New-generation, mobile point-of-sale terminals have been installed in all 34 of Rotorua Taxis' fleet as part of a large nationwide rollout by taxi billing-solutions provider TaxiCharge NZ. Rotorua Taxis chairman George Melrose said the cars' technology was now more advanced than many shops'.
"We all had Eftpos before, but now it is all security coded - a lot of shops don't have this yet," he said.
As well as being more difficult to defraud, the new terminals complied with international Eurocard, MasterCard and Visa standards for credit cards, making the system more reliable for overseas visitors, who made up a good proportion of the firm's business.
All Eftpos machines needed to meet the standards by May 31 and Melrose said it would make life easier during the Rugby World Cup in September and October, when Rotorua was likely to host a significant number of the 85,000 international visitors expected to come to New Zealand for the event.
"This will cater for all the World Cup people coming from overseas. Before there were sometimes problems with the chip and pin cards from foreign visitors, but not any more."
More reliable Eftpos availability improved security as well, as more people were able to pay by card and drivers could carry less cash on them.
Rotorua Taxis' new technology will also benefit local customers as the system is capable of accepting travel cards such as Wellington Regional Council's Snapper card.
Melrose said the Bay of Plenty Regional Council's travel discount cards could be incorporated into the system in the future, making transactions simpler for the people using the card, and the drivers.
Source link: http://www.rotoruadailypost.co.nz/local/news/rotorua-cabbies-pick-up-eftpos/3949301/
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