Promoting the goods and services of others by preparing and placing advertisements in an electronic form, namely, websites, magazines, newsletters, accessed through a global computer network; Electronic order processing to facilitate on-line retail transactions and business to business transactions of the goods and services of others via a global communications network; providing a website for merchants featuring business information, namely, pricing information that allows merchants to compare their prices for goods and services to the prices of other providers of goods and services; operating on-line marketplaces for sellers of goods and services

Electronic funds transfers and electronic cash, credit card and debit transactions for financial institutions; supplying credit card transaction processing services, electronic credit card transactions, and credit card verification services for the providers of goods and services; electronic payment, namely, electronic processing and transmission of bill payment data; providing financial information via a global computer network; providing electronic banking services; providing information for merchants via a global communications network in the nature of service rate quotes for electronic debit processing; providing financial analysis and consultation, namely, providing a wide range of information and analysis to merchants by electronic means in connection with credit, debit, stored value, and other payment cards