Atlanta, GA, January 17th, 2006– Ingenico, the world's leading provider of electronic payment terminals, announced today the formation of a marketing agreement with TPI Software LLC, a leading provider of credit card, PIN-based debit, gift card, EBT, and electronic check processing software for retail and online merchants.

Ingenico will work with TPI to address the payment acceptance needs of mid-sized and smaller retailers that need a low cost PC payment processing software solution. TPI SmartPayments™ utilize the Internet to provide the retailer with 2-3 second transaction times while eliminating the cost of a modem & phone line. SmartPayments can be used as a non-integrated stand beside solution or seamlessly integrated with most POS systems, including Microsoft’s new RMS POS software to provide a complete payment and inventory management solution.

Ingenico’s complete range of multi-lane, IP-enabled, wireless and dial terminals will work with SmartPayments, eliminating the need for POS software companies to individually integrate to each Ingenico terminal. TPI also supports credit card electronic signature capture retrieval with the Ingenico eN-Touch 1000, i6550 and i6770 payment terminals.

Lloyd Baylard, VP and GM of Ingenico’s Retail Solutions organization, stated, “Our agreement with TPI will enable Ingenico to address the needs of retailers that need secure real-time transaction acceptance without investing significant funds in a networking infrastructure. TPI SmartPayments compliments our eN-Concert STORE and ENTERPRISE offering, providing a wider range of transaction management solutions for the retail marketplace.”

Bill Pittman, President of TPI Software, LLC, stated “SmartPayments brings the features and functionality larger retailers have, such as 2-3 second transaction times using new customer activated payment terminals with PIN-Entry & signature capture, to the small and midsized retailers at a much lower cost and faster time to market. Working with Ingenico allows TPI to provide these retailers an end-to-end standard’s based payment management solution allowing retailers to compete effectively by providing increased throughput with enhanced customer payment options.

About Ingenico

Throughout the world businesses rely on Ingenico for secure and expedient electronic transaction acceptance. Ingenico products leverage proven technology, established standards and unparalleled ergonomics to provide optimal reliability, versatility and usability. This comprehensive range of products is complimented by a global array of services and partnerships, enabling businesses in a number of vertical sectors to accept transactions anywhere their business takes them. For more information about Ingenico, a leading supplier of electronic acceptance technology, please visit www.ingenico-us.com

About TPI Software, LLC

TPI Software LLC, is a privately held corporation based in Redmond, WA, and is the leading provider of innovative payment technologies for processing credit card, debit/ATM card, EBT, Gift card, electronic check services (verification, guarantee & conversion) and electronic signature/receipt & check image capture and retrieval services. TPI Software developed TPI SmartPayments™, an electronic payment solution that supports the major US payment processors as well as client solutions that work on any device, at anytime and anyplace. TPI Software’s technology is an alternative to the stand-alone single-function bank terminals many businesses currently use to process payments and provides a full suite of Payment Web services that can be integrated into Electronic Commerce environments, MOTO or retail Point-of-Sale systems. TPI Software has established long-standing relationships with banks and institutions that help process electronic payment transactions. TPI Software can be reached through the Internet at www.TPISoft.com or by calling (425) 882-0921.

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SmartPayments is a trademark of TPI Software, LLC.
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TPI Software, LLC
17720 NE 65th Street, Suite 202
Redmond, WA 98052

For more information, please contact:

Ingenico
Michael English
Director, Business Development and Communications
Phone: 678.795.2727
Email: menglish@ingenico-us.com

TPI Software
Bill Pittman
President
Phone: 425.882.0921
Fax: 425.696.0057
Email: info@tpisoft.com