EML ontvangt overheidsaanbesteding van Noord-Ierland voor een economische stimulansoplossing van AU$ 273 miljoen
EML werkt samen met Mastercard voor een groot COVID-19-gerelateerd fiscaal stimuleringsprogramma ten behoeve van de bevolking van Noord-Ierland.
BRISBANE, Australië–(BUSINESS WIRE)– EML Payments (ASX: EML) (S&P/ASX 200) is verheugd een aanbesteding te winnen om een economische stimulans van AU$ 273 miljoen uit te betalen aan de burgers van Noord-Ierland via prepaidkaarten van Mastercard. De nieuwe High Street Scheme (HSS) geeft iedereen die in Noord-Ierland woont van 18 jaar en ouder een prepaidkaart ter waarde van £ 100 om te besteden in lokale bedrijven. Het volgt de innovatieve, eerste op kaarten gebaseerde stimuleringsoplossing ter wereld die EML en Mastercard in 2020 voor de regering van Jersey hebben ontwikkeld.
”Deze regeling is een belangrijk onderdeel van het actieplan voor economisch herstel van mijn ministerie en zal een zeer welkome impuls geven aan onze winkelstraten, die zwaar zijn getroffen door de COVID-19-pandemie”, aldus Gordon Lyons, de minister van Economische Zaken van Noord-Ierland.
EML Awarded Northern Ireland Government Tender For AU$273million Economic Stimulus Solution
EML partners with Mastercard for a major COVID-19-related fiscal stimulus programme to benefit the people of Northern Ireland.
BRISBANE, Australia–(BUSINESS WIRE)– EML Payments (ASX: EML) (S&P/ASX 200) is delighted to win a tender to disburse an AU$273million economic stimulus boost to the citizens of Northern Ireland through Mastercard prepaid cards. The new High Street Scheme (HSS) will provide everyone resident in Northern Ireland, aged 18 and over, with a prepaid card worth £100 to spend in local businesses. It follows the innovative, world-first card-based stimulus solution that EML and Mastercard developed for the Government of Jersey in 2020.
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Pictured in Carrickfergus, County Antrim: Far left, Lee Britton, CEO Europe at EML, centre with card, Gordon Lyons, Northern Ireland’s Minister for the Economy, and second from right, Sarah Cunningham, Vice President and Lead at Mastercard’s Dublin Technology Hub. (Photo: Business Wire)
”This scheme is a key element of my Department’s Economic Recovery Action Plan and will give a very welcome boost to our high streets, which were hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic,” commented Gordon Lyons, Northern Ireland’s Minister for the Economy.
”Using our payment technology, the Northern Ireland Government can determine how much, where and over what timeframe taxpayers’ funds can be spent, maximising the impact and benefits for the communities and businesses in which they are trying to reach,’’ explained Kelly Devine, Divisional President, UK and Ireland at Mastercard.
”Our award-winning economic stimulus product trusted by governments worldwide will help to boost the Northern Ireland economy by AU$273million,” stated Lee Britton, CEO Europe at EML.
EML is committed to helping governments worldwide to get money to people who need it most – fast. Most recently, citizens in the United States, the United Kingdom, Jersey, Australia, Spain, Italy and Finland have been assisted with innovative Disbursement-as-a-Service (DaaS) payment solutions across 562 EML initiatives.
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