# Fiserv

> Fiserv is a Milwaukee-based financial technology company that provides payment processing, core banking software, and merchant services to banks, credit unions, businesses, and consumers around the world. Formed in 1984 and transformed by its 2019 acquisition of First Data, it runs the Clover point-of-sale platform, the Carat enterprise commerce operating system, and account-processing systems that power a large share of everyday transactions - from a corner cafe swiping a card to a regional bank settling deposits overnight.

- **Founded:** 1984
- **Headquarters:** Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
- **Founders:** George Dalton (Co-founder & longtime CEO), Leslie Muma (Co-founder & President)
- **Team size:** ~38,000 employees worldwide
- **Products:** Clover, Carat, Core account processing (DNA, Premier, Signature, Portico), Digital banking (Architect / Mobiliti), Zelle / real-time payments enablement
- **Notable:** Completed the ~$22 billion acquisition of First Data in 2019, one of the largest fintech deals ever, Member of the Fortune 500 and S&P 500, Grew from ~300 employees in 1984 to roughly 38,000 worldwide

## Products & services

- **Clover** — Cloud-based point-of-sale and business-management platform for small and mid-sized merchants, spanning hardware terminals, payments, an app marketplace, and working-capital lending.
- **Carat** — Enterprise operating system for commerce that unifies omnichannel payment acceptance, orchestration, and value-added services for large global businesses.
- **Core account processing (DNA, Premier, Signature, Portico)** — Core banking platforms that run deposits, loans, and account systems for banks and credit unions.
- **Digital banking (Architect / Mobiliti)** — Online and mobile banking solutions white-labeled by financial institutions.
- **Zelle / real-time payments enablement** — Connectivity that lets bank clients offer person-to-person and instant payments via Zelle, RTP, and FedNow.
- **Card issuing & network (Optis, AllData, Star Network)** — Card issuing, processing, and debit-network services for issuers and merchants.

## Achievements

- Completed the ~$22 billion acquisition of First Data in 2019, one of the largest fintech deals ever
- Member of the Fortune 500 and S&P 500
- Grew from ~300 employees in 1984 to roughly 38,000 worldwide
- Built Clover into one of the largest small-business point-of-sale platforms
- Secured naming rights to Fiserv Forum, home of the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks
- Changed NYSE ticker from FISV to FI in 2023 to reflect its payments-and-commerce identity

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Takis Georgakopoulos appointed CEO, succeeding Mike Lyons, who left to become CEO of Truist Financial.
- **2026-05** — Fiserv named senior revenue and operating executives, including a chief revenue officer for Clover and small business, as part of its reset.
- **2026-02** — Company outlined 'One Fiserv' strategy and guided toward ~$23 billion adjusted revenue for 2026, framing it as a transition year.
- **2025-05** — Michael P. Lyons assumed the CEO role after Frank Bisignano was confirmed as Commissioner of the Social Security Administration.

## Links

- Website: https://www.fiserv.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fiserv
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/Fiserv
- GitHub: https://github.com/Fiserv
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/fiserv
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fiserv/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Fiserv

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Last updated: 2026-07-16