ATLANTA, April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Global
Payments Inc. [NYSE: GPN], a leader in electronic transaction
payment processing, today announced the launch of
HomeCurrencyPay, a Global Payments Dynamic Currency
Conversion (DCC) solution for merchants throughout the United States.
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HomeCurrencyPay offers merchants the ability to provide
their customers with the choice and convenience of paying for goods
and/or services in their home currency, seamless Point-of-Sale
(POS) implementation and instant conversion of 26 different
currencies at the POS. The solution operates on Equinox Payments'
T4220, T4210 and T4205 terminals.
"Global Payments makes currency conversion easier for merchants
by implementing a non-treasury model, which prevents merchants from
having to open and manage a unique bank account for each
international currency they wish to support," said Gene Distler, Vice President - Product
Development & Marketing, Global Payments U.S.
"HomeCurrencyPay also simplifies the process for the
merchants' customers as international cardholders appreciate
knowing the exact cost of the goods and services and the exchange
rate prior to completing purchases."
HomeCurrencyPay, powered by Planet Payment Inc.'s Pay in
Your Currency® technology, also provides POS reporting in U.S.
Dollars for easy reconciliation; facilitates a simple check out
process as the user interface, sales receipt and cardholder's
statement reflect the same currency and amount; and creates an
ongoing revenue stream from merchant credits on every foreign
currency transaction processed.
Global Payments also offers DCC services across Asia, Spain,
the United Kingdom and
Canada.
About Global Payments
Global Payments Inc. (NYSE:
GPN) is a leading provider of electronic transaction processing
services for merchants, Independent Sales Organizations (ISOs),
financial institutions, government agencies and multi-national
corporations located throughout the
United States, Canada,
Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. Global Payments, a
Fortune 1000 company, offers a comprehensive line of processing
solutions for credit and debit cards, business-to-business
purchasing cards, gift cards, electronic check conversion and check
guarantee, verification and recovery including electronic check
services, as well as terminal management. Visit
www.globalpaymentsinc.com for more information about the company
and its services.
About Planet Payment
Planet Payment (NASDAQ:PLPM)
(LSE:PPT) (LSE:PPTR) is a leading provider of international payment
processing and multi-currency processing services. Planet Payment
provides services in more than 20 countries and territories across
the Asia Pacific region,
North America, the Middle East, Africa and Europe, primarily through our more than
50 acquiring bank and processor customers. The Company's
point-of-sale and e-commerce services help merchants sell more
goods and services to consumers, and together with ATM services,
are integrated within the payment card transaction flow enabling
acquiring customers, their merchants and consumers to shop, pay,
transact and reconcile payment transactions in multiple currencies,
geographies and channels.
Planet Payment is headquartered in New
York and has offices in Atlanta, Beijing, Bermuda, Delaware, Dubai, Dublin, London, Hong
Kong, Mexico City,
Shanghai and Singapore. Visit www.planetpayment.com for
more information about the Company and its services. For up-to-date
information follow Planet Payment on Twitter at @PlanetPayment or
join Planet Payment's Facebook page.
About Equinox Payments
Equinox Payments,
headquartered in Scottsdale,
Arizona is the second-largest provider of payment terminals
and related technologies in North
America. Equinox is increasingly positioned as a thoughtful
and trusted resource that assists payment sector participants keep
pace with the rapid changes the industry is facing. Beyond
hardware, Equinox is now enabling the cloud-based convergence
between retailers, payment processors, smart data, and payment
credentialing systems all within highly secure solutions. Equinox's
more than 200 employees are driving technical innovation across the
payment landscape through its market leading retail and payment
processing clientele. For more information, please refer to
www.equinoxpayments.com.
Media Contacts:
Amy
Corn
Global Payments Inc.
770-829-8755
media.relations@globalpay.com
E. Drew Soinski
Planet Payment, Inc.
619-787-5129
Dsoinski@planetpayment.com
Chris McDowell
Equinox Payments
480-551-7934
cmcdowell@equinoxpayments.com
SOURCE Global Payments Inc.