Intelligent CIO APAC Issue 31 | Page 12

NEWS

Ingenico and Live Payments to offer advanced solutions to retailers in 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 8,000 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 customized experiences for individual segments or merchants .

Ingenico , a technological partner in payments acceptance , and Live Payments , one of Australia ’ s leading payment service providers , have announced a long-term strategic partnership to equip retailers and taxis with seamless , convenient payment and commerce solutions .

Ingenico will rollout its AXIUM range of Android Smart POS for Live Payments ’ customers across Australia .
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 .”
“ We are delighted to partner with Live Payments to support the Australian payment ecosystem with the combination of our stateof-the-art AXIUM DX8000 and the Ingenico capabilities in terms of services and solutions ,” added Anushka Weeratunga , Managing Director for Ingenico Pacific . “ I am glad to be involved in this journey helping merchants to grow and reinvent their businesses .”

STACK Infrastructure and ESR expand their APAC partnership into Japan with a 72MW data center development in Osaka

STACK Infrastructure , a digital infrastructure partner to some of the world ’ s most innovative companies and a leading global developer and operator of data centers , and ESR , one of APAC ’ s largest real asset managers , have announced a joint venture to develop a 72MW data center campus in Osaka .

STACK and ESR will jointly develop and deliver 72MW of data center capacity in Osaka ’ s eastern suburb of Keihanna . Construction of the first of three buildings will commence in Q4 2023 and will be ready for service in Q2 2025 . The facility will be operated under the STACK brand and further expands STACK and ESR ’ s APAC partnership , which currently includes a 48MW data center development in Incheon , Korea .
The strategically located campus will feature robust access to power and network to ensure strong reliability . Available solution options , from colocation to custom build-to-suit , provide hyperscale , cloud and large enterprise clients with the scalability to meet future growth demands . Higher rack densities and industry-leading PUE , WUE and building standards support evolving workloads while achieving sustainability targets . “ Osaka is STACK ’ s sixth APAC market in 12 months since our entrance into the region , including the expansion of our footprint in both Japan and Australia to over 100MW each ,” said
Pithambar ( Preet ) Gona , Chief Executive Officer of STACK APAC . “ This campus further deepens our partnership with ESR , allowing us to combine our capabilities to meet our clients ’ strategic requirements in existing and emerging Tier 1 data center markets .”
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