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Thursday October 31, 1996

BANKRUPTCY NAVIGATOR

UPGRADING VENDING MACHINE

MERCHANT SERVER BANDWAGON

VERIFONE & MERCHANT SERVER

CYBERCASH & MERCHANT SERVER

MERCHANT SERVERS ONLINE

BUSINESSCARD SURVEY

CYBERFLEX

PHONE CARD MARKETER GETS HEAT

PEOPLE'S SELECTS NYCE

VITAL BREAKS GROUND ON NEW HEADQUARTERS

CAP ONE MARKETING BUDGET

BRITISH TELECOM E-COMMERCE

CONTACTLESS CARD DEVELOPMENT

AMEX INVESTMENT REWARDS

NATIONAL CITY'S WEB SITE

STUDENT FINANCIAL SURVEY

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Wednesday October 30, 1996

JAVA SMART CARDS

SMART CASH TERMINAL

SUN JAVA ENDORSEMENTS

VENTURE REBATE CARD

TOP TEN SCOREBOARD UPDATE

OM-TRANSACT INCORPORATES CYBERCASH

PREMIERE & RBS

ADVANTA NABS OLAFSSON

CHARGE AGAINST HUNGER

SEARS CARD SUPPORTS GILDA'S CLUB

INTUIT CREDIT REPORTS

CORESTATES PROVALUE

TRAVEL BARGAINS

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Tuesday October 29, 1996

AMERICAN EXPRESS INCHES UPWARD

MOTOROLA SMART CARD PUSH

CITIBANK CREDIT MINDER

UUNET ADOPTS MICROSOFT MERCHANT SERVER

MOST HOME BANKING

CFI AND IBM FOR COMMUNITY BANKS

APPLIED INTELLIGENCE FRAUD DETECTION

CARD EQUIPMENT MONITOR

INTERNET CARD

AT&T; GLOBAL CALLING CARD

SMART CARDS FIGHT TRANSIT FRAUD

CORESTATES BEEFS UP PC BANKING

iCAT E-COMMERCE SOLUTIONS

MERS MORTGAGE

2 MINUTE LOAN

FANNIE MAE ALLTEL NET

FEWER AMERICANS SAVE

CRESTAR'S CASH MANAGEMENT SOLUTION

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Monday October 28, 1996

BY-LAW BYE BYE ???

HOUSEHOLD SLIPS A BIT

CAPITAL ONE & NAFTA

WAL-MART PHONE CARD

CHECKSBYWEB

SIGNATURE OPEN WAUKEGAN CENTER

ATOMIC AUTHORIZER

CAP ONE DIVIDEND

FLORIDA LOAN SCAMS

VIDEO LOANS

ELECTRONIC MORTGAGES

FREE MORTGAGE WEB PAGES

REACHING B & C MARKET

CRESTAR'S CASH MANAGEMENT SOLUTION

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Friday October 25, 1996

CARD INDUSTRY OFF 60%

SMART CARD COLLECTING

DISCOVERED PROMOTION

SIGNATURE WINS AWARD

AMEX HIRES FAIRBAIRN

AUSTRALIAN MONDEX TRIAL

BANC ONE NAMES CREDIT CHIEF

NCBC SELECTS VBM

HOUSEHOLD EARNINGS UP 25%

BANCTEC UP 100%

MORTGAGES ONLINE

IA DEMO

HNC SOFTWARE TO ACQUIRE RETEK

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Thursday October 24, 1996

DISCOVER CHARGE-OFFS DOWN

FIRST USA PAYMENT SELECTS VPOS

BANK OF AMERICA GOES WITH VERIFONE

CHECKFREE UP TO 165

SCHLUMBERGER ASSOCIATES

MAC ADDS 140 THIS YEAR

SLOW ALM SALES

NEW ADVANTA SECURITIZATION

FIRST DATA EXPANDS TAX SERVICE

CARDGAME WINNERS FOR SEPTEMBER 1996

Wednesday October 23, 1996

ONLINE BANKING BARRIERS

FIRST UNION'S EXPLOSIVE 3Q

TIME SHARE MASTERCARD

FENIMORE TO HEAD INTEGRION

MONDEX HONGKONG

RSA FOR SMARTCITY CARDS

CONNECTICUT ONLINE BANKING

SMOKY MOUNTAIN TEAMS WITH HPOS

INTERAC PREFERRED

CHECKSCAN UPDATE

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Tuesday October 22, 1996

QUICKEN VS. MICROSOFT

RADAR PROFITBUILDER

DIRECT MERCHANTS UP 20%

MARINE MIDLAND & CRESTAR OFF

FALCON IN THE U.K.

