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JAKARTA, Indonesia, Feb. 4 (Antara/BERNAMA-AsiaNet) --

First electronic card payment project for NEC in Indonesia

PT AMSL INDONESIA (AEON MALL SINARMAS LAND INDONESIA), a specialized shopping mall developer has appointed NEC Indonesia, a leading info-communications technology provider, to provide the cashless payment systems for the food court for AEON MALL BSD (Bumi Serpong Damai) CITY in Tangerang, Indonesia. PT AMSL INDONESIA is a joint-venture company between PT AEON MALL INDONESIA and Sinarmas Land.

Sinarmas Land is a well-known property developer in Southeast Asia with more than 40 years of experience in property development in Indonesia, while AEON MALL is the largest shopping mall developer and operator in Japan. AEON MALL BSD CITY is its first project in Indonesia, with over 100,000 square meters of leased area and will be one of the biggest shopping malls in BSD CITY.

The suburban mall will have a wide range of tenants, with AEON General Merchandising Store as an anchor tenant. Along with that, it will have various tenants offering daily merchandise and food and beverage outlets, as well as services and entertainment including fashion, sporting goods, music, hobby, an amusement center and cinemas. The mall will encompass 4 stories and facilitate multi-level and ground parking with a capacity to accommodate more than 5,000 vehicles.

The first electronic card payment project for NEC Indonesia in the country, the cashless payment system consisting of NEC retail terminals and software will enable cashless transactions for both food court customers and stallholders. Payments for food and beverage will be made via an electronic card, which can be topped up at a central cashier or kiosk.

With dozens of stalls at the food court area, the electronic payment system will bring convenience to both stallholders and food court customers. The system will help AEON MALL BSD CITY streamline business operations and track stallholders’ sales. Information from the data collected can also be used to help improve the food court’s service to customers.

“We are pleased to work with NEC Indonesia to deliver the cashless payment systems at our food court, and look forward to providing smooth operations and greater convenience for our stallholders and customers,” said Ryuma Okazaki, President Director of PT AMSL INDONESIA.

“NEC Indonesia has a proven track record of successful implementations of retail systems in the country, and we are pleased to be working with PT AMSL INDONESIA to bring them NEC’s innovative solutions and expertise that will enhance the quality of their food court operations. We look forward to the successful launch of the mall and food court, and to partner in bringing greater innovations to the retail scene together,” said Takayuki Kano, NEC Indonesia.

NEC Indonesia has successfully implemented retail point-of-sales solutions for convenience stores and retail chain stores, with 7-Eleven and Alfamart as some of their customers within the retail sector.

About NEC Asia Pacific Pte Ltd

Singapore-based NEC Asia Pacific is the regional headquarters for NEC Corporation (HQ: Japan) in the Asia Pacific region (South and Southeast Asia, and Oceania). As a leading infocomm technology provider and systems integrator offering regional sales and services support and consultancy, NEC APAC develops solutions on carrier network, global identity, RFID, enterprise server, unified communications, multimedia display, and contact centre, as well as provide outsourcing and managed services.

To leverage on its technological expertise, NEC APAC has established regional competency centres for public safety and display solutions to expand its capabilities and expertise to support businesses in the Asia Pacific region.

In line with the NEC Group Vision to realize an information society friendly to humans and the earth, NEC embarks on corporate social responsibilities initiatives to support the Nature (environment), Education and Community. For more information, please visit www.nec.com.sg.

About PT. NEC Indonesia

PT. NEC Indonesia first established its Jakarta Representative Office in 1968. Through the years, PT. NEC Indonesia recognized the importance of instituting telecommunications infrastructure for the country and has introduced several NEC technologies and solutions. This has resulted in PT. NEC Indonesia achieving the market leader position of being a total solutions provider for the Indonesian telecommunications industry.

Today, with its headquarters in Jakarta and 20 other offices located in various parts of Indonesia, PT NEC Indonesia continues to play a significant role in providing total telecommunications and IT business solutions to its customers in the government and enterprise businesses. For more information, please visit id.nec.com.

PRESS CONTACTS:

NEC Asia Pacific

Masako Hirano
+65 6379 2570
+65 9018 6652
M-hirano@nec.com.sg

Cherie Ho
+65 6379 2571
+65 9615 7590
Cherie_ho@nec.com.sg

SOURCE: NEC Asia Pacific Pte Ltd

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