Accesspoint Announces Certification for Level Three Purchase Card Transactions.

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 4, 1999--

Today Accesspoint Corporation (OTC BB:ASAP) ("Accesspoint"), a manufacturer of turnkey Internet based electronic commerce solutions, announced that the certification phase of its Level III Purchase Card project has been completed.

Accesspoint is now certified to transmit Level III Purchase Card transactions over the National Data Corporation ("NDC") processing network. NDC, a leading credit card processor with an estimated 800 billion transactions handled, was the first processor to be certified for Level III purchase card transactions with all three major credit cards, Visa, MasterCard, and American Express.

This Level III purchase card certification permits Accesspoint to capitalize on the growing number of businesses who are turning to web-based electronic purchasing systems that provide the same detailed line-item information contained on traditional paper purchase orders and invoices. Level III purchase orders also save businesses money by eliminating the need for check posting, reconciliation, and handling. In addition, Level III purchase cards allow vendors to receive immediate payment and qualify for the lowest possible interchange rates by meeting card association requirements for collecting enhanced data.

"Level III certification paves the way for Accesspoint's customers to have access to previously untapped markets," said Tom Djokovich, CEO of Accesspoint. "This is an important step towards our goal of making Merchant Manager and Transaction Manager two of the premier business-to-business e-commerce solutions. This will have a positive impact on our merchants because it will give them the ability to position themselves as suppliers to government agencies and larger businesses who require more transaction detail and security in their Internet-based purchases," added Djokovich.

"Having a strong partner in Accesspoint for Internet business to business transactions is important to us," said Pete Hamel, vice president and general manager of National Data Corporation. "It is our belief that e-commerce will soon represent the largest environment for business to business purchases," added Hamel. According to a recent article in Credit Card Management magazine, Visa (USA) estimates that commercial e-commerce worldwide will grow to $1.1 trillion by the year 2003. Industry estimates also project the business-to-business credit card volume to eventually exceed that of the consumer market.

Accesspoint's comprehensive systems provide turnkey electronic services to small and midsize businesses by expediting the processing of credit cards in a more timely and cost-effective manner. The company's strategy is to provide bundled, feature rich, completely web-based e-commerce solutions at reasonable prices to allow businesses to take advantage of profit opportunities using the Internet.

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