Ingenico, the most trusted technological partner in payments acceptance, and Live Payments, one of Australia's leading payment service providers and Ingenico announce a long-term strategic partnership to equip retailers and taxis with seamless, convenient payment and commerce solutions. Ingenico will roll out its AXIUM range of Android Smart POS for Live Payments' customers across Australia. Live Payments, with over 15 years of experience in offering payment devices and a suite of services catered to small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) across 8000 customers around Australia, has selected the Ingenico AXIUM DX8000 to offer an enhanced consumer experience, innovative commerce and payment solutions with an elevated level of security. Ingenico's AXIUM range and its flexible solutions will benefit Live Payments with the ability to build value-added applications faster and provide customised experiences for individual segments or merchants. Reuven Barukh, CEO of Live Payments said: "By partnering with Ingenico, we are able to empower our customers with the latest payment technology, enable them with value-added services and let them focus on what they do best – running their business. All from one of the world's most trusted payment technology providers, Ingenico." Ingenico continues to strengthen its position as the trusted partner in the world of payments acceptance in the Asia Pacific Region. On the partnership, Anushka WEERATUNGA, Managing Director for Ingenico Pacific said: "We are delighted to announce this partnership with Live Payments to support the Australian payment ecosystem with the combination of our state-of-the-art AXIUM DX8000 and the Ingenico capabilities in terms of services and solutions. I am personally glad to be involved in this journey helping merchants to grow and reinvent their business." Live Payments will access Ingenico's market-leading payments applications and commerce network to enable seamless payments and commerce capabilities. The company may also have the opportunity to leverage Ingenico's platform to orchestrate payments, commerce and data services from multiple service providers. About Ingenico Ingenico is the global leader in payments acceptance solutions. As the trusted technology partner for merchants, banks, acquirers, ISVs, payment aggregators and fintech customers our world-class terminals, solutions and services enable the global ecosystem of payments acceptance. With 45 years of experience, innovation is integral to Ingenico's approach and culture, inspiring our large and diverse community of experts who anticipate and help shape the evolution of commerce worldwide. At Ingenico, trust and sustainability are at the heart of everything we do. About Live Payments Live Payments has over 15 years' experience servicing over 8,000 Australian SME and taxi customers, offering a full suite of payment solutions aimed at helping businesses grow. We strive to simplify payments and enable our customers with leading technology and solutions. source: Ingenico