HOUSTON & BRUSSELS, Belgium--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 10, 2009--
PULSE, the Discover Financial Services business unit responsible for
expanding global cash access for the company, has signed a long-term ATM
acquiring agreement with TRIONIS, a European interbank processing
network. TRIONIS is jointly owned by retail banks from nine European
countries, the European Savings Banks Group and First Data.
Under terms of the agreement, when fully implemented, more than 74,000
TRIONIS ATMs across Europe will be able to process ATM transactions for
Diners Club International® and Discover® cards.
“Since acquiring Diners Club, one of Discover’s priorities has been to
strengthen global acceptance,” said Dave Schneider, PULSE president.
“Our agreement with TRIONIS is a significant multi-country acquirer
agreement to further European acceptance of Diners Club and Discover
cards and an important step in helping reach that goal.”
The service went live in several countries on July 1, with acceptance of
Diners Club cards at the ATMs of banks in Austria, Switzerland,
Portugal, Spain, Luxembourg and Belgium. Discover cards are expected to
be accepted at TRIONIS European ATMs beginning in October 2009.
“TRIONIS is pleased to be able to facilitate broader card acceptance at
European cash access machines,” said Ernst Verbeek, TRIONIS managing
director. “Acceptance of Diners Club and Discover cards will allow us to
serve more cardmembers, while giving ATM operators access to additional
ATM transactions.”
About PULSE
PULSE is one of the leading U.S. ATM/debit networks, currently serving
more than 4,500 banks, credit unions and savings institutions across the
United States. PULSE is owned by Discover Financial Services (NYSE:DFS).
The network links cardholders with more than 289,000 ATMs, as well as
POS terminals at retail locations in the U.S. The company is also a
valued resource for industry research related to electronic payments and
is committed to providing its participants with education on evolving
products, services and trends in the payments industry. For more
information, visit www.pulsenetwork.com.
About TRIONIS
TRIONIS offers the issuers of 165 million cards access to cash at more
than 74,000 ATMs across Europe. TRIONIS provides processing services to
its users for switching POS and ATM card payment transactions on
EUFISERV and all other payment card brands. TRIONIS is a Brussels-based
company owned by retail banks from nine European countries, the European
Savings Banks Group and First Data. Its mission is to develop, maintain
and operate international payment services for the financial industry.
More on www.trionis.com.
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Source: PULSE
PULSE
Steve Sievert, 800-420-2122 or 832-214-0111
ssievert@pulsenetwork.com
or
TRIONIS
Jeffrey
Reyda, +32 2 663 0238
jeffrey.reyda@trionis.com