PRESS RELEASES > January 26, 2006

MTXEPS and First Data Announce Joint Marketing Agreement

MTXEPS and First Data Merchant Services are pleased to announce a marketing agreement featuring the MTX WinEPS Electronic Payment Software. Under this agreement the First Data sales representatives will resell the WinEPS solution to its end users.

WinEPS software has been sending customer transactions to First Data for years. The MTX Payment Software is considered the premier payment software in the industry. Due to the wide range of integrations MTX has with the point-of-sale manufacturers, seamless integration to the First Data Atlanta Host is complete.

The WinEPS software can access the full range of products offered by the First Data Atlanta Host. This will allow First Data customers to take full advantage of the many features this front-end offers its users. Cost saving features like Credit-to-Debit conversion and Signature and Receipt capture are a standard with First Data and MTX. First Data is constantly adding new products to the Atlanta host. Some of the newest products include Check Conversion and Mall gift card programs.

About MTXEPS, Inc.
MTXEPS is a privately held company, based in California, which markets their products directly and through their reseller channels. The WinEPS software product has been in the market place for over 10 years and now is a feature-rich, mature product with over 7,500 installations. The MTXEPS solution integrates with Point of Sale software from ACR, AutoStar, Casio, IBM, Innovax, JDA, JPMA, NCR, Retalix, RORC Fujitsu Transaction Solutions, StoreNext, Systech, and Pin Pad solutions from Hypercom and Verifone. For additional information, please visit www.MTXEPS.com.

About First Data Corp
First Data Corp (NYSE:FDC) is a leading provider of electronic commerce and payment solutions for businesses and consumers worldwide. Serving 4.1 million merchant locations, 1,500 card issuers and millions of consumers. First Data powers the global economy by making it easy, fast and secure for people and businesses around the world to buy goods and services and using virtually any form of payment. The company’s portfolio of services and solutions include credit, debit, private-label, smart and stored-value card issuing and merchant transactions processing services; money transfer services; money orders; fraud protection and authentication solutions; check guarantee and verification services through Telecheck; as well as Internet commerce and mobile solutions. www.firstdata.com