245 public eating places to take 20 e-payment modes in one unified system

Singapore

SINGAPORE electronic payment network Nets has been appointed the master acquirer for a unified e-payment solution for coffee shops, hawker centres and industrial canteens, Enterprise Singapore said on Wednesday.

The initiative by Enterprise Singapore, Housing and Development Board, National Environment Agency and JTC Corporation will allow customers to use up to 20 payment schemes - such as EZ-Link, Nets FlashPay and mobile payment applications - to purchase meals at coffee shops, hawker centres and industrial canteens that operate at the premises of the said government agencies.