London: 9 February 2015: PayPoint and IDT Corporation are bringing the Boss Revolution PIN-less calling service to more than 28,000 PayPoint locations across the UK. Boss Revolution customers will be able to purchase top-up vouchers through PayPoint in denominations of £2.50 to £40.
“The Boss Revolution app makes international long distance calling from your mobile phone convenient and affordable. With one touch dialling, low per minute rates and no hidden fees, there is no better way to keep in touch with friends and families overseas. Now, our partnership with PayPoint brings Boss Revolution to over 28,000 additional locations,” said Sammy Netzer, Sales Director for IDT Retail Europe Ltd.
Lewis Alcraft, Client Director at PayPoint UK & Ireland, added, “The PayPoint retail network provides Boss Revolution with the best and widest possible distribution network. With terminals in more than 28,000 locations in every part of the country, almost all open seven days a week, from early to late, our network is the most convenient way for Boss Revolution customers to purchase their top-up vouchers.”
Customers can use Boss Revolution vouchers to top up their accounts via the Boss Revolution mobile app or by calling 0330 777 1222.
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Enquiries:
Peter Brooker
Head of Corporate Affairs
01707 600356 / 07900 418960
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PayPoint Press Office
Karla Winch / Cathy Donald, Brands2Life
020 7592 1200 / 07940 422 931
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IDT Retail Europe Ltd
Mariana Trindade
Marketing Manager
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+44 (0) 207 028 6363
ABOUT BOSS REVOLUTION
Boss Revolution is a leading PIN-less calling service available in the United States, United Kingdom, Spain, Germany, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong and Singapore. Other Boss Revolution features include domestic and international airtime top-up and prepaid financial services.
Boss Revolution is the flagship brand of IDT Corporation, (NYSE: IDT) a global provider of telecommunications and payment services.
About IDT Corporation
IDT Corporation (NYSE:IDT) through its IDT Telecom division, provides telecommunications and payment services. IDT Telecom's retail products allow people to communicate and share resources around the world while its carrier services business is a global leader in wholesale voice termination. For more information, visit www.idteurope.com or www.idt.net.
About PayPoint
PayPoint is an international leader in payment technologies, its solutions transforming payments for everyone from consumer and financial services companies to retailers, utilities, media, e-commerce, gaming and government clients.
PayPoint delivers payments and services by taking the complexity of multi-channel payments and translating it into convenient, simple, value-added solutions. It handles almost £15 billion from 800 million transactions annually for more than 6,000 clients and merchants.
With the backing of 24/7 operations centres with dual site processing, PayPoint is widely recognised for its leadership in payment systems, smart technology and service.
Retail networks
The PayPoint retail network across the UK numbers over 28,200 local shops (including Co-op, Spar, McColls, Costcutter, Sainsbury’s Local, Tesco Express, One Stop, Asda, Londis and thousands of independents), where it processes energy meter pre-payments, bill payments, benefit payments, mobile phone top-ups, transport tickets, BBC TV licences, cash withdrawals and a range of other transactions. In Romania, the retail network numbers over 9,000 terminals in local shops, helping people to make cash bill payments, money transfers, road tax payments and mobile phone top-ups. In the Republic of Ireland, over 500 terminals in shops and credit unions process mobile top-ups and bill payments.
Collect+, a joint venture with Yodel, provides a parcel drop-off and pick-up service at more than 5,800 PayPoint retailers. PayPoint’s ATM network numbers more than 3,900 ‘LINK’ branded machines across the UK, and 9,700 PayPoint terminals enable retailers to accept credit and debit cards.
Mobile and Online
PayPoint Mobile and Online (formerly trading as PayPoint.net, PayByPhone and Adaptis) handles over 142 million payments for parking, payments and consumer services. In major cities in the UK, Canada, USA, France, Switzerland and Australia, its parking solutions make it easy for people to pay for parking by mobile, as well as providing electronic parking permits, automatic number plate recognition systems for car parks and penalty charge notices.
PayPoint’s core online payments platform is linked to 16 major acquiring banks in the UK, Europe and North America, delivering secure credit and debit card payments for almost 4,800 online merchants. Its suite of products ranges from transaction gateway to a bureau service, in addition to value-added services such as FraudGuard, an advanced service that mitigates the risk of fraud in card not present transactions.
