First Data Corporation

fiserv.com · Brookfield Center, United States of America

Fiserv, formerly known as First Data Corporation following their 2019 merger, is a global provider of financial technology solutions for banks, credit unions, merchants, and billers, offering payment processing, digital banking, card issuing, and merchant acquiring services. The company generates revenue through transaction fees, software licensing, and managed services across its payments, merchant acceptance, and financial technology segments.

  • Payment Processing
  • Embedded Finance & Banking-as-a-Service
  • API Management & Integration
Revenue
$19.0B
Employees
42,000
Founded
1984
Headquarters
Brookfield Center, United States of America

What 133 Arbolus experts think of First Data Corporation

The NPS distribution is positively skewed, with most scores between 7 and 10, reflecting strong reliability and coverage for large customers, but notable pockets of neutral to detractor scores arising from pricing, integration, and support limitations. Renewal intent leans positive among high spenders but is less certain among those citing cost and flexibility concerns. Stickiness is high for established clients; most are in the MoreThan1Year implementation stage, while new adopters and pilots show caution. Key themes include operational reliability, complexity of integration, and cost transparency.Overall Customer Sentiment: Positive

Who reviewed First Data Corporation

Total customers 133 129 current · 4 former
Reviews growth +112 in six months
Seniority of respondents
  • C-Suite 70% (93)
  • Director 17% (23)
  • Manager 12% (16)
Generalist Leader C-Suite NPS 8 Undecided
Revenue Leader C-Suite NPS 2 Not renewing
Engineering Engineer Not specified NPS 8

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Sentiment

3 Net Promoter Score, from 133 scored reviews
  • Promoters 38
  • Passives 62
  • Detractors 33

Cumulative NPS by month

+0 over 6 months
  • May 7
  • Jun 7
  • Jul 7
  • Aug 7
  • Sep 7
  • Oct 7

Net Promoter Score across 4 reviews, accumulated up to each month. Category median 19 across 4 companies.

Praised

  • Comprehensive Security and Fraud Tools
  • Established Reliability and Scale
  • Global Coverage and Consistent Settlement
  • Expand AI-Driven Fraud and Analytics

Criticised

  • Risk of Declining Transaction Reliability
  • Pricing and Value-for-Money Erosion
  • Competitive Displacement by API-First Fintechs
  • Lack of Pricing Transparency

What customers say

Comprehensive Security and Fraud Tools
“Their fraud protection suite, tokenization, and PCI compliance make First Data a solid choice for omnichannel merchants needing robust security.”
Established Reliability and Scale
“I recommend First Data for organizations needing a dependable payment platform that supports high transaction volumes and reliable business operations.”
Global Coverage and Consistent Settlement
“We rely on First Data for multi-currency settlement and international processing—global coverage with reliable next-day funding is a key advantage.”

Renewal intent

Plan to renew 39%
  • Will renew 19
  • Undecided 17
  • Not renewing 13

Plan to renew, by seniority

  • C-Suite 27% 33 answers
  • Director 67% 12 answers
  • Manager 50% 4 answers
  • 8.4/10 Average score from customers who will renew
  • 7.1/10 Average score from undecided customers
  • 5.6/10 Average score from customers not renewing

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