EEFT fundamentals

Euronet Worldwide, Inc. engages in the provision of electronic payment and transaction processing and distribution solutions. Its products and services include automated teller machine (ATM), point-of-sale (POS), card outsourcing, card issuing and merchant acquiring services, software solutions and cloud based payment solutions, electronic distribution of electronic payment products, foreign exchange services, and international payment services. It operates through the following segments: Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT) Processing, Epay, Money Transfer, and Corporate Services, Eliminations, and Other. The EFT Processing provides electronic payment solutions consisting of ATM cash withdrawal and deposit services, ATM network participation, outsourced ATM and POS management solutions, credit and debit card outsourcing, and card issuing and merchant acquiring services. The Epay segment offers prepaid mobile airtime and other electronic content and payment processing services for various prepaid products, cards, and services throughout its worldwide distribution network. The Money Transfer segment refers to money transfer services, primarily under the brand names Ria, AFEX Money Express, and IME, and global account-to-account money transfer services under the brand names HiFX and xe. The Corporate Services, Eliminations, and Other segment provides corporate and other administrative services to the operating segments, including most share-based compensation expense. The company was founded by Daniel R. Henry and Michael J. Brown in 1994 and is headquartered in Leawood, KS.