Findity's digital receipts now with unique direct notification service between merchant and consumer

Findity integrates its platform for digital receipts with the product information from Validoo, a subsidiary of the global standards organization GS1. This gives consumers greater control over their purchases, while offering increased security as merchants and suppliers will be able to notify consumers about eventual problems with products sold.

Stockholm, Sweden. October 6, 2015. Findity, Scandinavia's largest service provider of digital receipts, is taking a big step with its platform for direct communication from suppliers and merchants to consumers. Via the digital receipt information, consumers will soon be able to access detailed product information about goods purchased as supplier, weight, quantity and content of virtually all products sold in grocery stores in Sweden. All receipts are securely stored in the cloud, and together with the new platform features this gives merchants and suppliers the possibility to quickly notify consumers if there is a problem with an item sold.

Findity has integrated its platform for digital receipts with Validoo. Validoo provides services that help to manage and secure the quality of the digital product information used throughout the value chain, from supplier to consumer. These services are based on standards for article information from GS1 Sweden, a part of a worldwide organization that develops standards for product and information flows, globally and locally. Data can be collected and transmitted automatically, securely and correctly within and between the different parties' information systems.

With Findity's integration to Validoo, there is information on the majority of grocery products from all suppliers, both in Sweden and around the world. Information is retrieved through GS1 standards for Item Information and the EAN code or GTIN *. (Global Trade Item Number)

“Our cooperation with Findity means that they and their partners can now offer product information of goods throughout the whole supplier and distribution chain all the way to the consumer. The cooperation and Findity's extension with a notification service also means increased security for the consumer and contribute to our goal of increasing consumer safety, said Bo Raattamaa, CEO GS1 Sweden and Validoo.

With the product information via the digital receipt, consumers get all the information about the contents of the product, for example, a warning will appear if the product contains substances they are allergic to. The user can when logged in online, or using the app sparakvittot.se or other solutions and applications that use Findity's digital receipts standard, add the substances or products that they want a notification or warning for.

“With the integration to Validoo and the unique features we have developed in our platform we give consumers increased knowledge and information about individual products. Our unique notification service also provides the opportunity for direct communication between merchants and consumers, says Per Einarsson, head of business development at Findity AB.

More information

Per Einarsson, head of business development, per@findity.com, +46 (0)73 440 42 22

About GS1

GS1 is a global, industry-neutral standards organization with a non-profit interest. The GS1 system enables identification and traceability to products, services and locations worldwide. Data can be collected and transmitted automatically, securely and correctly within and between the different parties' information systems. Read more at http://www.gs1.org/.

About Validoo

Validoo is a wholly owned subsidiary of GS1 Sweden and provides services for the control and dissemination of digital product information and images based on the GS1 global standards. Validoo is since more than 10 years focused on quality of data and is market leader in Sweden regarding high-quality product information and images for the grocery, foodservice and pharmacy market. Validoo is a member of GDSN, Global Data Synchronization Network, which enables the exchange of item information on 20 million products from 36,000 companies in 150 countries. Read more at www.validoo.se.