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„Continue our exciting journey under one brand”

„Continue our exciting journey under one brand”

Almost a year ago, Bluefin Payment Systems acquired TECS Payment Solutions. As a logical next step, TECS will now be renamed Bluefin and the “exciting journey” will be continued together under one brand. Read more


Girocard certification as “milestone” for payment platform

Girocard certification as “milestone” for payment platform

Payment expert TECS, A Bluefin Company, has received Girocard certification from the German Banking Industry Committee (GBIC) based on the NEXO v4.0 standard for processing debit cards in Germany. Read more


Fast SmartPOS terminal now docked to PaaS platform

Fast SmartPOS terminal now docked to PaaS platform

TECS, a leading payment platform as a service (PPaaS) provider, notes the tochdown for the new N950, a blazing fast SmartPOS terminal from Newland NPT, which is now docked to the Read more


Cloud Based Payment at F1 Austrian Grand Prix 2023

Cloud Based Payment at F1 Austrian Grand Prix 2023

For the third time, TECS successfully supported the latest F1 race at the iconic Red Bull Ring I project Spielberg, Austria with state-of-the-art payments to enhance the overall spectator experience. Read more


Consolidation of international payment division

Under the flagship of CCV GmbH, the company plans to bring its innovation into specific international markets. All international business activities will now be consolidated and run within its Germany-based division. Read more


Etix launches new payment system

With ConnectFun, Etix gives guests the possibility to pre-load credits to RFID-enabled wristbands or cards, and redeem for rides, games, and concessions on site. ConnectFun allows fairs to create effortless transactions for for example food for their guests. Read more


World Cup: One Fifth of Purchases Contactless

According to a published analysis by Visa, one fifth of the FIFA World Cup 2018 purchases use contactless technology. In the stadiums themselves, the share of contactless payments was 54 percent. Read more


Birmingham City Football Club offers cashless payment

From the new season, fans of the blues can pay without cash in the stadium. The Blues Fastpay is to shorten the waiting times at the dining options enormously and improve the fan experience. Read more


Genting Arena becomes cashless

An initiative from award-winning caterer Amadeus has seen the Genting Arena become the first UK arena to go cashless across its food and beverage concessions. Advantages of paying cashless are less queuing and speedier service. Read more


Riedel and simply-X in cooperation

Riedel invests in simply-X and cooperates to offer cashless payment and access control. Through this new partnership, Riedel is expanding its range of technical and logistical services in the event sector by adding solutions from simply-X. Read more


Swiss Payment-specialist launches new product

The Swiss company specialized in Payment and Ticketing solutions Avance Pay, announce that the musical festival BCN Live! by Sony Music will use the cashless system AvanceEvent in all the bar counters at the VIP area, eliminating the risk and high costs associated with handling cash. Read more