221 results about this entity
Period: 07 Jan 2005 - 19 May 2020
News
First Data says it has reached a mutual agreement with InComm to terminate a proposed acquisition of the Atlanta-based pre-paid card outfit.
05 November 2008
A pilot scheme that allowed commuters in San Francisco to use their NFC-enabled mobile phones to pay for rail fares and make retail payments has been hailed as a success, with participants embracing the technology.
07 October 2008
Nearly two thirds of all US consumer payments are now made electronically as Americans increasingly turn away from cash and cheques, according to research from BAI and Hitachi Consulting.
06 October 2008
Sinsys, a majority-owned subsidiary of SIA-SSB, has won a five-year card issuing processing contract with Austria's PayLife Bank.
16 September 2008
Delegates at this week's Democratic National Convention in Denver have been given free commemorative badges by First Data that incorporate the vendor's contactless payments technology.
28 August 2008
JPMorgan Chase and First Data have disclosed plans to wind down the Chase Paymentech Solutions (CPS) joint venture by the end of the year and bring the operations in-house.
27 May 2008
US e-payments outfit First Data is acquiring a 50% equity stake in the interbank processing unit of Europe's Eufiserv as it looks to cash in on the opportunities provided by the single euro payment area (Sepa). Financial details of the deal were not disclosed.
21 May 2008
US e-payments processor First Data has signed an agreement to acquire InComm, an Atlanta-based provider of stored value gift cards and pre-paid products. Financial terms and conditions of the deal were not disclosed.
29 April 2008
The European Commission has given the go-ahead for the creation of a payment cards joint venture between Allied Irish Banks and First Data.
11 January 2008
US e-payments processor First Data is axing 1700 jobs - about six per cent of its global workforce - less than two months after it was bought out by private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR).
16 November 2007
Allied Irish Banks (AIB) has signed an agreement with US e-payments firm First Data to establish a Dublin-based merchant acquiring joint venture.
14 November 2007
Silicon Valley-based contactless payments outfit Vivotech has launched a mobile marketing package that enables merchants to broadcast advertisements and promotions to consumers via 'smart posters' featuring NFC tags.
13 November 2007
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