250,000 delegates use mobile solution
With a national programme of 18 consumer exhibitions, as well as trade events, ICHF welcomes nearly 250,000 people each year to its shows. Up to 250 exhibitors display and demonstrate their latest ranges at each exhibition, which take place around the UK at many of the major indoor and outdoor venues, including the NEC Birmingham & SECC Glasgow.
ICHF required a reliable and simple to operate mobile card processing solution that could be easily transported to, and used at, each event; whilst providing a safe and secure method of accepting credit and debit card payments from visitors. As well as being a more convenient purchasing method for visitors, the mobile solution also enables ICHF and its exhibitors to cope with busy sale periods simply by switching on another terminal.
By choosing Commidea’s mobile Ocius solution - a unique product that requires no bank testing and can be implemented alongside any POS set-up – ICHF has secured a payment method that is ideal for mobile retailing with real-time card authorisation.
“We currently operate six mobile Ocius terminals, which we use to complete payment transactions at any event location, however remote or rural. For ICHF, this level of flexibility is vital – as well as providing an easy and effective way of taking card payments, it also allows us to accommodate busy sale periods quickly and at no extra cost,” said David Bennett, Managing Director at ICHF.
The mobile Ocius system, which uses a VeriFone GPRS terminal, offers permanent connectivity via GPRS allowing card authorisation in seconds from anywhere in the country. As well as being extremely efficient there are also no call costs, thus making it a highly cost-effective solution.