Alliance Data Systems Corporation (NYSE: ADS), a leading provider of loyalty and marketing solutions derived from transaction-rich data, today announced it has signed a multi-year agreement with business support services provider, Pacific Dental Services (PDS) to provide patient financing and marketing services via a private label credit card program for dental and orthodontic procedures, performed in affiliated dental practices. Headquartered in Irvine, Calif., PDS provides its comprehensive business support services to a growing network of dental and orthodontic practices throughout California, Nevada, Arizona, Colorado and Texas. In 2008, PDS recorded revenues in excess of $270 million, with nearly 2,500 employees and 170 affiliated dental practices. The company is on track to surpass $300 million in revenue in 2009 across nearly 200 affiliated dental practices.
Under the terms of the agreement, Alliance Data will provide integrated private label credit card services, including receivables funding; credit authorization; statement generation; remittance processing; customer service functions; and marketing services in support of the private label credit card program. Additionally, Alliance Data will integrate account acquisition, authorization and settlement services into Pacific Dental's practice management system to allow for seamless account acquisition and patient financing.