Daily Current Affairs / Karnataka Bank launches POS device 'WisePOSGo'
Category : Business and economics Published on: September 09 2021
· Karnataka Bank has launched an all-in-one point-of-sales (POS) swiping machine called 'WisePOSGo' for its merchant customers to process business payments.
· The private sector lender has rolled out this POS device in association with Mswipe Technologies Pvt Ltd.
· The launch of 'WisePOSGo' is another step towards expanding the digital payment infrastructure in the country and promoting a cashless economy.
Important facts
About Karnataka Bank
v Karnataka Bank Headquarters: Mangalore;
v CEO of Karnataka Bank: Mahabaleshwar MS;
v Establishment of Karnataka Bank: 18 February 1924
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