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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| Industry | Software as a Service (SaaS), Payments Services |
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| Founded | 2011 in Norwich, England |
| Founders | Jacyn Heavens |
| Headquarters | , UK |
Areas served | Worldwide |
Key people | Jacyn Heavens (CEO) |
| Products | Electronic point-of-sale systems, Integrated payment and embedded finance services |
| Website | eposnow |
History
editEpos Now was established in 2011 by Jacyn Heavens, He began developing software tailored to the needs of business proprietors.[4]
The Epos Now AppStore was launched in December 2014.[5] Epos Now was named the winner of the "EPoS Innovation of the Year" Retail Systems Award 2015.[6] In 2016, the company received the Queen’s Award for Enterprise,[7] 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".[8] Also in 2016, Epos Now was named the 30th fastest-growing company in Deloitte’s 2016 Fast 50 List with a growth of 597%[9] and won "Employer of the Year," “Tech Innovator,” and “Barclays Business of the Year” at the EDP Business Awards 2016.[10]
In 2017, Epos Now was ranked Europe's 46th fastest-growing company, as recognized by the Financial Times.[11][12] The company was also awarded the "Best In-Store Payments Solution" winner in the Payments Awards 2017.[13] 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.[14]
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.[15] Also in 2018, Epos Now was awarded a Gold rating by the New York Design Award.[16]
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.[17]
In November 2023, Epos Now was recognized as the fastest-growing tech company in Cambridgeshire and the East in the Deloitte Fast 50.[18]
Operations
editJacyn Heavens holds the position of CEO.[19] 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,[20] with additional headquarters located in Orlando, Florida, USA,[21] and Coolum Beach, Queensland, Australia.[22]
References
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- ^ Green, Harriet (12 September 2016). "Epos Now founder Jacyn Heavens on luck, crying, making the most of Brexit and getting mashed". CityAM. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ updated, Stefan Ionescu last (1 February 2022). "Epos Now Point Of Sale (POS) Review: Pros & Cons, Features, Ratings, Pricing and more". TechRadar. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "EPOS NOW (UK) LTD overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "Epos Now Partnership". EMenu Now. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "Retail Systems Awards". www.retail-systems.com. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "You searched for epos now". The King's Award Magazine. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "Search All Past Stevie® Winners and Finalists". Stevie Awards. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "Previous winners". UK Technology Fast 50. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ Recruitment, HEAD | HUNTED. "HEAD | HUNTED Recruitment | The EDP Business Awards 2016". HEAD | HUNTED Recruitment. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ Kilby, Nathalie (1 March 2024). "FT 1000: the eighth annual ranking of Europe's fastest-growing companies". www.ft.com. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "The FT 1000: Europe's fastest-growing companies". ig.ft.com. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "Payments Awards". www.payments-awards.com. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "Deloitte. Technology Fast 500" (PDF). Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ Trickey, Rachael. "UK National Contact Centre Awards 2018 – Winners Announced". Call Centre Helper. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "Epos Now - Helping Restaurants & Bars Reduce Operational Costs". Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ Independent, The (7 June 2023). "E2E launches the E2E Tech 100 featuring the fastest growing businesses in the UK". The Independent. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "Deloitte 2023 UK Fast 50 regional winners". UK Technology Fast 50. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "EPOS NOW (UK) LTD people - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "EPOS NOW (UK) LTD overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "UK software firm Epos Now expands to Orlando, creating jobs". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ Bhowmik, Satarupa (10 February 2020). "Epos Now takes over Australia's Epos Systems". Electronic Payments International. Retrieved 30 May 2024.