European Debut at Munich Airport

Wirecard, SES-imagotag and wirecube Enable Mobile and Cashless Payment in one of Europe's Busiest Airports

- The mobile payment solution "Smart Checkout - Tap, Pay, Enjoy" gives travelers a fast, seamless and digital shopping experience 

- Customers benefit from a quick checkout, and retailers benefit from lower costs and accelerated processes

ASCHHEIM, Germany, Feb. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Munich Airport is the first airport in Europe to offer a new mobile, cashless payment system in a retail location. The airport is playing a key role in driving forward easy payments in the retail sector with a self-checkout. The solution was developed by Wirecard in cooperation with SES-imagotag and wirecube, while eurotrade, a subsidiary of Flughafen München GmbH, laid the cornerstone for its introduction at Munich Airport. Consumers can pay for items with their own smartphone directly at the shelf using an electronic price tag, without having to wait in line at the checkout. Instead of paying via an app, the customer pays via a mobile website, meaning that, unlike similar solutions in the European market, users do not need to download an app beforehand.

To shop and add items to the shopping cart, customers simply hold their smartphone in front of an SES-imagotag digital price tag. The product is registered either via Near Field Communication (NFC) or by QR code scan. After a few seconds, the smartphone automatically opens the mobile web app by wirecube, where the customer can easily complete the purchase. To do so, the customer can either scan their credit card via their smartphone's camera function or enter their credit card data manually. Alipay is also available as an alternative payment option.

Munich Airport's roughly 48 million annual passengers can now use the new mobile payment solution for a select range of products in the "MyCorner" store in the Terminal 2 passenger area. The innovative solution is being piloted in a high-traffic area frequented by a mostly international audience. Following the pilot phase, the solution will be extended to other eurotrade units, including 12 duty-free shops and 14 other shops selling press items, travel goods and souvenirs.

The application is based on three solutions:

1. The VUSION Electronic Shelf Labels (ESL) by SES-imagotag, the world's leading provider of digital IoT solutions for stationary retail
2. The payment technology of Wirecard, the global innovation leader for digital financial technology
3. The Scan&Pay solution shopreme by wirecube, a software company specializing in retail digitization

Where SES-imagotag labels are present, retailers can install the new solution easily and cost-effectively. The labels can be turned into an additional point of sale, which is more economical to install and maintain than conventional POS systems. In addition, the VUSION IoT solution developed by SES-imagotag enables retailers to almost completely automate low value-added processes, increase efficiency and improve in-store customer connectivity.