Mobile self-checkout company set to accelerate its global expansion backed by new investment partners
LONDON, UK – 24 September 2019: MishiPay, a London-based retail technology company, today announced the completion of its Series A funding round of £3.5 million, with participation by American Express Ventures, Nauta Capital and United Ventures.
The announcement comes as MishiPay enters its next phase of growth, expanding the scale, speed of integration, and international reach of its industry-leading mobile self-checkout service. MishiPay has already begun generating value for retailers across Europe, including Decathlon, the world’s largest sporting goods retailer, and MediaMarktSaturn, Europe’s largest electronics retailer, by reducing checkout times in store and improving customer experience.
MishiPay’s mobile self-checkout solution allows customers to simply scan and pay for items using their smartphone, enabling them to exit the store without any need to wait at the checkout. This kind of frictionless shopping experience is a priority for many retailers. Unlike many of the systems being tested, MishiPay can integrate into retailers’ existing infrastructure quickly, seamlessly and at a fraction of the cost of hardware-heavy solutions.
“Retailers around the world are under pressure to create an outstanding customer experience,” said Julia Huang, Managing Director at American Express Ventures. “We believe MishiPay is well-positioned to play a key role in the omnichannel retail revolution and are pleased to support the company in its next phase of growth.”
“American Express is one of the world’s most trusted brands and brings unparalleled knowledge and experience. We are also delighted to have the support of Nauta Capital once again and the addition of United Ventures, another great retail-focused VC,” said Mustafa Khanwala, Founder and CEO of MishiPay. “We believe we have found investment partners who share our vision for the next stage of our growth as we continue to scale across Europe and into the US.”
Further information on MishiPay and their mobile self-checkout solution can be found at www.mishipay.com
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About MishiPay:
MishiPay brings the best of the online checkout experience to physical stores, giving shoppers the ability to scan and pay for their shopping using their mobile phones. Founded in 2015, MishiPay has grown quickly and now serves its scan, pay, leave technology to some of the largest retailers in the world. Thanks to the skills of their technical team and their carefully curated list of partners, MishiPay are able to integrate quickly and cost-effectively into retailers’ existing systems without the need for any additional hardware, making it possible for both shops and shoppers to benefit from the best of the online and offline worlds.