Glance Announces Opening of Australian Office in Melbourne

Glance Technologies (CSE:GET.CN), a company that owns and operates Glance Pay, a streamlined payment system that revolutionizes how users make payments and access digital receipts announced the opening of Glance office in Melbourne, Australia.

The company said that this fulfills another key milestone in the company’s global expansion strategy. Glance also announced today that its New York offices have relocated to 135 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10016, USA.

As quoted in the press release:

Glance is bringing its full suite of payment, loyalty, and blockchain solutions for the mobile era to Australia. Glance is exploring opportunities for its flagship Glance Pay and Glance Merchant apps, and an initial pilot with an Australian merchant is planned to be launched soon.

“Similarities in culture and language make Australia an ideal place for us to expand the international reach of Glance,” says Glance Technologies CEO Desmond Griffin. “Australia is a community of engaged, sophisticated consumers, with numerous businesses and entrepreneurs who are willing to embrace fluid, innovative tools with which to better serve them.”

Independent research and market analysis confirms Australia has been quick to embrace mobile payments, and now boasts some of the world’s highest adoption rates for contactless payments. Mobile wallet usage there is experiencing a strong growth trend, thanks to factors including high smartphone penetration, and indications of strong willingness there among merchants and consumers alike to try and adopt online and near-field transactions.

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