First Data to Acquire BluePay for $760 Million

ETA member First Data Corp. has reached a deal to acquire ETA member and payments processor BluePay for $760 million, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday morning.

According to The Wall Street Journal, First Data said it expects to close on the purchase later this year.

Boston-based private-equity firm TA Associates currently owns a majority stake in BluePay. The processor is one of First Data’s biggest distribution partners, The Wall Street Journal reports, processing $19 billion in transaction volume a year for more than 77,000 merchants.

Click here to see the The Wall Street Journal’s report.

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