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CheckFree Corporation Chairman and CEO Pete Kight to Address Quarterly Meeting of Electronic Funds Transfer Association.


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HERNDON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 9, 2000

Pete Kight, chief executive officer of CheckFree Corporation, will address the upcoming meeting of the Electronic Funds Transfer See EFT.

(application, communications) electronic funds transfer - (EFT, EFTS, - system) Transfer of money initiated through electronic terminal, automated teller machine, computer, telephone, or magnetic tape.
 Association Board of Directors, the Association today announced.

The meeting will be held June 14 at the Grandover Resort and Conference Center in Greensboro, N.C.

CheckFree is a significant provider of financial electronic commerce services, processing15 million transactions per month including transactions on behalf of more than three million subscribers to its electronic billing Electronic billing is the electronic delivery and presentation of financial statements, bills, invoices, and related information sent by a company to its customers. Electronic billing is also referred to as the following:
  • e-billing
  • EBPP
 and payment services.

Billers representing more than one-half billion bills per month are offering electronic bills to these subscribers from more than 150 Web sites, including banks, brokerages, credit unions, portals and via personal financial manager software, according to according to
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 the company.

CheckFree recently announced that it is working with Bank of America
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Bank of America (NYSE: BAC TYO: 8648 ) is the largest commercial bank in the United States in terms of deposits, and the largest company of its kind in the world.
 to deliver the "Next Generation" of payments -- bank-based payments for person-to-person and Internet merchant payments.

"CheckFree's success under Pete Kight's leadership is emblematic of the vitality and health of electronic payments industry," said H. Kurt Helwig, EFTA EFTA: see European Free Trade Association.  executive director.

"The industry appreciates his proven leadership, and we look forward to his comments."

Mr. Kight is the 1992 recipient of Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year Service Award, and is a member of the Board of Directors of Metatec Corp.

About CheckFree Corporation

Based in Atlanta, CheckFree Corporation is a leading electronic billing and payment processor. Its customers include Internet portals like Yahoo!, financial institutions, brokerages, such as Charles Schwab Charles Schwab can refer to:
  • Charles M. Schwab, founder of Bethlehem Steel.
  • Charles R. Schwab, founder of the brokerage.
  • Charles Schwab Corporation, the brokerage.
, and personal financial management tools like Intuit's Quicken(R) and Microsoft Money Microsoft Money is Microsoft's personal finance software for computers using the Microsoft Windows operating system. A version is also available for Windows Mobile (available for Money versions 2000-2006, and up to, but not including Windows Mobile 5.0). (R).

About the Electronic Funds Transfer Association

Approaching a quarter-century of service, the Electronic Funds Transfer Association is the nation's leading trade association advocating the advancement of electronic payment systems and commerce. Its members include Internet-technology companies, manufacturers, financial institutions and ATM networks.
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