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Settlement Assets and Obligations - Summary of Activity in the Allowance for Credit Losses (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2023 | Mar. 31, 2022
Summary of activity in allowance for credit losses |  |  |
Allowance for credit losses, Beginning Balance |  | $ 13.0 |
Allowance for credit losses, Ending Balance |  | 10.7 |
Receivables from agents and others |  |  |
Summary of activity in allowance for credit losses |  |  |
Allowance for credit losses, Beginning Balance |  | 11.4 | $ 18.0
Current period provision for expected credit losses | [1] | (0.4) | 1.9
Write-offs charged against the allowance |  | (4.2) | (3.1)
Recoveries of amounts previously written off |  | 1.8 | 1.7
Impacts of foreign currency exchange rates, divestitures and other |  | 0.1 | (0.1)
Allowance for credit losses, Ending Balance |  | 8.7 | 18.4
Receivables from Business Solutions customers |  |  |
Summary of activity in allowance for credit losses |  |  |
Allowance for credit losses, Beginning Balance |  | 1.6 | 5.7
Current period provision for expected credit losses | [1] | 0.4 | 0.4
Write-offs charged against the allowance |  | (0.7) | (0.4)
Impacts of foreign currency exchange rates, divestitures and other |  | 0.7 | (4.2)
Allowance for credit losses, Ending Balance |  | $ 2.0 | $ 1.5
[1] | Provision does not include losses from chargebacks or fraud associated with transactions initiated through the Company’s digital channels, as these losses are not credit-related. The Company recognized losses that were not credit-related of $9.1 million and $10.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, and 2022, respectively.

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