LEASED INTERNET STOREFRONTS

C-STORE SOLUTION

PMT ACQUIRES ANOTHER

WORLD SERIES CALLING CARDS

FIRST DATA UP 37%

FISERV UP 20%

FIRST USA GETS 'AAA' RATING

MBNA ALSO GETS 'AAA' RATING

COLONIAL CONNECTION

BENEFICIAL'S OUTSTANDING CRA

CONSUMER PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE FROM CHICAGO FED

Monday October 21, 1996

FIRST INTERNET BANK CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY

GM REDEEMS ONE MILLION REBATES

MORE 3Q WINNERS-LOSERS

NATIONAL CONSUMERS WEEK KICKS OFF

MBNA $1 BILLION SECURITIZATION

MEXICAN CREDIT SYSTEM LAUNCHED BY EQUIFAX

EQUIFAX VAULTS INTO ASIA

EQUIFAX JOINT VENTURE IN INDIA TO OFFER INNOVATIVE CARD PROCESSING

THAILAND'S CREDIT INDUSTRY PICKS EQUIFAX AS ITS TECHNOLOGY PARTNER

EQUIFAX, IBM EXPAND ALLIANCE TO ASIA PACIFIC MARKET

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Friday October 18, 1996

CARD SPECIALISTS 3Q OVERVIEW

CARD SPECIALISTS FORMAL REPORTS

PLATINUM CARD LITIGATION

NEW AMERICAN EXPRESS CANADIAN CARDS

PEOPLE'S LOSSES DOWN

ALLHUSEN TO REPLACE ADVANTA'S MARSHALL

MASTERCARD'S FASTRAK

COMMAND CREDIT DOES REVERSE SPLIT

BofA - DELUXE EBT TEAM

US WIRELESS OFF

EXECUTIVE TELECARD HIRES SALES MANAGER

FIRST USA'S 2-FOR-1

MELLON'S PAYLINE

DIEBOLD UP 29%

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Thursday October 17, 1996

CAPITAL ONE INTEREST MARGIN 8.35%

FIRST DATA CARD SERVICES REORGANIZES

SPS EARNINGS OFF

ADVANTA & BANKAMERICA SLOWS

FIRST UNION NEW SMARTCARD CHIEF

FIRST CHICAGO REALIGNS CARD EXECUTIVES

SECURED CARD MARKETER ACQUIRED

BARNETT-HOUSEHOLD DEAL FINAL

EQUIFAX UP 10%

VERIFONE UP 18%

FIRST USA PAYMENTECH EARNS $6 MILLION

US ORDER'S UNIGATE

EXECUTIVE TELECARD HIRES CALI

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Wednesday October 16, 1996

CITICORP GROWS 3.3%

ATLANTA INTERNET BANK

PAN AM WORLDPASS CARD

ORACLE ENTERS ELECTRONIC COMMERCE

SMART TRAVEL CARD

SEARLE BECOMES DIEBOLD COO

QUICKEN UPDATE

INTERNET TV

NEW SIG CAPTURE SERVICE

EDIFY'S EBS ONLINE

GTE SLASHES PHONECARD RATES

SPECIAL WEB YIELD

VISA'S CHILDREN'S CHARITY

NATIONSBANKS UP 7.4%

CHASE DELINQUENCY DECLINES

MBNA CHARGE-OFFS UP 25%

FIRST CHICAGO HOLD AT 5.9%

Tuesday October 15, 1996

IBAA CREDIT CARD BANK

THIRD QUARTER PORTFOLIO UPDATE

CHARGE-OFFS EASING??

