„“Argencard is the cornerstone of our growth strategy in South America. The company has solid client relationships, complementary capabilities to First Data and talented employees with deep local market and industry expertise. We are well positioned to expand our footprint across the region and leverage our global reach and local presence to assemble the right solutions to fit our clients‘ unique local market requirements,““ said Pam Patsley, President, First Data International. As a premier provider of card issuing and merchant acquiring processing services, Argencard brings to First Data more than 70 banks with 9 million cardholders and over 150,000 active merchants. julie.holan@firstdata.com www.firstdata.com