through its next phase of growth."
In that context, Ingenico Group has strengthened Ingenico Mobile
Solutions' management team with the appointment of a new Chief
Operating Officer, David Szczepanski to manage the deployment of a
global and integrated offer.
On the US market, ROAM's sales team has been
integrated within Ingenico Group North America to provide both
retailers and merchant acquirers with seamless payment solutions
whatever the channel: in store or mobile.
"The rapid evolution of payment
technology over the last few years has presented Ingenico Group
with a unique opportunity to earn a greater share of the North
American market and demonstrate our innovation," said Thierry
Denis, President of Ingenico Group - North America. "From being first to incorporate EMV capabilities within
our technology solutions, to supporting Apple Pay from the first
day it launched, and the appointment of Chris Dismukes as
Senior Vice President of mobile U.S. Sales, we are uniquely poised
to take the company to the next level."
Ingenico Group streamlined and simplified its
branding for customers: ROAM product names will remain, but the
company name will be subsumed by Ingenico Mobile Solutions.
David Szczepanski, Chief
Operating Officer, Ingenico Mobile Solutions
An 11-year-veteran of parent company Ingenico Group, Szczepanski is
responsible for ensuring that Ingenico Mobile Solutions has the
proper infrastructure and processes in place to support its swift
growth. Szczepanski filled a similar role at Ingenico Group
North America, where as VP Operations he implemented initiatives
such as new field services capabilities in order to help support
Ingenico Group's strong growth in the region. Prior to joining
Ingenico Group, he was a Project Manager and Supplier Base Manager
at Philips and a Technical Operations Manager at Sagem.
Chris Dismukes, Senior Vice
President of mobile U.S. Sales, Ingenico Group North
America
Chris Dismukes joins Ingenico Mobile Solutions after nine years
with Equinox Payments, where he was most recently Head of Sales.
With more than 25 years of payment experience, both in acquiring
and hardware manufacturing, Dismukes brings a mix of technical
aptitude, account management expertise and sales leadership. As
Ingenico Mobile Solutions' new SVP of U.S. Sales, Dismukes will be
tasked with leading and supporting the company's sales associates
in meeting their sales goals and helping the company further expand
its market share in the dynamic mobile payments space. He will also
work directly with Ingenico customers to help them expand their
multi-channel payments solutions into the mPOS realm.
About Ingenico Mobile
Solutions
Ingenico Mobile Solutions is the global reference in mobile payment
acceptance, providing secure, enterprise-level mobile Point of Sale
solutions to more than 100,000 merchants worldwide. Our end-to-end
mobile commerce platform enables merchants of all sizes to boost
sales by deploying out-of-store payment solutions in addition to
existing in-store solutions. Ingenico Mobile Solutions is part of
the Ingenico Group, the global leader in seamless payment. Learn
more at www.ingenico.com or twitter.com/ingenico.
About Ingenico
Group
Ingenico Group (Euronext: FR0000125346 - ING) is the global leader
in seamless payment, providing smart, trusted and secure solutions
to empower commerce across all channels, in-store, online and
mobile. With the world's largest payment acceptance network, we
deliver secure payment solutions with a local, national and
international scope. We are the trusted world-class partner for
financial institutions and retailers, from small merchants to
several of the world's best known global brands. Our solutions
enable merchants to simplify payment and deliver their brand
promise. Learn more at www.ingenico.com or
twitter.com/ingenico.
Contacts
Investors &
Communication
Catherine Blanchet
VP IR & Corporate Communication
catherine.blanchet@ingenico.com
(T) / +33 1 58 01 85 68 |
Ingenico Group
Coba Taillefer
External Communication Manager
coba.taillefer@ingenico.com
(T) / +33 1 58 01 89 62 |
North America
Kaitlin Ambrogio
Corporate Communications manager
kaitlin.ambrogio@ingenico.com
T./ (857) 254-2413 |
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