THIRD QUARTER LOSS UPDATE

AT&T; SLIPS

KIRK PLASTIC OFFICIALLY SOLD

TRANSACTION SYSTEMS EXPANDS

THE OSTER ANTI-COUNTERFEITING PROCESS

INTERNET USE BY CONSUMERS GROWS

TELLER APPRECIATION WEEK

SCOTIABANK DROPS RATE

CREDIT MANAGEMENT IPO

CITIBANK-TANDEM

ELECTRONIC ACCESS CONTROL

MELLON-COLLECTECH

Friday October 11, 1996

SAM'S CLUB TO TEST VISA & MASTERCARD

ADVANTA/COMCAST EXPAND REWARDS PROGRAM

AOL'S CYBERSHOPPING GUARANTEE

PREPAID CELLULAR CARD

CAPITAL ONE'S NEW TEXAS OPERATION

NEW CEO FOR EXECUTIVE TELECARD

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Thursday October 10, 1996

VISA TO ABANDON PROPOSED BYLAW IN LATIN AMERICA

AMERICAN EXPRESS LAUNCHES BUSINESS CREDIT CARD

CARD LOSSES MAY BE DROPPING

CHARGEBACK INSURANCE EXPLODES

VISA GAY/LESBIAN RAINBOW CARD'S FIRST YEAR

SUBARU RENEWS SUPPORTS FOR GAY/LESBIAN CARD

E-CASH TO EXPLODE

GLOBAL CHIPCARD ALLIANCE FORMED

LUCENT - VISA INTERACTIVE PACT

VERDI JOINS NDC

FEDEX BUSINESSLINK

REWARD CARDS OFFER HIGHEST SATISFACTION

IC CARD READERS SHIP

NATIONSBANK EXPANDS IN-STORE BANKING

APPLE INTRANET CATALOG

BANK OF MONTREAL'S HIGH VOLUME LOCKBOX

Wednesday October 9, 1996

AT&T; NEW ELECTRONIC COMMERCE SERVICES

AMERICAN EXPRESS VS. VISA IN MEXICO

UNIFIED CONTACT/CONTACTLESS SMART CARD

EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY/BB&T; CARD

MOVIE GOLD CARD FROM CARDLOGIX

INTERNET FRAUD WATCH GETS BANK SPONSOR

PEOPLE'S BANK UK CARD PERKS

AMTRAK ACCEPTS MOST

ADVANTA APPOINTS INFO SERVICE HEAD

ORR-MASTERCARD 30TH ANNIVERSARY

FDC PROMOTES VECCHIONE

INTERNET CALL CENTER

AUTOMATED SALES AND PROCESSING SOLUTIONS

EDIFY AND NCR JOIN HANDS

AFFORDACARE CARD

CAPITAL ONE GETS TECH AWARD

EC SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTION PACT

CITIBANK MULTINATIONAL STUDY

COMMAND SELLS MORTGAGE SUB

CHECK CASHERS IN SAN FRANCISCO

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Tuesday October 8, 1996

REVOLVING CREDIT GREW 7.5% IN AUGUST

NETSCAPE AND CYBERCASH ANNOUNCE RELATIONSHIP TO BROADEN PAYMENT OPTIONS OVER THE INTERNET

180 MILLION CARD RECEIVABLES BULK SALE

AOL PRIMEHOST LAUNCHES STOREFRONT SOLUTION

CRYPTO iBUTTON IS HERE

NEW DO IT BEST CARD

MIDWEST GETS MACY'S

COMERICA'S SMALL BUSINESS LINE OF CREDIT

CORESTATE'S BUSINESS LINE OF CREDIT AMD CHECKFREE

ACCESS FOR WINDOWS

VERISIGN'S DIGITAL IDS FOR AOL STOREFRONTS

BANKER FOR WINDOWS

TANDEM'S REAL TIME GLOBAL PAYMENT

CITIBANK UPDATES BUSINESS ACCESS

CSC CONTINUUM'S TELEBUSINESS SOLUTION

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Monday October 7, 1996

OLD KENT DISCONTINUES CARDMILES

BANC ONE PRIVATE LABEL CREDIT SERVICES TO PURCHASE PRIVATE LABEL CARD PORTFOLIO FROM FIRST DATA UNIT

LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES ANNOUNCES NEW WIRELESS CONFIGURATION, DEBIT CARD PAYMENT OPTION FOR PUBLIC PAY PHONES

ATM SURVEY UNDERSCORES NEED FOR SURCHARGE BANK

NEW REBATE PROGRAM GIVES MORE BUYING POWER TO SAM'S CLUB MEMBERS

SCHROCK NAMED MANAGER OF CONSUMER LENDING FOR BANC ONE'S NATIONAL RETAIL GROUP

ACS SELLS COMMUNITY BANK PROCESSING UNITS; ACS CONCENTRATES ON THE GROWTH OF ITS CORE OUTSOURCING BUSINESS

CREATIVE BUSINESS DECISIONS ALLIANCE WITH FINANCIAL PROFORMS INC.

