Bank of America Merchant Services

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Bank of America Merchant Services
TypeJoint venture
Industry Merchant services
Founded2009
DefunctJune 2020 (2020-06)
Parent Bank of America, First Data
Website merch.bankofamerica.com

Bank of America Merchant Services was a merchant services company owned by partners Bank of America and Fiserv. It was among the largest payment processing companies in the United States based on card-transaction volume. [1]

Bank of America Merchant Services was created by Bank of America and First Data in 2009. [2] Bank of America Merchant Services manages sales and customer service and First Data handled the transaction processing. [1] In 2013, the company was the largest U.S. merchant acquirer by Visa and Mastercard volume, processing $517 billion in payments. [2]

The company expanded into Europe in 2016 [3] and operates locations in the United States, Canada, and Europe. [4]

Bank of America ended this joint venture with Fiserv in 2020 and established its own independent Merchant Services platform. [5]

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