First Data-Electronic commerce & payment processing

First Data is a leading provider of electronic commerce and payment processing services to financial institutions, governments and merchants in more than 50 markets around the world. First Data makes buying and selling easier. Many of you do business with First Data everyday, although you may not realize it. Whether you're writing a check at the gas station, using your ATM/debit card to pay for groceries, buying a book online, getting cash out of an ATM, paying for dinner with your credit card or using a gift card to purchase something special, chances are your transaction is moved quickly and securely by First Data.

First Data offers a broad range of payment solutions tailored to regional and local market requirements:

• Issuing and consumer finance processing
• Acquiring processing and switching
• Merchant acquiring
• ATM and POS management
• Value-added services such as risk and fraud management
•  Contact centre, back office and output services