U.K.’s SafeCharge partners with Chase to process U.S. payments

London-based payments processor SafeCharge has announced a partnership with U.S.-based JPMorgan Chase & Co. to accept bank and credit card payments in the U.S.

The integration will create a smoother payment experience for SafeCharge customers’ cross-border transactions and enable participating merchants to accept card payments at domestic U.S. rates, SafeCharge said in a Friday press release.

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“The U.S. is one of the biggest markets in the world and there’s a growing requirement from both consumers and merchants to accommodate cross-border payment acceptance, boosting conversion and enhancing the customer experience,” David Avgi, SafeCharge’s CEO, said in the release.

SafeCharge’s global payments platform is available in four continents with diversified acquiring options enabling merchants to optimize their payment acceptance rate, Safecharge noted in the release.