Type: Private
On the web: http://www.firstdatacorp.com
Employees: 24,500
Employee growth: (1.6%)

Paper, plastic, or Internet -- in whatever form, First Data moves the money. One of the world's largest electronic payments processors, First Data serves more than six million merchants and 2,000 card issuers in some 35 countries. It provides a variety of secure funds transfer and related services including credit card payment processing, fraud protection and authentication, check guarantee (through subsidiary TeleCheck), electronic bill payment management, and point-of-sale (POS) services. First Data operates through three primary segments: retail and alliance services, financial services, and international. Investment firm KKR acquired First Data in 2007.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2010:
Sales: $10,380.4M
One year growth: 11.5%
Net income: ($1,021.8)M

Officers:
Chairman: Joe W. Forehand
CEO and Director: Jonathan J. (Jon) Judge
EVP and CFO: Raymond E. (Ray) Winborne Jr.

Competitors:
Chase Paymentech Solutions
Fidelity National Information Services
Total System Services

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