in 2017 first data announced the launch of their integrated solutions group (isg), with edward jackson to lead the new business segment. later that february, first data announced its first isg partner, shopkeep, a technology company that allows an ipad to be used as a cash register. in march 2017 first data announced the acquisition of acculynk, an ecommerce technology company focused on debit payments. in may 2017 first data announced their global pfac product, which provided payment facilitators with access to a single integration interface. on may 29, 2017 first data announced its plans to acquire cardconnect, a provider of payment processing which processed approximately $26 billion of volume annually, for $750 million. on october 20, 2017, first data announced plans to acquire bluepay, a technology-enabled payment processor with about $19 billion in annual volume, for $760 million.