Canada Jetlines Ltd. (JET: TSX-V) (JETMF: OTCQB) (the “Company” or “Jetlines”) is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement with Elavon, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB), as its payment processing partner of choice.
Elavon provides end-to-end payment processing solutions and services to more than 1.3 million customers in the United States, Europe, Canada, Mexico, and Puerto Rico, and is a leading payments provider to airlines around the world.
Elavon will provide Jetlines’ customers with a secure and easy-to-use payment processing platform. Its omnichannel payment solutions will allow Jetlines’ future passengers to pay however they want whether its in-person, online, on the phone, or on their mobile device. Elavon also offers top-tier security controls to protect Jetlines and its future passengers’ data and privacy. Elavon’s platform will prevent fraud through its advanced and proprietary risk management tools, fraud detection solutions, and managed chargeback services.
Jetlines Chief Financial Officer, Carlo Valente, commented, “Elavon and U.S. Bank have a track record of delivering reliable, innovative, and secure payment solutions. Elavon is consistently rated among the top global payment providers and offers secure payments solutions that comply with industry standards. With data breaches becoming more and more common today, security of customer payments is crucial while also reducing the cost of payment card industry (PCI) data compliance. Elavon meets these needs with its award-winning, international processing platform and global payment solutions.”
“We are honored Jetlines named us their payments processing partner of choice,” said Brett Turner, head of airline acquiring, Elavon. “We’ve been processing payments for the airline industry since 1989, serving global and regional carriers of all sizes. Adding Jetlines to our portfolio of airline customers deepens our commitment to the Canadian market.”
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About Elavon
Elavon is a leading global payments company with more than 4,300 employees and operations in 10 countries. A subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp (NYSE:USB), Elavon provides businesses with the technology needed to accept payments from customers, whether they are shopping in stores, at home or on the go. Its platform is distinctive in that it is common across countries, making it easier for businesses to get their payment system up and running quickly and securely.
Elavon Financial Services DAC, trading as Elavon Merchant Services, is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland and the Prudential Regulation Authority and subject to limited regulation by the Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority. Details about the extent of our authorization and regulation by the Prudential Regulation Authority, and regulation by the Financial Conduct Authority are available from us on request.
About U.S. Bank
U.S. Bancorp, with 74,000 employees and $488 billion in assets as of September 30, 2019, is the parent company of U.S. Bank National Association, the fifth-largest commercial bank in the United States. The Minneapolis-based bank blends its relationship teams, branches and ATM network with mobile and online tools that allow customers to bank how, when and where they prefer. U.S. Bank is committed to serving its millions of retail, business, wealth management, payment, commercial and corporate, and investment services customers across the country and around the world as a trusted financial partner, a commitment recognized by the Ethisphere Institute naming the bank a 2019 World’s Most Ethical Company. Visit U.S. Bank online or follow on social media to stay up to date with company news.
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Contact:
Joe Rauch, Communications Manager | Global Head of Communications for Merchant Acquiring | Public Affairs and Communications
E: joseph.rauch@usbank.com