VAUGHAN, ONTARIO, April 23, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NEWMEDIAWIRE – Comepay, Inc. (OTC PINK: CMPY) (“the Company”) is pleased to announce that Chek-online LLC, a subsidiary of Comepay, Inc. and the manufacturer of the smart terminal and fiscal cash register line “Cassatka” has concluded an agreement with the National Payment Card System (“NSPK”) for the use of contactless payment system “Mir” for the Cassatka Mini series of smart terminals.
NSPK, the operator of the Russian national contactless payment system “Mir” recently concluded an agreement with Chek-online for the supply of materials required to develop customized solutions for the Cassatka Mini mobile smart terminal, including contactless payments.
The Cassatka Mini, designed as a handheld, easily transportable unit to help individuals and businesses comply with Russian Tax legislation 54-FZ is ideally suited for public transport, couriers, taxis and other similar businesses due to the built-in merchant acquiring, the ability to replenish travel card balances and make instant payments for transport, delivered goods and ticket purchases.
The Cassatka Mini is currently processing payments made via the Visa and Mastercard payment systems.
Implementation of the “Mir” contactless payment process shall consist of two stages: (i) technical protocol coordination and (2) full testing of the payment certification process. Once both testing stages are complete, the Cassatka Mini smart terminal will be officially included on the list of supported NSPK card payment devices.
Mr. Dmitry Tsatskhin, CEO of Comepay, added, “Almost all the cards currently being issued in Russia are contactless. However, not all POS-terminals and online payment terminals can accept payments via contactless Mir card swiping. The certification underway for the contactless swiping system integrated with our Cassatka Mini will enable Mir Card holders to make any type of single-swipe purchases at any Cassatka Mini point of sale, further widening the appeal of our highly functional and compact hand held units.”
About Comepay
The Comepay group of companies including Comepay, RP Systems, M-NN LLC and Chek-Online have been operating for over 11 years providing internet acquiring services and support, facilitating instant payments and internet-based payment transactions via kiosks, mobile interfaces and web-based applications such as electronic wallets. The Company also leases and sells cash registers and Point of Sale (POS) systems, including its recently developed proprietary multifunctional smart POS fiscal cash register system. Combining proprietary software and equipment, Comepay processes over 4.7 million customer payments per month and presently has more than 12,700 kiosks across Russia. The companies are currently focusing their planned business expansion on their family of smart POS fiscal cash register systems called “Cassatka” in order to help businesses comply with newly released Russian taxation legislation, 54-FZ which requires a further 3 million businesses in fiscal 2019 to install new, federally compliant on-line cash registers. The Cassatka, Comepay’s family of multifunctional smart POS online fiscal cash registers can process payments and meet fiscal data storage requirements for participating businesses, including web-based businesses. The product line is convenient and a cost competitive solution for businesses to meet the current federal taxation requirements in Russia and is currently being sold by a series of marketing partners across Russia. As the companies expand their business model, we expect to offer blockchain acquiring services and also to accept payments in multiple crypto currencies on the Cassatka. The Comepay group of companies presently earn revenue from a variety of channels including fee-based commissions on payment processing for both cash and debit card payments, software licensing, kiosk placement fees and other rental fees for cash registers and associated equipment. The Comepay companies are looking to expand rapidly in fiscal 2019 and beyond as we continue to market the Cassatka smart terminals, along with a suite of enhanced user features. Please see websites below: www.comepaygroup.com, www.comepay.ru, www.kassatka.me, www.chekonline.ru, www.starrys.ru