Intercard is introducing its iQ readers and kiosks that read QR codes at IAAPA Expo 2023.
Suitable for unattended amusement centres, iQ devices use built-in cameras to read customer presented QR codes for payment and redemption point collection. This enables customers to use mobile devices instead of play cards to activate games, reducing costs for route operators and owners of unattended arcades.
“With the iQ platform, customers can purchase or recharge game play and use a mobile device or paper receipt with QR code to play games, collect points and even redeem prizes,” said Scott Sherrod, CEO of Intercard, “all without the help of a centre employee. It’s a big step into the future for route operators and owners of unattended arcades.”
At IAAPA Intercard will showcase additional innovations including an expanded line of Impulse hybrid readers that take play cards and credit cards and a new iTeller for water parks, trampoline parks and other active attractions that dispenses wristbands.
Sherrod said: “When we noticed a trend to increased use of credit cards in amusement venues, we developed the Impulse, the first (and still the only) reader to take credit cards as well as play cards. The Impulse reader has now become the industry standard for route operators, arcade owners and other FEC operators wanting to capture new revenue streams and plan for growth. Customers in the US report up to a 30 per cent increase from games with the Impulse.”
Sherrod will be at the show with Intercard’s domestic and international sales teams plus technical experts.
