Expanding in Europe
SumUp, the company that enables merchants to take debit and credit payments with their smartphones, has launched in France, Belgium and Portugal.
Businesses in these countries will now be able to sign up to the service through the SumUp app (available on both iOS and Android) or via the SumUp website, and receive native language assistance from the SumUp support team.The mPOS company’s technology is capable of processing both MasterCard and Visa payments. It is available to businesses in ten distinct European markets.
Daniel Klein, CEO of SumUp, commented: ” I am delighted that we are already at a stage where we can offer merchants in France, Belgium, and Portugal the convenience of our technology and the peace-of-mind that comes with processing credit and debit card payments over our carefully secured network.”
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