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Telecom NewsFEBRUARY 1, 2012
DIGITALK Introduces New Mobile VoIP Client
Enables Providers to Offer Mobile Dialing
MILTON KEYNES, UK (February 1, 2012) DIGITALK, a UK-based vendor of consumer, carrier and mobile platforms and applications to competitive service providers, if now offering a new, fully integrated, Mobile VoIP Client on the DIGITALK Consumer Platform, enabling service providers to...
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Telecom NewsFEBRUARY 1, 2012
NACT Launches White-Label “Pinless Plus” Web Portal
Helps Service Providers Increase Revenue, Loyalty
AMITYVILLE, NY (February 1, 2012) NACT, a provider of prepaid telephony solutions, has released the NACT Pinless Plus Web Portal for the distribution of prepaid pinless telephony products online or at the storefront.

The Pinless Plus Web Portal provides all of the functionality...
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Telecom NewsFEBRUARY 1, 2012
Prepaid Phone Card Marketers to Pay $2.32 Million
Settles Charges on Failure to Deliver Advertised Minutes
WASHINGTON, DC (February 1, 2012) An operation that marketed prepaid calling cards to immigrants has agreed to pay $2.32 million as part of a settlement to resolve Federal Trade Commission charges that they made false claims to consumers about the number of minutes of talk time their...
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Payments NewsFEBRUARY 1, 2012
Mango Financial and George Lopez Partner
Aim to Help Americans Manage Their Money
AUSTIN, TX (February 1, 2012) Entertainer and Activist George Lopez has signed a multi-year marketing partnership with Mango Financial, Inc. Mango selected Lopez to help promote its suite of payment and savings products designed for millions of Americans who are dissatisfied with their...
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Converged NewsJANUARY 31, 2012
Convenience Store Count Grows 1.2 Percent
Sets New Record
ALEXANDRIA, VA (January 31, 2012) The US convenience store count increased to a record 148,126 stores as of December 31, 2011, a 1.2 percent increase (1,785 stores) from the year prior, according to the latest NACS/Nielsen Convenience Industry Store Count.

The convenience...
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Payments NewsJANUARY 31, 2012
NerdWallet Launches Prepaid Debit Card Comparison Tool
Offers Side-by-Side Comparisons of Prepaid Debit Cards
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (January 31, 2012) To bring transparency to the prepaid debit card market, NerdWallet, a finance website, is expanding its technology to include an interactive prepaid debit card comparison tool that gives consumers a clear, personalized, at-a-glance understanding...
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Telecom NewsJANUARY 31, 2012
PlatinumTel Launches New Unlimited Talk & Text Plans
New Offerings Include More Data, Service
CHICAGO, IL (January 31, 2012) PlatinumTel Wireless, a nationwide prepaid wireless provider that operates on a 3G Network, has announced a new $45 Unlimited Talk and Text plan with 150MB of 3G web and a $55 Unlimited Talk and Text Plan with 2GB of 3G Web.

The Unlimited...
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Payments NewsJANUARY 30, 2012
CHARGE Anywhere Partners with Innovative Solutions and Services
Greek Provider Moves into Next Generation of Mobile Payments
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY, USA AND ATHENS, GREECE (January 30, 2012) CHARGE Anywhere LLC, a provider of secure mobile payment and payment gateway solutions, along with Innovative Solutions & Services LTD of Athens, Greece, have signed a Strategic Agreement. INSS will deploy the...
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Telecom NewsJANUARY 30, 2012
Atlantic Tele-Network Selects DIGITALK
SBC VoIP Peering Platform to Streamline Routing
MILTON KEYNES, UK (January 30, 2012) Atlantic Tele-Network, an operator of wireless and wireline telecommunications services in North America, Bermuda and the Caribbean, has selected the DIGITALK SBC VoIP Peering Platform to consolidate national and international call routing across...
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Converged NewsJANUARY 30, 2012
MasterCard Introduces Roadmap for Next Gen Payments
To Deliver Enhanced Consumer Experience
PURCHASE, NY (January 30, 2012) MasterCard has introduced a new roadmap focused on advancing the US electronic payments system. The company says the roadmap, which includes the path for migration from magnetic stripe to EMV technology currently available on “chip” cards, will serve...
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Telecom NewsJANUARY 30, 2012
DataJack Partners with Prouty Company
Prouty to Distribute Prepaid Mobile Broadband Product
DALLAS, TX (January 30, 2012) Quamtel\'s subsidiary, DataJack, Inc. (OTCBB:QUMI.OB), and Prouty Company LLC have signed a long-term distribution agreement that will deliver nationwide prepaid Mobile Broadband services powered by DataJack through ProutyCo\'s network of carriers, service...
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Telecom NewsJANUARY 26, 2012
True Pinless Selects PhoenixSoft
Will Utilize Cirrus Softswitch Platform for Prepaid
PHOENIX, AZ (January 26, 2011) PhoenixSoft, Inc., a provider of softswitch applications for converged networks, has deployed its Cirrus Softswitch platform within the network operations of True Pinless Inc., a manufacturer of prepaid pinless dialing services offered throughout the...
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Telecom NewsJANUARY 26, 2012
Total Call Chief Announces Retirement
To Continue on Board of Directors
GARDENA, CA (January 26, 2012) Mark Leafstedt, the founder and CEO of Total Call International, has elected to retire. He will continue on as a member of the board of directors.

Leafstedt founded Total Call International, and it began operations in 1999. The company...
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Payments NewsJANUARY 26, 2012
Green Dot Will Launch AARP Foundation Prepaid MasterCard
Targeted to Needs of Older Americans and Benefit Recipients
MONROVIA, CA (January 26, 2012) Green Dot Corporation (NYSE:GDOT), a provider of low-cost banking and payment solutions, is working with AARP Foundation and MasterCard to launch a prepaid card tailored to older Americans. The AARP Foundation Prepaid MasterCard from Green Dot is for...
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Payments NewsJANUARY 26, 2012
RushCard Plans to Reduce and Simplify Fees
Will Enhance Customer Benefits
CINCINNATI, OH (January 26, 2012) RushCard plans to streamline its fee structure for the Prepaid Visa RushCard, as well as launch an entirely new plan, the RushUnlimited Plan. Many customers who choose the new plan can make unlimited signature and PIN transactions for a new lower monthly...
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