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123 Send – industry update...
Closure of the Cheque Guarantee Card Scheme – effective 30th June 2011
The 24 bank and building society members of the UK Domestic Cheque Guarantee Card Scheme have announced that the Scheme will close on 30th June 2011, meaning that it will no longer be possible to guarantee a cheque under the Scheme after this date.
The Payments Council concluded that it was in all parties’ interests to manage the Scheme’s demise in a coordinated fashion following extensive consultation with guaranteed cheque users and acceptors. This announcement does not mean the end of cheques as businesses will continue to be able to accept them and customers will still be able to write them.
James Coe, Head of Sales, 123 Send says:“We have been expecting this for some time and are pleased that the members of the Scheme have taken a unified approached to the scheme’s closure. We at 123Send support the taking of secure and flexible payments with our industry leading mobile (GPRS) Chip and Pin terminal.”
What do I need to do?
You don't need to take any action as a result of the closure. However, if you would like to see how a 123 Send card payment terminal would support your business email us at sales@123send.net or call us Free on 0800 54 23 123.
Source: UK Payments Administration Ltd
123 Hire and the East Anglian Game & Country Fair
123 Hire are working in partnership with the East Anglian Game & Country Fair to help ensure the exhibitors can make the most of the event in 2012.
Click here for more information about the fair - http://www.ukgamefair.co.uk
123 Hire provided 30 terminals to a fundraising event at Billingsgate Market
The specialist 123 Hire service has been utilised by a charity needing to take card payments at a boxing event in Billingsgate Market, East London. The charity evening included a raffle and an auction for which the terminals, provided on a discounted charity rate, were used to ensure payment was received there and then while allowing guests to be more generous than perhaps even they expected! All money raised went towards financing surgical procedures to help children smile.
123 Hire provide mobile terminals for Hard Rock concert in Hyde Park
How do you accept secure mobile payments in a park? 123 provide the answer.
123 Hire provide 50 terminals for charity hospital fundraising event
50 heavily discounted terminals were provided by 123 Hire for use by hospital fundraising staff in a unique charity event. Major banks provided the trading floors with the charities taking a cut of all trades during the given hour. While trading was continuing the terminals were fast at work taking generous donations from bank staff. All money raised went towards the hospital appeal.
123 Hire provide terminals in an effort to raise further funds in the race to save endangered species
Our terminals were used at the fundraising ball to help raise as much money as possible to aid the protection and reintroduction of Lowland Gorillas into the Congo and The Gabon. The terminals were used to aid the collection of generous donations and auction purchases. For more on this and other conservation projects including returning Black Rhinos to their natural habitat please visit
www.totallywild.net
123 Hire provide mobile terminals for one off sample sales held by a major high street retailer
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