In light of recent feedback, we have been working with our retail partner, to ensure retailers who offer Snapper top-ups are able to run their business efficiently. All product and service providers who offer credit card and debit card payment options to their customers, incur…
We love your feedback, good or bad, because it underpins everything we do here at Snapper. So when we heard that some of the retailers that offer Snapper products were forcing you to pay additional fees or make a purchase, we were disappointed. The nature…
For those of you old enough to remember, the school kiosk was a great place to get a pie at lunch-time. Now Snapper is rolling out its own kiosks, except these don’t sell pies. They’re a fancy-pants new way of topping up your Snapper card….
Looking for a paid job while you’re still studying that doesn’t require a hair net? One that kick starts your career before you’ve even left university? An opportunity to do real work and not just “practice”? Snapper are recruiting now for student intern and graduate roles!…
Way, way back when Snapper first launched in Wellington, the primary way to top up a Snapper was at your local dairy or convenience store. Back then – and yes, same as now – Apple had not provided iPhone NFC integration capability (shot guys), and…
This year Snapper is getting behind the World Carfree day initiative. As the title suggests, the day is all about not using a car and finding alternative means of transport. Before we tell you how you can get involved and be in to win a…
Two weeks ago, I’d never heard of Pokemon Go. Last week it seemed to be all people could talk about on social media but it didn’t really hit my radar until yesterday… Two strapping young Snapper developers shot past the marketing department at a pace…
Written by: Ritsa Magiannis ‘Let them eat cake!’ said a French princess when told of the bread shortage among the peasants of her realm (it was not Marie Antoinette, as frequently cited). It’s also the cry of our own CEO, Miki. In fact, it’s written…
In the coming weeks you may notice that the Snapper terminals in retailers have changed. We’ll be replacing the old Snapper lilypad-style reader (connected to the EFTPOS terminal) with a more standard payment terminal. This is the same payment terminal that is already used by…
A number of the software developers at Snapper attended KiwiCon late last year. This is an IT security conference (i.e. a hacker’s conference), so we were pretty excited about what the team would report back to the rest of us. Would we be regaled with…
We’re an interesting bunch here at Snapper. Among our number we count horse riders, triathaloners, beer brewers, netballers, Tinder enthusiasts (purely for software development research of course), and the ubiquitous gamers of any environment hosting young people. And not-so-young people. In amongst all these fascinating…
No one likes complaints, and here at Snapper, we’re no different. However, while we don’t jump for joy every time we get a complaint, experience has taught us it is one of the most useful feedback mechanisms, and a way to engage the customers we’ve…
Looking for a job while you’re still studying that doesn’t require a hair net? One that kick starts your career before you’ve even left University? An opportunity to do real work and not just “practice”? Snapper are recruiting now for their Snapper Internship Program –…
Whilst celebrating our new mobile app Samsung has come to the party with a shiny new Galaxy S5 worth $750 for one lucky person to take home! Over the next two weeks look out for our posters in selected bus shelters around Wellington. They have…
While Snapper has recently been lauded for their success overseas, winning the Ticketing Technology of the Year award in London, the company has also been working on a local solution to help students and staff at Victoria University.
It may be grey and wintry outside but the sun is shining here at Snapper as we unveil the latest version of our Snapper mobile app, just for you. We’ve been beavering away to give you a fancy new interface as well as including some…
We appreciate many Wellingtonians are proud to be able to use their Snapper to buy the occasional cup of coffee, so this may come as a heavy blow to learn that from 1st June 2015 you will no longer be able to purchase items such…
Snapper had the pleasure of supporting Charity-IT’s Wellington Hackathon earlier this year. The event saw more than 40 volunteers working together over a weekend to deliver IT projects for four charities: Able Pet Care, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Kiwi Community Assistance and Nature Through Arts…
We were delighted to win the Transport Ticketing Technology of the Year award at the Transport Ticketing Global Conference and Expo in London last week (You are probably working out that the theme is Transport Ticketing!). We entered our Mobile Reload solution that we have had running in Wellington for the last three years and that we are in the process of deploying with the NTA in Ireland, alongside our partners at Vix.
You have probably noticed that smartphones have taken over as the personal computing platform of choice. As Benedict Evans so eloquently puts it, Mobile is eating the world. This is not news to Snapper or to our customers. Snapper cardholders have been able to use…
Travel concessions for College students 16 years old or older expire 28 February A travel concession (discounted fare) is set to expire on a student’s 16th birthday. Thereafter an Adult fare is paid unless Snapper has received notification and evidence that the student is still…
