MARKHAM, ON, APRIL 29, 2016 – Everlink Payment Services Inc. announced today the completion of Valley First, a division of First West Credit Union, migration of 24 ATMs and 58,518 of their members to its services. As part of the conversion, Everlink positioned Valley First to be able to issue the latest in debit card technology – Interac Flash® – to all of its members, preparing the region for the upcoming launch of Mobile Payments in Canada later this year. This is in addition to extending its leading Payments innovations across all of its Lines of Business: Payment Network Gateway, ATM Managed Services, Card Issuance & Management, Fraud Management and Merchant Services. Valley First is the first B.C. based credit union to transition to Everlink since the Payments Strategy Committee selected them at the recommended switch provider for Canadian credit unions.

Upon the Payments Strategy Committee’s announcement last fall, numerous B.C. and Ontario based credit unions have  chosen to transition to Everlink, further cementing its role as the market leader in Canada.

“Converting our Valley First division to Everlink brings us one step closer to harmonizing leading edge ATM and Payments capabilities across all of First West Credit Union. The conversion effort went very well and we are impressed with the level of collaboration and responsiveness from Everlink staff,” says Darrell Jaggers, Chief Information Officer at First West Credit Union. “Everlink has been a great partner for us on this initiative and have truly delivered on all of their promises. This has allowed us to deliver the conversion successfully, on time and within budget. Looking forward, we are very excited about the opportunities that lie ahead with Everlink as a strategic partner of First West and the Canadian Credit Union System overall.”

“We are proud that Valley First, a division of First West Credit Union, has trusted and selected Everlink as their new services provider. We have been privileged with a strong partnership with First West Credit Union for many years and are pleased to extend our services through the Valley First division and look forward to completing the same for the Island Savings division in the next few weeks. I would like to extend a big thanks to both of our teams who have shown great dedication, determination and collaboration,” says Mark Ripplinger, President & CEO at Everlink. “On behalf of the Everlink team, I would like to extend a warm welcome to Valley First as we consider this the first step of many partnership opportunities to come.”

Valley First is a premier provider of banking, investment and insurance services for residents and businesses in the Okanagan, Similkameen and Thompson valleys. As a division of First West Credit Union, B.C.’s third-largest credit union with 54 branches and 40 insurance offices throughout the province, Valley First brings innovative products, an extensive branch network and local decision making to the banking experience. For more information on Valley First, visit www.valleyfirst.com.

Everlink Payment Services Inc. is a leading provider of comprehensive, innovative and integrated payments solutions and services for credit unions, banks, and independent sales organizations across Canada. In addition to supplying best-in-breed technology infrastructure and payment network connectivity via our well established Payment Network Gateway, we offer a diversified range of integrated payments Lines of Business including: ATM Managed Services, Card Issuance & Management, Fraud Management, Merchant Services and Professional Services.

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