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Cardlink, member of Worldline (Euronext:WLN), the European leader in payment services, is active in the field of electronic payments and specifically in the acceptance and management of card transactions, both in traditional commerce and e-commerce. The company operates the largest network of POS terminals in Greece, serving with security and speed businesses and consumers in carrying out their daily transactions.
Cardlink’s team constantly researches the market needs and the opportunities offered by technology and innovates with products and services that continuously improve the transaction experience.

In the field of POS, armed with Android technology, it offers the new generation Android POS terminals and the Cardlink POSsible platform, which acts as a vehicle for a host of innovative functions. In e-Commerce, Cardlink offers the reliable Cardlink checkout online payment acceptance platform for e-shops, as well as any other digital or electronic sales channel. Cardlink apollo is a self-service, digital platform that is available free of charge to businesses cooperating with Cardlink and displays in real time all transaction data through detailed reports. Cardlink also offers a series of innovative digital tools such as the electronic platform Cardlink giftcard, which offers the opportunity to businesses to issue and manage giftcards for their customers, employees and partners.

 

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Our Story

Two decades of experience in payment solutions

2024
2021
2020
2015
2004
2024
2021
2020
2015
2004

Today, Cardlink operates the largest card transaction acceptance network in Greece with over 267,000 POS and 25,000 e-Commerce businesses. It cooperates with all five systemic Banks and accepts all types of cards. Joining Worldline has empowered its positioning in the Greek market by accessing Worldline’s solutions and services, enabling Cardlink to deliver greater value to its merchants, make a difference and accomplish its vision to contributing to the growth of businesses by continuously enhancing the experience of merchants and consumers.

A significant year, as Cardlink becomes part of Worldline, leader in the payments and transactional services industry with a presence in more than 40 countries. Being part of a specialized provider, Cardlink’s position in Greece is strengthened and gains access to the global market, to leading technologies and products, as well as to Worldline’s know-how in the field of electronic payments.

During the period of 2016-2020, Cardlink made significant investments in both POS equipment and technology infrastructure to meet the demand and needs of the market.

During the implementation of the Eurobank and Alpha Bank network unification project, Cardlink demonstrated that it could do much more for the payment acceptance environment in Greece. Thus, in January 2015, Alpha Bank and Eurobank decided to sell Cardlink to Quest group and Edgepay Holdings.

Since Greece was far behind other European countries in adopting electronic transactions, the idea was the creation of a truly independent entity that could help banks and companies move faster towards convergence with other markets. The transfer of ownership of Cardlink in early 2015 marks the beginning of this period. From that point, the pace has accelerated.

The enforcement of Capital Controls in Greece in the summer of 2015, which reduced consumer access to cash combined with the legislative measures to provide incentives for using electronic transactions and the mandatory installation of POS for all business types and commercial shops in 2017, led to an explosive growth of demand for Cardlink’s services.

Cardlink was founded in 2004 by Alpha Bank and Eurobank. Cardlink’s goal was to create a common POS network that would assist in the development of electronic transactions in Greece. The network unification project started in 2011 and was completed by 2014 by installing more than 80.000 Cardlink POS.

Vision

Our philosophy

Our vision

Our mission

Our principles

Our vision

Contribute to the growth of businesses by continuously enhancing the experience of merchants and consumers.

Our mission

To be worthy of the admiration and trust of our employees and our customers.

Our principles

Transparency, Simplicity, Human Experiences, Pushing the Limits

Our Culture

Our culture is based on agility – we urge our people to try new things. In this way, they train themselves and become better – each time in something bigger and more important. Learning is a highly personal process.

No one can force you to learn something new. You have to want it. In Cardlink we use all those tools and techniques that can help our people evolve. Induction plan, constant feedback between manager/peers or even between coworkers from different sections, training and e-learning, in-house-training, executive coaching and culture workshops are available to our people.

Innovation at Cardlink

Innovation is in the DNA of our people who, through constant research and dedication to the development of cutting-edge technologies, create innovative products and services for our customers, faithful to our goal to contribute to their growth and improve their daily lives.

Big or small, every idea we manage to turn into something functional, something that will benefit our customers, partners, employees, but also society or the environment, is our contribution to a better and more sustainable payment world.

Career Opportunities

Interested to work at Cardlink?

We are looking for talents that want to be in an ever-changing and evolving environment. We invest in talent that face change as a challenge, take initiatives, and are self motivated enough to create the new conditions for something that they strongly believe.

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Our Social Activities

With a feeling of responsibility towards fellow human beings and the environment, our talents actively participate in actions organized by Cardlink to support social groups and the environment.

Furthermore, they frequently take the initiative and organize actions to support people in need and increase our ecological awareness in the office. Our actions are always taking place through recognized social institutions and organizations.

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