Tuesday 2nd April, 2013

Global Payments Inc., is further strengthening its mobile payment offerings in the UK following the latest roll-out of Intuit Pay, an integrated mobile payment solution provided by Intuit.

The company is now a partner with three major UK mobile payments providers, which include agreements with O2 and hibu. These solutions offer businesses an affordable and flexible way to accept card payments using a smartphone or tablet. With the addition of Intuit to the marketplace it is hoped that further steps are taken towards the more widespread adoption of mobile payments among small businesses in the UK.

Intuit Pay is fully chip and PIN compliant and allows small businesses and individuals to accept card payments with their mobile phone, using a dedicated reader and downloadable app. Generally available in the UK from March 2013, Intuit Pay was recently featured as iTunes Editor's Choice App of the Week.

"Our goal is to help small merchants run their businesses more cost effectively and efficiently using the latest payments technology, regardless of their size or budget," said Chris Davies, Managing Director Global Payments. "We believe the Intuit launch is the latest step in a series of progressive developments for the mobile payments market, and has the potential to open up an entirely new customer base for small businesses."

Global Payments is HSBC Bank plc's preferred supplier for card processing in the UK.