First Data Corporation

221 results about this entity

Period: 07 Jan 2005 - 19 May 2020

SunGard deal shines light on IT stock prices

Merrill Lynch analysts say the $11.3 billion private equity buyout of SunGard indicates that Wall Street is seriously undervaluing cash generative IT and business process outsourcing vendors.

Peppercoin and SunTrust ink micropayments deal

US micropayments firm Peppercoin has inked an alliance deal with SunTrust Merchant Services, a joint venture between SunTrust Banks and First Data Corporation, to deliver a small payments processing service to merchants. Reino Parking Systems has been signed as the first client.

First Data hires FleetBoston's Bakhshi to head new mobile division

US electronic payments processor First Data is establishing a business unit focused on delivering mobile payments and services, and has appointed FleetBoston's Nandita Bakhshi to head up the new division.

First Data acquires Fineco card processing unit

In an effort to capture a bigger slice of the Italian transaction processing market First Data has acquired the credit card business unit of direct bank Fineco

First Data and MasterCard welcome Washington Mutual deal

First Data is reporting a new debit card processing deal with Washington Mutual, as the US' largest savings and loan switches from Visa to MasterCard-branded cards.