SingleHop Inc., the fastest-growing web hosting company in the United States, has announced a strategic partnership with credit card payment processing firm Host Merchant Services : , under which Host Merchant Services will provide enhanced payment processing services to SingleHop customers. SingleHop was ranked as the fastest growing privately held web hosting company in the 2010 Inc. 500, a list of the country’s fastest-growing private companies published annually by Inc. Magazine.
“Our agreement with Host Merchant Services is another step in our effort to offer a wide range of best-in-class services to our customers,” explained SingleHop CEO Zak Boca. “We chose to partner with Host Merchant Services because they share our dedication to technological leadership, competitive pricing, and unparalleled customer service.” Mr. Boca also has the distinction of recently being named as one of Chicago’s most promising and influential entrepreneurs by Crain’s Chicago Business in the magazine’s annual 40 Under 40 list, based on his successful management of SingleHop.
Initially, Newark, Delaware-based Host Merchant Services will provide its innovative payment processing services, including customized and private-label payment solutions, to customers participating in SingleHop’s Tandem reseller program. The services will later be rolled out to other SingleHop customers. Host Merchant Services is a registered Independent Sales Organization (ISO) with Visa U.S.A. and MasterCard International with bank sponsorship provided by Fifth Third Bank Corp, Cincinnati, Ohio. The company specializes in providing world class customer service and support to its credit card processing customers.
Host Merchant Services has focused on serving web hosting providers as a fast and transparent third party solution for processing credit cards for hosting customers. The company expects the SingleHop partnership to further raise the company’s profile within the web hosting industry. “We’ve designed an outstanding suite of services for web hosting providers, and we’re proud to be working with an industry leader in SingleHop,” said Lou Honick, CEO of Host Merchant Services.
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