Electronic Merchant Systems Selects SparkBase
Electronic Merchant Systems Selects SparkBase to Power Its New "Altus Premier" Gift Card
Platform.
Cleveland, OH, December 14, 2009 --(PR.com)-- SparkBase (sparkbase.com), the industry leader in
private-label stored value processing, announces that Electronic Merchant Systems, the premier
Cleveland, OH based Independent Sales Organization (ISO), has selected SparkBase as the network to
power their Altus Premier product.
In announcing the relationship, Douglas Hardman, SparkBase CEO states, "EMS has always been a very
progressive company with their merchant offerings. They realize the importance of a properly executed
Gift and Loyalty solution to merchants as a way to boost sales in a down economy. We are able to
provide them with functionality beyond what the other networks offer, and work with them closely to
ensure that the launch is successful. Having them as a partner in our back yard is very exciting to us."
Dan Neistadt, President and CEO of Electronic Merchant Systems, says of the relationship, "We are very
pleased to add SparkBase to our extensive repertoire of value added products. Doug and his team of
professionals are committed to providing world class products and client support to the ISO industry
today, and just as important, are willing to evolve product capability and delivery to meet ever changing
technology enhancements at the point of purchase."
The SparkBase network is sold exclusively through financial services resellers, and marketing agencies to
offer merchants sophisticated gift and loyalty offerings with advanced features including text message
and email marketing. Electronic Merchant Systems will begin offering their new Gift and Loyalty
programs on the SparkBase network immediately.
About SparkBase
SparkBase reinvented the stored-value industry in 2004 as the first truly independent gift and loyalty
processing network. Today, SparkBase continues to lead in innovation with its proprietary gateway, using
patent pending technologies developed