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Company Information: Giv Local
- Giv Local company websiteThe Giv Local website will be an excellent source of information about what the company does and how it presents itself to potential clients and to communities. Start your research here.
- Access World News (NewsBank) This link opens in a new windowSearch for newspaper articles about Giv Local. Enter "Giv Local" - including quotation marks - in the search box
Check out the Company Information research guide for more resources on researching Giv Local and similar companies
Industry Information - Payment Processing Industry
- IBISWorld This link opens in a new windowReports discussing the performance, outlook, and operations of US and global Industries. Search for payment processing to get started
Potentially relevant reports include:
Check out the Industry Information research guide for more resources on researching industries
Searching for Articles
To take a deeper look at the payment processing industry, try searching for recent newspaper, magazine, industry/trade publication, and research articles in the databases below. It may be helpful to sort the results by relevance rather than by date. Here are some recommended searches to get you started:
- payment processing
- merchant services AND payment
- merchant services AND small business
- payment processing AND small business
- payment platform AND small business
- payment process
- Business Source Premier This link opens in a new window
- ABI/INFORM Collection This link opens in a new window
Select Trade Journals
Trade journals are industry-focused publications written and published by experts in an industry. Taking a deeper look at their recent issues can uncover articles you may not have found otherwise; different search terms to incorporate in your searches; and information that may be related to the topic you're researching. Here are a couple trade publications that publish articles related to payment processing:
- ISO & AgentGiv Local is an ISO - Independent Sales Organization - of Wells Fargo. More information on ISOs can be found in a blog post titled What is an Independent Service Organization? on Fundera's website. Fundera is a subsidiary of NerdWallet that links users to potential lenders and service providers; note that the website contains affiliate links.
- American BankerISO & Agent appears to have ceased publication in 2020 and to have been absorbed by American Banker.