ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--First Data Corporation, a global leader in electronic commerce and payment processing, today announced that it will commit $100,000 for disaster relief in Haiti. Half of the donation will aid in immediate relief and ongoing recovery efforts and half will be contributed toward future rebuilding efforts. The company also is encouraging its more than 25,000 global employees to help by donating to any eligible U.S.-based relief agency responding to the disaster and will match employee donations.
First Data has established a way for employees to donate directly to UNICEF, where the company will automatically match any eligible employee donation with a two-for-one match through January 31, 2010. According to UNICEF, children account for half of the United Nations-estimated three million people affected by this catastrophe. First Data will continue its practice of matching its employees’ donations to all other eligible charities dollar-for dollar, with no time limits.
“Our deepest sympathy goes out to the people of Haiti and those around the world affected by this terrible disaster,” said Michael Capellas, chairman and CEO of First Data. “We hope our contribution combined with the support of our employees will aid and comfort Haiti and its people during this tumultuous and difficult time and as they begin the re-building process.”
About First Data
First Data powers the global economy by making it easy, fast and secure for people and businesses to buy goods and services using virtually any form of electronic payment. Whether the choice of payment is a gift card, a credit or debit card or a check, First Data securely processes the transaction and harnesses the power of the data to deliver intelligence and insight for millions of merchant locations and thousands of card issuers in 36 countries. For more information, visit www.firstdata.com.
