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RETAIL FOCUS October 15 · 2008 - 26 Retail Focus in Brief VendTek Systems Inc. (TSX-V:VSI), a provider of automated transaction systems software, has been awarded a five year contract with Imperial Oil to provide its Esso On the Run convenience stores prepaid products and services. VendTek will continue to manage the prepaid category for the On the Run convenience stores after the Company’s current contract expires in October 2008. VendTek was previously recognized by Esso’s Supplier Excellence Program in 2006. VendTek - www.vendteksystems.com Imperial Oil www.imperialoil.com Contact us applications are simply handled by scrolling down a screen menu and selecting the application desired, therefore delivering full functionality at a lower cost than other terminals. 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In order to participate as a retail distribution partner, a store must currently be in the Money Service Business (MSB) in the state in which they operate. Common partners include licensed check cashers, pharmacies, bodegas, and convenient stores. The company says that one of the key value added services of EVO Merchant Services has Class A certified Ingenico’s i-Series terminals including the i5100 countertop and AQUA, a transaction solution distributed exclusively by TASQ Technology. The i5100 transaction terminal is a multi-merchant, multi-application transaction terminal available with a high-speed dial modem or Ethernet connection for transaction approval speeds of 4 seconds or under. Its application is built using Ingenico’s UNICAPT 32 technology and can be ported to any other Ingenico terminal supporting U32 without change. The AQUA terminal is a value-priced terminal targeted to the small merchant that doesn’t require a multitude of preprogrammed buttons for running multiple applications in a rapid-paced environment. Multiple Convenience Financial Strategy Group, LLC (CFSG), a global payment processing and prepaid product solutions firm, has formed a partnership with Cybera, an MPLS-based managed service provider, to become the newest member in Cybera’s growing channel partner program. The partnership will enable the companies to jointly provide secure network and cashless payment solutions for the petroleum, convenience, restaurant and hospitality marketplace. Retailer benefits of the partnership’s services include: reduced credit and debit processing fees (by as much as 50%), full network PCI compliance, increased efficiency and reduced communication outages and latency. 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The Prepaid Press - October 15, 2008 Oblio Wins Judgment Mobile Remittance Providers Look to Latin America Contents The Retske Report: The Game Changer Regulatory Rundown: New Rules and Requirements Likely for 2009 5 Minutes With Saul Bienenfeld, President of Pop2Call Prepaid Wireless Roundup MetroPCS Sues Virgin Mobile Wireless in Brief Leap’s Cricket Service Introduces Cricket PAYGo Virgin Mobile USA to Launch the Shuttle New Study Shows Mobile Phones Merging Roles TracFone Launches SafeLink Wireless in FL IVI and Titan Sign Agreement with YA Global Boost Mobile Launches New Phone The State of Prepaid Technology: Will the Coming Market Bring You Problems or Opportunities? Calling Cards in Brief The Legal Line Tata Awarded Cisco Powered Status IDT Fails to Meet NYSE Listing Standards BillSoft Offers New Taxation Service Dialogic to Acquire NMS Platforms Business STi Acquires Sprint’s Calling Card Business TelcoBridges Introduces ToolPack System Manager Hypercom Increases Multilane Team Mobile Banking: CGAP Spurs Market Prepaid Resources Introduces PORTABLES Bancorp and Obopay Introduce Payment Card Verities, Inc. Partners with BBB and i2c Inc. The Bancorp Bank Partners with LeagueSafe Donor Dialogue Partners with Springbok Services Mercator Offers New Merchant Report Travelex Launches Budget Calculator MPOWER Companies Join Clinton Global Initiative Payments in Brief Promotions Evolve into Must-Have Marketing Strategy for Prepaid Sector Access Launches Cash-Back Rewards VendTek Partners with United Bank Card Flash Foods, Tedeschi Partner with Pinnacle Prepaid 101: Basics of PINs Gasoline Cards to Benefit Armed Forces, Veterans i2c Inc. Signs Agreement with Diestel iPayStation Partners with Pronto Envios Sodexo Releases Prepaid Incentive Card Heartland Leverages VeriFone Managed Services Retail Focus in Brief Our Advertisers Contact Us

The Prepaid Press - October 15, 2008

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