BitPay Secures Referral Deal With Heartland Payment Systems
Heartland Payment Systems, the fifth largest payment processor in the US, has signed an agreement with BitPay that will find the company referring customers to its platform. Founded in 1997, Heartland offers credit, debit and prepaid card processing services, as well as check management and payments solutions. The publicly traded company estimates it has more than 250,000 customers nationwide. Statements by the companies indicate that Heartland will seek to identify businesses and organisations that may benefit from the bitcoin payment processor's services, then referring them to the....
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