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Fiserv Acquires Global Financial Crime Management Leader, NetEconomy



    Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading provider of information
    technology services to the financial industry worldwide, today
    announced it has acquired NetEconomy, a leading financial crime
    management and compliance solutions provider to financial institutions
    across the globe with more than 130 implementations in 58 countries.
    Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

    NetEconomy, founded in 1993, is headquartered in The Hague, The
    Netherlands, with offices in London, Paris, Boston, New York, Sydney,
    Shanghai, and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. NetEconomy, owned by Esprit
    Capital Partners since August 2005, provides highly effective and
    easily deployable solutions for anti-money laundering, fraud
    prevention and compliance.

    "NetEconomy's proven products and strong management team will be
    at the forefront of our efforts to deliver value in the important
    growth area of enterprise risk management. We will now be able to
    provide banks, thrifts and credit unions a superior solution for both
    anti-money laundering and fraud management which will be integrated
    into all of our core account processing platforms - and at the same
    time, continue to serve large financial institutions who desire a
    superior risk management solution," said Fiserv President and Chief
    Executive Officer Jeff Yabuki. "This is a prime example of how our
    Fiserv 2.0 strategies come together to benefit clients. We bring
    high-quality technology products to our client base to help them
    achieve best-in-class results."

    "Fiserv is a trusted and world-class organization, providing
    end-to-end software solutions, and processing data for accounts and
    transactions across thousands of financial institutions. As a core
    building block of Fiserv's enterprise risk, compliance and fraud
    platform, we look forward to working together to help financial
    institutions meet the business challenges of risk management and
    compliance," said Sebastian Kuntz, chief executive officer of
    NetEconomy. "NetEconomy is delighted to now be part of Fiserv. This
    will advance our client reach, and accelerate the innovation and
    development of our fraud, risk and anti-money laundering solutions to
    better serve and grow our global customer base."

    Neil Katkov, industry analyst at Celent said of the acquisition,
    "NetEconomy has leading-edge solutions for anti-money laundering,
    fraud and compliance, while Fiserv is a major provider of technology
    and outsourced services to the financial industry. Fiserv will be now
    able to offer a solid financial crime offering along with its
    traditional hosted and stand-alone core processing systems - an
    attractive combination."

    Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a Fortune 500 company, provides
    information management systems and services to the financial and
    insurance industries. The company serves more than 17,000 clients
    worldwide and is the leading provider of core processing solutions for
    U.S. banks, credit unions and thrifts. For more information, visit
    www.fiserv.com.