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Atos Worldline

Web: www.atosworldline.com
E-mail: info@atosorigin.com

Elavon
Merchant Services

Matrix House
North Fourth Street
Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire
MK9 1NJ
England
Tel: +44 (0)1908 554700
Fax: +44 (0)1908 554710
Web: www.elavon.com

Elavon* is a specialist in merchant acquiring, Elavon has the payment knowledge that meets the ever-changing needs of today’s businesses, their partners and customers. We offer a complete secure range of product solutions that include Dynamic Currency Converter (DCC), Gift Card, Tax Free and Point-of-Sale solutions, combined with a quality customer service. We are independent and wholly owned subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp.

We deliver high security portfolio of products including e-Commerce, terminal, multi-current and specialist payment solutions. Our solution offer businesses to expand their revenue streams. For more information about Elavon’s leading innovations visit www.elavon.com

*Elavon – formerly known as euroConex

Equens is the first truly pan-European full-service payment processor, leading the market for future-proof payments and debit card processing solutions. At Equens, your (SEPA) payments are in good hands as we can build on many years of experience and the excellent track records of our founders: Interpay and Transaktionsinstitut. Our integrated, high-performance processing platform is SEPA-ready by 1 January 2008. Equens offers SEPA services from day one. We ensure you a smooth transition to SEPA. Together we make the most of a challenging future. NOTHING EQUALS EQUENS.

Web: www.equens.com
Email: sales@equens.com

First Data House
Christopher Martin Road
Basildon
Essex
SS14 9AA
UK
Tel +44 (0) 1268 296007
Fax +44 (0) 1268 296761
Web: www.firstdata.com
E-mail: ledwards@firstdatacorp.co.uk

Global scale delivered through local presence

First Data is a leading provider of electronic commerce and payment solutions for financial institutions and merchants around the world. First Data International serves a diverse range of markets, leveraging global scale through a local presence and maintaining focus on individual client needs.

Over 20 years we have developed and expanded our business in Europe to deliver service excellence and a comprehensive portfolio of products and services that help our clients reduce costs and enhance the profitability of their businesses. With over 60 primary offices and approximately 7,900 employees globally,

First Data International has over 19,000 ATM locations and approximately 91 million accounts on file.

First Data’s core issuing platform supports credit, debit, prepaid and loans processing and we offer a comprehensive range of operational and back-office solutions. First Data also delivers POS and ATM management services. We offer acquirer processing services and, with our banking partners, we are a leading merchant acquirer in Europe.

With the ability to tailor solutions for regional, local market or individual requirements, First Data International delivers a comprehensive range of payment services to meet our clients' business needs in Europe.

Global Payments Europe

V Olšinách 80/626
100 00 Prague 10
Czech Republic
Tel: +420 267 197 427
Fax: +420 267 197 590

Based in Prague with offices in Moscow, Kiev, Warsaw, Bratislava, and Sarajevo, Global Payments Europe serves financial institutions with a comprehensive package of payment services including credit and debit card transaction processing, installation and servicing of ATM and POS terminals, as well as card issuing services such as card database management and card personalization. Global Payments Inc. (NYSE:GPN) is a leading provider of electronic transaction processing services for consumers, merchants, Independent Sales Organizations (ISOs), financial institutions, government agencies and multinational corporations located throughout the United State, Canada, Latin America, Europe and Asia. The company also provides consumer money transfer services from the U.S. and Europe to destinations in Latin America, Morocco, and the Philippines. For more information about the company and its services, visit
www.globalpaymentsinc.com.

Payment Business Services

A world of exceptional services

PBS provides transaction processing – and a broad range of other card services

With more than 25 years of experience in the market for payment cards PBS – Payment Business Services – provides tailor-made, future-orientated and effective solutions together with administrative and cost reductions to companies.

PBS is a leading provider of electronic payment solutions. PBS’ core competencies are thorough insight into all aspects of payment processes and the ability to convert this perspective into new competitive services that can help our customers strengthen their business.

As a provider of card services, PBS offers system development, card processing and a broad range of related services, including a state of art merchant administration system, fraud surveillance, 24-hour customer service, card personalisation and issuing PIN codes to card issuers and acquirers.

