http://www.greensheet.com/newswire.phpThe Green Sheet, Inc. News From the Wireen-us2010-03-17T12:35-06:00webmaster@greensheet.com http://www.greensheet.com/newswire.php?newswire_id=18010New York, March 17, 2010 -- NewOak Capital LLC announces the appointment of Donald H. Layton as Senior Advisor and Co-Chairman of its Investment Committee. He will take a lead role in developing the firm’s private equity vehicle for bank recapitalization investments, assisting in the identification and full evaluation of investment opportunities as well as providing ongoing advice regarding strategic and operational improvements for the banks in the firm’s investment portfolio.http://www.greensheet.com/newswire.php?newswire_id=18009Riverwoods, Ill, March 16, 2010 -- Discover Financial Services /quotes/comstock/13*!dfs/quotes/nls/dfs (DFS 15.22, -0.08, -0.52%) today reported a net loss for the first quarter of 2010 of $104 million, as compared to net income of $120 million for the first quarter of 2009. Results for the first quarter of 2010 included a pre-tax addition to loan loss reserves of $305 million ($185 million after tax), which brings the company's reserve coverage to approximately 12 months of losses. Net income for the first quarter of 2009 included approximately $297 million (after tax) related to the Visa/MasterCard antitrust litigation settlement.http://www.greensheet.com/newswire.php?newswire_id=18007Sydney, Australia, March 17, 2010 -- Following an AUD $16m investment by Nexbis Ltd (ASX: NBS), Australian based company TrustDefender has embarked upon a strategic initiative to bring its ‘revolutionary real-time risk based online transaction security solutions’ to a market which is increasingly under sophisticated waves of crimeware attack.http://www.greensheet.com/newswire.php?newswire_id=18006Columbus, Ga., March 17, 2010 -- TSYS announced today that one of its executives will appear at the upcoming Global Commercial Cards and Payments Summit, March 23-24. The focus of the two-day event is "Growth Through Customer-Centric Innovation" in commercial cards and payments.http://www.greensheet.com/newswire.php?newswire_id=18005St. Petersburg, Florida, March 17, 2010 -- HSN, a leading interactive multichannel retailer, announced the launch of a dynamic new application (“app”) for mobile devices featuring Google’s Android operating platform. The HSN Shop App, which was originally launched on the iPhone in August 2009, is now available for download in Android Market™ to serve a wide variety of Android devices.http://www.greensheet.com/newswire.php?newswire_id=18004Houston, March 16, 2010 -- Steve Taylor is being promoted to chief operating officer of PreCash, Inc., a leading provider of prepaid debit cards and payment solutions for cash-based consumers. In his new role, Taylor assumes responsibility for the company's operational and financial arms.http://www.greensheet.com/newswire.php?newswire_id=18003Atlanta and Portland, Ore., March 16, 2010 -- First Data Corporation, a global leader in electronic commerce and payment processing, today announced an agreement with Tyfone, a provider of mobile contactless payment and secure mobility solutions. The collaboration will provide SideTap micro secure digital (MicroSD) memory cards equipped with Tyfone’s patented technologies that will transform most mobile phones with a memory slot into a mobile contactless payment device.http://www.greensheet.com/newswire.php?newswire_id=18002Sioux Falls, S.D., March 16, 2010 -- Meta Payment Systems Agent Products group is pleased to announce the introduction of a new client recognition program, "Meta Spotlight Awards," designed to recognize and applaud outstanding Prepaid Gift Card sales for the 2009 calendar year.http://www.greensheet.com/newswire.php?newswire_id=18001Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 17, 2010 -- Underpinned by MasterCard Worldwide, with research by international market research company TNS Global, this is the first comprehensive analysis of the prepaid cards market in the Middle East with a specific focus on the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Egypt. The full research findings will be presented at Prepaid Summit: Middle East 2010, VRL’s sixth prepaid event, to be held in Dubai on March 22-23, 2010.http://www.greensheet.com/newswire.php