EVO Payments (EVOP) 5 May 192019 Q1 Earnings call transcript

Good morning and welcome to the EVO Payments First Quarter 2019 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] Please note this event is being recorded. I would now like to turn the conference over to Ed O'Hare, Senior Vice President of Investor Relations for EVO. Please go ahead.

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