Onescan is a visual alternative to NFC that works online, in-store and on the move. It turns any screen into a Point of Sale allowing customers to purchase in under 10 seconds. Even brand new ones! Instant new customers, speed to checkout, real-time loyalty, coupon redemption, stock optimisation, floor-space reduction, increased sales associate efficiency are just …
The event started with a really great keynote from Mark Stevenson, Author, Speaker, Ideas Generator and Futurist. Thought provoking and poignant. He reminded us that “Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn’t go away” [Philip K. Dick, in “How To Build A Universe That Doesn’t Fall Apart Two Days Later” (1978)] and …
LIVE FROM THE GSMA’S NFC & MOBILE MONEY SUMMIT, NEW YORK: Mobile commerce executives laid out a vision of a future with increasingly pervasive technology and significant industry cooperation. Richard Harris, CEO and co-founder of visual payment technology company Ensygnia, said retailers and mobile commerce vendors will work to improve how individuals interact with the …
Rising Stars, Founders Forum’s showcase for the hottest new start-ups, provides an extraordinary showcase for entrepreneurs … British company, Ensygnia, has developed what could be transformative technology for mobile transactions. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/10374934/Entrepreneurial-DNA-holds-key-to-digital-evolution.html – Really great for Ensygnia to be a part of the Founder’s Forum event and even better to see coverage by the Telegraph.
Bloomberg & @WayraUK hosted an invitation only investor preview day for the brilliant start-ups in Wayra UK. (http://bit.ly/15ffwdv) Great event, absolutely packed with over 150 investors, press and influencers. Lots of interest in all the companies and good to see DFJ Esprit, Delta, Microsoft and others in preparation for Ensygnia’s series A next year. Good …
Another great step forward for my company: Ensygnia, the mobile payments company backed by Telefonica’s technology start-up accelerator Wayra, today confirmed it had been granted its second UK patent. The company, which recently closed its $3.3m start-up funding round, added that its granted UK patents now covered both log-in and payment processes. Read more…
Google Hangout with <a href=”http://www.linkedin.com/in/paulmcneal” target=”_blank”>Paul McNeal</a> of TBF Global Ventures discussing Young Entrepreneurship in the UK http://bit.ly/13jGm5M
See on Scoop.it – Ensygnia UK start-up Ensygnia, a mobile payments company pitching itself as the “visual equivalent of NFC”, has closed its final seed-funding round. Richard H Harris‘s insight: Great news for UK start-ups. It is possible to complete a large seed round here, rather than the valley. See on http://www.mobileworldlive.com
Ensygnia has just closed a $3.3m pre-revenue, seed round in the UK. Backers include Wayra the Telefonica / O2 accelerator, Rhoddy Swire (of Pantheon Ventures – investing personally), Irongate Capital, Sancy Capital and Jesus College Cambridge as well as other investors, the founders and management team. The round was 9.96% oversubscribed. Richard H Harris, CEO …
It’s been a while since I’ve presented to 1500 people and it was really great to see the connection with the audience as a real metric. I’m proud to say Ensygnia was one of just six finalists chosen to pitch and demonstrate our innovation, OneScan, at the Mobile World Congress #MWC13. We were voted and …
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