SmartCentric to provide An Post (The Irish Postal Service) with next generation applications for Billpay and eTopup

SmartCentric Technologies International Ltd (SmartCentric) today announced it has been chosen by An Post (the Irish Postal Service) to develop it’s next generation of Bill Pay and Phone Top up (Etopup) applications for its retail network PostPoint.

The applications that allow customers to pay their utilities bill such Gas, Phone and other bills at their local PostPoint retail outlet as well as topping up mobile phones, are being redeveloped to take advantage of the latest advances in terminal and security technologies. The new applications will be rolled out during 2007 out as part of a broad range of services to the Irish market through the PostPoint network.

Enda Kelly, MD PostPoint says “We are delighted to work with Smartcentric as our preferred software application developer as they have a proven track record in this field. We look forward to working with them on our Etopup and Billpay applications in order to deliver them to our network throughout 2007”

Kieran Timmins, CEO of SmartCentric comments. “We are very pleased that An Post chose SmartCentric to develop these applications. Our extensive experience with secure payments and terminal applications allowed us to offer An Post a unique blend of skills to provide a world class solution.”