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CO-OP Financial Services earns Visa designation as ‘Engaged Issuer-Processor’ for Apple Pay
CO-OP Active with Both Visa and MasterCard in Enrollment of Credit Unions
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA (November 25, 2014) – CO-OP Financial Services announced that it is a Visa “Engaged Issuer-Processor,” authorized to immediately service the enrollment of credit unions in Apple Pay, making it the only CUSO with this designation.
“CO-OP is ahead of many competing credit and debit processors that have not been granted this designation because they do not have the direct links to Visa as we do,” said Stan Hollen, President/CEO, CO-OP Financial Services. “We are working directly with Visa without having to pass through an intermediary.”
CO-OP has been active with both Visa and MasterCard since the introduction of Apple Pay in September to enroll its clients in the program. The company already has credit unions in the implementation validation process at Visa and MasterCard, and CO-OP expects many of its credit unions to be in the final stages of testing in December.
“We believe Apple Pay presents a unique revenue opportunity for credit unions by providing their members with the latest in digital wallet technology,” said Hollen. “We are also seeking to bring the lowest aggregated issuers fees to our credit unions.”
CO-OP is also focusing on industry education concerning Apple Pay. CO-OP conducted webinars in September and November on Apple’s new digital wallet, content from which is now available on the company’s Tokenization Resource Center, located at www.co-opfs.org/tokenization.
The center also includes an “Ask the Expert” feature allowing visitors to get answers to tokenization-related issues from CO-OP submit matter experts.
For more information, visit www.co-opfs.org and CO-OP’s Tokenization Resource Center at www.co-opfs.org/tokenization.
About CO-OP Financial Services
Based in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., and founded in 1981, CO-OP Financial Services is the nation’s largest credit union service organization in terms of number of credit unions, assets and members. The company helps credit unions thrive by providing products and services that make it more convenient for members to do business with them. With a motto of “Be There. Be More,” CO-OP’s products fall into three business lines, including “Locations,” (ATM, shared branching and call center services); “Card Payments” (debit and credit processing) and “Mobile/Virtual” (mobile, online, check imaging, bill pay services). To learn more visit www.co-opfs.org.