Fiserv (Worldpay and Clover)
Corprate Bias Ratings
Risk Level:
Summary:
Fiserv, a fintech and payments company, vets vendors according to LGBTQ policies and does not provide its employees with protections against viewpoint discrimination. It has not publicly terminated business relationships based on views or beliefs, though. The company covers the cost of "medically necessary transition-related care" for its employees and their children. Fiserv pledged $50 million to BLM and related causes. Fiserv supports and funds LGBT causes and organizations. However, it does not discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving and has not used its PAC contributions for ideological purposes. For these reasons, Fiserv receives a Medium Risk rating.
Has denied service to customers, suppliers, or vendors due to their political views or religious beliefs OR corporately boycotts, divests, or sanctions regions, people groups, or industries.
Fiserv has not publicly fired customers, suppliers, or vendors based on political views or religious beliefs. The company received a score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign’s (HRC) Corporate Equality Index. Among other requirements, this means Fiserv has pledged to vet vendors based on LGBTQ policies (1)(2).
Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.
Fiserv does not seem to discriminate against faith-based charities in its charitable giving (1).
Employment policies fail to protect against discrimination based on political affiliation/views and/or religion.
Fiserv does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees (1).
Uses corporate reputation to support ideological causes and/or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.
The company signed an open letter in support of the Equality Act (1). Fiserv also offers multiple classes to employees on topics such as diversity and inclusion (2). As a part of Fiserv’s “Forward Together” charitable giving campaign, the company only permitted the LGBTQ and Black Leadership employee resource groups to decide whom to support (3).
Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.
Fiserv has a perfect score on the HRC’s 2022 Corporate Equality Index. This score indicates the company covers the cost of “medically necessary transition-related care” for its employees and their children (1)(2). Fiserv has pledged $50 million to the Black Lives Matter movement and related causes, including the ACLU and the BLM organization itself (3)(4)(5). Fiserv is a Bronze sponsor of Out and Equal and a corporate partner of the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (6)(7).
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November 28, 2023
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