As one of the first providers, PBS can offer services to issuers and acquirers of international chip payment cards. And PBS’ card platform has been developed to handle chip cards.
Please contact us for further information

Payment Business Services
Lautrupbjerg 10
DK-2750 Ballerup
Tel +45 44 68 44 68
Direct tel +45 44 89 28 70 (Sales Department – Payment Cards)
Fax +45 44 86 09 30
E-mail: paymentcards@pbs.dk
Web: www.pbs.dk

Retail Decisions

Claire Lombardi
Head of Marketing
Retail Decisions
ReD House, Brookwood
Surrey GU24 OBL, UK
E-mail: clombardi@redplc.com
Tel: +44 (0) 1483 728700
Fax: +44 (0) 1483 488895
Web: www.redplc.com

Retail Decisions – Making Payments Simple and Secure

Retail Decisions (ReD) is a payment card issuer and a world leader in card fraud prevention and payment processing. We have over 19 years experience in the fraud prevention market, and are a specialist supplier to the payments industry worldwide.

ReD’s services include:
• Fuel Cards
• Fraud Prevention
• Payment Processing
• Prepaid Cards
• Payment Consulting

Our customers are leaders in their field and come from the following sectors:
• Telecommunications
• Retail
• Travel
• Petroleum
• Banking
• The Broader e-Commerce Sectors

Operative since 1 May 2007, the SIA-SSB Group is an industry leader in Italy and among the first in Europe to perform, fully and in an integrated manner, in the areas of:
• credit and debit card processing, with full processing services, system services and accessory services;
• payment systems, with clearing services, inter-bank corporate banking, solutions for central and commercial banks and system services;
• capital markets with market platform management services, securities back-office and financial information system, surveillance solutions for financial intermediaries, access systems to fixed income markets;
• networking services for connectivity and value-added transport.

The key factor in the Group’s development is its international orientation: this allows it to play its role effectively, promptly, professionally and with vast know-how as a leading provider of payment clearing platforms, in readiness for the profound transformations brought about by the European directives, SEPA (Single Euro Payments Area) and MiFID (Markets in Financial Instruments Directive).

State-of-the-art infrastructure and technology, wide-ranging competences, sector-specific know-how and talent development are the levers of SIA-SSB Group’s development. These levers support its capacity to extend and innovate the broad range of solutions, services and products to meet the customers’ requirements.

The Group’s three-year industrial plan for 2007-2009 is based on expansion in Europe and maintenance of its leadership on the Italian market.

The Group is composed of the associated company, SIA-SSB, and the subsidiaries Kedrios, Perago, RA Computer, SiNSYS and TSP. These companies will soon be joined by GBC, a Hungarian enterprise, acquisition of which is currently pending authorization to be issued by the local market antitrust authorities.

Other information at:
www.siassb.eu
International Sales
Tiziana Natale
tiziana.natale@siassb.eu
Tel: +39 02 3484. 4756
Fax: +39 02 3484. 4098

WE CONNECT ISSUERS, ACQUIRERS AND MERCHANTS.

CARD BASED PAYMENT PROCESSING BY TELEKURS CARD SOLUTIONS.

As a Swiss company, we know how to manage the secure and easy flow of money. We link the partners which are involved in card based payments – merchants, acquirers, issuers and financial institutes – using products, services and solutions that combine experience and innovation.

Situated in the heart of Europe, we specialise on pan-European processing with multiple card products, currencies, languages, infrastructures. We offer an efficient, scalable, flexible, cross-border capable processing platform for card based payments.

For more information please contact Linus Bertsch, Business Development,
Phone +41 44 279 6222 Mobile +41 79 205 6537 or mail to: Linus.Bertsch@telekurs.com

TSYS® is one of the world’s largest companies for outsourced payment services, offering a broad range of issuer- and acquirer-processing technologies that support consumer finance, credit, commercial, loyalty, prepaid and related services for financial institutions and retail companies throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific.

Processing more than 442 million accounts, TSYS offers scale, skill and real value in an outsourcing partner, whether it’s a start-up or a 50 million card portfolio.

TSYS provides both server-based and mainframe systems for end-to-end outsourced processing solutions. Our systems are multi-country, multi-currency and multi-product and provide cost efficient options fit for any market.

Our systems allow you to develop lifelong customer relationships because your products adapt quickly to your cardholders‚ changing life stages.

TSYS clients experience higher acquisition and retention rates, capture greater value from existing cardholders and improve efficiencies, thus reducing cost.

As a third-party processor, we enable you to leverage the innovation available to global institutions while meeting your country-specific needs.

TSYS uses advanced technology and unsurpassed service to process data with impeccable precision and security, enhancing value for business worldwide.

TSYS Sales
+44 (0)1904 562004
sales@tsys.com
TSYS Europe
Fulford Moor House
Fulford Road
York
YO10 4EY
United Kingdom

www.tsys.com




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