WorldPay has entered a five-year partnership to support payment processing for Direct Card Solutions, which specializes in serving the entertainment industry.
Direct Card Solutions offers credit and debit card processing for small to medium-sized businesses. Its clients include LS-Live Ltd., a rehearsal studio and stage equipment provider; Backstage Academy, a skills training destination for the production industry; and J and C Joel, a theatre curtains manufacturer and installer.
WorldPay will be the recommended provider for Direct Card Solutions, establishing a new sales force to sell its card acquiring services. WorldPay processes nearly half of all card transactions in the U.K. and Europe, it says.
"WorldPay is a household name with great brand recognition, and we're thrilled to be working with the leading payment provider in the U.K.," says James Howard, director at Direct Card Solutions, in a Nov. 12 press release. "Our aim is to provide businesses in the entertainment industry with value for money on their card processing through our technology, support and customer service, and I am excited about how WorldPay can help us achieve that."
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