Checkgateway Expands Sales Team

Phoenix, AZ – March 14, 2006 -- Checkgateway, a leading provider of electronic payment services, announced today that it has expanded its sales force with the addition of Norman Neracker as account executive.

Most recently, Neracker was an account manager for The Trane Company. In this capacity, he was responsible for project management and increasing Trane's customer list. Previously, Neracker worked as an office manager and sales services coordinator at Friedman Recycling Company where he oversaw all office functions and was also the liaison for all customer accounts. Prior to that, Neracker was a senior sales representative at Boise Cascade Office Products. He has also worked in the past for VISA USA as a manager in the merchant training department.

"Norman brings an extensive sales background to Checkgateway," says John Kirchhefer, President Checkgateway. "We are extremely excited to bring him on board and are looking forward to a long and successful relationship with him."

Neracker holds an associate's degree in business from Mesa Community College and is also a graduate of VISA management training.

About Checkgateway

Checkgateway, a leader and innovator in the Automated Clearing House (ACH) payment processing industry, has been an ACH service bureau since 1993. Checkgateway is an affiliate member of the National Automated Clearing House Association (NACHA), an organization charged with making operational rules for the ACH network. Checkgateway is one of the only ACH processors using Experian's eSeries Authentication Solution, which it has been using since 2002, to verify the identity of electronic check holders and StarChek, a network of First Data Corp, which Checkgateway has been using since 2002, enables both physical and virtual retailers to route check verifications, online via the STAR Network, to the Primary Payment Systems, Inc. (PPS) databases and determine - in real time - whether a check is likely to be returned. The company is based in Phoenix, Arizona. For more information contact 480-785-2262 see www.checkgateway.com.