"We felt that Global Payments had the same commitment level to providing
unsurpassed service, availability and pricing that is critical to our
relationships to our merchants," said Advanced Payment Solutions' Chief
Manager, Debbie Bowles.

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"We are pleased that Advanced Payment Solutions has joined our ISO
family," said Chairman, President and CEO of Global Payments , Paul R. Global Payments offers a
comprehensive line of processing solutions for credit and debit cards,
business-to-business purchasing cards, gift cards, electronic check conversion
and check guarantee, check verification and recovery, as well as terminal
management. Mercury's integrated
dial-up or Internet protocol (IP) processing solutions are fast,
reliable and inexpensive.

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"Our reputation is our most important asset.
Therefore, our relationships with our merchants and vendors are an extension
of those values.
"Our value-added services are provided in addition to offering
faster, more affordable processing," adds Marc Katz, president of
Mercury Payment Systems.

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ATLANTA, Global Payments Inc. The company also provides consumer money transfer services from
the U.

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The MercuryPay system is developed with Mercury's
strategic partner, Datacap Systems , Inc.

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The company
provides services for over 4 million transactions per month and was
recently ranked 68th on the Nilson Report's list of top 100 acquirers
of merchant contracts.

Credit card merchant services are provided to businesses by processors through registered ISO/MSP organizations and their registered sales agents who represent financial institutions that are members of one of the two bank card associations (VISA, USA or MasterCard International), or, travel and entertainment card companies such as American Express, Citicorp Diners Club, or, Carte Blanche.

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Mercury Payment Systems is dedicated to finding the most
innovative ways to process transactions and provide value -added
services to customers. Mercury Payment Systems helps
resellers increase their opportunities with reseller support and
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MercuryPay(TM) is a registered trademark of Mercury Payment
Systems.

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(NYSE: GPN) is a leading provider of electronic
transaction processing services for consumers, merchants, Independent Sales
Organizations (ISOs), financial institutions , government agencies, multi-
national corporations and gaming establishments located throughout the United
States, Canada, Latin America and Europe. Mercury offers developers free software
development kits and encourages them to produce features beneficial to
both customers and dealers, decreasing waste of expensive development
time and resources.

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Advanced Payment Solutions, founded in 1999 , is located in Nashville,
Tennessee. The Company undertakes no obligation to revise any
of these statements to reflect future circumstances or the occurrence of
unanticipated events. They also
receive free gift card and loyalty processing and a no-fee application
and enrollment process. For more information , call 800-846-4472, ext.MercuryPay.

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MercuryPay(TM), a fast, reliable and inexpensive system
for transaction processing, uses Mercury's own server, web services
architecture and IP platform . Now in is fifth year, Mercury Payment
Systems acquires more than 500 new merchants a month.

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Global Payments Signs New Processing Service Agreement With Advanced Payment Solutions LLC

"We embed our superior software, for free,
into the point-of-sale systems, so there's no additional software for
merchants to purchase.

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S. and Europe to destinations in Latin America, Morocco, and the
Philippines . Mercury Payment Systems pays attention to the
latest trends in POS systems and provides solutions for a variety of
systems and existing software.

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Advanced Payment Solutions is an independent sales organization (ISO) that
offers payment processing services for an array of merchant businesses. These forward looking statements involve risks and uncertainties such as
product demand, market and customer acceptance, the effect of economic
conditions, competition , pricing, development difficulties, foreign currency
risks, costs of capital, continued certification by credit card associations,
the ability to consummate and integrate acquisitions, and other risks detailed
in the Company's SEC filings, including the most recently filed Form 10-Q or
Form 10 -K, as applicable.

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Under the terms of the
agreement, Global Payments will provide authorization, capture and settlement
processing services, as well as BIN sponsorship for Advanced Payment
Solutions . The principles of the business are Debbie Bowles and Jennifer
Brinkman, who have over 37 years of combined experience in the industry.
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Mercury Payment Systems' POS solutions are compatible with most
POS systems, and are available for enhanced dial-up and Internet
protocol systems."

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Mercury Payment Systems is an integrated transaction processing
company created to enhance point-of-sale systems by offering credit,
debit, check, gift card and loyalty processing.

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Mercury Payment Systems strengthens its relationships by offering
merchants, dealers and developers many benefits and value-added
services. Merchants pay no upfront costs or software purchases, and
have access to 24x7 support and real-time Web reports.

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770 829 8264 Fax
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"and, we look forward to providing their merchants world class service and
support for many years to come.

Mercury Payment Systems Combines Value-Added Services with Faster Integrated Transaction Processing; MercuryPay Platform Processes Transactions

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Systems, an integrated transactions processing company, uses real-time
internet protocol processing and versatile software to increase the
efficiency of its customers' credit, debit, check and gift card
transactions. MercuryPay
provides service for credit, debit, check and gift card processing,
and supports Visa, MasterCard, Discover , American Express and Diner's
Club.

This category is for the primary processing companies that sponsor the ISO/MSP and their agents.

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(NYSE: GPN), a leader in payment processing services, today announced an
agreement with Advanced Payment Solutions, LLC."
Global Payments Inc. For more information about the company and its services, visit
http://www.

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This announcement may contain forward-looking statements pursuant to the
"safe-harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995.

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DURANGO, Colo. This system is currently used by
retailers, grocers/markets/restaurants, theaters, museums and other
high-volume merchants. Retailers can leverage the reliability and
enhanced efficiency of integrated payment processing to increase
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Mercury hosts redundant data
centers in multiple locations to ensure consistent service.
"We are excited to be the future of transaction processing,
offering extra payment processing services that merchants can't get
elsewhere," says Jeff Katz, CEO of Mercury Payment Systems. "Our
unique combination of innovative technology and value-added services
gives our customers the quickest, most secure solution to their POS
automation issues.