Castles Technology International Corp. and DishOut Partner to Deliver a Powerful Suite of Payment Products and Services

ATLANTA – April 17, 2018 – Castles Technology International Corp., a global payment solutions provider, formally announced today at ETA TRANSACT its strategic partnership with payment technology company, DishOut, LLC.

Castles and DishOut's partnership leverages their respective core competencies to deliver a game-changing payment experience. DishOut has created an omnicommerce platform consisting of consumer applications for payment, loyalty and rewards and merchant-facing technology for payment acceptance at point-of-sale, pay-at-the-table, line busting and unattended environments.

Combining this platform with Castles innovative and secure countertop, mobile, and unattended payment devices, the two organizations are delivering tools for Independent Software Vendors (ISV), Independent Sales Organizations (ISO), merchants, and consumers. This partnership delivers multiple payment options including credit, debit, EMV, NFC, Prox, and closed-loop payments that include campus card, gift and loyalty, corporate commerce, and hotel room key.

"It was clear from the first time we met with Castles, that we shared a vision and our product sets were such a great match to collaborate on cutting-edge solutions. On both the mobile and unattended fronts, we are offering very exciting and innovative tools to power transactions across the entire payments ecosystem," says Rory Hersch, Co-founder and CEO of DishOut.

Castles and DishOut executives say they are thrilled to share with TRANSACT's vast audience the recent advances between DishOut's payment application for EMV, stored-value, and closed-loop card acceptance and Castles' point-of sale terminals that enable mobile and unattended transactions.

"We are very excited to continue working on a strategic partnership with DishOut to bring innovative mobile and unattended payment solutions to the market. This recent partnership is going to add value to the MSP/ISO, ISV/VAR and merchant community who demands transformative, affordable and efficient payment solutions" says Rezart Uruci, Senior Vice President - Sales & Business Development of Castles Technology.

ETA TRANSACT takes place this week from April 17 to April 19 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. Attendees can visit Castles Technology at Booth #1026 to learn about the company's full suite of payment solutions and the latest mobile payments technology powered by DishOut.

About Castles Technology International Corp.
With 25 years of marketplace experience, Castles Technology has established itself as a top 5 global manufacturer of next-generation card acceptance hardware.

Our goal is to create simple, smart and secure payment solutions that provide mobility and flexibility for a diverse range of SMBs in attended and unattended payment environments such as retail, vending, micro markets, restaurants, transportation, finance, lodging and hospitality.

At Castles, we are out to prove that we are a reliable partner who can help businesses maximize their profits with our future-proof point-of-sale devices and best-in-class support offerings. We pride ourselves on crafting payment solutions that are ergonomic, remove burdensome costs and integrates with any SMB's existing POS operation.

US headquarters are in Atlanta, Georgia. Global headquarters are in Taipei, Taiwan. Castles also has regional offices in Spain, Italy, Singapore and Japan.

About DishOut
DishOut is a technology company specializing in value-added payment processing for higher education, hospitality, healthcare, corporate commerce and businesses of all sizes. Our suite of products helps us power payments through the entire process. By leveraging our mobile payment application, merchants can process traditional payments and stored-value payments. With our proprietary Slingshot module, we can support unique environments such as pay at the door, pay at the table, pay at the counter and line-busting. Through our Integrated Write-Once Network (IWON), merchants can connect to DishOut's powerful network of gift and loyalty providers, including DishOut PLUS, as well as multiple closed-loop payment options including campus card, badge pay, hotel key charging and more. With this simple IWON API, ISOs and ISVs can help their merchants power a wide variety of payments their customers demand.