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EXECUTIVE PROFILE PAID ADVERTISEMENT Discover Network Profile Who we are Discover Network is a business unit of Discover Financial Services, one of the most recognized brands in U.S. financial services. We are a comprehensive, secure payments network that supports a full range of credit, debit and prepaid programs. We also provide tools and consultative services focused on helping our clients drive loyalty, increase transaction volume and run their businesses more effectively. What sets us apart Always challenging the status quo, Discover Network’s goal is to provide our clients with an experience that goes beyond what they have come to expect from a payments network. With a set of truly modular products and features, we work with our clients to create programs that meet their specific business needs. Our unique client-side experience covers all aspects of the payments industry, enabling us to provide valuable guidance, support and expertise. Our recognizable brand, along with fair, competitive pricing and proven acquisition and activation strategies allow us to help our clients reach more customers more profitably. Our industry-leading fraud prevention and security tools allow us to assist clients with maintaining profitability and protecting customer relationships. Lastly, our loyalty-building products and features, coupled with analysis and reporting capabilities, help our clients develop strategies to retain customers. We bring it all together with a straightforward, collaborative approach to help our clients solve their toughest business challenges. Discover Network offers dynamic payment solutions that deliver lasting value. We empower issuers to develop a wide range of credit, debit and prepaid card products on our flexible issuing platform. We open merchants’ doors to a profitable population of more than 50 million cardholders and create new revenue opportunities for their businesses. We offer acquirers competitive economics with straightforward pricing and operational ease. Prepaid expertise Discover Network offers a variety of prepaid card programs that provide payment flexibility and revenue opportunities. Our customer-centric approach helps our customers boost their brands, increase revenues, reduce costs, save time, attract new customers and build better – and more loyal – relationships. From instant-issue gift, incentive /rebate, experiential and general spend prepaid cards to reloadable general spend, incentive/ rebate, payroll and government cards, Discover Network can customize its prepaid programs to fit any business’s need. Better marketing and support Discover Network’s objective is simple — to help clients grow their businesses. We leverage our unique client-side experience to provide innovative marketing resources such as research, data analytics, communication templates, product campaigns and overall program consultation. We also offer a strong partner program pairing merchants with issuers to create co-branded offers and incentives that attract and retain customers and drive more business through their doors. We consider every client a partner, regardless of the size of their business, and we measure our success by their satisfaction. Always willing to roll up our sleeves and work as hard as they do to ensure their success, we give them information they can use and assign them account contacts who can get the answers they need—from basic program questions to expert insight and advice on a particular topic. Headquartered in Riverwoods, Illinois, our corporate offices provide issuers, merchants and acquirers with payment industry expertise in customer service, marketing support, fraud detection and prevention and data security standards. Our regional service centers handle inquiries, settlement, billing, security, authorizations and payment processing for merchants, issuers and acquirers. For more information, visit www.discovernetwork.com/prepaid http://www.discovernetwork.com/prepaid http://www.discovernetwork.com/prepaid

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The Prepaid Press - February 2008 Beachfront Property for Sale Cardholder Facing Systems Contents The Retske Report: Getting the Word Out 5 Minutes With Mark Flanagan, CEO of PrepaidWireless.com Regulatory Rundown: Mid-Winter Update 2008 Prepaid Wireless Handsets Consumer’s Union Raps Wireless Industry Prepaid Reviews Launches Canadian Website Maginpins and TúYo Mobile Form Alliance Prepaid Wireless in Brief Boost Mobile Introduces New $1/Day Chat Plan Mobile Voice to Overtake Fixed in Europe Prepaid Wireless Roundup Another Kind of Prepaid Calling Spot Rates VSNL Wins ATLANTIC-ACM Award The Legal Line Calling Cards in Brief Sapotek Partners with DigiLinea Pactolus Goes Live at Cable MSO Low-Income Market Initiatives to Drive Mobile Banking Payments in Brief Monitise Americas Expands Payments Network Charge Anywhere Mobile POS Wins Award Hypercom Introduces System for Small Merchants TIO Networks Announces TIO Prepaid MasterCard NPBCA Makes Leadership Change A Walk Down the Aisle Branding Your Retail Store Retailers Welcome Senate Approval of Stimulus Bill NRF Forecasts 3.5 Percent Growth in Retail Sales Cyphermint Teams With DHL Retail Focus in Brief Our Advertisers Contact Us

The Prepaid Press - February 15, 2008

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