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news Cammax TVMs help Nottinghamshire borough break £1m sales mark Pay as you go travel smartcards used by commuters in Gedling, Nottinghamshire, have broken through the £1 million sales mark just a year after launch thanks in part to the rollout of Cammax TVMs (Ticket Vending Machines) in the region. Nottingham City Council’s (NCC) initial project with Cammax was for 82 ITSO Smart Outdoor Card Dispensing Kiosks and six Indoor TVMs. The dispensing machines are located in prime and convenient locations around the region allowing commuters to purchase travel smartcards with ease. Following the success of the initial project, the close working relationship Cammax developed with NCC enabled the authority to nearly double the size of the next rollout; in 2016 an additional 66 TVMs were ordered which have since been deployed. NCC now has the first Oyster- Style ticketing scheme outside London with one of the highest City Centre penetrations of Smart TVMs in the UK. Since the TVMs have been deployed, it has been reported that over 20,000 Robin Hood pay as you go smartcards are now thought to be in circulation, enabling passengers access to cheaper travel on Nottingham’s trains and trams. The cards have proved popular across the Gedling borough since machines were installed in other locations including Arnold, Carlton and Netherfield. n KIOSK solutions 8 KIOSK solutions Elo announces PayPoint Plus for iPad and Android mPOS systems Elo has released the next generation of the PayPoint mPOS solution – the PayPoint Plus for iPad and the PayPoint Plus for Android. The all in one mPOS solutions bring a modern aesthetic to the point of sale, alongside everything a merchant needs including a fully integrated 2D barcode scanner from Honeywell, a 3in printer from Star Micronics and an encryptable MSR from Magtek. Also integrated is a full-sized cash drawer, connections for third-party peripherals, a flip-for- signature touchscreen, and on some configurations a built-in customer- facing display. This space-saving and commercial-grade AiO is ideal for retailers and operators of all sizes in all verticals, including general retail, speciality, salons, quick-service, casual dining, cafes, grocers, hotels, stadiums and other entertainment venues. PayPoint Plus is available to order today. PayPoint’s single-cable design makes setting up the POS system fast and easy. Merchants can customise the platform to their needs by adding third-party peripherals, including a scale, secondary cash drawer, handheld scanner, EMV terminal and NFC reader. “With PayPoint Plus, Elo gives retailers the best of both worlds by combining the flexibility and cost- effectiveness of a mobile architecture with the retail-hardened durability our POS solutions are known for,” said Craig Witsoe, CEO at Elo. “Retailers integrating mPOS solutions such as the PayPoint Plus will impress shoppers and maintain a competitive advantage through the intuitive customer experience.”. n If you have any news please email James Abbott, [email protected]