First Data Corporation

221 results about this entity

Period: 07 Jan 2005 - 19 May 2020

Banks and retailers sign on for new Australian Payments Council

Australian banks, retailers and payments specialists have signed on to a new co-ordination body that aims to step up the pace of innovation in the country's payments industry.

Omnichannel du jour

Roger Bracken, SVP & co-general manager, EMEA, First Data looks at how banks can respond to real customer demands, the impact of regulations on innovation and the practicalities of delivering across multiple channels

First Data needs to act like a start up

John Elkins, president, International Markets, First Data looks at the pace of change in the payments industry and how that change impacts the company's own strategies for growth.

Microsoft, Facebook, BofA form card-linked offers association

A new association designed to promote interoperable card-linked customer offers has been set up by industry players including Microsoft, Bank of America, Discover, Facebook and First Data.

UniCredit taps First Data for QR code-based mobile payments

Italian bank UniCredit has teamed up with First Data to test a QR code-based mobile payments service.

Austria preps NFC-based mobile wallet

A collection of heavyweight banks, card firms and telcos have joined forces in Austria to build an open, nation-wide standard for NFC-based mobile wallets.

Former JPMorgan Chase CIO Chiarello joins First Data

First Data has hired former JPMorgan Chase CIO Guy Chiarello as president.

JP Morgan co-COO Bisignano quits for First Data

JP Morgan Chase co-chief operating officer Frank Bisignano has left the bank to take over as CEO at payments processor First Data.

Foursquare signs Visa and MasterCard for check-in discounts

Location-based social networking outfit Foursquare has struck a deal with Visa and MasterCard that will see cardholders receive discounts for checking in at certain retailers.

First Data on mobile payments - What’s next for mobile payments?

Janusz Diemko, Wolfgang Heinrich and Roger Bracken all of First Data discuss how mobile is evolving in various global markets as well as the challenges and issues many financial institutions face when managing the mobile channel.

What is Universal Commerce?

Jon Rutter, director, mobile solutions at First Data looks at how to develop a unified customer experience.

RBA sets up real-time payments team

The Reserve Bank of Australia has set up a project team to explore the creation of a central payments hub for real-time bank account transfers.

VocaLink, First Data and Accenture pitch Aussie real-time payments system

VocaLink, First Data and Accenture are planning to build a system similar to the UK's Faster Payments service in Australia, enabling consumers and businesses to transfer funds between bank accounts in near real-time.

Google, carriers, banks and card schemes join mobile payments committee

All four major US carriers have joined with Google, Isis, the big card schemes and a subset of banks and payment processors to launch a 'Mobile Payments Committee', intended to smooth the way for the commercial application of new payment modes on the high street.

Google takes the wraps off mobile wallet

Google is to launch field trials of its much anticipated Google Wallet NFC Android app in partnership with VeriFone, MasterCard, Citi, Sprint and First Data.

First Data introduces mobile vouchers

First Data has introduced a mobile voucher system that enables merchants to deliver and process loyalty discounts to customers through e-mail and handsets.

First Data ships TransArmor eftpos protection unit

First Data is forecasting 100,000 unit sales by year-end of its new card protection system FirstArmor, which begins shipping to merchants today.

Intelligent Environments boosted by m-banking

UK-based fintech vendor Intelligent Environments is claiming early success for its new mobile banking offering, signing up three clients to the service.

First Data hires Wachovia's Boehm to lead financial services innovation

First Data has hired Wachovia veteran Steve Boehm as senior vice president leading global product management and innovation at its financial services division.

RBS inundated with WorldPay offers

Royal Bank of Scotland has received over a dozen bids for its Global Merchant Services business, which includes WorldPay, with private equity groups, payment processors and IT vendors all in the frame.