Consumers who prefer or who must pay with cash now may use cash-transaction network ZipZap Inc. at 10,000 more U.S. locations under a partnership ZipZap announced with Softgate Systems Inc. March 16.
ZipZap sends consumers who want to pay with cash and shop at a partner merchant a transaction code via a text message they can take to one of ZipZap’s 700,000 payment-center partners worldwide to complete the purchase. ZipZap also will send a code via the merchant website that they may print out instead.
With its Retail Payments Exchange platform, Softgate Systems provides such services as walk-in bill payment, domestic and international prepaid wireless, prepaid long distance, gift cards, international top-ups and international bill payments through its PayXchange service at its chain of independent agent locations.
Earlier this month, Miami Beach, Fla.-based SafetyPay began to offer ZipZap’s cash-payment service for consumers booking trips online (
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