Epos Now

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Epos Now
IndustrySoftware as a Service (SaaS), Payments Services
Founded2011;13 years ago (2011) in Norwich, England
FoundersJacyn Heavens
Headquarters
Norwich, England
,
UK
Areas served
Worldwide
Key people
 Jacyn Heavens (CEO)
ProductsElectronic point-of-sale systems, Integrated payment and embedded finance services
Website eposnow.com

Epos Now is a SaaS and payments services provider focusing on small and medium-sized businesses within the retail, hospitality, and personal care sectors. The company provides electronic point-of-sale systems and integrated payment and embedded finance services. [1] [2] [3]

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History

Epos Now was established in 2011 by Jacyn Heavens without external funding. He began developing software tailored to the needs of business proprietors. [4] [5] [6]

The Epos Now AppStore was launched in December 2014. [7] Epos Now was named the winner of the "EPoS Innovation of the Year" Retail Systems Award 2015. [8] In 2016, the company received the Queen’s Award for Enterprise, [9]  was named the "Gold Award Winner" in Experience and Gold Stevie Award winner in the International Business Awards as "The Most Innovative Company of the Year 2016". [10] Also in 2016, Epos Now was named the 30th fastest-growing company in Deloitte’s 2016 Fast 50 List with a growth of 597% [11] and won "Employer of the Year," “Tech Innovator,” and “Barclays Business of the Year” at the EDP Business Awards 2016. [12]

In 2017, Epos Now was ranked Europe's 46th fastest-growing company, as recognized by the Financial Times. [13] [14] The company was also awarded the "Best In-Store Payments Solution" winner in the Payments Awards 2017. [15]   The company was named in Deloitte’s Fast 500 EMEA 2017 UK list and ranked as the 359th fastest-growing company in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. [16]

In 2018, Epos Now won the “Contact Centre Support Team – Customer” award (in the Organisation Awards category) in the UK National Contact Centre Awards 2018. [17] Also in 2018, Epos Now was awarded a Gold rating by the New York Design Award. [18]

Epos Now was listed as the 24th fastest-growing UK tech company in 2023 on the E2E Tech 100 list in association with The Independent. [19]

In November 2023, Epos Now was recognized as the fastest-growing tech company in Cambridgeshire and the East in the Deloitte Fast 50. [20]

Operations

Jacyn Heavens holds the position of CEO. [21] The company maintains a presence in various regions, including the United Kingdom, Ireland, the United States, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, Spain, and Canada.

Epos Now's UK Head Office is situated in Norwich, England, [22] with additional headquarters located in Orlando, Florida, USA, [23] and Coolum Beach, Queensland, Australia. [24]

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