Vantiv merchant services president Donald Boeding said, "The full suite of processing services offered by Vantiv will not only complement Busey’s strong customer service but will help further differentiate the solutions they provide to attract and retain business customers."

Local businesses can now accept numerous payments modes including credit cards and gift cards across different platforms such as at retail locations, online and with mobile devices, with the use of merchant processing services, claims the bank.

Vantiv has introduced the Merchant Bank program as a sales referral approach leveraging local representation, products and services.

The bank is First Busey Corporation’s wholly-owned subsidiary and manages 43 banking centers, including 31 full-service and four limited service banking centers in Illinois, a full-service banking center in Indianapolis, Indiana, and seven full-service branches serving southwest Florida.

The payment processing services and related technology systems provider caters to merchants and financial institutions of all sizes in the US.