VersaPay Signs Multi-Year Contract with Major Vacation Package Provider

VANCOUVER, Feb. 22 /CNW/ - VersaPay Corporation (TSX: VPY.V) ("VersaPay" or the "Company"), a provider of merchant credit, debit, gift and loyalty card transaction processing solutions, today announced that it has signed a three-year, exclusive agreement (the "Agreement") with the Canadian division of Globus, an international provider of touring travel and vacation packages.

"This Agreement demonstrates VersaPay's ability to competitively price and service merchants of significant size and credit card transaction volume, as well as the flexibility of our solutions to meet their needs," said Michael Gokturk, CEO VersaPay. "As a longstanding, leading provider of international vacation packages, Globus processes numerous high-value debit and credit card transactions on a daily basis. As such, this contract represents significant revenue growth for VersaPay and substantial savings for Globus."

Under the terms of the Agreement, VersaPay will provide Globus with a credit and debit card payment processing solution, taking advantage of VersaPay's PCI compliant (meets all Payment Card Industry data security requirements) e-commerce gateway. VersaPay will generate revenue based on a percentage value of each transaction that Globus processes through its payment system.

"We were looking for a payment processing solution provider with competitive rates, superior customer service and leading-edge technology that could be easily integrated with our back-end accounting and tracking systems," said Stephanie Bishop, Managing Director Canada, Globus. "VersaPay meets all of these requirements and is recommended by the Association of Canadian Travel Agencies (ACTA), making it the clear choice."

About Globus

For more than 80 years, the Globus family of brands has been providing a variety of vacations that address the needs of today's diverse traveler with unparalleled vacation experiences, full of discovery and insight. Globus offers hundreds of unique itineraries all over Europe, North America, South America, Asia, Australia and Africa. For additional information, please visit: www.globusjourneys.ca

About VersaPay

VersaPay's (TSX: VPY.V) proprietary technology enables businesses and consumers across Canada to accept and process credit, debit and gift card transactions. As a payment services and financial technology company serving more than 3,000 Canadian businesses, VersaPay, in conjunction with its partners, provides the hardware, technology, infrastructure and support services that businesses of all types require to accept and process electronic payments from their consumers and clients.

While its core business is payment processing services, VersaPay also provides enhanced financial technology solutions such as VersaEFT - the Company's proprietary Electronic Bill Presentment and Payment solution - which enables merchants and consumers to easily transact with one another.

The Company was recognized by PROFIT Magazine as Canada's Top Emerging Growth Company and was ranked Number 1 in Canada on the 2009 HOT 50 List. VersaPay is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada and has operations in Toronto and Montreal. To learn more about VersaPay, visit http://www.versapay.com

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For further information: Michael Gokturk, CEO, VersaPay, [email protected], [phone]; Kristen Dickson, Investor Relations, The Equicom Group, [email protected], [phone] ext. 273