August 23, 2005
ePaynews: U.K. grocery chain Waitrose is offering electronic mobile phone top-up services at POS terminals and kiosks in its 167 stores and 14 gas stations to reduce risks from theft and inventory losses. Waitrose has seen a 50-percent increase in its mobile phone prepayment sales since the service went live, and can allow prepay customers of all the U.K.'s seven major mobile phone networks to recharge their accounts.