Tag: cashless payments

The Big Issue fast-tracks financial inclusion as 1,000 sellers now accept cashless payments

Stuart Mitchell

The Big Issue Group (TBIG) has hit a breakthrough of equipping 1,000 of its vendors with contactless technology via the Zettle by PayPal card reader, up by 68% since this time last year1. In addition, it is quickly fast-tracking to its goal of enabling all 1,500 vendors to become cashless by the end of the year with the adoption of Tap to Pay from Zettle by PayPal. With every pound of profit being invaluable for The Big Issue vendors, the new solution from Zettle by PayPal, launching today, enables sellers…

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The Big Issue accelerates move to cashless payments as vendors armed with contactless technology see 30% increase in sales

Stuart Mitchell

The Big Issue Group (TBIG) has marked the milestone of equipping over a third (594) of its vendor network with contactless technology via the Zettle card reader. In addition, TBIG has also announced that vendors can now offer PayPal QR Code payments to their customers, ensuring that they can respond to the need for touch-free, digital payments given our new norm during this global pandemic.  The achievements coincide with the launch of a new, special edition on The Big Issue looking at the ‘Future of Work’, which details the success…

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