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| Our international issuing business continues to grow above segment average driven by macroeconomic improvement as well as onboarding of new clients |
| International Issuer Solutions was another bright spot in the quarter with wins across all cereal regions |
| Organic growth was well above the high end of the 5% to 8% guidance range |
| Organic revenue growth was 13%, above our 7% to 9% outlook for the full year, demonstrating our ability to sustain accelerated growth |
| Organic revenue grew 13% in the quarter and adjusted revenue growth was 11% |
| Growth was also strong in all three of our international regions and in merchant acceptance |
| We believe that accelerating our investment over the last three years, both organic and via M&A, has extended our leadership position among fintech’s |
| The improvement reflects strong operating leverage and cost management |
| Adjusted operating income in the Acceptance segment increased 20% to $562 million and adjusted operating margin was up 210 basis points to 30.5% |
| Carrot also had a strong quarter with revenue growing 16% |
| Clover Connect for ISVs built on its momentum with very strong revenue growth in the quarter as we continue to execute on our vertical strategies, adding 37 ISV partners |
| Software and services penetration reached 17% of total Clover revenue, an increase of 150 basis points from a year ago and up 80 basis points sequentially with continued strength in services such as Clover Capital |
| Adjusted operating income for the segment was up 15% to $717 million and adjusted operating margin was up 130 basis points to 43.8% Operating leverage and a favorable mix shift towards debit network revenue helped drive the margin improvement, along with cost management |
| We continue to see gains across key metrics, including net new merchant adds, value-added services penetration, and partner relationships |
| So, I feel very, very good about |
| Our pipeline is strong, both in traditional products and then in our new opportunities like Finxact and Ondot and others |
| Meanwhile, new customer momentum continues and we had 12 core wins in the quarter |
| Organic revenue growth in the Merchant Acceptance segment was a strong 18% in the quarter, well ahead of our medium-term segment guidance of 9% to 12% |
| Built from our SpendLabs acquisition, SpendTrack has helped us win more credit, debit, and network business with banks and issuers that cater to SMBs |
| Within the Fintech segment, the 12 core wins are certainly good to see |
| And that's why sometimes when we look at it, we look at it how did we deliver on the top in total? And how did we deliver in margin in total and making sure we're doing the best job for our clients and our shareholders |
| First quarter total company adjusted revenue grew 10% to $4.3 billion, and adjusted operating income grew 15% to $1.4 billion, resulting in adjusted operating margin of 33.6%, an increase of 160 basis points |
| And I think we're uniquely positioned out of everybody in the industry |
| First, Star and Accel, the third largest debit network in the country helps card issuers and merchants realize attractive economics on debit transaction routing and satisfy new Reg II requirements for at least two unaffiliated networks on each card to route card not present transactions |
| Growth is tracking well ahead of initial guidance for the full year, so we are raising the lower end and now anticipate growth of 8% to 9%, which considers economist forecast for slower consumer spending and bank lending in the second half of this year |
| It's good for our merchants, it's good for our issuers |
| Total company organic revenue growth was 13% in the quarter with strong performance in the Payments and Network segment and continued momentum in our Merchant Acceptance segment |
| I'd say we get a lot of imbalance from large institutions because if you're the third debit network, I think it's a very strong position |
| Merchant acceptance continues to be a very strong grower, posting 18% organic revenue growth in the first quarter, including significant strength in Latin America and Asia and continued gains in North America |
| This growth reflects overall consumer spending resilience but is also a testament to our strong distribution channels, ability to develop new products and services that resonate, success in selling more solutions to our existing merchants, and the power of diversification across verticals, merchant size, and geography |
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| In the Financial Technology segment, we posted 3% organic growth for the quarter, just below our 4% to 6% medium-term guidance range |
| Organic revenue growth of 3% was slightly below our medium-term guide of 4% to 6%, which we attribute to timing and a strong first quarter last year, creating a higher comparison point |
| It's not yet clear whether broader macro headwinds are beginning to impact consumer spending, but we did see payment volume growth slow a bit late in the quarter |
| I saw tremendous turmoil |
| Overall, it's hard to be concerned in my mind with 18% top line when we did 17% for the full year last year, and to your earlier question, taking share across the board |
| And thus, we anticipate second quarter revenue growth in this segment to ease from the very strong first quarter levels |
| Yes, there was maybe, as I called it, a little coastal problem |
| And just as a follow-up, I think there might be a little misconception on the Street, just that volume growth being mid-single losing momentum |
| This counters the narrative over the last few years that many start-ups in the payments and fintech space would disrupt and potentially replace the legacy companies |
| Still, we are mindful that higher interest rates may weigh on consumers |
| Importantly, we have not seen an extended disruption from the banking turmoil that arose in March |
| We note, however, that we are not seeing signs that these measures are slowing meaningfully at this time |
| The decline in inflation is impacting volume growth, particularly in the metro vertical |
| You should refer to our earnings release for a discussion of these risk factors |
| It did ease a bit, and certainly the bank joint ventures are part of that |
| There was turmoil, I see demand very high |
| We have some processing revenue -- processing volume that doesn't drive big revenue and big profitability for us |
| But also curious around bank IT spending |
| It included elevated contributions from card processing, noncard payments, and digital banking solutions |
| And I suspect it will get volume |
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