CORRECTING and REPLACING PayStar Launches Prepaid Debit MasterCard Card for Nationwide Community Project.

Business Editors

LODI, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 13, 2004

In BW5692 issued Jan. 13, 2004: All references to MasterCard and Visa should be followed by a registered trademark symbol, sted a trademark symbol: MasterCard(R) and Visa(R) (sted MasterCard(TM) and Visa(TM)).

The corrected release reads:

PAYSTAR LAUNCHES PREPAID DEBIT MASTERCARD CARD FOR NATIONWIDE COMMUNITY PROJECT

PayStar Corporation's (OTC:PYST) GLOBALCash Division, one of the nation's growing providers of secure debit cards, announced today a launch providing the prepaid CTNP debit MasterCard(R) card for a national program called the "Community Technology Network Project" (CTNP). PayStar and other Alliance Partners of the CTNP program including CoreComm Limited (OTC:ATX), Commsure, LLC, Family Health Benefits, Inc., as well as other fortune 1000 companies are supplying multi-technology digital services and computers to residents of The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Section 8 and Public Housing programs.

"The initial launch of the prepaid CTNP MasterCard(R) card will begin in Texas, Louisiana, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan and South Carolina. This launch signifies the beginning of the enrollment phase of the CTNP program," stated William D. Yotty, Chairman and CEO, PayStar Corporation. "Ultimately the program offering will provide millions of underserved Section 8 and Public Housing residents the opportunity to make purchases online and at retail outlets. This is just the first wave of a multi-year marketing campaign for the nationwide CTNP program. The revenues generated by the CTNP program will significantly increase GLOBALCash's earnings for 2004."

The CTNP program initiative was developed and is administered by Worldwide Communication Group, Inc. Through this innovative Alliance Partnership, millions of Section 8 and Public Housing residents will now have an opportunity to obtain personal computers and Internet access. The program will enable participants to bridge the "Digital Divide" and gain the opportunities afforded Internet connected families. The CTNP program is scheduled to move quickly throughout the nation's 3,300 Housing Authorities.

About Worldwide

Worldwide Communication Group, Inc. was founded in 1995 is a commercial telecommunication corporation. WCG was appointed as the Implementation Director for the Telecommunication & Information Assistance Program to implement the Community Technology Network Project (CTNP) (www.ctnp.info). WCG's commercial telecommunication service bureau provides digital technology communication services to individuals and families that would otherwise not have such services due to the lack of a checking account or major credit card accessibility.

About PayStar

PayStar Corporation (www.paystar.com) provides its distributors and clients with a suite of prepaid, stored value products. PayStar's GLOBALCash, Inc. (www.globalcash.us) distributes prepaid ATM debit and MasterCard(R) cards that can be used just like regular credit cards. Prepaid ATM debit cards can be used everywhere Visa(R) and MasterCard(R) is accepted (stores, restaurants, theaters) and online. PayStar currently supplies the prepaid ATM debit card for a national government project to enable millions of underserved and subsidized housing individuals access to prepaid ATM debit cards. PayStar's internal corporate and distributor sales as well as mergers and acquisitions will continue to drive growth.

This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause the company's actual results or outcome to be materially different from those anticipated and discussed herein. These include the company's historic lack of profitability, end user customer acceptance and actual demand, which may differ significantly from expectations, the need for the company to manage its growth, the need to raise funds for operations and other risks with the regulation of the telecommunications industry.