About Us

NOVA Information System and our European affiliate Elavon Merchant Services have built an impressive record of leadership in the merchant processing business. Through our technology, our solutions and our people, we meet the rapidly evolving needs of our partners and our customers around the world.

No matter where your business operates, choosing the right payments processor can be critical to your bottom line. We consistently create and deliver innovative payment solutions that increase revenues, decrease costs and keep our customers competitive. Whatever you need and wherever you need it, we specialize in the provision of integrated credit and debit payment processing; electronic check service; gift card and prepaid solutions; and software applications all backed by unparalleled customer service and support.

NOVA boasts an expanding global reach that delivers merchant processing in more than 30 countries and supports the payment needs of more than 1 million merchant locations across the globe. NOVA is the third largest U.S .merchant acquirer, processing over 1 billion transactions annually for more than 1 million merchant locations. Through our Lodging and Hospitality Division, focusing on hotel chains and the ski industry, we serve 50,000 locations in the US, Canada and Puerto Rico. Elavon is a top four acquirer in the European market place, and together, we hold a position among the top 10 processors worldwide.

We offer merchants the benefits of our own end-to-end network and vast processing capacity, a wide range of value-added payment solutions, extensive fraud management and risk control, and unparalleled customer service. In short, our customers and partners benefit from the advantages that come from doing business with a trusted, single-source provider. We bring experience and scale to the global payments space, delivering solutions and services that translate into a competitive edge for our partners and customers everywhere.

About our Network

At the core of our business success is our network. Designed with systems excellence in mind and custom-built from the ground up, we possess the most powerful processing platform in the industry. Our network is "future-proofed" to support evolving security and transaction requirements, and redundancy is built into every system, providing the flexibility to meet the needs of merchants large and small, effectively and cost efficiently.

About our People

Our network extends far beyond just our technology. Our network of people also sets us apart, with customer service, relationship management and support that are unrivalled in the industry. When you choose us for your payment solutions, you're choosing a partnership you can count on, delivering responsive service from a team of professionals dedicated to meeting your needs.

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Our global footprint reaches 15 countries and we serve customers in more than 30.

For more information about our business lines, read our Company Fact Sheet.