Open Solutions Canada, the Canadian subsidiary of Open Solutions Inc., has signed an agreement with Acxsys Corp. to provide ATM transaction processing services to Diners Club International, Discover and PULSE cardholders in Canada.
Open Solutions Canada, the acquirer, operates ATMs, accepts the designated cards, and processes the transactions on its POSHnet network through Canada's Interac network. According to a news release from Open Solutions, POSHnet is one of Canada's largest white-label ATM and POS payments switches and processing centers, providing service to more than 35,000 white-label ATMs and debit/credit and value-added payment terminals in merchant locations across Canada.
PULSE is one of the largest ATM/debit networks in the United States. In addition, PULSE processes ATM transactions for Diners Club, Discover and PULSE cardholders traveling in Canada. Diners Club cards received Canadian ATM acceptance in July 2009; ATM acceptance for Discover and PULSE cards on the Interac network began in October 2009. The relationship allows Diners Club, Discover and PULSE cardholders to withdraw money from ATMs on the Interac network while in Canada.
