EVO Payments Allows Discover Global Network Cardholders to Pay at More Locations in the UK and Ireland
20 December 2019 - 1:00AM
Business Wire
Cardholders to now use their card at more
merchants in the UK and Ireland
Discover Global Network, the payments brand of Discover, and EVO
Payments (“EVO”), a leading global provider of payment technology
integrations and acquiring solutions, announced an agreement that
will allow EVO merchants in the UK and Ireland to process Discover,
Diners Club International and affiliate card networks.
EVO Payments will be enabling UK and Ireland merchants this
year, while merchants in other markets will be enabled in 2020,
providing Discover Global Network cardholders with a more seamless
payments experience while traveling.
Darren Wilson, President, International, EVO Payments, Inc.
commented, “Our partnership with the Discover Global Network
will allow cardholders around the world to pay at EVO merchants
sites in the UK and Ireland. This expansion of card acceptance is
an important enhancement to our business proposition, as our
merchants will now be able to serve a broader range of
customers."
“Discover Global Network cardholders want to use their card of
choice when traveling, and working with partners such as EVO gives
our cardholders the ability to use their card at thousands of
merchants in the UK, Ireland and throughout Europe,” said Chris
Winter, Vice President of Global Acceptance, EMEA at Discover.
The Discover Global Network includes Discover Network, Diners
Club International, PULSE and more than 15 alliance partner
networks across the globe, including relationships in China, Japan,
Korea, India, Brazil, Turkey, and Nigeria. It has more than 44
million merchant acceptance locations and 2 million ATM cash access
locations around the world.
About Discover
Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS) is a direct banking and
payment services company with one of the most recognized brands in
U.S. financial services. Since its inception in 1986, the company
has become one of the largest card issuers in the United States.
The company issues the Discover card, America's cash rewards
pioneer, and offers private student loans, personal loans, home
equity loans, checking and savings accounts and certificates of
deposit through its direct banking business. It operates the
Discover Global Network comprised of Discover Network, with
millions of merchant and cash access locations; PULSE, one of the
nation's leading ATM/debit networks; and Diners Club International,
a global payments network with acceptance around the world. For
more information, visit www.discover.com/company.
About EVO Payments, Inc.
EVO Payments, Inc. (NASDAQ: EVOP) is a leading payment
technology and services provider. EVO offers an array of
innovative, reliable, and secure payment solutions to merchants
ranging from small and mid-size enterprises to multinational
companies and organizations across the globe. As a fully integrated
merchant acquirer and payment processor in over 50 markets and 150
currencies worldwide, EVO provides competitive solutions that
promote business growth, increase customer loyalty, and enhance
data security in the markets it serves.
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