Paris, 21v July 2022 — French fintech company dejamobile, a specialist in mobile and contactless payment solutions, announces the launch of the first app based on SoftPOS (Software POS or mobile payment terminal) technology that is compatible with the CB network.
With extensive expertise in digital payments, NFC technology, and software and hardware security accumulated since 2012, dejamobile has developed a contactless payment acceptance app. This 100% software-based SoftPOS solution is designed to transform Android smartphones and tablets into contactless payment terminals. The app allows users to pay for their purchases using a contactless bank card or a mobile payment app.
It is also the first solution of its kind on the market to be fully compatible with the CB network, France’s leading payment system with 73.9 million cards in circulation. The teams at Cartes Bancaires CB worked with the dejamobile teams to implement CB card acceptance into dejamobile’s ReadyToTap(™) solution, enabling the first trials in France of CB payment acceptance on SoftPOS solutions.
“CB has been monitoring the development of SoftPOS technology for a long time. We believe it has now reached the necessary level of maturity to offer CB retailers innovative and secure solutions for point-of-sale and contactless payments. As an innovator, CB was committed to partnering with a company like dejamobile to enable CB acceptance within its solution. We are therefore very pleased that this successful integration will allow us to launch the first CB SoftPOS pilot programmes,” said Loÿs Moulin, Development Director at CB.
“We are very pleased that our contactless payment acceptance solution, ReadyToTap(™), is the first to feature the CB logo. Beyond reinforcing our position as the leader in SoftPOS technology in France, this is good news for retailers and payment industry players in France. SoftPOS technology offers many advantages, and like any innovation, it must inspire confidence in order to be adopted".
“In this regard, working with CB is an essential step toward the widespread deployment of this technology in the French market. We would like to thank the teams at CB and our retailer customers for their cooperation throughout the certification process,” explained Ahmad Saif, Chief Technology Officer and co-founder of dejamobile.
SoftPOS: the payment terminal of the future
SoftPOS (short for Software Point of Sale) is a 100% software-based alternative to traditional payment terminals. It is an app that any retailer can download onto a mobile device (smartphone or tablet) to turn it into a payment terminal, provided the device is equipped with NFC technology. Once installed, the app allows retailers to accept contactless payments of any amount directly on that mobile device. By digitising the entire payment acceptance process, the advantage of SoftPOS is clear for both small businesses and large retailers: it eliminates the costs and constraints associated with installing and maintaining a fleet of physical terminals. Above all, the solution is easy to use and flexible, capable of addressing a variety of use cases for accepting contactless payments — whether in-store, on the go, or in organised retail settings.
