Live group Pty Limited is a merchant services provider, accredited by Mastercard.MasterCard Payment Facilitators Originally established by Macquarie Bank in 2006 as Live Payments, the company was privatised in 2008 and restructured as Live group.
History
Live group was originally established as Live payments by Macquarie Bank in 2006. The company offered a unique corporate taxi payments solution and online reconciliation portal that assists corporate users in tracking their taxi expenditure. Former Cabcharge Australia Ltd executive Ewaz Barukh was appointed managing director in early 2007.Lime poaches Cabcharge executiveMetcash winner from Bi-Lo bungleMac Bank gets new head of taxi business
In March 2008 Live Payments was privatised and in November of that year acquired Live TaxiEpay.Taxi driver turned entrepreneur launches 'iTunes for transport' Live TaxiEpay, is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Live group specifically involved in supplying EFTPOS terminals, payment devices and additional value-added services to the Australian taxi industry. Since then, company sites have been opened in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth, with dealers and distributors located around the country. In 2016 Live TaxiEpay rebranded as Live taxi.
In 2010 Live TaxiEpay partnered with Motorpass to establish a corporate taxi payments solution.Meter running on taxi fare monopoly
In 2014, Live TaxiEpay considered legal action against New South Wales and Victoria for what it claimed was anti-competitive legislation after New South Wales passed laws on halving service fees on non-cash taxi payments.Cabcharge rival Live TaxiEpay may sue NSW and Victoria over new taxi payment laws Another taxi rent-seeker enters the foldTaxi drivers out of pocket as Eftpos rivals excluded The company along with competitors GM Cabs and Ingogo argued that the service fee caps were reducing competition rather than increasing it.Fee cap serves only Cabcharge, says Ingogo founder
In 2012, Live group launched Live eftpos, offering payment services catered to small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) in Australia. In 2017, Live group announced a partnership with Qantas Business Rewards.EFTPOS Solutions Qantas Business RewardsLive eftpos black: Rewards and mobile payment serviceEarn up to 1 million bonus Qantas Points with Live eftpos black
Between 2015 and 2016, Live group launched three additional brands into the Australian market; Live capital,Live capital Australian FinTech Member Live insure and Glide taxi.
In April 2019, Live group announced a partnership with Zip Co LimitedSell more by offering Zip to your customersHow small businesses can earn bonus rewards points every time customers spend and in June 2019, launched Live sms, an SMS communication platform designed to help small business.Live sms Qantas Business Rewards
In April 2020, Live group launched Live local, a digital voucher platform specifically to help Australian SMEs through COVID-19.Live Group Launches ‘Live Local’ To Create Digital Vouchers For SMEsDigital vouchers used to help small businesses
References
External links Live group official website Live taxi official website Live eftpos official website Live capital official website Live insure official website Live sms official website Live local official website Glide taxi official website