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
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 Media'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 Corporation's common shares are listed on the New York and
Toronto stock exchanges (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC).
