Vital Processing Services® Appoints Kathy Crumley to Lead Vital Integration Partners Program
Crumley to focus on extending Vital's reach into the POS marketplace through best of breed System Integrators and Software Developers
Tempe, Ariz., September 30, 2003 - Vital Processing Services® (Vital®), a recognized leader in technology-based commerce enabling services, announces the appointment of Kathy Crumley to build and manage the Vital Integration Partners (VIP) Program. Bringing 15 years of payments and merchant services experience to Vital, Crumley will serve as vice president, Vital Integration Partners (VIP) Program.
Vital is focused on extending its reach into the Point of Sale (POS) marketplace through enhancing its relationship with System Integrators and Software Developers to add value to Vital's acquiring clients. Today, Vital has more than 500 companies and 1,000 POS applications approved to process on its system. Vital's Integration Partners offer secure, cost effective and customizable software and networking connectivity solutions to the merchant acquiring industry.
"System integrators and developers play a critical role in the POS payments environment and serve as the trusted solutions provider for merchants. Vital is committed to helping our Integration Partners leverage business opportunities in the merchant marketplace through our acquiring clients, and Kathy is the most qualified person to help us do that. I am delighted she is on our team and leading this strategic effort for Vital," stated John Marshall, executive vice president of Sales and Client Relations for Vital Processing Services.
From implementing software applications, selecting new in-store hardware and software, to designing and deploying a communications network, Vital and our acquiring clients greatly benefit from the value-add technology solutions and expertise Integrators bring to the market. Vital's Integration Partners Program embraces the best of breed system integrators, and Crumley is responsible for managing and growing the number of companies that are a part of the Integration Partners Program.
"I am excited to join such a highly regarded company as Vital and look forward to leveraging my experience and industry contacts to build a premier Integration Partners program for Vital that will add value to integrators and Vital's acquiring clients," commented Crumley.
Bringing relevant experience to Vital, Crumley most recently served as vice president of the Global Alliance Channel for Hypercom Corporation.
About Vital Processing Services
The world's recognized leader in technology-based commerce enabling services, Vital Processing Services® (Vital®) brings the power of pure commerce to more than 300 acquirers and one million merchants. Vital delivers highly reliable, integrated end-to-end payment-related solutions to acquirers and their merchants, and provides them with the information and tools to efficiently manage their payment processing businesses. From authorizing and capturing electronic payments at the merchant point of sale, to clearing and settling transactions, Vital is the only pure Acquirer processor in the industry. Vital is a joint venture of Visa U.S.A. and TSYS® ("NYSE:TSS"). Additional information regarding Vital can be found at www.vitalps.com.
Media Contacts:
Virginia Shaffer
Vice President, Corporate Communications
Vital Processing Services
480 333 7671
Virginia.Shaffer@vitalps.com
Ryan Boekelheide
Public Relations
Weber Shandwick
952 346 6234
rboekelh@webershandwick.com