Major League Baseball Fans to Enjoy the Speed and Convenience of “Tap N Go” Payment Technology as Nine Team Stadiums Deploy PayPass

Purchase, NY, April 04, 2006–In time for the start of the 2006 Major League Baseball (MLB) season, MasterCard International today announced that nine MLB teams will accept MasterCard® PayPass™, a new contactless payment option, at in-stadium concession stands.

March 27, 2006–Card Technology reports that at least 1 million debit cards with PayPass have been issued by Citizens Financial Group.

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March 21, 2006–Card Technology reports that Visa contactless payment pilots will be launched by several European banks.

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Industry’s First Commercially Scalable Alternative Form Factor for Contactless Payments Now Available for Issuance

SAN FRANCISCO, March 16, 2006–Visa today announced the availability of the Visa Contactless Mini Card, delivering all of the speed of contactless payments in a card that is about half the size of a traditional payment card and easy to carry on a key ring. The new Contactless Mini Card is the industry’s first alternative contactless form factor that is ready for large-scale commercial deployment.

Singapore, March 14, 2006–MasterCard International and JCB Co. Ltd. today announced that they have reached an agreement to share the MasterCard™ PayPass™ ISO/IEC 14443 Implementation Specification as a common communications protocol for radio frequency-based contactless payments. Contactless payments allow cardholders to speed through checkout by paying with a simple tap, eliminating the need for customers to hand over their payment card to a merchant or fumble for cash and coins.

March 8, 2006–Automatic Merchandiser reviews the status of contactless payment deployment and the impact of contactless payment on vending.

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“Tap N Go” Payment Provides Consumers and Retailers with Convenience and Streamlined Transactions

Providence, RI, February 22, 2006–Citizens Financial Group, Inc. announced that in its continuing effort to be an industry leader in convenience and service, it is providing Citizens Bank and Charter One Bank customers with MasterCard® PayPass™ contactless payment technology on their debit cards. PayPass offers simpler, speedier card transactions at thousands of merchants worldwide by enabling “Tap N Go™” payments.

AT&T Park Installs Contactless Readers From Hypercom; Lets Fans Pay Faster with the Same Security and Protections They’ve Come to Expect from Visa

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 16, 2006–The San Francisco Giants and Visa, a proud Giants sponsor since 1997, are making it easier for baseball fans to speed through concession lines at AT&T Park, now that it’s equipped to accept Visa Contactless payment cards via 100 special terminals being installed by Hypercom Corporation (NYSE: HYC).

National Brands from McDonald’s to CVS/pharmacy Accepting Visa Contactless Cards, Creating One of the Fastest Adoptions of Payment Technology Ever

SAN FRANCISCO, February 2, 2006–Visa today announced it has reached a significant milestone in the acceptance of Visa Contactless by surpassing 20,000 Visa Contactless acceptance locations in the United States. Consumers can make contactless payments at some of the best-known brands in America, including McDonald’s, AMC Theatres®, CVS/pharmacy and Meijer.

Fast, Convenient “Contactless” Payments to Provide Trial Participants More Time to Reach Their Destinations

Purchase, NY, January 30, 2006–MasterCard International and Citi today announced that they will be working with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and MTA New York City Transit to conduct a trial of contactless payments in select New York City subway stations with pre-selected Citi customers. The trial is scheduled to begin in the Spring of 2006 and is expected to last approximately six months.