Unitas Wholesale has partnered with EchoPay to provide members and retailers with a more secure and easier payment service.
Through the partnership, wholesalers will be able to take payments using open banking channels rather than through more costly debit and credit card providers while retailers will be able to pay for orders with Unitas wholesalers via a secure branded website or app.
The service is currently rolling out across Unitas Wholesale members and has already integrated with United Wholesale Scotland, Small Beer Wholesale and ABV Wholesale. Wilds of Oldham, R D Johns Foodservice and Venus Wine and Spirits Merchants have also signed up.
Customers that use the new service will have the chance to win vouchers each month as part of its ‘VIPayer’ initiative – the world’s first open banking rewards scheme. Each month EchoPay and Unitas will give away five prizes of up to a £100 voucher. In December, one £500 voucher will be up for grabs. Each transaction over £50 retailers send will count as one entry into the competition.
EchoPay is headed by James Ward who held senior and director positions at wholesalers such as A.C. Ward and Son and Forward Wholesale. “A growing number of retail and foodservice businesses are using EchoPay to pay for orders and are benefiting from greater security and a better user experience,” he said. “EchoPay has a longstanding partnership with Unitas and it made perfect sense for us to launch VIPayer together and give a further incentive for a retailer or caterer to deal with a Unitas Wholesale member.”
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