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You spoke, We heard, We listened.

October 2, 2017Team SnapperBlog, Press releases

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…

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Snapper helps Ireland’s National Transport Authority ‘Leap’ ahead

February 12, 2016Team SnapperAnnouncement, Press releasesDublin, Leap, Mobile app, NTA, VIX Technology

The launch of the Leap Card mobile app in Dublin was attended by Snapper Services last month. The app harnesses Snapper’s home-grown innovation in mobile technology to deliver instant and convenient top-up capability to passengers of the National Transport Authority of Ireland (NTA). Holders of…

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Snapper wins Transport Ticketing Technology of the Year

February 5, 2015Miki SzikszaiBlog, Press releasesAward, Mobile, Transport Ticketing

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.

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Little Wellington Fish Swimming in Big International Waters

January 22, 2015Miki SzikszaiPress releasesMobile, news, services, snapper, ticketing, Transport, vix

Wellington’s Snapper Services today announced it has secured a deal with global transport solution provider Vix Technology and Dublin’s National Transport Authority that lets Dublin travellers use their smartphones to top-up their local ‘Leap’ card. Vix Technology will be harnessing Snapper’s home-grown innovation in mobile…

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Wellington Cable Car nets a deal with Snapper

February 24, 2014Team SnapperPress releases

24th February, 2014 Wellington, New Zealand. Paying for your ride on the Cable Car just got quicker and easier for Wellingtonians and visitors to the capital city with the iconic Wellington attraction now accepting Snapper. The project, a joint initiative by Wellington Cable Car Limited…

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Snapper continues to focus on the customer during AT HOP transition

November 20, 2013Team SnapperPress releases

Media release 20th November, 2013 Snapper today clarified the current situation for Hop Snapper cardholders in Auckland. “Auckland Transport is responsible for the transition to the AT HOP card in Auckland City. Auckland Transport has made a number of decisions as part of planning this…

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Pay for parking with Snapper

April 10, 2013Team SnapperPress releases

WELLINGTON CITY COUNCIL NEWS RELEASE 10 April 2013 Wellington City Council has begun trialling Snapper cards and 2degrees Touch2Pay smartphones with Snapper Mobile to pay for car parking in the city. Some 50 pay-and-display machines around the Wakefield Street and Courtenay Place area can now…

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Snapper Wins Wellington’s Fastest Growing Technology Business

October 25, 2012Team SnapperPress releases

Wellington-based company Snapper has scooped the 2012 Deloitte Fast 50 award for the Fastest Growing Technology Business in the lower North Island. The award places Snapper at 18th out of 50 of the country’s top-performing businesses with  revenue growth of nearly 300 percent. ”We’re delighted…

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Snapper Goes Global

October 16, 2012Team SnapperPress releases

16 October 2012 Wellington company Snapper is poised to take its groundbreaking technology to the global stage so we could one day use it to pay for a cab in New York or buy a coffee in Paris. CEO Miki Szikszai has been invited to…

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Snapper, ABnote and 2degrees revolutionise smartphone payment applications

August 28, 2012Team SnapperPress releases

Tuesday 28 August 2012 Wellington, New Zealand Snapper has today announced the next stage of development of Touch2Pay with Snapper Mobile. For the first time a Snapper can now be issued to a Touch2Pay smartphone with the new standard Touch2Pay SIM securely over the internet,…

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Snapper media release

August 24, 2012Team SnapperPress releases

24 August 2012 Wellington, New Zealand Wellington-based Snapper Services Limited (Snapper) today confirmed that it had received notice from Auckland Transport purporting to terminate the Participation Agreement signed in November 2010. Snapper maintains it has been wrongly blamed for delays in the introduction of Auckland’s…

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Snapper Release

June 26, 2012Team SnapperPress releases

26 June 2012 Snapper is a Wellington based technology start-up backed by Infratil. It employs 25 people and works in partnership with the world’s leading smart-card provider – Korea Smart Card Company to deliver information and payment solutions. Its cards are used by over 380,000…

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2degrees and Snapper leading the mobile payments industry with Snapper Mobile.

