MARKHAM, ON, October 18, 2012 – Everlink Payment Services Inc. is pleased to announce the early renewal of services provided for the Laurentian Bank of Canada (LBC) for an additional 5 years beyond expiry of the current Services Agreement.

“Everlink is proud of our strong and extensive relationship with LBC,” says Mark Ripplinger, President of Everlink. “The longevity of the relationship illustrates the mutual respect between our two organizations, and is indicative of the success we have had working together to maintain day-to-day services as well as provide innovative new solutions.”

Operating the third largest branch network in Quebec, Laurentian Bank of Canada has been a client of Everlink since 2005, and utilizes their transaction processing and ATM managed services across 158 branches and more than 425 automated banking machines (ABMs). In 2009, Everlink announced the successful deployment of EMV chip ATM acquiring thereby enabling LBC to acquire EMV Visa / PLUS and Interac cards on their ATMs.

Everlink Payment Services Inc. based in Markham, ON, is a joint-venture company owned by FIS and Celero Solutions, and is fully compliant and EMV certified with the Interac, MasterCard and Visa associations. Everlink is a recognized leader in the dependable secure delivery of Electronic Transaction Processing services, EMV Chip, Managed ATM Services and Integrated Payment Solutions in the Canadian financial services marketplace. Everlink is the first in Canada to instantly issue a fully personalized, Interac and MasterCard certified EMV Chip card.

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