First Merchants Corporation

First Data Merchant Services enables merchants to accept any type of electronic payment - credit, debit, electronic check, EBT, smart card - anytime, anywhere. A subsidiary of First Data Corp., First Data Merchant Services annually processes and settles almost 9 billion transactions for more than $490 billion in sales volume from 2.8 million merchant locations. Through partnerships and various relationships with leading financial institutions and independent sales organizations, First Data Merchant Services delivers industry leading electronic payment and e-commerce services and solutions. First Data Corp. (NYSE: FDC), with global headquarters in Denver, powers the world economy, serving over 1,400 card issuers and millions of consumers worldwide. First Data makes it easier, faster and more secure for people and businesses to buy with virtually any form of payment at the point-of-sale, over the Internet or by money transfer.