INGENICO GROUP: Results of Ingenico Group's first hackathon for innovation
24 Novembre 2015 - 6:39PM
Ingenico Group (Euronext:
FR0000125346 - ING), global leader in seamless payment, has proved
the maturity of itsTelium Tetra offer by launching its first
hackathon for innovation. Participants were asked to develop HTML5
applications to reinvent convenience shopping on payment
terminals.
80 developers and candidates with innovative ideas
were given 48 hours to come up with new HTML5 applications allowing
merchants to offer value-added services to their customers from
payment terminals. Of the 23 finished projects presented to the
jury, 4 teams won and each received a prize of €4000. The 4
finalist teams then joined the fast-track incubator to refine their
projects and present them to visitors at the Ingenico Group stand
during the Cartes exhibition.
"We were impressed by the ideas
and talent that emerged from this hackathon," explains Michel
Léger, EVP Innovation for Ingenico Group and member of the
hackathon jury. "The quality of the applications
and the business models presented by the participants were of a
professional level. The jury, moreover, awarded prizes to 4 teams
instead of 3 as initially planned. We also offered to accompany all
of the participants in continuing to develop their applications in
order to integrate them into our marketplace."
The 4 finalist teams presented their project at
the Ingenico Group stand during the Cartes exhibition and visitors
were able to vote for the best application.
The first prize 'Ingenico Innovation' went to
project 'Louise', an application allowing merchants to call in
extras when one of their employees does not show up. The terminal
becomes multi-functional since it allows the merchant to send his
request, contract and sign-up the part-time worker.
The 3 other finalist projects were:
'Shopeaz', an application which allows small traders to offer
click-and-collect,
'Agora', an application which digitizes local classified
ads,
'Pay&win', an application intended for on-line gambling.
"Organized in partnership with
Bemyapp, this first hackathon has been a real success for us. This
project has proven, in particular, that it is simple and fast to
develop a new business application on the Telium Tetra
platform," adds Jérôme Bourreau, VP Marketplace for Ingenico
Group. "It is an initiative that we intend to
renew on a regional level to encourage the development of our
ecosystem of business partnerships that will enrich our Telium
Tetra Marketplace".
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.
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Contacts
Investors &
Communication
Stéphanie Constand-Atellian
VP IR and External Communication
stephanie.constand@ingenico.com
T./ +33 1 58 01 85 68 |
Communication
Coba Taillefer
External Communication Manager
coba.taillefer@ingenico.com
T./ +33 1 58 01 89 62
|
Investors
Caroline Alamy
Investor Relations Manager
caroline.alamy@ingenico.com
T./ +33 1 58 01 85 09
|
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