11.08.07 | TRANSFIRST Ranks as One of the Top 100 Providers to the Financial Services Industry for the Fourth Consecutive Year

DALLAS (November 8, 2007) — TRANSFIRST, a leading provider of transaction processing services and payment technologies, has been ranked 44th in the 2007 FinTech 100, an annual industry ranking developed and published by American Banker and Financial Insights, an IDC company. The ranking, which features the top 100 global technology and service providers to the financial services industry, has included TRANSFIRST on its list for four consecutive years.

The recently published ranking is based on revenue data, applications/services, vendor/product reputation, adherence to industry standards, number of clients in banking, number and value of acquisitions within financial services, market capitalization and changes to market capitalization.

"TRANSFIRST prides itself on offering financial institutions secure and innovative technology solutions that directly address their merchant and business customers' needs and providing the highest level of customer service they could expect from a true partner," said John Shlonsky, President and CEO of TRANSFIRST. "We plan to continue building both successful financial institution relationships and our company through organic growth and strategic acquisitions that will provide value for all of our partners."

Today, TRANSFIRST processes more than $30 billion in annual volume and serves more than 155,000 merchants and 1,000 financial institutions. When TRANSFIRST first applied for FinTech in 2004, it processed $18.5 billion in annual volume.

About TRANSFIRST
A premier provider of transaction processing services and payment enabling technologies, TRANSFIRST offers a first-rate suite of products and services and customized processing programs uniquely tailored for the special business needs of financial institutions, independent sales organizations and agents and its referral and reseller partners. Through its in-depth industry knowledge, partnership strategy and innovative solutions, TRANSFIRST provides a specialized approach to transaction processing for healthcare providers, public entities, online and other non-traditional merchants, as well as brick and mortar retailers. Founded in 1995, TRANSFIRST is a market leader in strategic mergers and acquisitions, which has allowed the company to gain significant market share and world-class expertise in growing and profitable industry segments. Built on a platform of personal service, customer commitment and flexible pricing, TRANSFIRST is headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and has operations facilities in Louisville, Colo., Omaha, Neb., Kansas City, Kan., Newport Beach, Calif., and Milwaukee, Wis. Company wide, TRANSFIRST currently processes approximately $30 billion in annual sales volume for more than 160,000 merchants and more than 1,000 financial institutions. TRANSFIRST can be reached at 1-800-745-2659 or at www.TRANSFIRST.com.