Edinburgh-based payment orchestration provider BR-DGE has announced its latest collaboration with Discover® Global Network, a leading payments network, to support its global growth.

This alliance aims to enable BR-DGE’s merchants to access one of the fastest growing global payments network, with Discover Global Network Cards spending over £55 billion globally in 2022.

Further, utilising BR-DGE’s position in the market, Discover Global Network will now have access to a global network that empowers merchants across travel, leisure, retail, and beyond.

This is set to support the strong global acceptance trajectory of Discover Global Network, currently sitting at 70 million merchant acceptance points and millions of micro-merchants.

This collaboration with Discover Global Network will help drive acceptance and enable BR-DGE merchants to provide greater payment optionality to customers seeing more from the checkout experience.

BR-DGE merchants will be able to accept cards that run on Discover Global Network, ensuring global customers can pay how, when and where they want. Earlier this year, BR-DGE research found that 32% of consumers say that availability of payment options is a high priority in their purchasing decisions, making it a key focus for merchants.

The collaboration will mean that BR-DGE’s merchants can expand their offering to international travellers, including the over 350 million Discover Global Network Cardholders around the world.

“Discover is a global leader in payments, and we are delighted to now offer our merchants the ability to meet the needs of hundreds of millions of Discover card users,” Tom Voaden, head of partnership at BR-DGE said.

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“By joining with leading payment providers, such as Discover, we can continue offering merchants a platform that allows them to select the best payment solutions to help grow their business, build loyalty, and exceed consumer expectations.”

“BR-DGE is an innovative payment orchestrator that supports our focus in the travel and retail verticals, making it a valuable connection for us,” said Rajiv Gupta, vice president of international markets at Discover. “Our work together will enable access to our global payments network and help merchants streamline their payment processes.”