Following Brentford, Middlesex-based Nokia Data Ltd’s announcement of a UKP1.8m deal with Lloyds Bank Carl Rervices for 2,000 of the new ITU 5498 transaction terminals (CI No 1,260), B+Q Plc, the UK do-it-yourself retailer, has announced in turn a national EFTPoS – Electronic Funds Transfer at Point of Sale scheme which will ultimately incorporate around 75% of the original Lloyds’ order: the terminals will be going into over 100 B+Q stores, working with existing point of sale equipment, Olivetti cash registers, and via B+Q’s network to Lloyds’ mainframe; Access, Visa, American Express and all major credit cards are accepted, with the emphasis on faster, more secure transactions.
