MARKHAM, ON – Everlink Payment Services Inc. today announced that it has signed an agreement with Alberta Central that sees its entire suite of debit card issuance solutions made available to credit union participants of this agreement effective immediately. These debit card issuance offerings include Everlink’s Central Card Issuance (CCI) and Instant Card Issuance (ICI) solutions which are able to produce contactless EMV Chip debit cards based on the needs of the individual credit unions.

The list of credit unions producing contactless EMV debit cards as a result of this partnership in 2015 is:

• Mountain View Credit Union
• Lakeland Credit Union
• 1st Choice Savings
• Beaumont Credit Union
• Rocky Credit Union
• Christian Credit Union
• Shell Employees’ Credit Union
• Vermilion Credit Union
• Bow Valley Credit Union

“Credit unions across Canada who are looking for improved debit card issuance solutions with innovative technology are increasingly turning to Everlink,” says Mark Ripplinger, President & CEO at Everlink. “Through the Everlink Alberta Central partnership, Alberta credit unions will be able to select the solution that best suits the unique needs of their business as well as the unique needs of their members. Whether it’s personalized graphics, contactless debit or cards that can be produced and used for purchases in under 10 minutes.”

“At Alberta Central we are always looking to provide a variety of service options to our member credit unions and their members. The Everlink solution provides another alternative for debit card issuing to credit unions to ensure they are able to continue to offer the products and services to meet their member’s needs,” says Greg Feniak, Director of Relationship Management at Alberta Central.

Everlink’s Instant Card Issuance (ICI) solution features a choice of high-definition financial card printers that instantly produce a fully functional and personalized card with customizable images and graphics within minutes of a member/customer signup at the branch. ICI enhances the overall member/customer experience by supporting the immediate issuance of new cards, or the replacement of damaged, lost or stolen cards for existing members/customers at the branch level.

Everlink’s Central Card Issuance (CCI) solution enables financial institutions to reliably and cost-effectively produce contactless and EMV Chip debit cards from a secure central facility, offering distribution options to send the cards directly to the member/customer or to the branch.

Alberta Central is the primary banking facility, payments processor, service bureau and trade association supporting all 31 credit unions in the province. We deliver a suite of services to our member credit unions including payment services, lending, treasury, risk management, audit, purchasing, and communications. We are advocates of the financial cooperative model, facilitating shared action through collaboration and providing support to the credit unions we represent.

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, POS Acquiring and Professional Services.

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