First Data Corporation

221 results about this entity

Period: 07 Jan 2005 - 19 May 2020

First Data to buy Argentina's Argencard

US e-payments processor First Data has signed an agreement to acquire Argencard, a provider of electronic payment processing services to banks in Argentina and Uruguay. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

Nordea and Sampo to establish Baltic ATM network

Scandinavian banks Nordea and Sampo are teaming up to set up an extensive cross-border ATM network that will cover all three Baltic countries - Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

Western Union signs Bank of Africa to EFT services

Bank of Africa Group has signed a contract with Western Union Financial Services to provide money transfer services to its customers across eight African countries.

Visa and First Data settle four year dispute

Visa USA and First Data have settled a legal dispute, pending since 2002, over the processing of Visa payment card transactions.

LML settles First Data, Nova and Echo patent suits

LML Payment Systems, a provider of electronic cheque processing services, has settled patent infringement lawsuits it filed against e-payments processors First Data, Nova Information Systems and Electronic Clearing House (Echo).

First Data and ABN Amro team for global payments processing

US payments processor First Data and Dutch bank ABN Amro have inked a five-year deal to provide joint merchant acquiring and processing services worldwide.

Retail Decisions inks First Data CNP deal

UK-based Retail Decisions (ReD) has inked a deal to provide card-not-present (CNP) fraud prevention services to US e-payments processor First Data.

First Data's OmniPay wins HSBC global merchant services deal

First Data's Dublin-based subsidiary OmniPay has inked a three year deal to provide global merchant acquiring services to HSBC.

First Data to spin off Western Union business; keeps US card issuing unit

US e-payments processor First Data is spinning of its Western Union money transfer business, but the vendor has decided to retain its underperforming US card issuing unit.

First Data acquires German payment processor GZS

US-based First Data is acquiring German card payments processor Gesellschaft für Zahlungssysteme (GZS). Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

First Data cuts three per cent of workforce

US e-payments processor First Data says it is cutting three per cent of its workforce and will implement further cost reduction measures before the end of the year.

Debitman signs Wal-Mart; First Data study backs PINs at POS

California's Debitman Card has signed Wal-Mart and Sam's Club to its retailer-issued debit card programme, which is promoted as a cheaper alternative to bank-backed debit cards.