First Data Corp. will offer a card-acceptance package for Austrian merchants, the United States-based processor says in a statement. 'FirstPos' enables First Data to become a direct vendor of payment devices in addition to processing cards. "Merchants remain independent and can keep their terminal and service contracts even if they change their acquiring partner," Karin Skarek, First Data managing director in Austria, says in a statement. The service includes terminals that already comply with future European Union regulations, the acceptance of different cards and a monthly flat fee that includes technical services, the statement says. First Data processes 430 million card payments per year in Austria, according to the company.
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