TFP Announces a NEW Ultimate On-line Resource for the Financial Industry Visit the new The Global Banking Resource at www. tgbr. com
TFP's flagship product, The Global Banking Resource, www. tgbr. com, has been redesigned with new features such as Industry Links, Payments Library, Financial Industry Terms.
(PRWEB) January 16, 2003
Skokie, IL – January 15, 2003 – TFP, a leading provider of data and software solutions for financial and corporate institutions, today launched an updated version of their flagship product, The Global Banking Resource™, www. tgbr. com, adding many new features to the Web site.
TGBR™ is a comprehensive, global database of financial institutions, including contacts, correspondents, subsidiaries, affiliates, financial and payment information, and much more. Its powerful search engines ease navigation and allow customized research. Its wealth of data, the most current available, spans the globe, fulfilling informational needs of all kinds. TGBR™ offers worldwide coverage of head offices and branches of banks, central banks, savings and loans, credit unions and holding companies.
New features include: Industry Links to ACH, Global Payment and U. S. State Associations, Regulators and News Resources; Payments Library – providing vital information about payments and clearing systems worldwide; Financial Industry Terms – a full glossary of financial terms and acronyms; Calendar of International Bank Holidays; and, an Update Your Financial Institution Listing form – an easy, effective method to submit address, officer and asset changes to the TFP global editorial staff.
“People new to the global payments field will find our Payments Library and Financial Industry Terms invaluable,” said Janis Duncan, product manager. “Experienced professionals know our data is the most accurate and comprehensive information available. Our satisfied subscribers include financial institutions, government accounts, major corporations, retailers, and vendors - all realizing the value of TGBR in their day to day operations.”
About TFP
TFP (www. tfp. com), a division of Thomson Media, is a leading provider of data and software solutions for financial and corporate institutions worldwide. Our goal is to improve the efficiency of our clients by providing customized data solutions covering multiple functional areas, including payments, compliance, vendor interfaces and marketing. TFP’s product lines include Check Operations, Marketing Services, Payment Efficiency, Reference Tools for Banking™ and Risk Reduction. TFP’s solutions assist in accurately originating payments to realize higher STP rates; facilitating the repair of rejected transactions; ensuring compliance with the USA PATRIOT Act and regulatory agencies such as the U. S. Treasury’s OFAC and FinCEN’s Currency and Wire Reporting; avoiding money laundering, fraud (www. FraudBAN. com) and other perilous business practices; and, facilitating the automated exchange of operational data between financial institutions. TFP maintains the most authoritative and comprehensive databases of financial institutions globally and has been the official routing number registrar for the American Bankers Association since 1911. For more information, visit TFP on-line at www. tfp. com or call (847) 676-9600.
About Thomson Media
Thomson Media (www. thomsonmedia. com), a division of The Thomson Corporation, is a leading provider of information, data and software tools for professionals in the financial services and related technologies markets. Its primary products and businesses include: American Banker, Financial Planning, National Mortgage News, The Bond Buyer, Securities Industry News, The Global Banking Resource (www. tgbr. com), National Regulatory Services, Payments & Risk Solutions Products, Credit Card Management, and Sheshunoff Information Services. More than 750,000 clients use Thomson MediaÂ’s publications, databases and work solutions worldwide.
The Thomson Corporation
The Thomson Corporation (www. thomson. com), with 2001 revenues of $7.2 billion, is a global leader in providing integrated information solutions to business and professional customers. Thomson provides value-added information, software applications and tools to more than 20 million users in the fields of law, tax, accounting, financial services, higher education, reference information, corporate training and assessment, scientific research and healthcare. The CorporationÂ’s common shares are listed on the New York and Toronto stock exchanges (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC).
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