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PAYMENTS May 15 · 2008 - 21 New Payment Software for QuickBooks POS CHARGE Anywhere Enables Mobile Payments SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ (May 15, 2008) CHARGE Anywhere has released the Secure Payment Software solution for Inuit’s QuickBooks Point of Sale (POS) software application. Their announcement said the software will give merchants the capability to securely process credit card transactions through wireless IP, Wi-Fi and Mobile Point of Sale (MPOS) terminals. CHARGE Anywhere for QuickBooks POS will allow ISOs and Agents to retain ownership of merchant accounts that utilize QuickBooks, while continuing to provide credit card processing services, according to the release. Merchants will also be able to process their credit card transactions through any major payment processor that is certified with ComsGate, CHARGE Anywhere’s Payment Card Industry (PCI DSS) Level 1 compliant, IP & Wireless Payment Gateway. The company said that CHARGE Anywhere was specifically designed as an end-to-end Point of Sale (POS) and electronic payment solution platform to manage customer card data security with industry best practices, and features an encrypted database and advanced key rotation functionality that securely stores and protects sensitive transactional data. When integrating the CHARGE Anywhere secure payment solution with QuickBooks, merchants can process and import credit card transactions generated via e-commerce, POS terminals and other wireless devices. Merchants can also capture and manage pertinent customer contact information at the point of sale which can be used to support communications efforts and sales initiatives. Source: CHARGE Anywhere (www.chargeanywhere.com) Hypercom SmartPayments Certified for Windows First Electronic Payment Processing Solution PHOENIX, AZ (April 8, 2008) Hypercom Corporation (NYSE: HYC) announced that its SmartPayments Server software has earned Windows Server 2008 software certification. It said this is the first electronic payment processing solution to earn the certification. Hypercom’s SmartPayments Server (SPS) is an electronic payment processing solution for PC-based point-of-sale systems and enterprises to integrate payments into their accounting and back office operations. SPS can run as a low end in-store controller, at corporate headquarters or in a datacenter as a payment gateway. SPS has a built-in web browser based virtual terminal for end user and merchant management console for retailers, ISOs and resellers. Tony de Freitas, director at Microsoft Corp, said, “We are pleased that Hypercom’s SmartPayments Server carries the Certified for Windows Server 2008 logo and takes advantage of the new technologies available with Windows Server 2008. Hypercom’s SmartPayments Server has again demonstrated its clear leadership position in electronic payment processing.” “By incorporating the card association’s Payment Applications Best Practices certification (PABP) with support for Windows Server 2008 features and security upgrades, our SmartPayments solution delivers a secure, robust, high speed Web-based point-of-sale technology to simplify and speed transaction delivery, and defend against spyware, malware and data theft,” said Bill Pittman, vice president, Hypercom Payment Solutions. Pacific Resource Credit Union Selects TMG ATM & Debit Card Processing Changed DES MOINES, IA (April 7, 2008) Pacific Resource Credit Union has signed a long-term contract and converted its ATM and debit card processing to TMG, making the Des Moines-based financial services organization Pacific Resource Credit Union’s complete card services provider. “TMG is a natural selection for us, as they have been processing our credit and gift cards since 2001,” said James McHale, president and CEO of Pacific Resource. “Everyone here is excited about the ease of this conversion and our ability to quickly respond to members’ questions. We look forward to providing our members with a seamless transition.” “We are thrilled to be Pacific Resource Credit Union’s complete card service provider,” said Aris Jerahian, vice president client relations. “Working as a true extension of Pacific Resource’s card servicing team, we are able to help meet their goals and pass the savings and ease of use onto Pacific Resource members.” According to Jerahian, close interaction with Pacific Resource made it clear that consolidation of all card products would create both efficiencies and value for the credit union. TMG has client relations directors assigned to every credit union it serves and makes onsite visits a regular priority. Source: Pacific Resource (www.pacificresourcecu.org) Windows Server 2008 software certification consists of approximately 100 test cases that independently confirm an application’s compliance with best practices for compatibility, security, reliability, and availability on the new platform, while ensuring the software performs in a 64-bit environment. The certification identifies top-performing technologies that are ready to deploy in mission-critical environments. As a participant in the Microsoft Early Access Program (EAP) for Windows Server 2008 Software Certification, Hypercom’s SmartPayments Server is one of more than 300 applications that are eligible for certification on a pre-release version of the new platform. SmartPayments Server runs on Windows 2008, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2003 and Windows 2000 operating systems. 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The Prepaid Press - May 15, 2008 Prepaid Attracts Press Attention First Data to Acquire InComm Contents The Retske Report: To Everything There Is A Season Regulatory Rundown: Rules, Bills and Probes Courtesy of the FCC 5 Minutes With Ray Horak, Telecom Author The Prepaid Press Expo Spotlight The Age of Prepaid Prepaid Wireless in Brief Prepaid Wireless Roundup American Wireless to Sell Virgin Mobile Openet Introduces Flexible Accounts Prepaid Reviews Launches Pay as You Go Podcast Motorola Reports Losses APC Wireless Buys Movida Virgin Mobile to Deliver Limbo Services The State of Prepaid Technology Start Your Engines! The Legal Line PhoenixSoft Adds Service Providers Blackstone to Distribute Viscom Calling Cards Spot Rates IVR Technologies Releases Talking SIP 3.4 Calling Cards in Brief Former IDT Employee Wins $10.5 Million Payments in Brief Hypercom SmartPayments Certified for Windows Pacific Resource Credit Union Selects TMG New Payment Software for QuickBooks POS Blood in the Water Prepaid 101: Give Me the Power 7-Eleven to Hold Innovation Event First Data Gives Ingenico I-Series Class A Support Coinstar Kicks Off Change Reuse Program Payment Application Data Security Standard Issued Forrester Predicts Online Sales to Climb Retail Focus in Brief Our Advertisers Contact Us

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