Raw Thrills and its Play Mechanix studio, developers of coin-operated interactive entertainment products, is pleased to announce their partnership with PayLeap to provide electronic card payment solutions to over 4000 Big Buck Hunter games.

Chicago, IL (PRWEB) June 19, 2012

Raw Thrills has formed a partnership with PayLeap, an industry leading online payment technology and service delivery company, to handle their electronic card transactions through the PayLeap payment gateway platform.

Raw Thrills develops interactive entertainment products for the coin-operated, consumer and casino gaming markets. Their most popular arcade game, Big Buck Hunter, a hunting game first released in 2000, spawned a series of sequels and currently has over 20,000 locations throughout the US and Canada. There are also widespread tournaments, trophy clubs, and hunting parties connected online. The series of games has won numerous awards, received outstanding attention in the media, and continues to thrive as some of the top games in the industry.

PayLeap will be handling the card payments processing for Raw Thrills locations throughout the US and Canada, enabling their newest title, Big Buck HD, to connect through various wireless networks into the payment gateway. Raw Thrills plans to roll out an additional 1500 locations by the end of 2012.

“PayLeap was able to deliver a solution that was perfect for our business model, enabling us to easily setup and roll out multiple locations quickly and efficiently,” says George Petro, President of Raw Thrills studio Play Mechanix.

“With an average game play transaction of around $7.50, being able to accept credit cards is essential to our growth and success. Their payment gateway technology provides us the versatility we needed, including a scalable platform, robust backend reporting, and reliable real-time transaction processing.”

“Being able to provide a payment solution for a company like Raw Thrills shows the versatility of using our payment gateway solution, which traditionally has been known for online ecommerce transactions,” says Rod Katzfey, COO of PayLeap. “Raw Thrills is an innovative company that continues to push the bar on arcade gameplay technology. We’re proud to be able to deliver them a secure, low-cost solution for both the U.S. and Canadian market.”

PayLeap’s recent announcement on their partnership with First Data expands their payment services like credit and debit processing, point-of-sale, and eCommerce solutions throughout Canada.

About Raw Thrills studio Play Mechanix
Play Mechanix has created over 40 titles for the video arcade game industry since 1995. They merged with Raw Thrills in 2006 and have dominated the arcade industry with products such as Big Buck Hunter, Dirty Driving, Terminator Salvation and Super Bikes. Their use of cutting-edge technology combined with thrilling visual effects, and realistic game play have entertained fans the world over. Visit our website at http://www.rawthrills.com and become a fan at http://www.facebook.com/officialbigbuckhunter.

About PayLeap
PayLeap is a leading, innovative, payment platform company delivering a full suite of solutions for eCommerce, face-to-face, recurring, and online bill payments. Catering to merchants, resellers, and developers, PayLeap provides a secure, single-source solution which includes fraud management, tokenized cardholder data vault, secure checkout with LeapLock, and mobile payment capabilities. Known for innovative, secure payments technology, PayLeap is leading the evolution of online processing. For additional information call 1-877-472-9532 or visit our website at http://www.payleap.com or follow us at http://www.facebook.com/payleap.

PayLeap expands payment services to Canada to support the needs of their customers and partners.

PayLeap announced today they have partnered with First Data Corporation, a global leader in electronic commerce and payment processing, to provide Canadian payment processing services to merchant customers utilizing the PayLeap Gateway platform.

This agreement enables PayLeap to process transactions for eCommerce merchants in Canada, a market it had not previously operated in. First Data brings its expertise in the Canadian market, and will provide PayLeap and their clients with a full suite of merchant processing products and services such as credit and debit processing, point-of-sale, and eCommerce solutions.

“Expanding our connectivity to Canada allows us to deliver a much needed solution to both our customers and partners,” said Rod Katzfey, COO, PayLeap. “Many of our customers want the option to accept Canadian payments, so having a payment processor like First Data that can deliver the connectivity is a huge benefit. Around 20 percent of our potential customers are looking for international payment options. Canadian eCommerce sales in 2011 were around $20 billion, and are forecast to be over $30 billion by 2015. We are now able to provide our customers access to those online buyers.”

PayLeap recently announced their $1 million “P4” program for application developers to help offset development costs associated with certifying through PayLeap’s APIs. PayLeap’s connectivity to First Data Canada would extend their program offering to the developer community seeking Canadian payment solutions.

“Our expertise in the payments industry and the Canadian market will assist PayLeap in its expansion into Canada,” said Brian Green, SVP, First Data in Canada. “As eCommerce sales in Canada continue to accelerate, both organizations are well poised to help merchants wanting to sell goods and services in Canada to increase their sales and revenue.”

About PayLeap
PayLeap is a leading, innovative, payment platform company delivering a full suite of solutions for eCommerce, face-to-face, recurring, and online bill payments. Catering to merchants, resellers, and developers, PayLeap provides a secure, single-source solution which includes fraud management, tokenized cardholder data vault, secure checkout with LeapLock, and mobile payment capabilities. Known for innovative, secure payments technology, PayLeap is leading the evolution of online processing. Visit http://www.PayLeap.com to learn more, or call 1-877-472-9532. http://www.facebook.com/PayLeap.

About First Data
Around the world, every second of every day, First Data makes payment transactions secure, fast and easy for merchants, financial institutions and their customers. First Data leverages its vast product portfolio and expertise to drive customer revenue and profitability. Whether the choice of payment is by debit or credit card, gift card, check or mobile phone, online or at the checkout counter, First Data takes every opportunity to go beyond the transaction.