Under the terms of the deal, 117 local authorities across the UK will be allowed to start taking debit, credit and commercial card payments though their local marketplace website.
The arrangement will enable people to access a range of health and social care products from suppliers that are approved by local authority bodies.
In recent news, Worldpay has been selected by online video game developer and publisher InnoGames as its provider of international payment services.
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