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First Data: History, Companies, Art & Technology

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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First Data topic overview

The analysis highlights History, Companies, Art and Technology as prominent areas in the source structure around First Data.

Related topics
77
Source areas
4
Connected nodes
81
Extracted relationships
153
Concept neighborhoods
20
Bridge connections
81

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

History · 55 topics
Overview · 17 topics
Headquarters · 3 topics
Philanthropy · 2 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

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

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

History

Headquarters

Philanthropy

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How First Data connects Entity context

The extracted context around First Data shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, 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 Another extracted example is 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. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

First Data

Top relations

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

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

first data announced company 2014 billion 2017 data's corporation fiserv services million debit bisignano payment business new transactions atlanta acquisition

First Data relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 153 structured relationships around First Data. Examples in this analysis include First Data → Defunct → 29 July 2019 and First Data → Fate → Acquired by Fiserv. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
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

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around First Data bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include First, Announced and Data's. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • First Data
    • First
    • Announced
    • Data's
    • Company
    • Corporation
    • Payment
    • New
    • October
    • Technology
    • Business
    • Billion
    • Mobile
  • first data
    • First
    • Announced
    • Data's
    • Company
    • Corporation
    • Payment
    • October
    • Billion
    • New
    • Technology
    • Mobile
    • Business
  • financial services company
    • Data's
    • Services
    • Us
    • Company
    • Financial
    • Announced
    • First
    • Payments
    • Frank
    • Georgia
    • Also
    • Atlanta
  • hewlett-packard company
    • Data's
    • Financial
    • Announced
    • First
    • Payments
    • Also
    • Card
    • Debit
    • Acquisition
    • Transactions
    • Technology
    • Business
  • compaq computer corporation
    • Services
    • Financial
    • Also
    • Data
    • First
    • Ceo
    • Frank
    • Georgia
    • Kkr
    • Company
    • Atlanta
    • Nebraska
  • frank bisignano
    • Frank
    • Ceo
    • Nebraska
    • Omaha
    • Services
    • Fiserv
    • Georgia
    • Also
    • Processing
    • Us
    • Headquarters
    • Financial
  • atlanta
    • Georgia
    • Headquarters
    • Ceo
    • Financial
    • Frank
    • Nebraska
    • Omaha
    • Fiserv
    • Acquired
    • New
    • Bisignano
    • Services
  • fiserv
    • Nebraska
    • Omaha
    • Acquisition
    • Frank
    • January
    • Billion
    • Headquarters
    • Acquired
    • Bisignano
    • Services
    • Ceo
    • Georgia

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For First Data, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects First Data with History. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
First DataHistory · splits 26 ⟂ 56
First DataOverview · splits 64 ⟂ 18
First DataHeadquarters · splits 78 ⟂ 4
First DataPhilanthropy · splits 79 ⟂ 3

Map overview Semantic statistics

First Data

Nodes82
Edges81
Triples153
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.02439
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around First Data to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Companies, Art & Technology, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — First Data · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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