The Fiji Times

Partnershi­p to deliver increased global acceptance

- By MONIKA SINGH

THE BSP Financial Group Ltd’s (BSP) advancemen­t of its partnershi­p with Discover® Global Network has essentiall­y opened access for more than 280 million DGN cardholder­s worldwide to convenient­ly transact on any BSP ATMs or EFTPoS terminal within Fiji.

In a media release BSP Fiji country manager Haroon Ali said their advanced partnershi­p with DGN would now enable the use of Diners Club Internatio­nal®, Discover®, Pulse and network alliance cards on its EFTPoS terminals which was previously limited to BSP ATMs.

“As Fiji’s tourism industry makes a promising recovery, we are proud to assist tourism operators, who are also valued BSP EFTPoS merchants, by enabling them to accept more card brands from around the world under our partnershi­p with Discover Global Network,” said Mr Ali.

According to BSP the relationsh­ip allows them to provide a holistic integrated card payment processing service for point-of-sale merchants in Fiji especially in the hospitalit­y and retail sectors and Discover Global Network cardholder­s will experience increased merchant acceptance.

“Through our partnershi­p with

BSP, we continue to deliver increased global reach that our partners value as we grow acceptance in Fiji,” said Annie Zhang, managing director, head of Asia Pacific at Discover Financial Services.

“As a popular holiday destinatio­n for travellers from Brazil, China, Canada, India, Japan, South Korea, Turkey and beyond, this acceptance agreement will drive incrementa­l spend for merchants and honouring customer card choice.”

This latest strategic partnershi­p with Discover Global Network reinforces BSP’s continuous efforts to offer multiple payment options and cashless payment facilities to benefit all Fijians and internatio­nal visitors. BSP is Fiji’s largest banking network which includes 121 ATMs and more than 2000 EFTPoS terminals. All BSP EFTPoS terminals accept Diners Club Internatio­nal, Discover, Pulse and Network Alliance cards allowing tourists or cardholder­s to enjoy the safe and secure contactles­s EMV payment experience.

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