Global Payments Overview Founded in 1967, Global Payments is a large, publicly traded credit card processor that operated under the name “National Data Corporation” until 2001. Global Payments has offices in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Europe, Spain, Russia, and the Asia-Pacific region and recently acquired U.S.-based direct processor Heartland Payment Systems. Global Payments […]
Read MoreFuture Payment Technologies Overview Future Payment Technologies, occasionally referred to as “Future Paytech,” is a Dallas-based merchant account provider that formerly operated under the names “Park Central Company” and “Crescent Processing Company.” Both of these brands are now retired, but Future Payment Technologies operates at the same address as Park Central Company and Crescent Processing Company […]
Read MoreFirst Data Overview First Data is one of the largest merchant account providers in the world. First incorporated in 1971, the company has been since been acquired and spun off by various entities, including American Express and the private equity firm Kohlberg Kravitz Roberts. First Data is currently a publicly traded company following a $2.56 billion IPO […]
Read MoreFirst Choice Payments Overview First Choice Payments is a merchant account provider that appears to be a DBA of Wholesale Merchant Processing and its related businesses. Numerous sources suggest that Smart Choice Payments, Wholesale Merchant Processing, and North American Processing Solutions are all DBAs of First Choice Payments, although the exact corporate structure linking them is unclear. The Smart Choice Payments […]
Read MoreFederated Payments Overview Federated Payments is a midsize merchant account provider that serves businesses in both the U.S. and Canada. The company resells the products of several processors, including Global Payments, TSYS, and Chase Paymentech. Federated Payments claims to serve over 100,000 merchants, to be an “Inc. Magazine 500/5000 company,” to be one of the “Top […]
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