來源：一卡通世界網  發布時間：2012-10-30

新大陸支付技術公司與Spire Payments公司于今年簽署了戰略合作協議，在全球范圍內開展產品合作。目前，雙方公司已緊鑼密鼓的開始多項新品的研發，計劃將于明年推出市場。

以下是Nilson報告刊登的文稿：

When VeriFone acquired Hypercom last year, regulators in Spain and the U.K. insisted that Hypercom assets in those countries be sold off.KleinPartners Capital, a private equity firm, bought those businesses, combined them, and created a new company called Spire Payments.

Spire holds the intellectual property rights in the U.K. and Spain to two Hypercom product ranges — Optima and Artima. It shipped 172,400 of those devices in the U.K. and Spain last year. However, Spire is not allowed to sell those products in other markets. It also must look ahead to the time when it will need updated technology for its installed base.

Spire plans to meet both needs through a joint product development deal with China-based Newland Payment Technology Company. Newland has also taken a minority equity position (less than 15%) in Spire. Last year Newland, which ranks tenth in the world among POS terminal manufacturers, shipped 242,800 POS terminals — 97% went to customers in Asia/Pacific. Other units went to customers in the Middle East/Africa, Europe, and Latin America regions.

Spire signed the agreement with Newland in May. The first products will be on the market in the second quarter of 2013, beginning with a GPRS/Wi-Fi device for restaurants. The migration of installed Hypercom terminals in Spain and the U.K. to the new devices will also begin next year. In 2014 when five new models will be available, Spire plans to begin sales in new markets through local resellers.

譯文：

去年VeriFone收購Hypercom時，西班牙和英國的監管機構堅稱Hypercom在這兩個城市的資產已出售。KleinPartners Capital，一家私募公司購買了這些業務并合并、創建了新的公司Spire Payments.

Spire擁有Hypercom兩種產品系列在英國和西班牙的知識產權— Optima and Artima.去年在英國和西班牙賣了172,400臺。然而Spire不能在其它市場銷售這些產品。也必須預計將來已安裝產品需要技術更新的時刻。

Spire計劃通過和中國新大陸聯合開發產品滿足雙方需求。新大陸已持有Spire少數股權（少于15%）。去年新大陸在POS機具廠商中排名世界第十，銷售242,800臺POS機-97%銷往亞洲/太平洋客戶。其它銷往中東/非洲，歐洲和拉丁美洲。

Spire在五月與新大陸簽訂協議。第一款面向飯店的帶GPRS/Wi-Fi的產品將于2013年第二季度投放市場。在西班牙和英國的已安裝的 Hypercom 終端機將在明年初進行更換。2014年當五款新型產品面市，Spire計劃在新的市場通過地方的經銷商銷售產品。