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Founded Year

1971

Stage

Acq - P2P | Acquired

Total Raised

$5.3B

Valuation

$0000 

Revenue

$0000 

About First Data

First Data (NYSE:FDC) is a payment processing company. The company makes payment transactions secure, fast and easy for merchants, financial institutions and their customers. First Data leverages its product portfolio and expertise to drive customer revenue and profitability. Whether the choice of payment is by debit or credit card, gift card, check or mobile phone, online or at the checkout counter, First Data takes every opportunity to go beyond the transaction. On July, 29th, 2019 First Data was acquired by Fiserv.

Headquarters Location

5565 Glenridge Connector NE Suite 2000

Atlanta, Georgia, 30342,

United States

404-890-2000

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Expert Collections containing First Data

Expert Collections are analyst-curated lists that highlight the companies you need to know in the most important technology spaces.

First Data is included in 4 Expert Collections, including Fortune 500 Investor list.

F

Fortune 500 Investor list

590 items

This is a collection of investors named in the 2019 Fortune 500 list of companies. All CB Insights profiles for active investment arms of a Fortune 500 company are included.

P

Payments

2,779 items

Companies in this collection provide technology that enables consumers and businesses to pay, collect, automate, and settle transfers of currency, both online and at the physical point-of-sale.

C

Conference Exhibitors

5,302 items

F

Fintech

8,088 items

Companies and startups in this collection provide technology to streamline, improve, and transform financial services, products, and operations for individuals and businesses.

First Data Patents

First Data has filed 417 patents.

The 3 most popular patent topics include:

  • Payment systems
  • Mobile payments
  • Banking technology
patents chart

Application Date

Grant Date

Title

Related Topics

Status

4/1/2020

9/5/2023

Payment systems, Mobile payments, Debit cards, Credit cards, Banking technology

Grant

Application Date

4/1/2020

Grant Date

9/5/2023

Title

Related Topics

Payment systems, Mobile payments, Debit cards, Credit cards, Banking technology

Status

Grant

Latest First Data News

CHQ Development to Build First Data Center Complex in Mexico with $3.6 Billion Investment

Sep 13, 2023

No Comments The company CHQ Development S de RL de CV will build the first data center complex in the country, with an investment of 3.6 billion dollars. The complex will be located in the municipality of Colón, Querétaro, and will generate more than 600 full-time jobs and 1,250 long-term temporary jobs. The property for the construction of the complex was disincorporated by the LX Legislature of the State of Querétaro, with an area of ​​518 thousand 470.54 square meters. The work will be carried out in two stages: the first, from October 2023 to May 2025, and the second, from October 2025 to September 2033. CHQ is a global data center company with 12 global campuses. The Querétaro complex will be the company’s first in Mexico and the first in Latin America.

First Data Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

  • When was First Data founded?

    First Data was founded in 1971.

  • Where is First Data's headquarters?

    First Data's headquarters is located at 5565 Glenridge Connector NE, Atlanta.

  • What is First Data's latest funding round?

    First Data's latest funding round is Acq - P2P.

  • How much did First Data raise?

    First Data raised a total of $5.3B.

  • Who are the investors of First Data?

    Investors of First Data include Fiserv and KKR.

  • Who are First Data's competitors?

    Competitors of First Data include Stripe and 5 more.

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Compare First Data to Competitors

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Alacriti

Alacriti provides financial services and payment technology solutions to companies in the financial services, healthcare, insurance and utility industries. Its unified platform, Orbipay, supports three payment-related use cases - electronic bill presentment and payments (EBPP), digital disbursements, and subscription billing. The technology enables clients to reduce costs, improve efficiency, and deliver experiences to their customers.

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Stripe

Stripe operates as a financial technology company. It offers an online payment processing platform that securely accepts credit card payments. It allows users to accept payments, send payouts, and manage businesses online. It offers solutions for marketplaces, electronic commerce (e-commerce) companies, and more. Stripe was formerly known as DevPayments. The company was founded in 2010 and is based in South San Francisco, California.

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Worldpay

Worldpay provides electronic payment processing services to merchants and financial institutions. It offers merchant acquiring and payment processing services, such as authorization and settlement, customer service, chargeback and retrieval processing, and interchange management for national merchants, and regional and small-to-medium-sized businesses. The company also focuses on providing card issuer processing, payment network processing, fraud protection, card production, prepaid program management, automated teller machine driving, portfolio optimization, data analytics, and card program marketing. The company was founded in 1993 and is based in London, U.K.

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Finix

Finix Payments operates a payments infrastructure platform. Its platform enables businesses to own, manage, and monetize their entire payment processes without building an in-house system from the beginning. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in San Francisco, California.

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Checkout.com

Checkout.com offers companies to accept payments around the world through one application program interface. It facilitates an integrated payment processing platform that allows the processing of payments in real-time, sending payouts, issuing, processing, and managing card payments. It also offers fraud prevention and secure authentication. The company was formerly known as Opus Payments. It was founded in 2012 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

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Finastra

Finastra provides a range of financial services, treasury, lending, and banking software solutions to bank and financial institution clients, providing both in-house and cloud-based tools. It also offers corporate banking, retail banking, digital banking, and, payment services. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

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