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First Data Launches Tools For Gig Economy PayFacs
First Data Launches Tools For Gig Economy PayFacs
May 19, 2017  |  Payment Methods

First Data, the payment technology company, is going after the sharing economy, announcing Thursday (May 18) the launch of the First Data Global PFAC solution that...

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Data Dive, Earnings Edition: Green Dot Hits, OnDeck Misses, And First Data Looks Ahead
Data Dive, Earnings Edition: Green Dot Hits, OnDeck Misses, And First Data Looks Ahead
May 15, 2017  |  Data Dive

Americans were projected to spend a record-setting $23.4 billion yesterday celebrating their moms, buying flowers and cards and taking them out to brunch. Not that...

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First Data Edges 1Q Sales Estimates, Unveils Alipay Pact
First Data Edges 1Q Sales Estimates, Unveils Alipay Pact
May 09, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Largely meeting expectations for the first quarter, First Data’s Chief Executive Frank Bisignano said the company is working to boost its U.S. JV acquiring business,...

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First Data And Flywire CEOs On What Makes A Deal Worth Doing
First Data And Flywire CEOs On What Makes A Deal Worth Doing
May 08, 2017  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

“The world is getting smaller. People are traveling the world, and they are selling and purchasing property, getting educated, purchasing healthcare, spending and shopping. The...

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Jack Henry & First Data Partner To Expand Its Credit Card Platform
Jack Henry & First Data Partner To Expand Its Credit Card Platform
May 05, 2017  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Jack Henry & Associates, the provider of technology solutions and payment processing services primarily for the financial services industry, announced Thursday (May 4) that it...

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First Data, Flywire Partner To Transform X-Border Business Payments
First Data, Flywire Partner To Transform X-Border Business Payments
May 02, 2017  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Conventional wisdom may be conventional, but it is not always prescient. In fact, the most widely held beliefs are often the ones that miss the...

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Squaring The Circle That Is Square
Squaring The Circle That Is Square
April 17, 2017  |  MPOS Tracker

Big ideas often start by solving a seemingly small problem. In the case of Square — the payments innovator that launched hundreds of mPOS imitators — the...

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First Data CEO Bets On Data, First, For Merchants To Score Payments
First Data CEO Bets On Data, First, For Merchants To Score Payments
April 11, 2017  |  Payments Innovation

Can merchants find their way into the end zone, scoring points with customers? In an Innovation Project 2017 fireside chat with PYMNTS’ Karen Webster loaded...

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Bluefin’s PayConex Plus Payment Platform Gets EMV Certification From First Data
Bluefin’s PayConex Plus Payment Platform Gets EMV Certification From First Data
April 05, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Bluefin Payment Systems, the provider of PCI-validated point-to-point encryption (P2PE) payment solutions for retail, health care and higher education, announced Tuesday (March 4) the EMV...

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