MARKHAM, ON, AUGUST 10, 2022 – Everlink is pleased to welcome Sunova Credit Union (Sunova) to the Everlink Visa Debit Affiliate Program. Sunova has been actively working with Everlink over the last year to pilot this Program, and now represents the first Affiliate credit union to join the Program under ICICI Bank’s sponsorship.

As Canadians continue to shift their payment behaviour towards contactless and online transactions, Sunova chose the Everlink Visa Debit Affiliate Program to provide their members to conduct secure, convenient and ubiquitous online payments and the ability to participate in the eCommerce wave. The Visa Debit Affiliate Program will provide Sunova, and its members, with numerous advantages and options for online Visa acceptance both domestically and globally. Additionally, it will provide Sunova a new revenue stream in the form of Visa interchange fees derived from both eCommerce and non-domestic in-person purchases.

Sunova members can shop online with the confidence their transactions are safe and secure, since the Everlink Visa Debit Affiliate Program ensures security and integrity via integration of services such as 3D Secure Authentication by way of Visa’s Consumer Authentication Service (VCAS). Furthermore, the Everlink Visa Debit Affiliate Program provides Sunova members added security, protection, and peace of mind by also integrating the award-winning Everlink eDETECT™ and eSCORE™ Fraud Management Solutions. eDETECT™ is a real-time POS and ATM monitoring, which can alert both the credit union and the cardholder, while eSCORE™ uses adaptive machine learning modelling designed to enhance fraud detection rates and reduce false‐positive alerts. Together, eDETECT™ and eSCORE™ provide world-class, industry-leading, fraud protection and alerting, and help to ensure a safe, secure, and trouble-free member/cardholder experience.

“With the upward trend in eCommerce payments, we wanted to ensure our members have a Sunova debit card that is both convenient and secure,” adds Greg Rutherford, Vice President and CIO at Sunova Credit Union. “We look forward to our members benefiting from this worldwide payment acceptance and all of the features a co-badged card brings.”

“Everlink is pleased to welcome Sunova Credit Union to the Co-badged Affiliate Program,” says Mark Ripplinger, President and CEO of Everlink. “With the extensive member/cardholder benefits a co-badged card offers, together with Everlink’s world-class Fraud Management Solutions, we’re confident Sunova members will enjoy a safe, secure