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VOLUME 1 | 2017

We help our clients by providing them with the latest technology and services they need to stay ahead in today’s business environment.Chris Foskett, EVP and Head of Corporate & Business Development

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In This Article:

Earlier this year, First Data teamed up with Bypass to create

an integrated solution with Clover point-of-sale devices

and Bypass’s back-office management tools to expand into

sports and entertainment venues. The partnership is helping

stadiums across the country, including the Seattle Seahawks’

CenturyLink Field, to create a better fan experience with

shorter lines and secure and flexible payment options.

Clover, which has traditionally been thought of as a small

business solution, is scaling into larger merchant locations

and more verticals with collaboration.

The power of partnership and finding the right partner is

critical to a company’s success. As businesses evaluate the

assets that a partner brings to the table, they need to think

about not only the assets available, but also the value the

other party places partnerships.

No one company can do it all.Even the largest and most sophisticated organizations rely

on partners to add value and provide expertise. Whether it’s

a law firm or a technology services company, an IT vendor or

an architecture firm, all companies benefit when they bring

in experts.

First Data works with companies around the world to help

power commerce for clients and their end users. “We’re in

the middle of building new commerce solutions every day,

innovating and providing our clients with the ability to

keep up with the pace of change,” says Christopher Foskett,

Executive Vice President and Head of Corporate and Business

Development. “We help our clients by providing them with

the latest technology and services they need to stay ahead in

today’s business environment.”

As businesses look to grow or provide new experiences for

their customers, First Data helps provide the insight and

solutions to make it possible. Foskett points to First Data’s

analytics platform, which can be customized for large clients

wanting to expand into new geographic areas, as an example

of a unique solution that differentiates the company. “We

process approximately 40% of credit card transactions in the

U.S., and we have more than 800 million cards on our credit

issuing platforms. We have massive amounts of data that

we can analyze to find pockets of opportunity for our clients

that they wouldn’t have access to otherwise.”

Foskett says partnerships are the key to empowering clients

to create a holistic, tailored strategy. “When they look at the

broad base of First Data products and services, they should

think about them as if they owned them themselves. And if

they did, how would they want to use them? Then First Data

will help execute on that.”

The importance of partnership goes both ways. First Data,

which believes in being “The Grand Collaborator,” recognizes

the value of partners. The company recently launched its

Integrated Solutions Group that is focused on expanding

relationships with independent software vendors and value-

added resellers to make it easier for developers to integrate

with its platforms.

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PROFITING FROM PARTNERSHIP Why the power of partnership matters.

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