It services giant Atos has acquired Dutch based e-payment firm, Quality Equipment.

The move will allow for Atos to become the market leader in the Netherlands of merchant and payment services. The purchase of the company will allow for the integration of e-payment services into Atos Global Payment while increasing the sales coverage and expertise behind the strategy.

Marc-Henri Desportes, Atos executive vice president of Hi-Tech Transactional Services, said: ”We will be able to offer value added services with an enriched payment services portfolio to our customers in the Benelux and across Europe,"