Direct Source Signs Referral Partnership Agreement with First American Payment Systems
FORT WORTH, Texas – First American Payment Systems, L.P. (“First American”), one of the fastest growing electronic payments processors in the U.S., today announces that it has signed Direct Source as a referral partner in its Affinity Plus program. Under this partnership, Direct Source will actively promote First American as a preferred payment processing provider to its customer base.
Direct Source is a manufacturer of paper rolls and a distributor of printer ribbons and business products for restaurants, retail businesses, dry cleaners, and service stations. With more than 10,000 business customers throughout the United States, Direct Source is an ideal partner for First American, according to Chuck Mooney, Director of Sales for First American. “Engaging in a relationship with Direct Source makes for an ideal partnership. Those same businesses that need supplies from Direct Source also need merchant services and credit card processing. We plan to be that solution provider.”
According to Jay Earley, President of Direct Source, “The synergy created by this type of alliance is a win for both companies and most importantly, our customers. We are excited to introduce our customer partners to First American.”
Under the Affinity Plus program, First American offers superior merchant services and credit card processing to the customers of partnering associations, organizations and businesses. This symbiotic relationship opens the door to thousands of new customers for First American and provides the partnering company with enhanced services to their customers as well as an additional revenue stream.
About First American
First American Payment Systems, L.P. is a rapidly growing merchant acquirer that provides comprehensive electronic transaction processing services for more than 90,000 merchants throughout the United States. In addition to credit, debit and EBT card processing, First American also offers a complete line of proprietary products and services including Secur-Chex® check services, FirstAdvantage® gift cards, FirstPay.Net™ e-commerce solutions, FirstFund® ACH software, Govolution® government e-payments, national ATM sales, and Merimac Capital® point-of-sale equipment and ATM leasing. For more information, visit
www.first-american.net.
About Direct SourceDirect Source, Inc. provides paper rolls, ribbons, guest checks, and related business products to over 10,000 retail locations nation wide. In addition to these products, Direct Source utilizes global contract manufacturing to provide products like crayons, activity sheets, balloons and other children’s table top products to the hospitality industry. For a retail store of items, visit
www.shopdirectsource.com.
