PayPoint HQ staff in virtual cycle ride from Lands End to John O’Groats
PayPoint, the UK’s leading branded payments network, is supporting BBC Children in Need once again this year, enabling the public to make cash donations at PayPoint retailers. Customers who raise funds through their own events are able to donate through the PayPoint terminal.
As well as providing another reason for people to visit their local store, PayPoint has also launched a campaign to enable retailers to make a real difference to the lives of disadvantaged children right here in the UK by raising cash themselves, ensuring even more money for Pudsey.
PayPoint retailers who want to participate will be provided with an A3 poster and a collection box for customers to give any spare change as they shop, along with other fundraising ideas.
Stores raising at least £100 in their collection box will go into a prize draw for a visit from Pudsey, the much-loved BBC Children in Need mascot,
along with help to make the most of the visit in the local press.
PayPoint Head Office staff are joining in the fun by taking part in a ‘virtual’ cycle ride from Lands End to John O’Groats and hope to raise £10,000. At least 90 people have pledged to ‘cycle’ 10 miles each at home, at the gym and even on the road to cover the 902 miles.
Mike Igoe, Retail Strategy Director at PayPoint, said: “Last year, PayPoint retailers made a fabulous effort and collected thousands of pounds for BBC Children in Need. This year, we want to do better by involving our retailers and our own staff in their own fund-raising activities.
“It’s easy and convenient for people to donate at PayPoint outlets because of their long opening hours and locations in the heart of their communities. It’s also easy for retailers to let their customers know they can donate in their store as we’re sending a free poster to all 22,000 PayPoint retailers.
“Hopefully, this will mean that even more money will be raised for BBC Children in Need this year.”
The BBC Children in Need Appeal takes place on Friday, 19 November 2010.
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ABOUT PAYPOINT
PayPoint is a leading specialist payments company with operations in the UK, Ireland, Romania, France, USA and Canada. It handles over £9.5 billion from over 550 million
transactions annually for more than 6,000 clients and merchants.
PayPoint processes consumer payments across a wide variety of markets (energy pre and post-payment, telecoms, housing, water, transport, e-commerce, parking and gaming)
through its retail networks, internet and mobile phone channels:
Retail networks
The PayPoint branded retail network in the UK numbers over 22,000 terminals located in local shops (including Co-op, Spar, McColls, Costcutter, Sainsbury’s Local, One Stop, Londis and
thousands of independents). Collect+, a joint venture with Yodel, formerly Home Delivery Network Limited, provides a parcel collection and drop off service at more than 3,400
PayPoint retailers. Its ATM network numbers more than 2,300 ‘LINK’ branded machines across the UK, mainly in the same sites as PayPoint terminals.
In Romania, the branded retail network numbers over 4,800 terminals located in local shops, processing cash bill payments for utilities and mobile phone top-ups. In Ireland, over 500
outlets in shops and credit unions process mobile top-ups and bill payments.
Internet
PayPoint.net is an internet payment service provider linking into all major UK acquiring banks to deliver secure online credit and debit card payments for over 5,600 web merchants. It
offers a comprehensive set of products ranging from a transaction gateway through to a bureau service and FraudGuard, an advanced service to mitigate the risk of fraud.
PayByPhone
PayByPhone is a leading international provider of services to parking authorities allowing consumers to use their mobile phones to pay for their parking by credit or debit card. It has
contracts in the UK, France, Canada and the USA.
PayPoint floated on the London Stock Exchange in September 2004. It is widely recognised for its leadership in prepayment systems, smart technology and consumer service.
