March 2010

Welcome to the new-look Payments News. We hope you enjoy our new, user-friendly layout and we trust that it will continue to be as informative as ever. We welcome your feedback or suggestions for future editions.
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CASE STUDY

Mobile Breathes New Life Into Retail Loyalty
Having successfully launched its contactless, near field communication (NFC) enabled ZAPATAG with Irish coffee chain Insomnia, ZAPA is now igniting the prepaid market with the introduction of open-loop city center gift cards, now live in Dublin and Antwerp and backed by MasterCard.
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MOBILE PAYMENTS

Mobile Continues To Be a Growth Area For Banks
Red Gillen, Senior Analyst of Banking at Celent, notes in the February Celent Banking Newsletter that many top banks in the US will begin to look for new ways to monetize the mobile channel, starting with person-to-person (P2P) payments.
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In This Issue

Focus On Mobile
Learn how banks can improve customer acquisitions by up to 60%, and how retailers are adapting to the mobile revolution.
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Focus On Security
Find out how 4,500 respondents from 22 countries feel about their personal online security.
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S1's Results
S1's 2009 year-end results are now available.
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SECURITY

RSA Announces Results Of 2010 Global Online Consumer Security Survey
RSA Security, a division of EMC, released its 2010 Global Online Consumer Security Survey, which polled more than 4,500 Internet users in 22 countries regarding their awareness of online threats, how concerned they are about the security of their personal information online, their willingness to share information about themselves, and their desires for better identity protection.
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CORPORATE UPDATE

S1 Corp Releases Fourth Quarter Results
S1 released financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ending 31 December 2009 on 4 March 2010 after the close of the financial markets.
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UPCOMING EVENTS

Don’t Miss These Important Industry Events
Visit S1 in Singapore and Dubai at two industry events, and join us in Poland to hear first-hand about the latest innovations in the payments industry.
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RETAIL’S BIG SHOW RECAP

S1 Director Talks Retail Banks And Mobile Apps
S1 was there when about 18,000 of the most influential people in retail descended on New York’s Javits Center for Retail’s BIG Show in January. Ellen Davis, VP and NRF Spokesperson, caught up with Malik Velani, Director of Global Product Strategy for S1, and the resulting blog post covered a range of topics from retail payments to mobile apps to the biggest challenges retailers face in 2010.

> Check out the Q&A session