http://www.greensheet.com/newswire.phpThe Green Sheet, Inc. News From the Wireen-us2009-11-20T06:44-06:00webmaster@greensheet.com http://www.greensheet.com/newswire.php?newswire_id=16749New York, Nov. 20, 2009 -- Newtek Business Services, Inc. (Nasdaq:NEWT - News) (www.newtekbusinessservices.com ), a provider of business services and financial products to the small- and medium-sized business market, reported today that its electronic payment processing division has entered into new agreements with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and First Data Corporation to facilitate its continued growth in services and capacity in the payment processing business.http://www.greensheet.com/newswire.php?newswire_id=16748Boca Raton, Fla., Nov. 20, 2009 -— Charge Card Systems (CCS), a leading nationwide provider of credit card processing and merchant services; has announced two staff changes - Johnny Perez has been promoted to PCI Compliance Manager, and Jeff Cohen has joined the company as Director of Marketing. http://www.greensheet.com/newswire.php?newswire_id=16747Brookfield, Wis., Nov. 20, 2009 -- Tesco Bank has selected Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV) and the Signature™ bank platform to provide its core banking solution. Tesco Bank is developing new products and services and needs to build the systems and infrastructure platforms to help provide these services.http://www.greensheet.com/newswire.php?newswire_id=16745Paris, Nov. 17, 2009 -- VeriFone Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: PAY), today announced that its VeriShield Protect end-to-end encryption solution for card payment security will be available for use with the EMV smart card standard and will also support contactless payments.http://www.greensheet.com/newswire.php?newswire_id=16744Chantilly, Va., Nov. 17, 2009 -- BNP Paribas has selected Oberthur Technologies, the world’s second largest supplier of smart card solutions to supply the NFC (Near Field Communications) Services Management Solution for an NFC project in Nice, France. Oberthur Technologies will manage the mobile payment service on behalf of BNP Paribas via an OTA (Over the Air) Platform. http://www.greensheet.com/newswire.php?newswire_id=16743San Francisco, Nov. 19, 2009 -- BOKU, Inc., the mobile payments provider, today announced partnerships with twelve leading game developers, offering casual, social and multi-player online gamers the simplest means possible for purchasing virtual goods using their mobile phone. With these new partners, BOKU provides mobile payments coverage across nearly 100% of the top applications for virtual goods and currencies purchases on Facebook and leads the industry for direct mobile payment relationships with game and application developers.http://www.greensheet.com/newswire.php?newswire_id=16741New Haven, Conn., Nov. 20, 2009 -- Higher One, a financial services and payment company focused exclusively on higher education, today announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire CASHNet, a leader in payment management services to colleges and universities. Colleges and universities will be able to leverage refund as well as payment services within one relationship. New and existing customers will be able to leverage cost savings initiatives across a broad range of student services. Students and parents will gain more choices and flexibility to manage their payments and refunds. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.http://www.greensheet.com/newswire.php?newswire_id=16740New York, Nov. 20, 2009 -– AdvanceMe Inc., the nation’s leading provider of Merchant Cash Advances (MCA) for small and mid-sized businesses, today announced the launch of the company's first iPhone application, BIZ CASH NOW. The application for iPhone and iPod touch users makes it easy for small business owners to learn more about MCAs and apply for business funding via their iPhone or iPod touch. http://www.greensheet.com/newswire.php?newswire_id=16737Washington, D.C., Nov. 19, 2009 -– The Electronic Transactions Association will mark its 20th anniversary in 2010, the trade group announced today. While the milestone will be celebrated in a variety of ways throughout the year, the anniversary will be the centerpiece of ETA’s 2010 Annual Meeting & Expo, April 13-15, in Las Vegas, NV.http://www.greensheet.com/newswire.php