ElectraCard Services partners with US company

City based ElectraCard Services (ECS), a provider of software solutions for electronic payment systems, has signed an agreement with Sutherland Global Services, a provider of Technology and analytics enabled business process services, to enhance its presence in the US and Americas market.

As program partners, Sutherland Global Services will be authorised to market ECS’s entire electra suite of products and services to their banking and financial services customers.

Over the last two decades, Sutherland has provided a wide range of Business Process and allied services to the global banking and financial services domain. ECS, announced its US operations in 2011 and was actively seeking a program partner to support its existing sales team.

 

Together ECS and Sutherland Global Services have created a partnership that is mutually complementary and will enable an accelerated execution of go-to-market strategies.

Speaking on the this, Dale Van Stratten, senior vice president, Sales Head, Americas for ElectraCard Services said, "The payments market is mature, dynamic and extremely competitive. To execute an efficient go-to-market strategy in this market, we knew we needed to partner with companies with impeccable credentials that have complementary services and solutions. This strategy benefits both the partners. As allies, Sutherland and ECS will offer value to each other not only in terms of achieving sales growth, but also knowledge sharing."

Kumar Subramanian , head banking, Sutherland Global Services added, "As an organisation, Sutherland constantly seeks to enhance and enrich the benefits and value we provide to our clients. This partnership adds a significant element to that endeavour. We will be able to offer our customers a powerful and cost effective solution that combines leading-edge product technology, in-depth domain expertise and best-in-class services"

ECS also offers e-commerce gateway and switching solutions.  Its solutions support multiple institutions, multiple currencies, and varying processing requirements on a single platform. MasterCard Worldwide also has a strategic investment of 12.5 per cent in ElectraCard Services.