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First Data

First Data Corporation was an American financial services company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The company's STAR Network provided nationwide domestic debit acceptance at more than 2 million retail POS, ATM, and at online outlets for nearly a third of all U.S. debit cards.

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Founded
1971; 55 years ago (1971), in Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Industry
Financial services
Headquarters
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Defunct
29 July 2019
Fate
Acquired by Fiserv
Founder
Perry E. "Bill" Esping

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Edges81
Triples153
Avg. degree1.98
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related to history · 35
First Data → Access, American Express, American Express Information Services, April, Bill, Corporation, Esping, FDR, FFMC, First Data Corporation, First Data Resources, First Financial Management Corp, In, In July, ISC, It, Jack Weekly, June, Lloyds Bank, MABA
related to Under Frank Bisignano · 20
First Data → Adam Rosman, Andrew Gelb, Bisignano, Carmen Menendez-Puerto, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Christopher Augustin, Cindy Armine-Klein, Directors, First Data's Board, Guy Chiarello, Himanshu Patel, In, In April, In March, Joseph Plumeri, JPMorgan Chase Co-COO Frank, Michael Manos, Sanjiv Das, Upon
related to Expansion · 19
First Data → Additional, ATM, Concord EFS, From, GovOne, Inc, Nevertheless, On January, Paymap, PaySys International, PIN-based, September, STAR Network, Taxware, The, US, VisionPLUS, VisionPLUS Payment Software System, Western Union
related to Philanthropy · 15
First Data → Best, DiversityInc's, Employers, First Data Salutes, In, In May, In October, Institute, Military Families, Military Times, Noteworthy Companies, Syracuse University, The, Veterans, Vets
related to 2016 and 2017 · 14
First Data → Acculynk, Alipay, Alipay's, Clover, Edward Jackson, February, In, In March, Integrated Solutions Group, ISG, Later, October, ShopKeep, United States
related to Headquarters · 12
First Data → Atlanta, Colorado, First Data's, Georgia, Greater Denver, Greenwood Village, In, Nebraska, New York City, Omaha, They, While
related to External links · 5
First Data → Colorado, First Data Corporation, Historical, Official, SEC
related to Acquisition by Fiserv · 4
First Data → Fiserv, July, On January, The
Key people · 2
First Data → Frank Bisignano (CEO), Himanshu A. Patel (CFO)
Defunct · 1
First Data → 29 July 2019

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First DataDefunct29 July 20191.00infobox
First DataFateAcquired by Fiserv1.00infobox
First DataFounded1971; 55 years ago (1971), in Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.1.00infobox
First DataFounderPerry E. "Bill" Esping1.00infobox
First DataHeadquartersAtlanta, Georgia, U.S.1.00infobox
First DataIndustryFinancial services1.00infobox
First DataKey peopleFrank Bisignano (CEO)1.00infobox
First DataKey peopleHimanshu A. Patel (CFO)1.00infobox
First DataNet incomeUS$ 1.47 billion (2017)1.00infobox
First DataNumber of employees22,000 (2017)1.00infobox
First DataOperating incomeUS$ 1.71 billion (2017)1.00infobox
First DataParentFiserv1.00infobox
First DataProductsMerchant services1.00infobox
First DataRevenueUS$ 12.05 billion (2017)1.00infobox
First DataTotal assetsUS$ 48.27 billion (2017)1.00infobox
First DataTotal equityUS$ 6.01 billion (2017)1.00infobox
First DataTraded asNYSE: FDC1.00infobox
First DataTypeSubsidiary1.00infobox
First DataWebsiteFirstData.com1.00infobox

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