First Data and Clover are not the same, but they are related. First Data was a payment processing company that provided various financial services, including payment solutions for businesses. Clover is a point-of-sale (POS) system that was developed by First Data to help businesses manage transactions and sales.
In 2019, First Data was acquired by Fiserv, a financial services technology company, and Clover continues to operate as a product under the Fiserv umbrella. Therefore, while Clover is a product of First Data, they are not the same entity; Clover is part of the offerings that emerged from First Data's technology and services.