Wallis Companies Missouri Convenience Stores Introduce Finger Scan Payment Options
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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 10-- Central Missouri consumers can now conveniently and securely pay for gas and snacks with the touch of a finger at 13 Mobil Gas Station Wallis Convenience Store locations.
"The system debits a shopper's checking account just like writing a check or using a debit card, but without having to hassle with wallets, cards, PINs, paper or checks," said Melissa Huntington, marketing manager of Wallis Oil. "Because account numbers are not exposed, the technology is helping provide our customers with faster checkouts and more secure transactions."
The new service is powered by biometric payments leader Pay By Touch, which recently acquired all assets of BioPay and now operates the BioPay-branded biometric payment network throughout the country. In addition to added convenience, finger-scan payments provide the ultimate security. No one -- not even the store associate -- sees the account number or the payment method used to make purchases.
As an introductory offer, when customers sign up for the service at participating Mobil stores, they will receive a discount of 10 cents per gallon of gas purchased the first time they pay with their finger.
Signing up takes just minutes at the Mobil stores. To enroll, customers provide identification, checking account information and a finger scan. The system is free and secure, and customer information is never sold. Once signed up, customers can immediately make purchases with the touch of a finger at any retailer offering the BioPay-branded service.
"Paying with the touch of a finger is a win-win for consumers and merchants," said John Rogers, founder, chairman, and CEO of Pay By Touch. "Shoppers can conveniently and securely make purchases with the confidence that their personal information remains secure before, during and after the transaction."
The convenient BioPay-branded service is already available in the greater St. Louis area at Mid-Towne IGA in St. Charles, as well as at Home Service Oil Express Mart locations in Arnold and Seckman. Exact locations can be found at www.biopay.com .
Participating Wallis Companies Locations:
Mobil On the Run 214 W. Pine Bourbon
Mobil On the Run 102 Truman Drive Cuba
BP Pump Handle 3201 Papin Rd. DeSoto
Mobil Pump Handle 620 South Truman Rd. Festus
Mobil Pump Handle 303 West Karsch Farmington
BP Pump Handle 1300 East Main Linn
Mobil Pump Handle 1815 West Osage Pacific
Mobil On the Run 1632 Highway Z Pevely
Mobil On the Run 1710 N. Bishop Ave. Rolla
Mobil On the Run 101 State Road B St. James
Mobil On the Run 122 St. Robert Blvd St. Robert
Mobil On the Run 510 W. Main Street Steelville
Mobil 771 North Service Rd West Sullivan
About Pay By Touch
Pay By Touch is the global leader of biometric authentication, personalized rewards, and payment solutions. The company's patented biometric products and services enable shoppers to conveniently and securely access personal accounts using a finger scan to identify themselves, make purchases, cash checks, and earn rewards. Pay By Touch also provides robust payment processing solutions for ACH (electronic checking), card-present and card-not- present debit and credit transactions. To date, Pay By Touch services over 138,000 retail clients, manages personalized rewards programs for more than 130 million opt-in consumers, and has more than 2.9 million shoppers using biometric authentication products and services at 2,200+ locations coast to coast. Founded in 2002, Pay By Touch is a privately held company headquartered in San Francisco that employs more than 600 professionals and holds more than 50 issued patents. For additional company information, visit www.paybytouch.com .
About Wallis Companies
As one of the leading gasoline distributors in the Midwest, Wallis' Convenience Store division operates 38 gasoline/convenient food stores and services over 140 dealer locations. The company also washes thousands of vehicles, and provides countless snacks, beverages and other convenience products. Wallis Companies has been the top distributor for ExxonMobil since 1996 and has been honored as a member of the ExxonMobil Circle of Excellence since 1986. For more information on Wallis Oil, visit www.wallisco.com/ .
CONTACT:
Leslie Connelly of Pay By Touch,
+1-703-467-8332,
or leslie.connelly@paybytouch.com;
or Laura Bakken of Porter Novelli,
+1-415-975-3323,
or laura.bakken@porternovelli.com,
for Pay By Touch;
orMelissa Huntington of Wallis Oil,
+1-636-549-1551,
or mhuntington@mail.wallisco.com
Web site: www.paybytouch.com/
http://www.wallisco.com/
