02.02.05 | TRANSFIRST Ranked as One of the Top 100 Providers To the Financial Services Industry

TRANSFIRST ranked 32nd, the highest ranked privately-owned company by American Banker and Financial Insights

DALLAS (Feb. 2, 2005) – Dallas-based TRANSFIRST, a leading provider of transaction processing services and payment enabling technologies, ranked 32nd and was the highest ranked privately-owned company in the first annual FinTech 100 list developed and published by American Banker and Financial Insights. The list ranks the top 100 global technology and service providers to the financial services industry.

The ranking, published in November 2004, was based on revenue data, applications/ services, vendor/product reputation, adherence to industry standards, number of clients in banking, number and value of acquisitions within financial services, market capitalization and changes to market capitalization.

"This recognition further exemplifies our position as one of the industry’s leading payment processing solutions providers," said Thomas Rouse, chief executive officer of TRANSFIRST. "Over the past 10 years since our company was founded, we have experienced phenomenal growth and success because of our core commitment to high-levels of customer service and our in-depth industry approach to transaction processing."

TRANSFIRST is the largest privately-held transaction processor and the 12th largest in the United States with $21 billion in annual processing volume for more than 150,000 merchants and 760 financial institutions.

To see a complete list of the FinTech Top 100 click here.

About TRANSFIRST
A premier provider of transaction processing services and payment enabling technologies, TRANSFIRST offers a first-rate suite of products and services and customized processing programs uniquely tailored for the special business needs of financial institutions, independent sales organizations and agents and its referral and reseller partners. Through its in-depth industry knowledge, partnership strategy and innovative solutions, TRANSFIRST provides a specialized approach to transaction processing for health care providers, public entities, online and other non-traditional merchants, as well as brick and mortar retailers. Founded in 1995, TRANSFIRST is a market leader in strategic mergers and acquisitions, which has allowed the company to gain significant market share and world-class expertise in growing and profitable industry segments. Built on a platform of personal service, customer commitment and flexible pricing, TRANSFIRST is headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and has operations facilities in Louisville, Colo., Omaha, Neb., Kansas City, Kan., Newport Beach, Calif., Milwaukee, Wis. and Langhorne, Penn. TRANSFIRSTwas recapitalized in 2000 by GTCR Golder Rauner LLC, a leading private equity investment firm. Company wide, TRANSFIRST currently processes approximately $21 billion in annual sales volume for more than 150,000 merchants and more than 760 financial institutions. TRANSFIRST can be reached at 1-888-254-4137 or at www.TRANSFIRST.com.