ING, a global financial institution has reached an agreement to acquire a 75% stake in Payvision, an international omnichannel payments service provider.
The agreement will enable ING to strengthen its footing in omnichannel payments services and expand its merchant services for its business customers.
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The transaction with Payvision is the latest investment in innovative financial services to support ING’s Think Forward strategy. Customers will benefit from Payvision’s omnichannel payments platform complemented by ING’s lending and working capital solutions and its worldwide distribution network.
Ralph Hamers, CEO of ING said: “The payments sector is one of the most dynamic areas of the financial services industry. In order to stay a step ahead, ING has to constantly innovate. We do that by starting up our own ventures and by strategically taking minority or majority stakes. Payvision’s founding team has developed a great business with a proven technology in an area where ING wants to grow. We are confident our customers will strongly benefit from this investment.”
By offering Payvision’s solution, ING business customers will be able to accept payments through any channel, including in-store terminals and web shops and through any device. Payvision’s platform facilitates more than 80 payment methods, including Maestro, Visa, iDEAL, Alipay, JCB and Union Pay across more than 150 currencies. Consumers can benefit from increased choice in payment solutions and a convenient, seamless and uniform shopping experience.
Rudolf Booker, founder and CEO of Payvision, stated: “It’s with great excitement that we’re announcing the partnership with ING today. Within 15 years of the company’s inception, we feel it’s the right time to make such a strategic step to strengthen the company’s foothold in the payments industry. This investment in the payments market, made by one of the world’s most innovative financial and banking services brands, acknowledges our vision to deliver leading payments capabilities to support customers maximise their revenues.”
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By GlobalDataAfter completion of the transaction, Payvision’s founding management team will hold a 25% minority stake and will continue to lead the company. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2018
