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2009 In the News

July 01, 2009
First data AND LPP Sign agreement First Data, a global leader in electronic commerce and payment processing services and owner of POLCARD, today announced a new terminal services agreement with LPP, a leading Polish fashion retailer, for the provision of terminals at its CROPP, ESOTIQ and RESERVED outlets.

Warsaw Agreement


June 30, 2009
Technology merges contactless and prepaid Read Dom Morea's recent interview in QSR magazine about how the GO-Tag solution is leveraging contactless communication with prepaid technology to offer the best of both worlds for on-the-go consumers.

QSR 2009


June 08, 2009
Maintain Customers With A Rewards Program By implementing a points-based rewards program, the Colorado Rapids soccer team realized a 10% growth in season ticket renewal.

Rewards Program


May 13, 2009
Kick-starting mobile payments

Barry McCarthy speaks with Steve Bills from American Banker about First Data’s GO-Tag success and how it’s helping consumers change the way they think about mobile payments.



American Banker Article


April 01, 2009
Payments as a Business Strategy

Businesses can’t make money unless they can take money.



Chain Store Age


February 24, 2009
The Future Shape of Payments Is Anything But Flat Barry McCarthy talks about the future of payments and how contactless technology such as First Data's GO-Tag is the next great wave of change.
Will Wade
American Banker


January 05, 2009
Shell $aver Card introduced to Consumers Shell Oil Products US launched the Shell Saver Card in early January, becoming the first gasoline retailer to make an electronic check payment method available to consumers nationally.

Oil Express