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    <periodOfReport>2021-03-09</periodOfReport>

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        <issuerName>EVERTEC, Inc.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>EVTC</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerName>Schuessler Morgan M</rptOwnerName>
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        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>PO BOX 364527</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>SAN JUAN</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>PR</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>00936-4527</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription>PUERTO RICO</rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>true</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>true</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>false</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>false</isOther>
            <officerTitle>President &amp; CEO</officerTitle>
            <otherText></otherText>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
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            <transactionDate>
                <value>2021-03-11</value>
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            <deemedExecutionDate></deemedExecutionDate>
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    <derivativeTable></derivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Reflects shares of common stock withheld by the Issuer to pay the tax liability of the Reporting Person as follows: (i) 96,794 shares withheld in connection with the vesting of restricted stock units (&quot;RSUs&quot;) granted on February 28, 2018; (ii) 4,215 shares withheld in connection with the vesting of RSUs granted on February 22, 2019; and (iii) 4,839 shares withheld in connection with the vesting of RSUs granted on February 27, 2020.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan established by the Reporting Person.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Represents the weighted average sales price per share. The shares were sold at prices ranging from $36.24 to $36.93 per share. Full information regarding the number of shares sold at each price shall be provided upon request to the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Represents the weighted average sales price per share. The shares were sold at prices ranging from $36.12 to $36.86 per share. Full information regarding the number of shares sold at each price shall be provided upon request to the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">Represents the weighted average sales price per share. The shares were sold at prices ranging from $36.89 to $37.43 per share. Full information regarding the number of shares sold at each price shall be provided upon request to the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/Belmary Rivera-Alvarez by Power of Attorney</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2021-03-11</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