IA CORP. USES STORAGETEK ROBOTIC LIBRARY FOR FIRST CLIENT/SERVER CHECK IMAGE ARCHIVE AT UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA

NCR FINANCIAL SYSTEMS GROUP LAUNCHES 'KNOWLEDGE LAB'; LAB TO HOST COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH PROJECTS INTO CONSUMER BANKING FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA - DECREASES VISA INTEREST RATE

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Friday October 4, 1996

AMERICAN EXPRESS TAKES LEGAL ACTION AGAINST VISA IN CHILE

WAL-MART, FIRST DATA ANNOUNCE INFORMATION, PAYMENT PROCESSING VENTURE

MASTERCARD REFINES GLOBAL CORPORATE PRODUCT MARKETPLACE

US ORDER ACQUIRING BRAUN, SIMMONS & CO.; COMBINATION OFFERS EXPANDED RANGE OF ELECTRONIC BANKING SOLUTIONS

BANC ONE TO PROVIDE ATM SERVICING FOR 600 ATMS IN DIAMOND SHAMROCK STORES AND 4,000 MACHINES IN SIMILAR LOCATIONS

AFFINITY SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH TOP 5 CONSUMER FINANCE COMPANY

CHECKFREE SIGNS FIVE-YEAR PROCESSING AGREEMENT WITH WELLS FARGO BANK; COMPANY WILL PROVIDE BILL PAYMENT PROCESSING SERVICES TO NATION'S NINTH LARGEST BANK COMPANY

MOSAIC SOFTWARE

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Thursday October 3, 1996

BANKRUPTCY FILINGS IN CALIFORNIA RISE SIGNIFICANTLY

EQUIFAX COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF CREDITEL OF CANADA

WESTIN AND JAPAN AIRLINES JOIN TOGETHER TO OFFER MILEAGE REWARDS FOR TRAVELERS

FCRA AMENDMENTS CONFIRM INDUSTRY PRIVACY POLICIES

GREAT PLAINS SOFTWARE EXPANDS DYNAMICS NETSERIES SUITE OF INTERNET PRODUCTS BASED ON MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY

FREE FINANCIAL WORKSHOPS OFFERED BY CONSUMER CREDIT COUNSELING SERVICE OF LOS ANGELES

U.S. COUNCIL ON INTERNATIONAL BANKING POSTS THE LATEST NEWS AND TRENDS ON THE INTERNAIONAL BANKING PAYMENT AND TRADE INDUSTRY ON THE INTERNET

MOBIL UNVEILS "FRANCHISE 2000" TO DEALERS AND DISTRIBUTORS

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FAIR, ISSAC WORKS WITH EXPERIAN TO BROADEN SMALL BUSINESS SCORING SERVICE

VERIFONE INTRODUCES PLANS FOR PERSONAL ATM AND VERISMART TO FUEL SMART CARD INFRASTRUCTURE

RESOURCE BANCSHARES ANNOUNCES PLANS TO SPIN-OFF ELECTRONIC COMMERCE SUBSIDIARY

JAN SODERSTROM NAMED EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, MARKETING FOR VISA INTERNATIONAL

ANTHONY N. McEWEN JOINS VISA U.S.A. AS EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

DOBBS NAMED PRESIDENT OF USA VALUE EXCHANGE (SM) PROGRAM

MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL ANNOUNCES ELVIS STOJKO PARTNERSHIP

BANK ONE INTRODUCING MONEY ACCESS CARDS FOR SMALL BUSINESS; ATM AND CHECKING CARDS OFFER MORE CONVENIENCE TO BUSINESS OWNERS

FIRST DATA TO INTRODUCE VERIFONE OMNI 470 POS CREDIT AND DEBIT CARD PAYMENT SYSTEM

KENAN SYSTEMS ANNOUNCES POWERFUL ELECTRONIC COMMERCE BILLING SOLUTION FOR INTERNET-BASED BUSINESS NEEDS

LEADING PROVIDER OF ELECTRONIC COMMERCE SOLUTIONS SEEKS PATENTS

VERISIGN ADOPTS SURETY TECHNOLOGIES ELECTRONIC RECORD AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM TO SAFEGUARD DIGITAL IDS

PAYSYS RETAINS LEADERSHIP POSITION IN PAYMENT SYSTEMS MARKET; FIRST THREE QUARTERS OF 1996 CHARACTERIZED BY STRONG SALES, HIRING OF NEW EMPLOYEES AND OPENING OF R&D; CENTER

