Intelligent Info-Kiosks system adds up new payment points and services

Newsroom 06/05/2011 | 17:53

The System of Intelligent Info-Kiosks for unattended POS tax payment by card, has entered a new development stage.

The project was initiated in 2009 by the sector 6 Public Service for Local Public Finances, being developed in partnership with Piraeus Bank Romania which implemented the card payment technology and Printec Group Romania, which supplied the technical solution for the system.

In the second development stage of the project, inhabitants of the sector 6 will also be able to pay their traffic fines which can be paid at half price within the first 48 hours after receiving the respective fine.

Another 4 POS devices will be installed in areas with intense traffic.

The project started with a number of 8 POS devices located in key commercial areas in sector 6. Thus, the system of unattended payments covers AFI Palace Cotroceni, Plaza Romania, Cora Militari, Metro, Auchan Militari, Selgros Drumul Taberei and Crangasi commercial center.

The total value of the project since it was put into place in 2009 was EUR 150,000, which was supported by the sector 6 City Hall. The first stage of the project cost EUR 100,000, after which an additional EUR 50,000 was required when the other four devices were put into place.

Since the system was put into place in 2009, there have been more than 6,500 payments summing up more than EUR 125,000, which represents approximately 20 percent of the total sums collected from card payments. The total number of users who used the system was 15,500.