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ESI ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEMS INC

Dexia Bank Belgium has signed a contract with ATM switching solutions provider VocaLink for transaction processing services.

Merchant e-Solutions, a payment processor, has entered into a partnership with Century Bank, to provide merchant services with the MeS processing platform, payment gateway and web-based reporting.

GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--November 3, 2008--First Data, a global technology leader in electronic commerce and payments, today announced the successful termination of its joint venture, Chase Paymentech Solutions, with JPMorgan Chase. Both companies now operate separate payment businesses.

DELRAY BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--November 3, 2008--Office Depot (NYSE:ODP), a leading global provider of office products and services, and Chase Card Services, a division of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM), today announced the launch of a new promotion for the 2008 holiday season that will help shoppers stretch their budgets and save money.

Munich-based Wirecard, a provider of electronic payment and risk management solutions, has announced that it will handle the entire processing of credit card payments of Berlin-based independent consumer association Stiftung Warentest.

ATLANTA, Nov. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: GPN), a leader in electronic transaction payment processing, announced today that its board of directors approved a first quarter dividend of $0.02 per common share payable November 28, 2008 to shareholders of record as of November 14, 2008.

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PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--November 3, 2008--CARTES & IDentification 2008--Hypercom Corporation (NYSE: HYC) today announced that its Wymix PIN pad has received MasterCard PayPass® certification. The Wymix PIN pad with built-in antenna can be used to process payments made by contactless cards as well as NFC-enabled mobile phones.

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CDW, a provider of technology products and services to business,

Inside Contactless, a provider of open-standard contactless chip

ProPay, a provider of merchant payment solutions, announced a product

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MagTek, a provider of secure electronic payments technology, announced

First Data, an e-commerce and payment services company, has announced the opening of its new office in Karachi, Pakistan, and the appointment of Khurram Agha as its country manager.

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OASIS ONLINE TECHNOLOGIES CORP

LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Software firms Symantec Inc. and RealNetworks Inc. will join credit-card issuer Visa Inc. and insurance giant MetLife Inc. in releasing their latest quarterly figures Wednesday evening.