EWay

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Eway
Company typePublic
Industry Payment Gateway
Founded1998;26 years ago (1998)
FounderMatt Bullock
Headquarters Australia
Area served
 Australia
New Zealand
Singapore
Hong Kong
Macau
Key people
Mark Reid, Managing Director [1]
Servicesonline payments provider | shopping cart payment gateway integration | online payments processing platform.
Website eway.io

Eway is a global omnichannel payment provider. The company processes secure credit card payments for merchants. Eway works through eCommerce.

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History

eWAY was founded in 1998 by Matt Bullock, and the website was launched in 2000. [2] By 2004, eWAY was linked to all major Australian banks, [3] and, in 2009, the company expanded by a further 65%. [4] In 2009, eWAY partnered with all the major New Zealand banks, expanding payment services in the region. [5] In 2014, eWAY expanded into Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia. [6]

Along with its regional expansions, eWAY has partnered with major SaaS companies to provide integrated payment services. In 2013, eWAY partnered with Xero to produce the 'Pay Now' add-on for Xero online invoices. [7] [8] [9] In 2013, eWAY was awarded Xero Add-on Partner of the Year for the 'Pay Now' add-on. [10] eWAY has also built the Xero PayThis feature. [11] Similar ventures have followed with the eWAY's integration with NetSuite. [12] [13] eWAY expanded its partnership with Magento. [14] In 2015, eWAY strengthened its partnership with Shopify, integrating its Rapid 3.1 API on the eCommerce's platform. [15]

Timeline

In December 2013, eWAY partnered with the National Australia Bank to launch eWAY Merchant Services in Australia. [16] [17] [18] In July 2015, eWAY expanded into physical payments with the launch of SmartPOS. [19] The mobile card reader integrates with Xero, Salesforce, and Shopify, and supports contactless payments and EFTPOS payments. [20] [21] The SmartPOS device links to iOS, Android and Apple Watch apps. [22] In September 2015, eWAY launched an app. [23] In October 2015, eWAY partnered with Kikka Capital, a Perth-based small business lender. [24] In November 2015, eWAY became the first Australian payment gateway to offer a mobile integration with Apple Pay. [25] [26] In April 2016, eWAY was purchased by Global Payments. [27]

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