Latin America and Canada (LAC) Fact Sheet - First Data
Latin America and Canada (LAC) Fact Sheet - First Data
Latin America and Canada (LAC) Fact Sheet - First Data
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<strong>Latin</strong> <strong>America</strong> <strong>and</strong><strong>Canada</strong> (<strong>LAC</strong>) <strong>Fact</strong> <strong>Sheet</strong><strong>First</strong> <strong>Data</strong> Corporation is a global technology leader inelectronic commerce. The company serves more than5.4 million merchant locations, over 2,000 card issuers<strong>and</strong> their customers <strong>and</strong> millions of consumers. <strong>First</strong> <strong>Data</strong>processes transaction data of all kinds, harnesses thepower of that data, <strong>and</strong> delivers innovations in secureinfrastructure, intelligence <strong>and</strong> insight for its customers.From large financial institutions to the merchant aroundthe corner, <strong>First</strong> <strong>Data</strong> supports its customers by helpingthem process <strong>and</strong> underst<strong>and</strong> the intelligence behindevery transaction.Throughout the <strong>Latin</strong> <strong>America</strong> & <strong>Canada</strong> (<strong>LAC</strong>) region,<strong>First</strong> <strong>Data</strong> provides a variety of card-issuing <strong>and</strong>merchant-acquiring processing services. Within the <strong>LAC</strong>region, <strong>First</strong> <strong>Data</strong> has approximately 1,500 employees<strong>and</strong> eight offices serving clients across the region.OverviewCard issuing processing services<strong>First</strong> <strong>Data</strong> is a leading provider of card issuingprocessing services throughout the region. Itprovides a wide range of market-tailored solutionscustomized to meet the unique needs of financialinstitutions across <strong>Latin</strong> <strong>America</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Canada</strong>.Regardless of the size of the portfolio, <strong>First</strong> <strong>Data</strong>is uniquely positioned to serve the market withadvanced solutions <strong>and</strong> support clients’ long-termgrowth <strong>and</strong> profitability objectives.<strong>First</strong> <strong>Data</strong>’s regional payment processing center,Processing Center, S.A. (PROCESA), offers aworld-class processing solution to financialinstitutions across Central <strong>America</strong> <strong>and</strong> theCaribbean. PROCESA’s operations center, located inPanama City, Panama, uses <strong>First</strong> <strong>Data</strong>’s VisionPLUStransaction processing software to provide a widerange of card processing services, including credit,prepaid, gift <strong>and</strong> corporate cards.In <strong>Canada</strong>, <strong>First</strong> <strong>Data</strong> has a proven reputation forinnovative technology, consistent service delivery,strong performance levels <strong>and</strong> outst<strong>and</strong>ing customerservice. <strong>First</strong> <strong>Data</strong>’s single processing platform allowsit to provide an end-to-end card issuing processingsolution to help clients’ manage the life cycle of theircustomers’ payment programs.Merchant acquiring processing servicesMerchants in all categories <strong>and</strong> sizes throughout theregion partner with <strong>First</strong> <strong>Data</strong> for secure, reliable <strong>and</strong>cost-effective merchant acquiring processing services.Through strategic partnerships <strong>and</strong> alliances, <strong>First</strong> <strong>Data</strong>successfully brings its clients in-country expertise fromoffices across <strong>Latin</strong> <strong>America</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Canada</strong>. <strong>First</strong> <strong>Data</strong> isone of the largest merchant acquirers for MasterCard ®transactions in <strong>Canada</strong>.In 2007, <strong>First</strong> <strong>Data</strong> exp<strong>and</strong>ed its POSNET merchantacquiring business into <strong>Canada</strong>. POSNET offers a fullsuite of payment processing services for merchantsof all sizes. In addition to <strong>Canada</strong>, POSNET is alreadyoperating in Argentina <strong>and</strong> UruguayOutline of Commercial RelationshipsProcessing Center, S.A. (PROCESA)<strong>First</strong> <strong>Data</strong>’s card processing services company thatprovides processing services to financial institutionsacross <strong>Latin</strong> <strong>America</strong> <strong>and</strong> the Caribbean. PROCESA’soperations center is located in Panama City, Panama.POSNET<strong>First</strong> <strong>Data</strong>’s merchant services company offering leadingproducts <strong>and</strong> services to merchants of all sizes inArgentina, Uruguay <strong>and</strong> <strong>Canada</strong>.ScotiaPOSmerchant services alliance with Scotiabank Inverlatproviding enhanced domestic <strong>and</strong> internationalmerchant processing services in Mexico.firstdata.com©2009 <strong>First</strong> <strong>Data</strong> Corporation. All Rights Reserved.page 1
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