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JCB L2 Certification Acquired Exciting news! We are thrilled to announce that our White-Label SoftPOS SDK has obtained the L2 certification from JCB, and is now supporting all the international payment schemes. It is also globally pre-certified to fulfil the requirements from Visa, Mastercard, AMEX, Discover, Diners and Union Pay. We are also proud to be Hong Kong’s 1st PCI-CPoC software-based POS provider with a set of backend systems including attestation, monitoring and payment processing, turning commercial Android and iOS mobile devices into a payment terminal, demonstrating our commitment to providing secure payment solutions for our customers. Huge thanks to our team for their hard work and dedication to achieving these certifications! We’re excited to partner with JCB and acquirers to launch the JCB ToM solution in Hong Kong. Request for a demo now!https://www.spectra-ms.com/contact-us/ SPECTRA – 30 Years of Excellence

SPECTRA will be showcasing at the Hong Kong Computer & Communications Festival! Actively promote the popularisation of digital payments in Hong Kong & Optimise the payment environment with innovative payment products We will be showcasing a range of flagship products and solutions at booth R28 & R30. Visitors who make purchases of $1,000 or more with electronic payment via SoéPay terminals will be able to redeem for a $50 cash coupon at the Gift Redemption Counter. A total of 500 quota will be on a first-come-first-served basis, making it a total of 2,000 pieces and $100,000 in value. Show details： Date: 25 – 28 August 2023 Venue: HKCEC Time: 10 – 21:30 (10 – 18 on 28 August) As a token of appreciate for all of your supports, we have reserved admission tickets for you. Details will be announced soon, stay tuned and hope to see you at our booth! 😀

Seamless Middle East 2023 Along with 2,500+ attendees, 200+ speakers and 150+ sponsors and exhibitors, we’ll be at Seamless Asia 2023 at Booth D10, the definitive in-person platform to take the pulse of the world’s fastest growing commerce market! Join us at Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Centre, Singapore on 27 – 28 June 2023 to connect with thousands of payments, banking and ecommerce leaders. Register and join us now! Register

SPECTRA SoéPay is invited to be the Official Digital Payment Provider of Hong Kong Computer & Communications Festival 2022 (HKCCF) once again This year, SPECTRA SoéPay is honoured to be invited by The Chamber of Hong Kong Computer Industry to be Hong Kong Computer & Communications Festival 2022 (HKCCF)’s Official Digital Payment Provider again. Official Digital Payment Provider The public is getting used to replace the traditional payment methods with digital payment especially since the pandemic. SPECTRA SoéPay will be the Official Digital Payment Provider of Hong Kong Computer & Communications Festival 2022 happening on 19 – 22 August at Hall 1, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre to provide the most convenient and flexible payment experience for both exhibitors and visitors. Official Digital Payment Provider for HKCCF cash voucher scheme At the same time, SPECTRA SoéPay is the Official Digital Payment Provider of HKCCF’s million-dollar cash voucher scheme. Visitors who purchase the exhibition tickets will be eligible to be enrolled for the 3-million-dollar cash voucher lucky draw. Exhibitors must use SoéPay payment solutions to scan the QR codes on the cash vouchers for verification and redemption. Exhibitors can export the record from SoéPay MARS backend system and securely redeem the amount after the event. SoéPay Exclusive Cash Voucher POS Knowing everyone’s desire to use Government’s cash vouchers at the event, SPECTRA SoéPay proudly brings the exclusive cash voucher POS – tap-POS to the event. With SoéPay tap-POS, one could receive and pay with the 6 cash vouchers including Alipay HK, Tap & Go, WeChat Pay HK, Octopus, BoC Pay and PayMe. Supports Most Payment Methods SPECTRA SoéPay provides the hustle-free payment solutions for merchants. The exclusive cash voucher POS – tap-POS supports QR code, contactless card and mobile wallet payments to accept Visa, Mastercard, Union Pay, Apple Pay, Samsung Pay, Google Pay, Huawei Pay, Alipay and WeChat Pay. This convenient and secure payment device also comes with a user-friendly backend system for the exhibitors. About SPECTRA Technologies SPECTRA Technologies has over 20 years of experience in the digital payment industry, providing top-class products, services and peripherals for merchants in Hong Kong and Macau. In 2021, SPECTRA Technologies brought the subsidiary, SoéPay to the market to provide the ground-breaking payment solution – SoéPay SoftPOS. This solution provides a one-stop, flexible, economic, convenient and secure payment solution for merchans, exhibitors, mobile shops alike. About SoéPay Located in Hong Kong, SoéPay was established in 2019 to be the payment solution and service provider. We aim to provide our merchants with a payment solution that is ground-breaking, secure, reliable, economic and hustle-free. If you would like to have more information, please feel free to contact us. Download Press Release

10/03/2021 Innovative software-based contactless payments solution, SoePay SoftPOS launches in Hong Kong HONG KONG: SoePay, a FinTech subsidiary of Spectra Technologies Holdings Co. Ltd., today announced the launch of the SoftPOS solution for accepting contactless Visa and Mastercard card payments on any NFC-enabled Android smartphones that will revolutionize the customer experience of small and micro-merchants in Hong Kong. SoePay SoftPOS is a mobile payment solution that eliminates POS and payment terminal rental and provides an affordable and secure way for small and micro-merchants to accept contactless card payments on their mobile devices. This is a significant step in mobile payment acceptance for Hong Kong. By transforming mobile devices into payment terminals, SoePay SoftPOS enables merchants to securely accept card payments in many situations such as events, markets, and food delivery. The SoePay SoftPOS solution is globally certified by the Payment Card Industry (PCI) CPoC to accept contactless payments from cards and smart devices without requiring additional hardware. Established in 2019, SoePay is a payment solution provider and payment facilitator in Hong Kong. Our mission is to provide customers with innovative, secure, reliable, affordable, and hassle-free payment solutions. For more information about our product, visit https://soepay.com/en/softpos Damien Chow, Director of Digital Payment, SoePay: “SoftPOS is a key strategic initiative of SoePay to make payment acceptance affordable, frictionless and hassle-free to our customers. We look forward to enhancing our SoftPOS solution and accelerating the contactless adoption and digital payment development in Hong Kong.” Helena Chen, Managing Director, Hong Kong and Macau, Mastercard: “Mastercard is thrilled to join forces with Spectra to further expand the Mastercard Tap on Phone acceptance network with the launch of the new SoePay solution, which provides safe, fast and secure contactless payments that meet consumers’ everyday needs. The Mastercard Sonic feature is also applied to SoePay, which accompanies payments with a sound that indicates cardholders’ have successfully made their payments. The new partnership is in line with Mastercard’s ongoing commitment to promote contactless payments across the city and to support the local SMEs’ future development through digitalization.” Maaike Steinebach, General Manager, Visa Hong Kong and Macau: “Visa is excited to partner with SoePay to enable off-the-shelf ‘Tap to Phone’ mobile devices to accept contactless payments without additional hardware in Hong Kong. More than seven in ten of all face-to-face Visa transactions are contactless. This new low-cost and simple solution will help micro, small and medium-sized businesses stay competitive on their digital transformation journeys.”