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Business

Overview 6.1

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Leverage franchise and brand to attract new 6.4.4 customers and optimize scale efficiencies 47 Pursue strategic acquisitions 6.4.5 48

Industry andmarket overview 6.2

34 34 37

6.2.1

Payment Services Ecosystem

The Group’s business 6.5

49 49

Key Market Trends and Drivers of Change 6.2.2 Competitive Landscape Payment Service 6.2.3 Providers

6.5.1

Merchant Services & Terminals

Financial Services (formerly “Financial 6.5.2 Processing & Software Licensing”) Mobility & e-Transactional Services 6.5.3

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54 59 63 63 63

Competitive strengths 6.3

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6.3.1

A major player in Europe with an expanding

Technology 6.6

footprint in emerging markets

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IT Platforms 6.6.1

Unique comprehensive positioning across 6.3.2 the extended payments value chain Leading presence in next-generation 6.3.3 payment services segments to secure long term growth Further expand into high growth payment 6.4.1 Capture strong cross-selling opportunities 6.4.2 within existing customers

Data Centers and Hardware 6.6.2

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Sales andmarketing 6.7

64

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Procurement and suppliers 6.8

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Strategy 6.4

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Regulation 6.9

66 66 67 69 70 70

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Global regulatory landscape 6.9.1

European Regulation 6.9.2

47 47

Regulation applicable outside of the 6.9.3 European Union Compliance with technical standards 6.9.4

Extend international footprint 6.4.3

Protection of personal data 6.9.5

This section discusses the Group’s industry, market and business. Technical terms and acronyms are defined and explained in Annex I “Glossary”.

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