Romanian Business Consult (RBC), the largest IT solutions integrator for the food industry ans retail, purchased all shares of Smartpay Software, an IT application producer set up in 2016 and with a business of 4.4 million lei in 2021, data supplied by Profit.ro. The shares were sold by Sebastian Alexandru Ionita -32.5%, Marius Viorel Constantinescu – 32.5% and Cristian Florin Orascu – 2.5%. Smartpay Software product portfolio includes payment solutions by card on EFT-POS terminals and cash deposit solutions in self service system, middleware for transactions, monitoring and management solutions for terminal fleets. Following the purchase, RBC group completes its team and has 50 specialists in software development and application implementation and over 235 service engineers and national support , covering the whole range of software and IT services for modern retail and banking sectors. In December 2020, RBC took over Ropeco, a local supplier of solutions and equipment in the field of cash processing. RBC was set up in 2013 and is fully controlled by Bluekit Limited (Cyprus), according to Termene.ro. Company business advanced slightly in 2021 to 164.1 million lei and profit increased to 10.77 million lei.
The Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, Daniel, congratulated Pope Leo XIV for succeeding Pope Francis on Thursday, May 8. He expressed confidence that the new pope will continue to promote "the spirit of dialogue, peace, and cooperation between the Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church." "In a world facing multiple spiritual, economic, and […]
The organizers of the Untold festival announced they will offer a RON 150 (EUR 30) voucher toward the purchase of a festival pass to anyone who votes on May 18, during the second round of the presidential elections. In an online message, Untold representatives emphasized the connection between civic participation and the future of every […]
The Open Streets program, which sees the city's major arteries close for car traffic and become pedestrian areas, returns this weekend with a program of exhibitions, concerts, and a Festival of Lights. On Saturday, May 10, at 2:00 p.m., the public is invited to the Made in Romania exhibition, which presents a selection of civilian […]
Joseph Stiglitz, the famous economist and professor at Columbia University in New York, and winner of the Nobel Prize in economy in 2001, told an audience in Cluj, Romania, that governments must stimulate exports and key sectors when facing deficits. Stiglitz was in Romania on Thursday, May 8, to receive the title of Doctor Honoris […]
The Constitutional Court unanimously validated on Friday, May 9, the results of the first round of the presidential elections. It also rejected as unfounded a request to annul the elections filed by Sebastian-Constantin Popescu, the presidential candidate of the New Romania Party, it announced. The runoff, set for May 18, will see ultranationalist leader George […]
Bucharest's culinary scene welcomes back OLEA, the JW Marriott Bucharest Grand Hotel's celebrated Mediterranean destination, now reimagined with a fresh concept that blends authentic coastal flavours with contemporary sophistication. Following an extensive transformation, OLEA reopens its doors to offer guests a refined journey through the Mediterranean's sun-drenched culinary traditions, right in the heart of Romania's […]
