Bank Central Asia Selects Hypercom ePic ICE Card Payment Terminals for its Merchant Base.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

HONG KONG & PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 29, 2000

Hypercom Corporation (NYSE:HYC) -- Bank Central Asia has selected and will deploy 10,000 Hypercom(R) ePic ICE 5000 and ICE 5500 Internet-enabled card payment terminals to retailers, hotels and airlines throughout Indonesia. Bank of Central Asia (BCA) is the largest acquiring bank in Indonesia. The initial deployment of 5,000 ICE(TM) terminals is expected to be completed by the end of this year.

"Hypercom has a first class reputation worldwide, and the technically-advanced ICE terminals will allow us to launch and deliver new value-added, revenue-generating services to our merchant base," said Darius Wanardi, General Manager, Bank of Central Asia.

"Bank Central Asia is very highly respected, and we are honored this leading financial institution has selected Hypercom and the ICE terminal platforms for its retail merchant customers," said Jeremy Su, President, Hypercom Asia-Pacific.

Hypercom's ePic (ePOS-infocommerce(TM)) ICE devices are high performance, touch screen-based, Internet-enabled card payment terminals and web appliances that incorporate a firewall multi-application operating system, EMV chip card capability, secure PIN pad, built-in HTML/HTTP web browser and integrated receipt printer. In addition to the embedded applications, Hypercom's ePic ICE terminals support a range of value-added applications and services including: electronic signature and receipt capture, e-mail, on-screen advertising, interactive electronic coupons, user e-commerce function and cash management reporting through a standard browser -- as well as secure credit, debit and smart card functions.

BCA is one of Indonesia's largest private banks, with total assets of Rp 96.5 trillion as of the end of 1999. BCA's asset base represents 33% of private national bank assets and 12% of all bank assets.

BCA offers a broad range of deposit-taking and lending instruments, as well as a host of payment processing services for telecommunications, utilities and education-related bills through its ATM and debit cards. These services are supported by more than 25,000 merchants and serve well over 8 million customers. Such extensive product offerings and customer base have positioned BCA as a recognized leader among private national banks in Indonesia.

Hypercom Corporation (NYSE:HYC) is a leading global provider of electronic payment solutions that add value at the point-of-sale for consumers, merchants and acquirers. Hypercom's products include secure card payment terminals and web appliances, networking equipment and software applications for e-commerce, m-commerce, smart cards and traditional payment applications.

Headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, Hypercom maintains an installed base of more than 3.5 million card payment terminals which operate in over 100 countries and conduct more than 2.5 billion transactions annually.

Note to Editors: Hypercom is a registered trademark of Hypercom Corporation. ICE and ePOS-infocommerce are trademarks of Hypercom Corporation. All other products or services mentioned in this document are trademarks, service marks, registered trademarks or registered service marks of their respective owners.

Certain matters discussed within this press release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Although management of Hypercom believes the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that its expectations will be attained. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations include industry, competitive and technological changes; risks associated with international operations and foreign currency fluctuations; the composition, timing and size of orders from and shipments to major customers; inventory obsolescence; market acceptance of new products and other risks detailed from time to time in Hypercom's SEC reports, including the company's most recent Form 10-K and subsequent 10Qs.