What makes our culture great? The diverse strengths our colleagues use to make an impact. We gain our strengths in part from our personal pursuits. However, we make sure our interests outside of work never interfere with our business decisions. That would be a conflict of interest. Even the appearance of a conflict violates our Code and our overall sense of what’s right.
Spot conflicts.
Because we each have a stake in our Company’s success, we also have a responsibility to protect it. To avoid conflicts of interest, ensure all business decisions are made objectively.
It’s impossible to list all the circumstances that might signal an actual, perceived, or potential conflict of interest, but there are certain kinds of situations where conflicts often occur. They include:
- Business opportunities – competing with FIS or taking advantage of opportunities discovered through your connection with us
- Company assets – using Company property, information, logos, or other assets for your personal advantage
- Financial interests – having a financial interest other than as a minor shareholder or conducting outside work with a third party, competitor, or any other entity that does, or seeks to do, business with us
- Business gifts and entertainment – exchanging inappropriate business gifts or other offers
- Outside employment – second jobs that interfere with your ability to perform your work for FIS
- Outside leadership – acting as a member of a board, panel, directorship, or advisory membership for another organization
- External communications – participating in consulting engagements or speaking opportunities (e.g., podcasts) or writing industry articles or books for external publications
- Personal relationships – supervising or making employment decisions about a relative or someone else with whom you have a close personal relationship
- Improper benefits – using the services of a business owned by a relative or someone else with whom you have a personal relationship, or other instances when you or a relative or someone with whom you have a personal relationship receives improper benefits based on your work with FIS
Disclose conflicts.
The moment you become aware of potential conflicts of interest, disclose them. We have a COI Disclosure application for conflicts and perceived or potential conflicts to be reviewed by the Ethics Office. Visit our Conflicts of Interest page on FIS & me for more information on how to register an actual, perceived, or potential conflict. If you are unsure if you have a conflict, reach out to the Ethics Office for additional guidance.
Our Core Values In Action
Q: Through my role at FIS, I have recognized a need the Company has for specialized technology talent. I have a lot of friends in the industry and could start my own business to provide top-notch talent efficiently to the Company as a vendor at a lower cost. Wouldn’t this be great to help the Company?
A: No. You have discovered a business opportunity through your role and are starting a business to take advantage of this information for personal gain as a vendor of FIS.
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