Talk:PayPoint

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BetacommandBot 11:32, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

paypoint.net
Hi there,

I work for an agency and I was looking to create an profile page about one of my client's business.

Paypoint plc which owns paypoint.net (the business in question) currently has a profile page, so I was looking to add a paragraph about companies owned by Paypoint plc and from there add a link to a paypoint.net profile page.

Is this the best way to do it? If not what would you recommend?

I look for forward to your comments.

Thanks in advance, Dina Jones Dina Jones (talk) —Preceding undated comment was added at 10:25, 14 November 2008 (UTC).


 * Dina you have two options: the first as you suggest is to add a short section listing PayPoint's notable businesses and subsidiaries, mention paypoint.net there and then link to a newly created article about paypoint.net, or second, add a short section to the current article about paypoint.net. I would suggest the latter because, unless paypoint.net is notable in its own right (does it meet the requirements of WP:N?), the article will probably be deleted sooner or later. Remember to adopt a neutral tone and avoid hyperbole and other, if you will forgive the expression, "PR-speak" - because you have a significant conflict of interest, your edits will be heavily scrutinised. Please contact me on my talk page if I can help further. – ukexpat (talk) 18:48, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

List of competitors
Should include
 * Payzone http://www.payzone.co.uk/
 * epay http://www.epayworldwide.co.uk/ (a division of Euronet http://www.euronetworldwide.com/)
 * Big 4 (Tesco, J Sainsbury, ASDA, Morrison) Supermarkets also offer some of the services that Paypoint offers, specifically Lottery, Mobile Phone Top-Up, and sometimes prepaid card topup

Needs wiki article creation for Payzone and epay (and also collect+).

--194.72.84.210 (talk) 14:10, 1 November 2011 (UTC)


 * I don't think we need to mention every single competitor. After all, this is the article about PayPoint, not about all payment schemes in the UK. Huon (talk) 14:30, 1 November 2011 (UTC)

Worldwide view tag
Tagged for worldwide view. Although this is a British company, a company profile should ideally be understandable globally, and there are some minor issues with some of the services provided: specifically, prepaid energy meters. Outside the UK prepaid energy (gas/electricity) meters are almost unheard of and the concept requires further explanation. All I know is that "some" people once had coin-op meters and now use prepaid ones. It is difficult to describe that group: are they people with low incomes? Poor credit? Or are prepaid meters simply common in some neighbourhoods?

What would be useful is a brief description--it can be a sentence or two--describing how some UK energy customers prepay for services rather than getting a postpaid bill. It should include, if possible, a generalization of who those people are, and more importantly, a percentage of customers who prepay as of ca. 1998 and today. As this was what got PayPoint off the ground, so to speak, I feel the company history would be more complete if the information were present. Roches (talk) 21:08, 15 February 2017 (UTC)


 * I have drafted something and included it in the article: on your first point, the meters are to reduce energy consumption and to help people with limited means. On your second point the answer, over the last 5 years at least, is 40%. I hope this helps. Dormskirk (talk) 21:58, 15 February 2017 (UTC)

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