Vital Processing Services Launches Vital Integration Partners (VIP) Program To Expand Merchant-Acquirer Relationships
VIP Program helps connect system integrators with Vital's acquiring clients to deliver technology solutions to merchants
Tempe, AZ, Oct. 23, 2003 - Vital Processing Services® (Vital®), a recognized leader in technology-based commerce enabling services, announces the launch of its new Vital Integration Partners (VIP) Program.
Vital recognizes system integrators and software developers play a critical role in the point-of-sale (POS) payments environment. System integrators and software developers serve as technology solution providers for merchants. Integrators and developers work with merchants by offering a selection of technology solutions, implementing value-add software applications and designing and deploying communications networks.
The new Vital VIP Program will help both Vital's acquiring clients as well as system integrators and software developers to leverage business opportunities in the merchant marketplace.
Vital processes for 300 acquiring clients, including the top 25 acquirers in the industry, representing more than one million merchants in the United States. Through Vital's new VIP program, Vital's client base will have access to the tremendous expertise and value-add technology solutions that Vital Integration Partners bring to merchants.
"We believe by taking these solutions to our acquiring clients, they are better able to deliver quality products and solutions to their merchants, powered by Vital's state-of-the-art processing system," said Kevin Bradford, executive vice president of Client Relations, Sales and Business Development for Vital Processing Services.
Likewise, through the VIP Program, Vital Integration Partners will be well positioned and better aligned to assist Vital's clients and their merchants with the selection of hardware, software and communications technology, as well as in the design, implementation and deployment of POS technologies.
To become a member of the new VIP Program, developers and system integrators are requested to register for approval to process on the Vital platform.
Registration and approval ensures that Vital's acquiring clients and their merchants can connect to Vital's platform to process transactions in a secure, reliable and efficient manner.
The Vital VIP Program is structured to deliver valuable benefits to each VIP, such as a dedicated VIP Program Web site. For more information on the benefits of the new VIP Program and to register, visit http://www.vitalvip.com.
About Vital Processing Services
The world's recognized leader in technology-based commerce enabling services, Vital Processing Services® (Vital®) brings the power of pure commerce to more than 300 Acquirers and one million Merchants. Vital delivers highly reliable, integrated end-to-end payment-related solutions to Acquirers and their Merchants, and provides them with the information and tools to efficiently manage their payment processing businesses. From authorizing and capturing electronic payments at the Merchant point of sale, to clearing and settling transactions, Vital is the only pure Acquirer processor in the industry. Vital is a joint venture of Visa U.S.A. and TSYS® ("NYSE: TSS"). Additional information regarding Vital can be found at www.vitalps.com.
Contacts
Virginia Shaffer
Vice President, Corporate Communications
Vital Processing Services
480 333 7671
Virginia.Shaffer@vitalps.com
Ryan Boekelheide
Public Relations
Weber Shandwick
952 346 6234
rboekelh@webershandwick.com