June 7, 2012Team SnapperPress releases

Wellington, New Zealand – Thursday 7 June 2012 NFC Times editor Dan Balaban reports that 2degrees and Snapper are providing global industry leadership with the launch of Touch2Pay with Snapper Mobile. One of the world’s first NFC-based public transport ticketing launches. The premier source for news,…

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Snapper and 2degrees launch mobile payments in New Zealand

May 3, 2012Team SnapperPress releases

Wellington, New Zealand – Thursday 3 May 2012 New Zealand-based contactless payments company Snapper, today announces in Wellington the launch of Snapper Mobile allowing customers to pay for everyday items, check their balance and top up on-the-go – all from the convenience of their smartphone….

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Snapper and SmartPay develop retail partnership

September 29, 2011Team SnapperPress releases

Wellington, New Zealand – Thursday 29 September 2011 New Zealand-based contactless payments company Snapper, announces today that it has partnered with payments and transactional solution provider SmartPay to offer Snapper to SmartPay’s retail network through their popular PAX terminal range. Extending the existing taxi solution….

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Snapper showcases latest developments in integrated ticketing

July 19, 2011Team SnapperPress releases

Tuesday, 19 July, 2011 Hot on the heels of its roll out to support Auckland Transport’s Integrated Ticketing Programme, Snapper is showcasing the latest in integrated ticketing capability at the annual Bus and Coach Association Conference, in Waitangi, 17-21 July. New capability on show. Snapper…

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Snapper delivers world class product through local expertise

June 8, 2011Team SnapperPress releases

Wellington, 8 June 2011. Snapper announces today that it now produces the majority of its world-class smartcards through ABnote, its strategic partner in Christchurch, New Zealand. Global Capability – Local Manufacture Miki Szikszai, Snapper CEO explains, “Since Snapper first launched in Wellington nearly three years…

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Snapper running at full throttle to support Auckland Transport

May 17, 2011Team SnapperPress releases

Wellington, 17 May 2011. Today Snapper steps up the pace in the Auckland region, and reveals some of the activity that is supporting the first phase of Auckland Transport’s Integrated Ticketing Programme – Hop. Snapper and Hop powering up together. Snapper CEO, Miki Szikszai, says…

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Snapper accepted in NZ’s largest taxi fleet – Media Release

May 10, 2011Team SnapperPress releases

Tuesday, 10 May, 2011 Snapper today announced that the fastest way to pay is now widely accepted by Auckland Co-Op Taxis, New Zealand’s single largest taxi fleet. Snapper customers can now enjoy the unbeatable speed and convenience of Snapper in nearly 1000 taxis throughout Auckland….

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Snapper launches in Auckland, includes 150 retail outlets, 1000 taxis

March 9, 2011Team SnapperPress releases

Auckland, 9 March 2011. Snapper today has commenced an extensive roll out of its leading contactless payments system across the Auckland Super City, bringing New Zealand’s fastest way to pay within everyday reach of 1.5 million New Zealanders. Rapid retail rollout. Snapper CEO Miki Szikszai…

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Snapper to deliver event solution for 2nd Asia Pacific Outgames

December 17, 2010Team SnapperPress releases

Wellington, 17 December 2010. Snapper today announced that it will provide the event ticketing and payment solution for the 2nd AsiaPacific Outgames, to be held in Wellington from 12-19 March 2011. Snapper CEO Miki Szikszai says, “The Outgames is a significant event for Wellington’s busy…

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Auckland Transport Announces Development for Integrated Ticketing

December 16, 2010Team SnapperPress releases

Wellington, 16 December 2010. Auckland Transport today announced a key development in the region’s Integrated Ticketing system will be introduced early next year that will allow people to use a single “smartcard” on public transport in Auckland. Auckland Transport’s Chief Executive, David Warburton says, “Supplementing…

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27 October 2010 – Snapper 6 Month Update

October 27, 2010Team SnapperAnnouncement, Blog, Press releases

Wellington, 27 October 2010. Key Operating Metrics Issued Snapper cards increased from 120,000 at 1 April 2010 to over 135,000 as at 30 September. Snapper has processed 10 million transactions in this period compared to 7 million transactions in the same period last year, an…

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23 September 2010 – Media Release

September 23, 2010Team SnapperPress releases

Taxis added to the Snapper network. Wellington, 23 September 2010. Snapper today announced that its leading contactless payment system is now available on another mode of transport in the Greater Wellington Region. Snapper customers can now enjoy the speed and convenience of Snapper in over…

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