NZ provider of mobile commerce tools, Pushpay, has increased its customer base from 602 merchants to 996 in the last three months, exceeding its quarterly merchant acquisition target of 301 merchants by 31 per cent.

Chris Heaslip, Pushpay’s CEO, Pushpay continues to deliver on its US growth plan.

“The ompany now expects its customer base to grow by around 100 pr cent to more than 2000 merchants in the six months to September 30, 2015.

“Pushpay has ended the financial year on a high note, with our best recorded quarter across all key operational metrics. Our results demonstrate a strong product and market fit and the continued execution of our growth strategy,” Heaslip said.

“Pushpay commences its 2016 financial year in a strong position as it prepares for further focused growth and looks to reach its targets based on further development of its direct sales, referrals strategy and through existing relationships with Pushpay’s strategic channel partners and other distribution partners.

“The company will continue to primarily focus on the faith sector in the USA, which consists of over 314,000 churches with an average size of over 500 attendees,” he said.