Bermuda-based e-commerce provider First Atlantic Commerce (FAC) assisted Provident Bank of Trust of Belize with initial development and implementation of its e-commerce offering - and said it will continue to provide e-commerce consulting services to the bank.

FAC CEO Andrea Wilson said Provident Bank and Trust is the only financial institution in Belize which is, "ready and able to provide e-commerce services to Internet businesses''.

''Now that Provident Bank is e-commerce ready, we can help them expand their client base with the next phase of our services - fraud prevention, risk management, and merchant verification services," he said.