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MasterCard expands PayPass rollout

November 19, 2006

PURCHASE, N.Y. — MasterCard Worldwide and USA Technologies announced that 5,000 additional self-service point-of-sale terminals, including vending machines, will be equipped with the e-Port cashless transaction solution to begin accepting MasterCard PayPass. The deployment is the largest rollout to date of contactless technology in self-service POS and vending machines, the companies said.

This rollout of an additional 5,000 self-service locations follows the recent deployment of USA Technologies' e-Port by MasterCard and USA Technologies in vending machines in Philadelphia and the surrounding tri-state area. The 5,000 e-Ports are expected to be deployed throughout the United States in New York City, Dallas, Chicago, Las Vegas, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Boston, Washington D.C., Denver, Seattle, Miami and Orlando, Fla.

The deployment will encompass several major brand names in multiple environments, including workplace environments, entertainment locations, travel locations, educational institutions, healthcare facilities and others. USA Technologies' Generation Six (G6) e-Port radio frequency technology was developed specifically to accept contactless payments like MasterCard PayPass.

"The self-service point-of-sale industry, including vending, is largely untapped by cashless payment companies and offers huge opportunity for growth and expansion," said T.J. Sharkey, group head of national accounts, U.S. commerce development, for MasterCard. "PayPass is helping to revolutionize these industries by providing speed and convenience to consumers, and new efficiencies and increased transaction revenues to operators."