Euronet Worldwide
Euronet Worldwide is a US provider of electronic payment services with headquartered in Leawood, Kansas. It offers automated teller machines (ATM), point of sale (POS) services, credit/debit card services, and other electronic financial services.
History
The company was founded in 1994 and with headquartered in Leawood, Kansas by brothers-in-law Dan Henry and Mike Brown.
In 1998, Euronet purchased ARKSYS, a computer software company that specialized in electronic payment and transaction delivery systems.
On January 23, 2002, Euronet Worldwide announced the formation of a joint venture with Hong Kong-based First Mobile Group Holdings Limited.
In 2013, Euronet purchased Pure Commerce, giving it access to a suite of SaaS based applications. The following year, it acquired UK-based foreign exchange broker HiFX giving it access to cross border payment business in the UK, Australia and New Zealand.
Company operation
It operates in three segments: electronic funds transfer (EFT) processing, prepaid processing, and money transfer.