ADP, First Data Partner On Small Business Payroll

Under the terms of the agreement, First Data's merchant services sales channels can market ADP's EasyPay and related small business offerings along with First Data's proprietary check, credit, debit, and gift card acceptance programs. EasyPay is ADP's fully outsourced service for payroll processing over phone, fax, or online utilizing ADP's secure hosted application.

First Data will also market ADP's popular TotalPay® product suite – comprised of highly-valued money movement, fraud protection and check reconciliation features – and Total Tax CompleteSM, a set of compliance services including tax filing, state unemployment insurance management, new hire reporting and HR help desk services.

Initially, the sales outreach will be made in targeted territories with plans for a nationwide rollout later this year. This program will be available to all First Data bank alliance partners and independent sales organizations to participate, providing there is not an existing relationship with ADP.

"With more than 500,000 new small businesses launching every year, ADP's relationship with First Data helps to expand our reach in this marketplace. The pairing of our professional sales distribution networks dedicated to small businesses is a natural fit to serve the market," said Alan Sheiness, President, ADP Small Business Services. "First Data is a well-respected and trusted partner in the small business community and we are pleased to have them marketing our products and services. Small business owners will now have one more convenient way to access our offerings."

"First Data is pleased to team with ADP, a company with more than 50 years of payroll expertise, to offer additional value to small businesses," said John Shlonsky, President of First Data's Alliance Services. "This agreement adds value to small merchants by taking away what can be cumbersome tasks associated with managing payroll and freeing their time to better manage their business. We are excited to provide this additional value to our clients."