16 Facts About Deluxe Corporation

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Deluxe Corporation is an American payments and business technology company.

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Deluxe Corporation was previously based in the St Paul suburb of Shoreview, Minnesota until the company announced in September 2020 that it would move its headquarters to downtown Minneapolis in 2021.

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Deluxe Corporation has facilities in the United States, Canada, Australia, and Europe to conduct its printing and fulfillment, call center, web server, and administrative functions.

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Deluxe Corporation was founded as Deluxe Check Printers in Saint Paul, Minnesota, after Hotchkiss secured a $300 loan.

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5.

Deluxe Corporation created the first personal flat-pocket checkbook and holder.

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Deluxe Corporation began selling business forms and supplies, promotional products and branched out to offer other business services, such as payroll.

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In 1999, Deluxe Corporation employed 15,400 people and operated thirteen check-printing plants whereas by 2004, Deluxe Corporation employed 9,300, with eight plants.

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8.

Deluxe Corporation acquired small business services provider New England Business Service in 2004.

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Deluxe Corporation shifted its focus from printing products to primarily business services in 2008.

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From 2010 onward, Deluxe Corporation expanded its offerings to include web hosting, marketing services, promotional items, payroll management tools, and other services by acquiring more than fifty companies, including online printing service PsPrint and web-based marketing firm OrangeSoda, email marketing company VerticalResponse, transaction processing company Wausau Financial Services, and logo designer LogoMix, among others.

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11.

Deluxe Corporation launched a reality television show called Small Business Revolution.

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12.

Deluxe Corporation granted at least $750 in company stock to all of its employees in April 2019.

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13.

Deluxe Corporation announced it would open its FinTech and Customer Innovation Center in Sandy Springs, Georgia, in 2021, focusing on payment and cloud services business.

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14.

Deluxe Corporation acquired First American Payment Systems, a payment processing company, for $960 million in April 2021.

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15.

Deluxe Corporation is a public company traded on the New York Stock Exchange.

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Deluxe Corporation has four business divisions: cloud, payments, promotional products, and checks.

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