First Data said that TEB's existing customers, as well as cardholders from other banks, including tourists and visitors to Turkey, will be able to withdraw cash and use other ATM services, conveniently and securely.

For retailers, the ATMs reportedly offer a new channel for communication with customers and provide opportunities to expand their service offering and generate additional revenue.

Cemal Kismir, head of retail banking at TEB, said: "This initiative is significant in terms of size and scale and will deliver value to our customers across the country.

"We are pleased to be working with First Data, which has an excellent understanding of the dynamics of both retail and ATM markets and global experience in managing successful and profitable retail ATM networks."

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"The 35-Day Ticket Giveaway gives tennis fans even more of an opportunity to win with the chance to enter every single day," said Dee Dee Felich, Assistant Tournament Director. "In addition to being able to witness the top men and women professional players compete at no cost, these tickets also allow you to experience the exquisite grounds of the Tennis Garden itself. Fans can watch the game in the beautiful setting of palm trees, mountaintops, and starlit evenings for a truly enthralling experience."

Sign up to win today (http://www.bnpparibasopen.org/sweeps/) and discover the excitement of the BNP Paribas Open. Also, when you refer a friend to the Free Ticket Giveaway, BNP Paribas Open will award a $250 cash card to the person who forwards the sweepstakes to the most friends. To learn more about BNP Paribas Open and take a virtual tour of the Indian Wells Tennis Garden, visit their website. (http://www.bnpparibasopen.org/1/home/default.asp)

About the BNP Paribas Open (http://www.bnpparibasopen.org/3/hotels/default.asp) The first major tennis event of the season on U.S. soil, the BNP Paribas Open features more than 300 of the world's best men and women tennis players and last year more than 330,000 people attended the event. Tickets are available by logging onto www.bnpparibasopen.org, calling the Indian Wells Tennis Garden box office, 800-999-1585 or 760-200-8000, or visiting the box office, 78-200 Miles Avenue, Indian Wells, CA 92210.

About Indian Wells (http://www.indianwells.com/index.php) Set amidst the majesty of the Santa Rosa Mountains in Southern California, the secluded enclave of Indian Wells offers world-class resort accommodations, outstanding restaurants, shimmering pools, luxurious spas, championship tennis and two award-winning golf courses - all just steps apart.

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Marc Badner starts as a Managing Director in North American credit sales. He joins from RBS where he spent 4 years in credit sales and prior to that worked at Morgan Stanley and Lehman Brothers. In his new role he will cover hedge funds, insurance companies and asset managers. He reports to Patrick McKee.

Joseph Lyons joins as a Director in North America credit sales. Joseph has been working in North American credit markets for 9 years, 4 of those at Goldman Sachs in Chicago and 5 at Morgan Stanley in New York and Chicago. He also reports to Patrick McKee.

Keith Price joins as a Director in the US inflation business where he has started trading TIPS. He brings a wide-array of client-franchise development and risk management skills. His career includes positions at Deutsche Bank and Barclays Capital. Keith reports to Jeremie Banet, head of US Inflation trading.

Commenting on the appointments, Bob Hawley, head of Fixed Income, Americas said, "BNP Paribas Fixed Income is enjoying an exciting time of growth in the US. We are using our strong and diverse product offering as well as our AA credit rating to develop our business."

Kip Testwuide, head of origination and distribution in Fixed Income added, "The Bank will continue to deepen our relationships with hedge funds and continue to focus on bolstering our business with money managers, pension funds and insurance companies. We will continue to selectively hire to accomplish this."

About BNP Paribas Corporate and Investment Banking

BNP Paribas Corporate and Investment banking division (http://cib.bnpparibas.com/) has almost 17,000 employees, deployed in 53 countries around the world. BNP Paribas CIB excels in three fundamental sectors in particular:

Derivatives -- it is one of the leading global players in rates, credit, forex, commodity and equity derivatives.

Capital markets -- it is amongst the top ten Euro houses for both ECM and DCM (bond issues, securitization, convertibles and shares).

Structured finance -- it is amongst the world leaders for acquisition, export, project and commodity finance.

About BNP Paribas

BNP Paribas (www.bnpparibas.com) is one of the 6 strongest banks in the world according to Standard & Poor's*. With a presence in 85 countries and more than 205,000 employees, 165,200 of which in Europe, BNP Paribas is a global-scale European leader in financial services. It holds key positions in its three activities: Retail banking, Investment Solutions and Corporate & Investment Banking. The Group benefits from its four domestic markets: Belgium, France, Italy and Luxembourg. BNP Paribas also has a significant presence in the United States and strong positions in Asia and the emerging markets.

* Within its peer group

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Gross operating income gained 31.8% to EUR4.020bn and net banking income added 14.3% year-on-year to EUR8.632bn.

The solid profit growth further enhanced the bank's solvency, with equity tier 1 ratio, which measures the ability to absorb losses, rising to 7.8% at 30 September 2009 from 7.2% at 30 June 2008.

The sound third-quarter performance, which topped analysts' earlier forecasts, lifted the bank's nine-month net income by 1.8% to EUR4.467bn.

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