CashGuard AB, the leading provider of closed and secure cash handling solutions for the Nordic, European and international grocery and retail industry, has just signed a strategically important breakthrough order with Coop in Kuwait. Together with PSI Group's Kuwaiti partner, Money Guard Technologies, an initial pilot installation of 20 CashGuard systems is to be implemented at all cash registers in the Kuwaiti Coop Store Shamieh & Shuwaik Co-Operative Society. Implementation will take place as soon as the new CashGuard solution adapted to Kuwaiti dinars has been finalized. The market potential in Kuwait and the Middle East is expected to be significant in the long term. - Not only does this confirm CashGuard's attractiveness among large and leading retailers around the world, but it also represents a strategically important entry into a new and interesting market. Successful growth and internationalisation of CashGuard is a key priority area. The agreement for implementation of CashGuard at Coop in Kuwait City is the first contract in a very exciting region. On this basis - together with our partner - it is reasonable to have positive expectations going ahead. At the same time we are very pleased that the customer in this case is Coop and that the implementation includes all cash registers in one of the chain's largest stores in Kuwait, says Jørgen Waaler, CEO of PSI Group ASA. Coop is a significant retail player in Kuwait including more than 55 regional Coop associations in the country which each covers several stores. The stores have from 3 to 25 cash registers and in total there are approximately 1,200 cash registers in the Coop chain in Kuwait. Thus, the store in question where the pilot installation will be implemented, Shamieh & Shuwaik Co-Operative Society, is one of the very largest Coop stores and the concept founder. - As the Kuwaiti partner we have invested heavily in CashGuard as we are convinced that there is a huge potential for secure cash handling solutions in Kuwait and the Middle East. Most of our business is built around CashGuard and we expect that this breakthrough order could speed-up the understanding and demand for CashGuard in this market. Once the dinars customization is completed, the possibility for further deliveries are good, especially since daily unsecured cash handling transactions is a growing problem also here, says Omar AlOmar, Managing Director and Owner of Money Guard Technologies (L.L.C.) in Kuwait. CashGuard AB, a wholly subsidiary of PSI Group ASA, forms one of the Group`s three business areas; Cash Management Retail. The company`s management team and R & D operations are located in Stockholm, Sweden. An installed base of nearly 14 000 systems operate every day at all kinds of cash handling retail points of sale. The client base includes most large grocery chains in Scandinavia and increasingly also European and international players. For additional information please contact: Jørgen Waaler CEO of PSI Group ASA Phone +47 905 90 010 Facts about PSI Group PSI Group is a leading global provider of closed cash handling solutions in the society and provider of retail technology for improving the efficiency of price, goods and consumer information in selected geographical areas. PSI Group is head quartered in Rælingen (Norway) and employs around 360 staff in Scandinavia and Europe. The company is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange and Nasdaq OMX in Stockholm.
Breakthrough contract for CashGuard with Coop in Kuwait City
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