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Toshiba Tec teams up with digital self service company Yeahpoint

Digital self service company Yeahpoint and Toshiba Tec on 1 April have signed an agreement for Toshiba Tec to make an investment into Yeahpoint. Under the partnership, Toshiba Tec bought a 12 percent stake in Yeahpoint.

With the digital self service market tipped to boom over the next five years, this new deal positions Yeahpoint and Toshiba Tec strongly as key players in what is one of the fastest growing areas for many sectors including retail, financial services, government and health.

"We can apply a digital self service solution in any instance where there is a defined process, which just goes to show the industry’s incredible potential for growth," said Yeahpoint CEO John Anderson. "In fact, it is not uncommon for us to implement a software solution that provides a company with 100 percent return on investment within just six months."

Yeahpoint and Toshiba Tec will be providing multi platform solutions to a wide range of global markets that integrate and add to the consumer experience utilising tablets, product vending, motion sensors, biometrics and analytics to streamline any process in any application.