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Transaction card processor also creates matching contribution for employees, sales partners

For Release: October 11, 2010

SAN RAFAEL, Calif.听鈥� Central Payment today announced that it has made a $25,000 corporate contribution to Lucile Packard Children鈥檚 Hospital Stanford as part of its newly announced corporate philanthropy program.

Central Payment, a transaction card processor founded in 2006, was recently recognized by Inc. Magazine as one of the nation鈥檚 fastest growing companies. 鈥淧hilanthropy is very important to us,鈥� says Matthew Hyman, managing partner. 鈥淎t this stage of our lives, we are fortunate enough to have the ability to fund and to positively impact deserving nonprofit groups.鈥� Central Payment鈥檚 generous sponsorship will provide important resources for special events organized by the Hospital鈥檚听Child Life Department, including a Halloween Party, a Holiday Classic, a Spring Outing, and a Summer Party. The events program will be named in honor of Barry Pham, a former patient who passed away after a courageous battle with leukemia. 鈥淭hese special occasions provide a welcome relief from the rigors of daily care for our patients and their families,鈥� says Colette Case, Director of Child Life and Family Services. 鈥淲e are grateful for Central Payment鈥檚 commitment to supporting Packard Children鈥檚 Hospital.鈥�

The Central Payment contribution is a two-year grant from the Company鈥檚 corporate social responsibility fund. Central Payment has also announced that at the beginning of each calendar year, it will select four to six organizations to receive official corporate support and contributions. In addition, the Company has established a matching contribution process by which it will make commensurate donations, subject to approval by management, for contributions made by employees and sales partners. 鈥淭hrough our support of the Lucile Packard Children鈥檚 Hospital, we are calling attention to a very worthy cause and stressing to all of our employees and sales partners that the act of giving is vitally important,鈥� says Hyman. 鈥淭he matching donation program is another way that we reinforce the importance of financial support for nonprofit organizations.鈥�

About Central Payment Corporation

Central Payment (鈥淐PAY鈥�) is a leading national provider of transaction processing services. As one of the fastest growing payment processors in the country, CPAY provides innovative electronic technology solutions, personal service and competitive pricing to more than 35,000 businesses across the country. It annually processes in excess of $2.5 billion in transactions.