Euronet Pakistan, a subsidiary of Euronet Worldwide Inc., and JS Bank have signed a comprehensive gateway services agreement for VISA & MasterCard products.
The agreement was signed at a ceremony held at the JS Bank's head office in Karachi.
Euronet is a global leader in processing secure financial transactions. The Company offers a full range of services including debit and credit card processing, chargeback processing, generation of settlement and reconciliation reports, among others. With a PCI DSS 2.0 certified processing facility in Karachi, Euronet Pakistan is the only third party processor in the country that offers gateway services for all three global card franchises, VISA, MasterCard and UnionPay, available in Pakistan.
JS Bank is part of JS Group. Since its inception, JS Bank has developed a network of over 185 branches across 100 cities and has a rating of A and A+ by the Pakistan Credit Rating Agency (PACRA). JS Bank offers a full range of conventional banking solutions including retail, consumer, commercial and corporate banking, serving a growing customer base across Pakistan. The agreement with Euronet Pakistan will empower the Bank to process transactions at an accelerated pace with global standards for its growing product suite of card products.
Project teams from both JS Bank and Euronet Pakistan have already commenced the project to quickly enable this service ensuring a smooth enablement of MasterCard & VISA credit card services for JS Bank customers in the shortest possible time frame.
"Euronet Pakistan has quickly demonstrated its capabilities as the leading gateway services provider in the country," stated Kalim-ur-Rahman, President & CEO, JS Bank Pakistan. We view our growing suite of card products as a key differential advantage for our customers. Considering the pace of our growth, we chose Euronet Pakistan as they have the drive, market reputation and the technological edge to provide us with a gateway solution in line with global standards. This confidence of service delivery will ensure that we continue to grow our card suite providing innovative pe products and services for customers across Pakistan."
"We are thankful to JS Bank for their trust in Euronet Pakistan in this crucial growth phase for JS Bank. We sincerely hope that this is just the beginning of a long and mutually beneficial relationship for both JS Bank and Euronet Pakistan. We wish the best to JS Bank and ensure that we are committed to providing the best service levels for which Euronet is known both locally and globally," stated Shahid Latif, Managing Director of Euronet Pakistan.