Judopay expands support of touch-free payments with Mastercard partnership
The strategic partnership will bolster Judopay’s services and touch-free payment solutions
London, UK, 29th September2020 - Judopay, a leading mobile-first payments provider, today announces its partnership with Mastercard, which will further increase Judopay’s network with a direct route to Mastercard's Payment Gateway Services global acquiring ecosystem.
For Judopay customers, this partnership adds acquirer optionality and enhanced resiliency, as well as faster deployment and additional support when businesses are looking to expand internationally. Mastercard’s global reach is also providing Judopaywith the ability to increase their foothold in Europe, Asia Pacific, Australia and North America.
This partnership comes at a time of accelerated online activity, following the global COVID-19pandemic. Having launched hygienic payments for pharmacies, enabling customers to buy their essentials online and have them delivered directly to their door, Judopay and Mastercard are now working to launch more touch-free payment solutions for businesses across the UK and abroad.
Throughout thelockdown period, consumers have become increasingly comfortable with shopping from the safety of their own handset, whether at home or on the move.Additionally, online transactions have skyrocketed and will continue to growinto the future. Therefore, the partnership will provide online merchants with the means to meet this increasing demand in an efficient and secure way.
Judopay's CEO Jeremy Nicholds, commented: "The partnership with Mastercard is the natural next step for our relationship. It will be a key strategic partnership as we grow our business across a range of different markets and head into an increasingly digital future. He added: "Mastercard and Judopay already have a successful track record, having worked together to provide Pay by Link solutions earlier this year. Now, we aim to help those adapting to the new normal by building a touch-free economy that’s accessible to all."
Keith Douglas, Executive Vice President, PaymentGateway Services, Mastercard continued: “We’re looking forward to building on our long-standing relationship with Judopay to help them provide more people with more touch-free payment choices in more places around the world.”
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About Judopay
Judopay is the leading mobile payments platform. Born out of the frustration with friction-filled checkouts we built a flexible solution designed to drive sales and improve the customer experience.Working closely with partners such as Mastercard, Discover and Visa, Judopay is continually building ways to enhance the overall payment experience for both the merchant and their customers. Available across multiple sectors, our solution is used by KFC, Young’s Pubs, Revolution Bars, Brakspears, Wahaca, Itsu and many more.
