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UK’s first market loyalty smart card launched by Bolton Council with sQuid
21 November 2011
Bolton Council leads the way this week with the launch of the UK’s first market-based loyalty smart card.
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sQuid launch online pre-ordering and pre-pay with Aberdeen City Council
28 July 2011, London
sQuid the ePayments provider has launched a new product that enables customers to pre-order food, drink and other products and services online. Online payments combined with loyalty enable a compelling proposition for scheme operators and consumers alike.
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“Dumfries and Galloway Council launch online school top ups with sQuid”
12 January 2011
sQuid, the electronic payments network and Dumfries and Galloway Council, today announced the launch of online top ups at Moffat Academy for secondary school pupils.
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"Introducing the smart way to pay for the little things in life."
1 September 2010
Residents of Aberdeen will soon be able to buy small value items using a smart money electronic purse added to their Accord Card.
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“sQuid, the electronic money provider, wins tender for Nottinghamshire County Council’s new cashless system for the County’s Schools”
3 August 2010
sQuid’s eMoney cashless payments service is to be made available to 28,000 Secondary School children and potentially 117,000 Primary School children across Nottinghamshire and Nottingham City.
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“sQuid’s the new Quid – now launching in North Lanarkshire”
17 May 2010
Residents of North Lanarkshire will be able to use smart money to buy small value items using their National Entitlement Card (NEC).
sQuid, the electronic money operator, and North Lanarkshire Council today announce the launch of their electronic purse.
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“Dumfries and Galloway launch smart money with sQuid”
01 March 2010
sQuid, the electronic money (eMoney) operator, today announces the launch of their electronic purse on the Dumfries and Galloway branded National Entitlement Card (NEC).
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"Can you trust wave-and-go cash cards? Loose change could become a thing of the past thanks to contactless payment systems"
24 October 2009 - The Times
Bolton council, in collaboration with sQuid, the smartcard provider, has introduced contactless payment terminals to the town’s leisure centres, library and transport network.
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"Lord Provost signs up with sQuid on his National Entitlement Card"
21 January 2009 - Dundee
Lord Provost John Letford is leading the way to add the new free sQuid emoney service to his National Entitlement Card (NEC).
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"Young People sign up for sQuid"
12 December 2008 - Dundee
More than 5,000 young National Entitlement Card holders in Dundee are being given new sQuid eMoney NEC cards. sQuid brings the added advantage of being able to use their NEC card as an electronic purse to pay for low value items at over forty outlets across the city.
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"Dundee launches smart money with sQuid"
2 September 2008 - Dundee
sQuidcard Limited, the electronic money (eMoney) operator today announces it is to launch its sQuid eMoney service in Dundee, in partnership with the Scottish National Entitlement Card (NEC) and Dundee City Council.
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"Celebrating another smart Bolton idea"
7 May 2008 - The Bolton News
The first of three events to celebrate Bolton's Smart cards took place in Bolton town centre.
Young people from the Casey Lee Jolleys Academy of Dance and Drama and The Youth Harmony Project performed in Victoria Square.
- More than 28,000 of the free cards have been issued by Bolton Council, which is one of the first in the country to introduce them.
"sQuid’s in, in Dundee"
2 May 2008 - Dundee Evening Telegraph
A pilot scheme for the introduction of an ‘electronic purse’, which would reduce the need for people to carry cash, even for relatively small transactions, is to be undertaken in Dundee, (writes Brian Allison, local government reporter).
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"sQuid signs groundbreaking agreement with Greater Manchester Transport bosses"
27 February 2008 - Manchester
- sQuidcard, the eMoney payments system operator, and Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (GMPTE), responsible for transport initiatives across one of the largest cities in the UK, have signed a contract to deliver a pre-paid transit smartcard service.
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"sQuid joins Government initiative"
21 September 2007
- Young People's Minister Beverley Hughes has announced a new Government initiative to help disadvantaged young people take part in positive activities of their choice. £14.5m is to be made available to nine Local Authorities around the country in a pilot project that includes pre-paid debit cards.
- "Bolton announces 1.4M for young people's activities"
September 2007 - Bolton Council
More than 3,500 young people in Bolton will have up to 1.4 million to spend on a range of positive activities following a decision by the Government to enable Bolton Council to develop and launch a young people's smart card.
"sQuid's 'Tap-and-Go' smartcard given the go-ahead by Bolton Council"
11 June 2007
- sQuidcard, the cash replacement smart card operator, has been given the go-ahead by Bolton Council chiefs to incorporate its sQuid e-money purse on Bolton's Smart card, so users will never again have to scramble for change when buying newspapers, coffee or a sandwich.
"Celebrating another smart Bolton idea"
7 May 2008 - The Bolton News
The first of three events to celebrate Bolton's Smart cards took place in Bolton town centre.
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