acardo and CorFire™ to Bring NFC-Enabled Vouchering to Market
Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) July 01, 2013 -- CorFire, the mobile commerce business of SK C&C USA and the industry-leading mobile commerce technology, today announced a strategic partnership with marketing and IT services leader acardo group AG. The partnership will enable acardo to incorporate its digital vouchering solution “open wallet“ into the CorFire Wallet product platform.
acardo is a leading coupon technology innovator and coupon clearinghouse serving over 10,000 retail locations across Europe. Under the agreement, acardo technology and clearing service will be seamlessly integrated into the CorFire mobile commerce wallet platform. In addition, the two companies will integrate technologies in order to enable NFC acquisition and redemption of vouchers thru mobile wallets. This innovative mobile wallet will enable mobile operators, merchants, and financial institutions to fully capitalize on the promise of mobile commerce.
Using this enhanced technology, companies will now be able to develop and deliver offers that are customized base on past consumer behavior, time of day and physical location. Merchants will have the opportunity to engage with consumers through social check-ins, mobile gifting and more, which has the ability to recreate how companies structure loyalty programs.
“Retailers increasingly see mobile wallets as a game changer for enhancing consumer engagements and payment experience,” said Christoph Thye, Executive Board member of acardo. “The combined arcado and CorFire solution will meet retailers’ expectations to sell more effectively to their consumers.”
“We have always envisioned the value of mobile commerce going well beyond standard payment processing,” said Dr. Jae Chung, president and CEO of CorFire. “The acardo relationship presents a unique opportunity for CorFire to demonstrate how mobile commerce technology, and more specifically our technology, can improve the entire shopping experience.”
About CorFire
From retailers to handset manufacturers to financial institutions to mobile network operators, organizations today need a proven way to extend their brands and enable their customers to use smartphones as a channel for commerce. With its proven industry expertise, CorFire helps all organizations in the mobile ecosystem deliver on the promise of an environment where consumers can live life mobile. As the mobile commerce business of SK C&C USA, CorFire leverages the billion dollar financial backing of its parent company, SK C&C, with its 10+ years of mobile payments experience to provide a scalable and trusted technology that helps companies quickly and securely move their mobile commerce platforms forward.
Headquartered in Atlanta with local presence across Europe and Asia-Pacific, CorFire offers three core technology solutions: its Trusted Services Manager (TSM) platform - CorTSM™, a robust mobile wallet platform - CorPay™, and Cor360 - a state-of-the-art suite of mobile marketing services. For more information please visit http://www.corfire.com.
About acardo group AG
The acardo group AG provides innovative IT and marketing services related to couponing. Founded in 2000 in Germany, acardo now serves more than 10.000 retail locations. Most of the large CPG manufacturers already chose acardo to execute their couponing promotions. The acardo innovations include the fully automated and audit-proof electronic coupon clearing, the integrated checkout couponing, automated coupon distribution via reverse vending machines and the mobile couponing solution open wallet. Find out more under acardo-ag.com.
Andrew Choi, CorFire, http://www.corfire.com, 770-670-4749, [email protected]
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