Experian, the global information services company, and American Express have partnered to to offer international payment processing and foreign exchange services to Experian's UK clients.

Experian's existing services already includes international bank account validation and domestic payment processing. A direct link to American Express's Foreign Exchange International Payments product will be included within the Experian Payments Gateway, the most widely used Bacstel-IP service available in the UK.

Jonathan Williams, director of payments strategy at Experian UK & Ireland, said: "UK businesses of all sizes are increasingly doing business internationally and our clients wanted the ability to make and receive payments overseas as easily as they do at home. This deal with American Express addresses one of the fundamental challenges of doing business in a global world, identifying a trusted, cost effective service provider to facilitate overseas payments, and further strengthens a long standing global relationship between the two companies."