First Data Corporation

221 results about this entity

Period: 07 Jan 2005 - 19 May 2020

First Data buys commercial cards outfit Deecal

US e-payments processor First Data has acquired Ireland-based Deecal International, a privately-owned provider of specialist commercial payments software and services. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Nationwide signs outsourcing deal with Tsys

The UK's Nationwide Building Society has contracted with US electronic payments processor Tsys for credit card processing services and the construction, operation and management of a call centre.

NCR invests in contactless payments firm Vivotech

US ATM vendor NCR has made an undisclosed strategic investment in Silicon Valley-based contactless payments outfit Vivotech.

First Data to buy Brazil's Check Forte

US e-payments processor First Data has signed an agreement to acquire Check Forte Processamento de Dados, a provider of payment transaction processing services based in Brazil. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Private equity eyes fintech sector - study

Private equity firms will step up interest in financial technology vendors over the next 12 months, with investment activity in the $50 to $250 million range showing the greatest rate of increase, according to research released by TowerGroup.

First Data names Michael Capellas new CEO

US e-payments firm First Data says that Michael Capellas, former chief executive of MCI and Compaq, will become its new CEO when its buyout by private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) is complete.

First Data inks Samba card processing deal

US-based First Data is reporting a five year card processing contract with Samba Financial Group, the largest credit card issuer in Saudi Arabia.

First Data makes strategic investment in NFC outfit Vivotech

First Data has led a series C funding round in US contactless payments outfit Vivotech.

First Data to acquire FundsXpress

First Data is to acquire US online banking and bill payment company FundsXpress. Financial terms were not disclosed.

KKR to acquire First Data for $29 billion

Private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) is to acquire First Data in a $29 billion buy-out.

First Data to buy Polish card processor Polcard

US e-payments firm First Data has signed an agreement to acquire Polcard, a merchant acquirer and card issuer based in Poland, in an all cash transaction worth $325 million.

First Data to explore creation of cross-border fraud database

US e-payment processor First Data says it is looking at ways of establishing a shared global multi-national banking database that would help banks and other agencies around the world collaborate in the fight against fraud.