Pulse Signs Long-Term pact with Busey Bank

PULSE, one of the nation's leading debit/ATM networks, and Busey Bank, a premier provider of financial services, have extended their affiliation through a long-term agreement that includes PIN point-of-sale (POS) debit and ATM services. Busey's relationship with PULSE originated in 2005. Busey, based in Champaign, Ill., is a wholly-owned subsidiary of First Busey Corporation. The bank has total assets of approximately $3.5 billion and 43 banking center locations in Illinois, Indianapolis, Ind. and Florida. The expanded agreement with PULSE ensures that Busey customers will continue to enjoy the convenience of paying at retail POS terminals across the U.S. through PULSE PAY^®, and have access to a nationwide network of more than 380,000 ATMs.