Net Element's Unified Payments Launches Mobile Point of Sale for iOS

MIAMI, FL--(Marketwired - May 12, 2016) - Net Element, Inc. (NASDAQ: NETE) ("Net Element" or the "Company"), a provider of global mobile payment technology solutions and value-added transactional services, today announced that Unified Payments launched a mobile point of sale ("Mobile POS") application that allows for mobile transactions in a card present or card not present environment. The free app is available today by visiting the Apple iTunes App Store.

Unified Payments Mobile POS packs all the functionality that a merchant needs to accept payments in a neat and easy to use interface. It can be used for a simple payment acceptance, which takes seconds, or to manage product inventory and build orders with customer details for future use. Utilizing an EMV and NFC enabled card reader merchants can accept secure EMV chip-enabled or mobile Apple Pay transactions.

According to a report from 451 Research, the global installed base of Mobile POS devices is anticipated to quadruple from the 13 million devices in the market in 2015 to over 54 million units in 2019, a 32 percent compound annual growth rate.

"Our clients are looking for more ways to interact with their customers in a omni-channel environment," commented Vlad Sadovskiy, Unified Payments President of Merchant Services. "Unified Payments Mobile POS gives them that access and the tools they need in an effective mobile package."

Special Offer

Merchants using our application will get free access to merchant account reporting, accounting and analytics in addition to gaining a mobile payment solution. A variety of reporting tools along with easy to read and understand charts enable merchants to analyze their sales and improve performance. Bank account reconciliation has never been easier with our ACH transaction, deposit, retrieval and chargeback management reports. Integrated with Unified Payments Insights module, the business dashboard provides merchants with a 360-degree view of their business. Unified Payments Gift and Loyalty functionality is included in the mobile solution which enables small-to-medium size businesses to centralize their customer data from in-store, online, social and mobile channels. The data can be analyzed in real-time to create sophisticated customer segments and profiles for unprecedented customer understanding and outreach. The analysis is used to strategically develop powerful, personalized campaigns deployed across online, in-store, mobile, social, email and direct mail channels. 

About Net Element

Net Element, Inc. (NASDAQ: NETE) operates a payments-as-a-service transactional and value-added services platform for small to medium enterprise ("SME") in the US and selected emerging markets. In the US we are growing transactional revenue by innovating SME productivity services such as its cloud based, restaurant point-of-sale solution Aptito. Internationally, Net Element's strategy is to leverage its omni-channel platform in emerging markets with diverse banking, regulatory and demographic conditions such as UAE, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Azerbaijan where initiatives have been recently launched. Further information is available at www.netelement.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

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