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UK BLACK BUSINESS GUIDE 2021-22
Back to Business with Fiserv
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We are committed to giving back to move the world forward by making a meaningful and positive impact in the communities where our associates and clients live, work and play
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Fiserv is helping to strengthen small businesses through community Please share a little about what Fiserv is all about. What’s the company’s vision? Fiserv aspires to move money and information in a way that moves the world. We have a proud history of innovation and have been delivering financial services and payments technology to clients for more than 30 years, helping them solve real problems and enabling their growth and success. Our clients include tens of thousands of British businesses that use our technology to accept payments at the point of sale. We are committed to giving back to move the world forward by making a meaningful and
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We need to ensure that all such businesses are supported and given the chance they need to reopen
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positive impact in the communities where our associates and clients live, work and play. How has the pandemic hit black businesses and are brighter days ahead? What’s the thinking behind assisting black-owned businesses? Black and minority owned business have been disproportionately impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic and
associated lockdowns, and in many cases have found it difficult to access loans and grants intended to help. This has left businesses struggling to survive. Recognising this challenge, and knowing how important small businesses are to their local communities, Fiserv decided to launch our Back2Business program to help businesses not just survive, but begin to thrive. As lockdowns come to an end and people are eager to leave their homes to shop and dine, the outlook is certainly more positive. How is the Back2Business program assisting blackowned businesses? Fiserv has designated $50 million for investment in the
