Billpocket
Company type | Private |
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Industry | Fintech |
Founded | 2012 |
Founder | Alejandro Guízar |
Headquarters | Mexico |
Billpocket is a financial company based in Mexico founded by Alejandro Guízar in 2012.[citation needed] .[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Overview
[edit]The company provides a solution that converts a mobile device into a point of sale that allows the vendors to accept payments through credit cards or debit cards.[1][10] The company is certified by banking institutions and is allied with financial institutions such as American Express, Visa, and mastercard.[2][3][11][12][10]
In 2016, the company launched a bluetooth implemented card reader that operates on any smartphone or tablet with Android or iOS operating systems.[4][5][7][8][12]
Achievements
[edit]Billpocket was among the 8 startups selected by Coca-Cola for the Latin America Bridge Program, a joint venture by Coca-Cola and their bottling partner Arca Continental.[9]
Alejandro Guízar was finalist of EY Entrepreneur of The Year México 2017.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Digital, Milenio. "Nadie llega solo al éxito". Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-02-12.
- ^ a b Redacción. "Billpocket, la plataforma que acepta pagos vía Bluetooth" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-02-12.
- ^ a b "Billpocket, el caso de éxito mexicano que te puede motivar a emprender". Retrieved 2018-02-12.
- ^ a b "Billpocket lanza el primer lector de tarjetas con tecnología Bluetooth". El Universal (in Spanish). 2016-08-22. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
- ^ a b "Lector de tarjetas de crédito y débito, clave para PyMEs en México | Vanguardia". www.vanguardia.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-02-12.
- ^ Digital, Milenio. "La importancia de llevar a tu negocio al siguiente nivel". Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-02-12.
- ^ a b "Billpocket: Acepta pagos con tarjeta con este lector móvil" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-02-12.
- ^ a b "Publicidad: La terminal bancaria en México, acechada por nuevas alternativas - Periódico Noroeste". www.noroeste.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-02-12.
- ^ a b Fuentes, Marisol García (2017-09-27). "8 startups mexicanas que se integran a los procesos de Coca-Cola". Entrepreneur (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-02-12.
- ^ a b "Uso de terminal bancaria; con tendencia de aumento en el país | Provincia". Archived from the original on 2018-02-26. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
- ^ Digital, Milenio. "La importancia de llevar a tu negocio al siguiente nivel". Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-02-26.
- ^ a b @ecra; gmartinez (2017-06-21). "Las empresas de Fintech en México, qué son y cuál es su estado". Diario de Morelos (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2018-02-26. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
- Reforma, Foros (2017). "EY Entrepreneur of The Year ™ 2017 México". Foros Reforma. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
- González, Alejandro (2017-07-10). "Elegirán embajador empresarial 2017" (PDF). Reforma Negocios. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-05-08. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
- Barrón, Francisco (2017-10-14). "Entre emprendedores" (PDF). Club Reforma. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-05-08. Retrieved 2018-05-08.