First Data in Europe

First Data aims to be the first choice for banks and merchants seeking a single source provider for their national and cross-border payment processing needs. We deliver global capabilities across Europe, through a local presence and local service, in local language.

Overview

First Data is a leading independent transaction processor in Europe.  We have 20 years’ experience of European payments and processing and a deep understanding of the markets in which we operate. We have an unrivalled footprint across Europe, with a presence in 18 European countries and operations in Austria, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Slovakia, Spain and the UK. First Data employs more than 5,000 people in Europe and serves more than 500 clients. 
To meet the needs of our clients and extend our service offering, we are committed to building our business in Europe, through organic growth and acquisitions. In recent years we have acquired:

• POLCARD SA, Polen´s leading merchant acquirer and card processor
• GZS Gesellschaft für Zahlungssysteme mbH, the leading processor in Germany
• Austrian Payment Systems Services, the national processor in Austria
• EuroProcessing International, a leading card processor in Central and Eastern Europe
• the credit card processing business of FinecoBank in Italy
• Delta Singular Outsourcing Services, a leading payments processor in Greece
• TeleCash, Germany’s premier network services provider (www.telecash.de) 

Services

First Data delivers services across the payments value chain, including:
• Consumer finance processing – cards and loans
• Acquiring processing and switching
• Merchant acquiring
• ATM and POS management
• Value-added services
• Contact centre, back office and output services

We offer flexible solutions that can be tailored to regional and local market requirements, with transparent pricing and a commitment to quality of service.

Contacts

First Data has offices and operations across Europe. For further information about our services and capabilities, please contact

contact@firstdata.de
Tel: +49 69 7933-0