Colleen Lee Joins First American Payment Systems, L.P. As Vice President of Sales & Marketing.

Business Editors

FORT WORTH, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 10, 2001

First American Payment Systems, L.P., one of the fastest growing merchant credit card processing acquirers in the U.S., is pleased to announce that Colleen Lee has joined the company as Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Ms. Lee's main responsibilities are to manage the explosive sales growth of First American and to further develop the already strong relationships between First American and its sales offices.

With 16 years' experience in the electronic payments industry, Ms. Lee has proven herself to be a leader in business development with strong sales and marketing strategies. In addition, she has a solid track record of effective sales techniques, motivational skills and relationship management. Ms. Lee has held positions at National City Processing Co., First Data Corp., Envoy Corp., and Triton Systems, Inc.

According to Stephen Robins, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing, First American has spent several months seeking the right individual to increase the success of the company's sales and marketing areas. "Colleen's many talents, industry experience and debit expertise will provide a greater depth of knowledge available to our Sales and Marketing Team along with our Agents and ISO's. We are looking forward to Colleen's contribution to the success of First American," he said.

Ms. Lee's previous contact with First American was as a vendor. "During that time, I was extremely impressed with the company's high standard of service to their sales offices and customers. I am excited to now be a part of that team and to further develop these relationships, as well as have the opportunity to enhance the overall sales and marketing effort," Ms. Lee said.

About First American

First American Payment Systems, L.P. provides full-service electronic credit card authorization and payment systems to retail, restaurant, mail order, telephone order, Internet and home-based merchants throughout the United States. First American's divisions include national ATM deployment, Secur-Chex(TM) check guarantee, FirstPay.Net(TM) e-commerce payment gateway, and Merimac Capital point-of-sale equipment and ATM leasing. The company also offers electronic gift certificates and electronic check conversion. First American provides services for more than 25,000 merchants and operates 280 ATMs nationally. For more information on First American Payment Systems, visit the company's website at www.first-american.net.