HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 6, 2012--
PULSE, one of the nation’s leading debit/ATM networks, and Busey Bank, a
premier provider of financial services, have extended their affiliation
through a long-term agreement that includes PIN point-of-sale (POS)
debit and ATM services. Busey’s relationship with PULSE originated in
2005.
Busey, based in Champaign, Ill., is a wholly-owned subsidiary of First
Busey Corporation. The bank has total assets of approximately $3.5
billion and 43 banking center locations in Illinois, Indianapolis, Ind.
and Florida. The expanded agreement with PULSE ensures that Busey
customers will continue to enjoy the convenience of paying at retail POS
terminals across the U.S. through PULSE PAY®, and have access
to a nationwide network of more than 380,000 ATMs.
“Busey customers expect to be able to manage their finances whenever
they want, and wherever they are,” said Don Schlorff, Busey’s Executive
Vice President of Corporate Administration. “With debit and ATM services
playing a significant role in how consumers spend and access their
accounts, it has never been more important to provide our customers with
reliable debit services. This was a vital consideration in continuing
our partnership with PULSE.”
Busey also has elected to utilize two additional PULSE services – the
PULSE® Debit Dashboard, a web-based application that allows
the bank to analyze the performance of its debit program, and
DebitProtect®, an advanced fraud detection system, which
helps combat debit card fraud.
“Busey has been a valued PULSE participant for several years and we are
pleased they have chosen to further our relationship,” said Leah
Henderson, PULSE Executive Vice President, Sales and Account Management.
“PULSE is committed to delivering innovative debit products and services
that provide value to all our financial institutions. We look forward to
growing our long-term relationship with Busey.”
About PULSE
PULSE, a Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS) company, is a leading
debit/ATM network, serving more than 6,300 financial institutions across
the United States. This includes 4,300 issuers with which PULSE has
direct relationships and more than 2,000 additional issuers through
agreements PULSE has with other debit networks. PULSE links cardholders
with ATMs and POS terminals at retail locations nationwide. Through its
global ATM network, PULSE provides worldwide cash access for Diners Club
and Discover cardholders through more than 850,000 ATM locations in more
than 100 countries. The company also is a source of electronic payments
research and is committed to providing its participants with education
on emerging products, services and trends in the payments industry. For
more information, visit www.pulsenetwork.com
or follow PULSE on Twitter @PULSENetwork.
About First Busey Corporation
First Busey Corporation (NASDAQ: BUSE) is a $3.5 billion financial
holding company headquartered in Champaign, Illinois. Busey Bank, First
Busey Corporation’s wholly-owned bank subsidiary, is headquartered in
Champaign, Illinois and has thirty-one full service and four limited
service banking centers serving Illinois, a full service banking center
in Indianapolis, Indiana, and seven full service banking centers serving
southwest Florida. Busey Bank had total assets of $3.5 billion as of
September 30, 2012. Busey Bank also provides electronic delivery of
financial services through its website, www.busey.com.
Source: PULSE
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