Heartland Payment Systems partners i2c for prepaid card processing services

The companies first collaboration is the National Restaurant Associations (NRA) Edge prepaid card program, which runs on the Discover network.

The Edge card allows restaurant employees to deposit their paychecks, load funds, receive employer-sponsored incentives and earn cash rewards on a general purpose prepaid card. i2cs prepaid card payment processing platform will serve as the system of record for Edge accounts and enable the introduction of new card features such as card-linked offers and real-time mobile alerts.

Heartland Payment Systems delivers credit/debit/prepaid card processing, gift marketing and loyalty programs, payroll, check management and related business services to over 250,000 business locations nationwide. Heartland is the founding supporter of The Merchant Bill of Rights, a public advocacy initiative that educates merchants about fair credit and debit card processing practices.

In recent news, Heartland Payment Systems has entered an agreement with mobile payments start-up LevelUp to roll out the latter’s mobile payment and loyalty platform to merchants across the US.