Comdata

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Comdata
Company type Private
Founded1969;55 years ago (1969)
FounderCurtiss W. Harter Jr.
Headquarters,
Parent Fleetcor

Comdata is an American company issuing and providing payment processors, fleet fuel cards, corporate spend cards, paperless payroll cards ("pay cards"), virtual payments, and trucking permits.

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History

Comdata was founded in 1969 by Curtiss W. Harter Jr. It began in the trucking industry.

Comdata was a subsidiary of Ceridian, [1] but was acquired by Fleetcor for $3.45 billion in December 2014 and is headquartered in Brentwood, Tennessee. [2]

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References

  1. "Ceridian to Acquire Comdata Holdings for $900 Million in Stock". Bloomberg News. August 25, 1995. Archived from the original on May 19, 2017 via NYTimes.com.
  2. "FleetCor Completes Acquisition of Comdata". Corpay. November 17, 2014. Archived from the original on February 23, 2024.