Card Briefs: First Data Unit Lands Big German Account

FDR Ltd., the European business unit of First Data Corp., has won a contract to provide card processing and related portfolio services to Dresdner Bank.

The No. 2 German bank will convert its accounts to the FDR system in both marks and euros. The company will provide some customer service functions from its facility in Nuremberg.

"This is an outstanding win and important strategic step ... in expanding our presence in Germany," said Joe Jackson, managing director, FDR Europe. "Dresdner Bank represents the third major German customer for us. We are very committed to continuing our growth in the German market."

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