First Data Granted Patent for Activation of Multiple Prepaid Cards

Technology Expected to Increase Business-to-Business Transactions at the Point of Sale ATLANTA, March 7, 2011 – First Data Corporation,  a global leader in electronic commerce and payment processing, today announced that it has been granted a patent for technology to activate multiple prepaid cards at the point of sale. U.S. Patent No. 7,822,640,  titled “Multi-card Bulk Package Identifying Activation Systems and Methods,” covers technology that allows merchants to activate all of the cards within a multipack....