LOGICA SELECTED TO IMPLEMENT BANKMASTER PLUS FOR BANK OF BERMUDA'S GLOBAL NETWORK

TELESCAN PARTNERS WITH AMERICAN EXPRESS FINANCIAL DIRECT TO PROVIDE INTERNET-BASED FINANCIAL SERVICES

VOLCANO TELEPHONE STRIKES GOLD WITH NORTHERN TELECOM'S (NORTEL'S) MILLENNIUM SMART PAY PHONES

MICROSOFT MONEY '97 SURVEY REVEALS NOW AMERICANS STRUGGLE WITH FINANCIAL FITNESS EXPERTS LOOK TO PCS AND PERSONAL FINANCE SOFTWARE FOR BETTER MONEY MANAGEMENT

KEY TRONIC CORP. TO DEVELOP SMART CARD READER DEVICES FOR BROAD-BASED CONSUMER APPLICATIONS; CARDS TO HASTEN ELECTRONIC CASH, INDIVIDUAL SECURE ACCESS TO BANKING, INSURANCE AND BILLING RECORDS

CONCORD EFS MAKES ANNOUNCEMENT

CIDCO PLANS TO ENTER THE BANKING MARKET WITH PROPOSED VERIFONE SMART CARD AGREEMENT

RCG ANNOUNCES NEW PLATFORM SUPPORT FOR COBRASYS PRODUCT LINE

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NEW KEYBANK CREDIT CARD REWARDS CONSUMERS FOR PAYING DOWN THEIR DEBT

WAL-MART MASTERCARD FROM CHASE DEBUTS IN OCTOBER

CYBERCASH LAUNCHES CYBERCOIN SERVICE

FORD CITIBANK-CARD REVS UP WITH MONTHLY DRIVE AWAY GIVEAWAY SWEEPSTAKES

DATACARD INTRODUCES LOW-COST POS SOLUTION WITH BOTH SMART CARD AND MAGSTRIPE CAPABILITIES

VERIFONE TO DEVELOP SMART CARD APPLICATIONS AND SERVICES; EIGHT MAJOR COMPANIES PREPARE TO OFFER VERISMART APPLICATIONS

FAIR, ISSAC ACQUIRES CREDIT & RISK MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES TO OFFER BROADER CONSULTING SERVICES

PAYSYS TO DEMONSTRATE NEW DATA WAREHOUSE SOLUTION AT ABA BANK CARD CONFERENCE; VISIONPLUS DATA WAREHOUSE TRANSFORMS DATA ON-HAND INTO VALUABLE RESOURCE FOR DECISION SUPPORT

CORESTATES FIRST US BANK TO JOIN SWIFT PAY

ICVERIFY SOFTWARE CHOSEN FOR ATCOM/INFO'S INTERNET KIOSKS; CREDIT CARD ENABLED KIOSKS LET USERS GAIN INSTANT INTERNET ACCESS AT ANAHEIM CONVENTION CENTER AND DALLAS-FORT WORTH AIRPORT

VISA PATIENT EASY PAY CONSENT FORM ON NATIONAL INFORMATION SERVICES' PC SOFTWARE

TRINTECH ELECTRONIC PURSE SYSTEM WINS EUROPEAN DESIGN AWARD

CENTURA INTRODUCES ONLINE BANKING WITH MICROSOFT MONEY 97

CFI BROADENS ITS BANKING DELIVERY SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS WITH FIRST SERVER HOME BANKING LINK TO MICROSOFT MONEY

ONLINE INTERACTIVE SIGNS STRATEGIC MARKETING AGREEMENTS WITH FREELOADER AND LYCOS; LEADING ELECTRONIC COMMERCE COMPANY BROADENS ITS SERVICES TO INCLUDE OFF-LINE INTERNET SHOPPING AND DISCOUNTS ON DOWNLOADABLE SOFTWARE

SPRINT CUSTOMERS TO WIN NFL CALLING CARDS

TRAVELERS EXPRESS WILL EXPAND HOME BANKING/BILL PAYMENT SERVICES WITH ADDITION OF MICROSOFT MONEY 97

VSOFT INTRODUCES CHEXEL, CLIENT/SERVER CHECK PROCESSING SOFTWARE: SOFTWARE PACKAGE DRAMATICALLY REDUCES MAINTENANCE AND PROCESSING FEES FOR SMALL TO MID-SIZED BANKS

AGREEMENT PROVIDES ONLINE TRADING CAPABILITIES TO FINANCIAL DIRECT CUSTOMERS

HNC ESTABLISHES CORPORATE OFFICE IN JAPAN; HIROSHI UEMATSU TO MANAGE NEW UNIT