First American History

First American Payment Systems began operations in 1990 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.

As a rapidly growing non-bank merchant acquirer, First American’s goal is to be more than just a credit card processor. So in 1993, First American introduced Secur-Chex^® check services to allow merchants to accept checks risk-free. In 2003, Secur-Chex^® was modified to include electronic check conversion and RCK services. Merimac Capital^® point-of-sale (POS) equipment leasing, which solved POS equipment finance problems for many merchants, was also created in 1993. First American added debit card processing to its product line-up in 1998, and ATM sales and placements soon followed. Early in 2000, First American launched FirstPay.Net^TM, a proprietary Internet payment gateway that allows merchants to process credit cards online. The e-commerce product was updated and enhanced five years later and named FirstPay.Net 2.0. FirstView^TM, an online merchant reporting system, was introduced in 2001, and FirstAdvantage^TM gift cards were introduced in 2005. The precedent is set for many promising product advancements in the future.

Today, First American is an ever-expanding company with approximately 1,200 associates and more than 90,000 merchants along with hundreds of independent sales agents throughout the United States. Bolstered by a rich history of providing the right product at the right time, First American continues on its quest to become the premier source for quality payment solutions.