INGENICO SELECTED BY FIRST DATA TO DEVELOP NEXT GEN EFT POS TERMINAL.

Ingenico Corp., the North American subsidiary of Ingenico S.A., and First Data Corp (NYSE: FDC) have announced that they have reached a multi-year agreement to develop and supply the next generation in Electronic Funds Transfer/Point of Sale (EFT POS) terminals. The relationship brings together two worldwide leaders in payment services and technology. First Data is a global leader in electronic commerce and payment services. Ingenico is a worldwide leader in EFT POS terminal shipments and secure transaction technology. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

The first-of-a-kind EFT POS terminal will incorporate both present and future requirements for First Data subsidiaries that provide transaction services at the point-of-sale, including Western Union and First Data Merchant Services. The feature-rich device will be smart card and signature-capture enabled, and will be capable of accepting virtually all forms of payment. It also will support future payment developments. This new technology will allow First Data to consolidate point-of-sale services, reducing merchant costs, hardware requirements and training time while also freeing valuable retail counter space.

The single, easy-to-use interface will support a wide range of First Data products and services, facilitating enterprise-wide agreements with clients. Such agreements have the potential to reduce overall costs for both First Data and its clients and could potentially increase customer traffic at merchant locations.

Michael Yerington, president, Western Union North America stated, "Our relationship with Ingenico creates the solid base of technological and industry expertise we need to make this project a success. The resulting terminal will address the needs of First Data subsidiaries, enabling us to improve payment and service delivery efficiency while greatly improving our ability to cross-sell services, resulting in stronger brand identity and increased profitability. This device will be a powerful addition to an already robust product line."

Jean Jacques Poutrel, chairman of Ingenico Corp. and chairman and chief executive officer of Ingenico S.A. stated, "Our agreement with First Data is an acknowledgment of Ingenico's global leadership in payment terminal technology and clearly demonstrates Ingenico's total commitment to the North American market."

First Data Corp. (NYSE: FDC), with global headquarters in Denver, powers the global economy. As the leader in electronic commerce and payment services, First Data serves approximately 2.6 million merchant locations, 1,400 card issuers and millions of consumers, making it easier, faster and more secure for people and businesses to buy goods and services using virtually any form of payment. With 28,000 employees worldwide, the company provides credit, debit, smart card and stored-value card issuing and merchant transaction processing services; Internet commerce solutions; Western Union money transfers and money orders; and check processing and verification services throughout the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Japan, Mexico, Spain, the Netherlands, the Middle East and Germany. Its money transfer agent network includes approximately 117,000 locations in more than 185 countries and territories.

Ingenico S.A. is a leading provider of smart card secured transaction products and systems with subsidiaries and partnerships all over the world and customers in over 70 countries and territories. It's subsidiary Ingenico Corp. provides hardware, software and services to the ever-expanding transaction needs of the North American marketplace, which demands quality and requires flexible and robust payment solutions. Our solutions include the Elite terminal family, which is built upon the Unicapt architecture for optimum application portability and secure multi-application acceptance, and was the first to be EMVco approved. [sections]