MARKHAM, ON, June 25, 2012 – Everlink Payment Services Inc., a leading provider of Integrated Payment Solutions & Services for Credit Unions, Banks and ISOs in Canada, is pleased to announce that Superior Credit Union has entered into an agreement with Everlink to use the Everlink Merchant Acquiring Program as a means to support and manage their growing number of merchant members.

“Reliability, service and the ease of use and reporting capabilities that come with the new Everlink POS Express software convinced us that the Everlink Merchant Acquiring Program was the ideal solution for us,” says Allison Kasper, CEO of Superior Credit Union. “With the speed at which we can send referrals, complete applications, deploy terminals and ultimately get our merchant members up and running, I am pleased to say that we have once again been successful in advancing our mission of servicing our members beyond their expectations.”

In the short time-span since it was introduced, the Everlink Merchant Acquiring Program (referred to as MAP) has already received interest from many organizations due to its impressive list of features which includes:

• Processing and settlement for debit transactions
• Payment Brand credit processing
• Easy to use Internet portals for reports, referral submission and tracking application status
• The latest PCI compliant POS terminals with contactless capability
• Merchant statements
• Transaction terminals and terminal support

“The Everlink Merchant Acquiring Program was developed as a turn-key solution allowing credit unions, banks and ISOs across Canada to offer a best-of-breed merchant acquiring program to their customers,” says Mark Ripplinger, President of Everlink Payment Services Inc. “Although it was only recently introduced to the market, the interest it has generated within leading financial institutions such as Superior Credit Union demonstrates its value, and validates the time we have invested in developing this premium product.”

2012 has so far been a busy year for Everlink. In the past 6 months the organization has been busy expanding its list of products and services within their updated lines of business [which consist of Payment Network Gateway, ATM Managed Services, Card Issuance and Management, Fraud Management, POS Acquiring Services and Professional Services]. Stay tuned for several additional product announcements Everlink has planned for the upcoming months.

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About Everlink
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.