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Payscout teams up with St. Julian’s Advisory in Malta for European expansion

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Tony Mahoney, Managing Director, St Julian’s Advisory and Mike Norton, EU Managing Director, Payscout, have announced a partnership agreement that will enhance Payscout’s ability to serve their European customers through the support and experience of St Julian’s Advisory.

Payscout, one of the fastest-growing global payment processing providers in the world has announced it will be availing of the support of St Julian's Advisory, an independent advisory firm facilitating cross-country connections and providing solutions for funding, mergers and acquisitions.

The relationship between the two companies was facilitated by Payscout's presence in Malta which the company established over the past year to expand its European footprint. Payscout EU Managing Director Mike Norton said, "One of the keys to continuing the expansion of our global footprint and supporting the entrepreneurial dream is to identify the right strategic partners who align with our core Vision and Mission.

St. Julian's Advisory is the perfect partner for Payscout to collaborate with, and their experience in the financial sector will help sustain our mission to support global entrepreneurs. We are very pleased to announce this partnership and commence our work together." Tony Mahoney, Managing Director, St Julian's Advisory explains, "Payscout identified Malta as the optimal European base, for its global expansion, a very positive endorsement for our islands. Malta's connectivity in Europe combined with the quality, knowledge and sheer hard work of its people were key attractions for Payscout to set up in Malta. St Julian's is proud to be a strong working partner with such a dynamic fast growing business in the Fintech sector and has been chosen to play a strategic role in helping it build new relationships with key business partners across Europe and beyond."

St Julian's Advisory will intensify its support to Payscout through its services and international contacts. Together, the two are confident they will succeed in expanding Payscout's international footprint, assist more entrepreneurs and facilitate new ventures. About Payscout, Inc. "Payscout Supports the Entrepreneurial Dream One Transaction at a Time."Payscout is a global payment processing provider covering six continents by connectingmerchants and consumers via credit, debit, ATM, and alternative payment networks. Whatdifferentiates Payscout is its mission, "to support the entrepreneurial dream one transaction ata time." Payscout achieves this by being a thought leader in the payments industry.

Its "GoGlobal Now" technology platform gives merchants instant access to 100+ countries, billionsof consumers and trillions of dollars. Payscout offers payment processing solutions for brickand-mortar and ecommerce transactions, and has earned acclaim as a new-generation providerof merchant banking services, specializing in online/ecommerce retailers with a predominantproportion of card-not-present (CNP) transactions; it is one of the few providers to deliver atrue global payment solution that encompasses all merchant risk verticals.

Customers canaccess Payscout's credit card processing services via a state-of-the-art, web-based user portaland through direct interactions with highly-trained experts. In addition to supportingthousands of clients across a multitude of industries and all 50 American states, Payscoutmaintains global partnerships with VISA USA, Bank of America Merchant Services, VISAEurope, VISA Latin America, VISA Asia Pacific, MasterCard Worldwide, China Union Pay,Deutsche Bank, and First Data. Payscout was recognized as one of America's fastest-growingprivately-held companies in 2014, 2015, and 2016, ranking #2,416 in 2014, #434 in 2015, and#383 in 2016 on Inc. Magazine's Inc. 500/5000 list.

Within the financial services industry,Payscout placed #140 in 2014, #24 in 2015, and #27 in 2016. Payscout was also ranked #17among medium-sized companies on Entrepreneur's Top Company Cultures list for 2017. Formore information, visit http://www.payscout.com. 

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