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Clover Vs. Square: What’s Next In This POS Competition?
Clover Vs. Square: What’s Next In This POS Competition?
August 01, 2018  |  Earnings

Clover, the point-of-sale operation owned by First Data, keeps growing, and that could present more challenges for Square. First Data reported its Q2 financial results...

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Five At Five: Facebook Hit By GDPR On Monthly Users
Five At Five: Facebook Hit By GDPR On Monthly Users
July 30, 2018  |  News

Welcome to the Five at Five, your late look at the payments and commerce news of the day. Coverage includes Facebook getting hit by the...

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First Data Sees Clover Volumes Up 50 Pct Year Over Year
First Data Sees Clover Volumes Up 50 Pct Year Over Year
July 30, 2018  |  Earnings

Payments processor First Data posted results that topped expectations, buoyed by continued traction in its Global Business Services (GBS) segment, and with continued double-digit growth...

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Blockchain B2B Payments Network In Development By PayStand
Blockchain B2B Payments Network In Development By PayStand
July 23, 2018  |  B2B Payments

On Friday (July 21), blockchain B2B payments company PayStand announced that it is participating in the Commerce.Innovated accelerator program by Silicon Valley Bank and First Data. Through...

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NEW REPORT: How Connected Retailers Connect With Consumers
NEW REPORT: How Connected Retailers Connect With Consumers
July 10, 2018  |  Commerce Connected

  The retail landscape is changing — and fast. Strategies that turned merchants into winners in the past largely fail to resonate with modern consumers, who expect...

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Speed Counts In Payments (Especially For Workers)
Speed Counts In Payments (Especially For Workers)
June 27, 2018  |  Today In Data

Today, consumers routinely look at their phones to check and manage their bank accounts — a behavior that a mere decade ago would have seemed as...

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First Data: Creating The Digital Disbursements Standard
First Data: Creating The Digital Disbursements Standard
June 26, 2018  |  Payment Methods

Not exotic. Just another step on the path to make instant disbursements a standard way to pay at a time when the demand has never...

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Wells Fargo Merchant Services SMB Pricing Not At Parity With Square
Wells Fargo Merchant Services SMB Pricing Not At Parity With Square
June 13, 2018  |  Payment Methods

Wells Fargo Merchant Services has decided to simplify the prices it charges small businesses (SMBs) to accept credit and debit card transactions to compete with...

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First Data Sells European Business To SIA
First Data Sells European Business To SIA
May 25, 2018  |  Banking

European payments company SIA announced it is acquiring First Data’s card processing businesses in parts of Central and Southeastern Europe for €375 million. The acquisition provides...

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