PULSE, Woodforest FG extend LTR for PIN POS debit services, ATMs

"PULSE has provided ATM and PIN debit services to Woodforest for more than 25 years, and we are very pleased to extend and further develop our relationship," said Dave Schneider, president of PULSE.　"Being chosen to provide PIN debit network services by an innovative institution like Woodforest demonstrates our ability to deliver the acceptance, transaction processing services and customer support necessary to meet the institution's PIN debit needs."

Woodforest Financial Group is a privately owned community bank holding company headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas.　Through its bank affiliates, Woodforest Financial Group services more than 850,000 accounts from more than 725 branches located throughout 17 states.

"We have long relied on PULSE as a trusted debit network to serve our cardholders, and we are looking forward to continuing our relationship," said Robert E. Marling Jr., chairman and CEO of Woodforest Financial Group.　"With debit playing an increasingly important role in how consumers spend and manage their money, working with a network that possesses the expertise in PIN debit that PULSE does is critical.

"PULSE's ability to deliver reliable electronic payment services to our cardholders, along with the responsiveness and outstanding customer service we expect, were deciding factors in continuing our mutually successful relationship."