First Data

First Data

First Data is a leader in electronic transaction and payment services worldwide. With 29,000 employees and a presence in over 55 countries and territories worldwide, including offices in 35 countries across the EMEA (Europe Middle East & Africa) region, First Data enables commerce around the globe. In Europe, First Data has been a leading provider of card issuing and merchant processing services for nearly 15 years. With over 6,000 employees in 18 countries, First Data-EMEA supports over 23 million cardholders and 153,000 merchants.

Through strategic relationships with financial institutions and other partners First Data is unequalled in its ability to offer international Merchants the combined synergy of rich and diverse service and product offerings. Merchant acquiring partnerships have been at the center of First Data’s growth strategy for the past decade. This is a significant business segment for First Data and one in which it invests continually to maintain its leadership position.

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