GlobalData Regulatory News (DATA)

18 Oct 2005 07:00

Datacash Group PLC18 October 2005 DataCash Group Plc: Epic: DATA / Index: AIM / Sector: Support Services 18th October 2005 DATACASH GROUP PLC ('DataCash' or 'the Company') EXPANDS AS PARTNER ANDROMEDA SIGNS DEAL WITH PAPA JOHN'S DataCash Group Plc, the AIM listed payments service provider, is pleased toannounce that Andromeda, its service partner for Electronic Point of Sale (EPOS)systems, has been appointed by Papa John's, America's number one pizza companyand recent buyers of Perfect Pizza, to supply their Rameses Enterprise EPOSsystem to Papa John's head office and 80 business operations in the UK. Andromeda's EPOS system uses DataCash's fast card processing. The system alsoprovides Papa John's with a range of features, including real-time, multi-sitereporting, a fully integrated website to store ordering information forcustomers and multiple customisation options. The roll out will take placebefore the end of 2005 and the EPOS system will be extended to new sites as theyare set up, as well as franchise sites. DataCash CEO Terry Cave said: "This is great news for us as it underpins ourstrategy of securing a broad range of partnership agreements and alliances toincrease our market reach, improve our competitive edge and boost revenues.Andromeda is the UK's leading supplier of delivery EPOS systems for restaurantsand take-way operators, providing a high speed card authorisation delivery andcounter service. The relationship is working extremely well and we look forwardto making further inroads into the targeted market of around 5,000 deliveryoutlets, 22,000 counter service outlets in the fast food and coffee shopsectors, and 41,000 bars and pubs." ** ENDS * * Contacts: Terry Cave DataCash Group Plc Tel: 0870 7274760Isabel Crossley St Brides Media & Finance Ltd Tel: 020 7242 4477 Note to editors: • DataCash provides secure electronic payment and fraud managementsolutions to companies that process orders for goods and services over theInternet, call centres, interactive TV or from high street point of sale. • DataCash's payment solutions allow merchants to accept a widerange of payment options, from credit cards and direct debits, to emergingpayment types. • DataCash's reporting and management tools help automate the flowof complex payment processes, such as recurring billing, chargeback workflow andpayment reconciliation. • DataCash partners with and connects to an ever-expanding networkof payment processors and payment service providers to offer merchants a singlesource solution. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange