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Sage Payment Solutions Offers Exceptional Pricing and Value to Federal Credit Unions
Sage Selected as NAFCU Services Preferred Partner for Merchant Card Services
| Source: Sage North America
MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwire - October 5, 2009) - Sage North America today announced that its Sage Payment Solutions division has
been added to the Preferred Partner
Program of NAFCU Services Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of the
National Association of Federal Credit Unions (NAFCU). Preferred Partners
undergo extensive evaluation, and are approved by the NAFCU Services
Advisory Committee and Board of Directors, made up of NAFCU member credit
union CEOs and senior executives. Sage is recognized by industry analyst
firm IDC as the leading provider of financial and ERP software and services
for businesses with fewer than 1,000 employees*. The company serves 2.9
million small and mid-sized businesses in North America and 5.8 million
worldwide.
"Sage Payment Solutions has developed a reputation for providing an
exceptional customer experience," said Dave Horn, vice president of
business development and marketing for Sage Payment Solutions. "Our
full-service offering, along with our passionate commitment to the
customer, will be a tremendous benefit to credit unions and their small and
midsize business customers looking for merchant services."
Sage Payment Solutions will provide NAFCU members with competitive pricing
for its merchant services, as
well as a range of offerings to help their small and mid-sized business
customers improve efficiency. As a provider of market-leading business
software solutions -- such as ACT! by Sage, Peachtree by Sage, and Sage MAS
90 ERP -- Sage, through Sage Payment Solutions, will offer free incremental
marketing opportunities to help credit unions attract and support small and
mid-sized business customers.
"Beyond traditional lending activities, offering a range of services is an
excellent way for credit unions to build new relationships and deepen
existing ones," said David Frankil, president of NAFCU Services. "Merchant
card processing is a great way to reach out to businesses, and that's why
we're glad to add a global company like Sage Payment Solutions as a NAFCU
Services Preferred Partner."
For more than 20 years, Sage Payment Solutions has been making it easy for
businesses to accept electronic
payments. Processing services are currently being provided to more than
140,000 businesses, who are delivering improved customer experiences by
accepting multiple forms of payment, including credit and debit cards,
electronic checks, gift cards, and automatic recurring payments. With Sage
Payment Solutions, businesses can also expand the way they accept payments,
from card present and mail order/telephone order (MO/TO), to Internet and
payments integrated with Sage and other third party software.
Sage Payment
Solutions is one of 28 Preferred Partner programs offered by NAFCU
Services Corporation to the credit union community. For more information
about NAFCU Services Corporation, please visit
www.nafcu.org/nafcuservices.
About Sage North America
Sage North America is part of The Sage Group plc, a leading global supplier
of business management software and services. Sage North America employs
more than 4,100 people and supports nearly 2.9 million small and
medium-size business customers. The Sage Group plc, formed in 1981, was
floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1989 and now employs 14,500 people
and supports 5.8 million customers worldwide. For more information, please
visit the Web site at www.sagenorthamerica.com.
* IDC #203672, Volume 1, October 2006.
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