BUYPASS Corporation Joins Growing List of Sponsors for National Conference on Future of EBT.

HERNDON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 25, 1998--Support for a scheduled national conference on the future of Electronic Benefits Transfer systems continued to grow today as BUYPASS Corp., a subsidiary of Electronic Payments Services, Inc. (EPS), announced its general sponsorship of the event..

The conference, "EBT--The Next Generation," will be held November 8-10 at the Marriott Metro Center, in Washington, D.C.

We are thrilled that industry leaders like BUYPASS and EPS see the critical role this conference will play in examining how current payments systems will play in the future of EBT," said H. Kurt Helwig, executive director of the Electronic Funds Transfer Association, whose EBT Industry Council is spearheading the event.

BUYPASS, a leading processor of EBT transactions, joins such industry leaders as Citicorp Services, Inc., Burger, Carroll & Associates, Century Technologies, Zerco Systems, and Deluxe Electronic Payment Systems as sponsors of EBT--The Next Generation.

About EPS

Electronic Payment Services, Inc. (EPS), a privately held company headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, is a leading electronic funds transfer (EFT) processor in the United States, with approximately 2.7 billion transactions annually. EPS is the holding company for BUYPASS Corporation and MONEY ACCESS SERVICE INC.

About EBT--The Next Generation

EBT--The Next Generation will be held Nov. 8 - 11 at the Marriott at Metro Center in Washington. Hundreds of attendees are expected to take part in the event. For more information on EBT--The Next Generation, please visit the EFTA web site at http://www.efta.org.

About the EBT Industry Council

EFTA's EBT Industry Council is the nation's longest standing trade group dedicated to the business and policy issues involved in electronic benefits transfer systems. Its members include EBT processors, suppliers, equipment manufacturers and consultants.Current members include EDS, Concord Computing Corp., and Transaction Network Services.

About the Electronic Funds Transfer Association

Now in its third decade, the Electronic Funds Transfer Association is the nation's leading inter-industry trade association dedicated to electronic commerce and payments. EFTA members include Diebold, Inc., Fleet Financial Group, Mag-Tek, Inc., and Comerica Bank.