Valitor

Valitor hf.
Formerly called
 Visa Iceland
Private
Industry Electronic Payment Services
Founded 1983 (as Visa Iceland)
Headquarters Hafnarfjörður, Iceland
Key people
  • Vidar Thorkelsson (CEO)
  • Gudmundur Thorbjornsson (Chairman)
Services Acquiring Services, Cross Border Acquiring, E-Commerce, Recurring payments, MO/TO Payments, Multi-Currency Acquiring System, 3D Secure Payments, VISA Original Credit, Issuing Services, Pre-paid Issuing, Virtual Pre-paid Issuing, BIN Sponsorship, Processing Services.
Owner
  • Arion Bank hf. (98,78%)
Subsidiaries AltaPay A/S, Markadis Limited,
Website www.valitor.com

Valitor is an acquirer, card issuer and payment gateway solutions company headquartered in Hafnarfjörður, Iceland. Valitor is Visa's and Mastercard's partner in Iceland and offers various online and e-commerce solutions internationally.[1]

History

Valitor was founded in 1983 by five banks and thirteen savings banks under the name Visa Iceland.[2]

In 2007 Greiðslumiðlun hf. changed its name to Valitor in a move to further its international services.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "About Us", valitor.com. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  2. ↑ http://www.mbl.is/greinasafn/grein/18650/
  3. ↑ http://www.mbl.is/vidskipti/frettir/2007/09/10/greidslumidlun_visa_islands_verdur_valitor/

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