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SGB-Bank selects First Data for payment processing

Thursday 5 July 2012 09:59 CET | News

Poland-based financial institution SGB-Bank, which was formed by the merger of Gospodarczy Bank Wielkopolski and Mazowiecki Bank Regionalny, has selected US-based electronic commerce and payment processing company First Data for card issuing and payment processing services in Poland.

Under the terms of the agreement, First Data will provide services relating to the issuance of debit, credit and contactless cards by the bank and payment processing services, including switching services and settlement services for domestic and international card transactions. First Data is also responsible for managing the ATM network on behalf of the newly formed financial institution.

In addition, First Data will provide fraud monitoring and ATM network management services. In the coming months, First Data will work with SGB-Bank to implement a 3D Secure system that provides security for internet payments by generating additional authenticating passwords for cardholders.
 


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