JANA urges Fiserv board to expand portfolio review, weigh debit network sale

• Activist investor JANA Partners urged Fiserv’s board to run a comprehensive strategic review of its full asset portfolio.
• JANA backed a reported process to explore a sale of the company’s debit network assets, calling divestitures key to narrowing a valuation discount.
• The fund cited an earnings reset, management turnover, governance missteps, an almost 80% share-price drop from 2025 highs.
• JANA pressed for additional board changes, pointing to executive retention failures, employment terms tied to the CEO’s continued service.

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