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C The Group’s business

Description of the Group’s three Business Lines C.1 services

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C.1.1

Merchant Services

Financial Services C.1.2

Mobility & e-Transactional Services C.1.3

Technology C.2

IT Platforms C.2.1

Data Centers and Hardware C.2.2

Sales andmarketing C.3

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B

Procurement and suppliers C.4

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Regulation C.5

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Global regulatory landscape C.5.1

European Regulation C.5.2

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Regulation applicable outside of the European C.5.3 Union

Compliance with technical standards C.5.4

Protection of personal data C.5.5

Investments C.6

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Investments of 2017 C.6.1 67 Principal Investments Currently Underway and C.6.2 Planned 67 Property Plant and Equipment C.7 68 Significant existing or planned property, plant C.7.1 and equipment 68 Research and development, Patents and C.8 Licenses 68 Research and development C.8.1 68 Intellectual Property, Patents, License, Usage C.8.2 Rights, and Other Intangible Assets 69

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