Offering UK clients complete service
WorldPay, has announced the acquisition of the YESpay group of companies, a payments services provider.
Leveraging YESpay’s technology, WorldPay will offer its UK clients a complete payment service, including merchant acquiring, card processing and payment terminals integrated with point of sale systems. The combined service will allow WorldPay and YESpay customers to fully exploit the evolving needs of omni-channel shoppers with a single payment service operating in-store, online and on mobile.
The acquisition, made for an undisclosed amount, is in response to growing demand from WorldPay’s clients for integrated payment services – allowing the integration of their payment service with all of their sales channels – to support the evolving needs of the omni-channel shopper.
On completion, WorldPay will acquire YESpay’s businesses and assets including payment platforms and technologies, its 150 employees, based in the UK, Canada and India and over 3,000 customer relationships.
Ron Kalifa, CEO, WorldPay said: “We continue to invest in growing and maintaining WorldPay’s strong market positions as we strive towards our goal of becoming the world’s leading independent payment processing company. The YESpay acquisition is an exciting strategic opportunity for WorldPay and one that enhances our ability to help our client base transform their in-store processes to meet the ever evolving needs of their customers.”
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