First Data Facts
First Data is the global technology leader in payment technology and services solutions. With 23,000 owner-associates and operations in 36 countries, the company provides secure and innovative payment technology and services to more than six million merchants and financial institutions around the world, from small businesses to the world’s largest corporations. Today, businesses
in nearly 118 countries trust First Data to secure and process more than 2,300 financial transactions per second. First Data’s unparalleled infrastructure and partnerships go “beyond the transaction” with next-generation point-of-sale technology fueled by powerful analytics to detect fraud, gain insights into consumer spending, and strengthen customer loyalty. All day, every day, First Data helps its clients thrive in the evolving world of commerce. Financial institutions and large and small businesses, as well as government agencies, rely on First Data to empower them to build stronger, more profitable customer relationships in a changing environment. Commerce continues to evolve and transform how consumers pay for goods and services — from Seattle to London to Shanghai. This transformation is truly a new reality where consumers expect a more integrated buying experience that’s quick and consistent everywhere, anytime. Empowered by unprecedented access to information and connected by smart devices, consumers want to buy goods and services and manage their money in the most convenient and personalized way, and they expect transactions to be easy, seamless and secure. First Data’s strategic focus is to help its clients grow their businesses. First Data’s innovations in mobile payments, eCommerce and prepaid solutions as well as payment processing, fraud protection and authentication solutions, online banking, check guarantee and verification services and point-of-sale (POS) services provide our customers the tools they need to navigate in a rapidly evolving world.
