PAX Technology, a leading provider of electronic payment terminal solutions, revealed an entire portfolio of advanced payment terminal solutions at Retail Tech 2021 tradeshow in Tokyo International Exhibition Center from March 9th to 12th.
During the 4-day tradeshow, visitors to PAX stand were deeply impressed by the world's most advanced Android solutions powered by the MAXSTORE SaaS platform, allowing acquiring banks and payment service providers to manage their own app marketplace and terminals assets conveniently and to deliver innovative value-added services to merchants.
At the exhibition, Android-based Smart payment terminals were favoured for their compact, stylish smartphone-tablet like design, exceptional performance and capability to deliver a rich set of value-added applications and services. These included the elegant and worldwide famous SmartPOS A920. PAX also showcased the latest Android-based A35, a PCI PTS 6.x certified Android-based PINpad for retail & supermarkets, as well as the A77, PAX's most advanced Android miniPOS solution for retail transactions.
The localized S920 mobile terminal and Q28 PINpad were showcased in the event as PAX's current mainstream products in Japan market during the event. Q28 is an integrated PINpad solution, which was designed for Japan market, to suit local usage habits and the specific function requirements, such as dual-head magnetic card reader and Felica support, as well as the particular usage scenario to integrate with ECR, which was occupied a significant share in the Japanese payment terminal market.
IM10, as one of the significant products exhibited in this exhibition, is an unattended payment module designed for alternative payments options such as NFC and code scanning payments. A fully certified IM10 integrated with the vending machine was displayed at the PAX stand. Visitors could experience the innovative payment of IM10 simply with a prepaid card or an electronic wallet. This interactive experience device has received wide recognition from customers.
The pandemic has put Retail Tech 2020 to a halt last year and back in March this year. In 2020 the COVID-19 posed challenges to the payment industry. However, it's a good chance for the Japanese market to accelerating the pace of e-payment. As a leading global player, PAX continues to take the lead in product innovation and provide more diversified payment solutions to the market.