Smart Shopping
Cloud native framework empowering a wide range of solutions for consumer engagement and digital commerce.
eVoucher Distribution
End to end management of digital products distribution at physical stores & digital channels.
Financial Services
Consumer engagement and digital payments enablement for the Financial Services industry.
Retailer Payments & Tax Compliance
Card and modern payments integration with point-of-sale systems and eInvoice reporting.
Consulting Practice
WiseDart: Our Consulting & Advisory practice.

Archives for November 2022

How Kronos uses SMASH eVouchers to transform the bus experience

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PHILOSHOPIC contributes to the efforts of the local authorities to improve public transportation aiming at reduced traffic jams and environmental impact, by enabling the purchase of bus travel cards re-charge at hundreds of convenience stores served by Kronos and other large supermarkets and digital channels. The innovative SMASH eVouchers solution was integrated with the Cyprus Public Transport (CPT), now enabling Kronos and its merchants to sell eVouchers to top up rechargeable, personalised and student cards. 

The SMASH eVouchers solution has made topping up of smart cards easier than ever before as customers are able to top up their E-Wallet at hundreds of points of sale such as the closest Kiosk in the neighbourhood with face-to-face payment including cash. No longer will customers in Cyprus have to top up their cards at the CPT offices as their only option, improving the experience for people who ride public transport by making purchasing bus rides more convenient.

For us, this is another project demonstrating the increasing flexibility of SMASH eVOUCHERS to integrate with various operators and enable distributors and merchants to remain competitive with modern technologies that are cost effective, flexible and facilitate a seamless customer experience.

PHILOBROKER ZATCA eInvoicing Solution

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We are proud to announce the launch of the PHILOBROKER ZATCA eInvoicing solution.

As part of Saudi Arabia’s vision of digitalising the economy, PHILOBROKER ZATCA eInvoicing transforms the issuance of paper invoices and notes into an electronic procedure facilitating the exchange of invoices through a structured electronic format fully compliant with the ZATCA eInvoicing requirements.

The solution has been designed to be POS/ECR independent and can integrate with any modern point of sale application and can be provided either on a SaaS basis or on-premises. The scope of the solution is to enable retailers to comply with requirements around “Simplified Invoices” (B2C) and consists of 3 main modules: The local Agent that is installed at the store (On each POS/ECR or a store server/PC) , the central collector (On the cloud or Head office if on-premise) and an admin portal where admin staff can register and onboard devices and monitory status of document submissions centrally. 

For each new compliance project, approximately 3 months are required for proper scoping of the project, integration of the POS application with the Local Agent and proper testing to achieve full compliance. Note that for NCR ARS and Gilbarco point of Sale software the integration of the Local Agent has already been accomplished.

The solution is already available powered by the Google Cloud Platform on a SaaS model for all retailers in Saudi that need to turn their B2C points of sale and documents compliant with ZATCA regulations. The on-premise version which aims to serve retailers with small volumes or those with their own data centre that want yo be self-supported is expected to be released towards the end of Q2 this year.

Download the PHILOBROKER ZATCA eInvoicing Brochure

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PHILOSHOPERS at Devoxx 2022

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Devoxx, is a developer community event that takes place every year in Belgium. This year during Monday the 10th until Friday the 14th in October, the conference comprised of 5 full days of sessions where the developer community got together, networked, listened to inspiring talks from industry-leading experts, and explored the latest trends in technology. Java, Cloud, Big Data, Security, Architecture, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Robotics, Programming Languages, Methodologies and Developer Culture made up the key topics discussed at the event.

PHILOSHOPERS once more could not be absent from such event. This year, our developers Kyriaki and Georgia had the opportunity to attend Devoxx. From conferences and deep dives, that talked about topics in detail, to tools-in-action and hands-on labs, that presented new technologies and were interactive, it was an excellent chance for them to develop professionally and grow their career by networking, learning new skills, and finding out what’s new in the developer world.

PHILOSHOPERS also never miss the chance to explore each place they go. Therefore, our developers made sure to enjoy the beautiful scenery and walk around the impressive streets of one of the largest cities in Belgium, Antwerp. The city, known as the diamond capital of the world, had a rich experience to offer.

There are a lot of interesting things about Belgium. French fries were invented there, as well as spas, cricket, and the theory of the big bang. Also, some of the world’s best painters originate from Belgium and it has the greatest number of castles per square mile in the world. Even the fact that Belgium’s national symbol is that of a urinating boy, makes it a truly unique country.

At PHILOSHOPIC we might be able to live without coffee, but we cannot imagine a world without chocolate. Our developers, as you might expect, adventured into Antwerp’s chocolate museum, and brought us back some of Belgium’s finest souvenirs – chocolate!

We look forward to next year’s Devoxx!

And who knows? You could be the next PHILOSHOPER to attend the following event somewhere around the world.

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