08.30.05 | TRANSFIRST Names Barry Ervi Midwest Vice President of Business Development for Its Independent Sales Services Division

DALLAS (Aug. 30, 2005) – Dallas-based TRANSFIRST, a leading provider of transaction processing services and payment enabling technologies, today announced that Barry Ervi has been named the Midwest vice president of business development for its Independent Sales Services division. In this role, Ervi, who has 15 years of experience in the bankcard industry, will help lead the company’s business growth and development with independent sales organizations and agents in the country’s Midwest region. His primary responsibilities will be to develop new business relationships, increase market share for TRANSFIRST’s products and services and assist independent sales organizations and sales agents in customizing merchant processing programs.

“As our Independent Sales Services division continues to experience growth, we are committed to providing leading industry expertise and full-time support to our independent sales customers,” said Ryan O’Connor, president of business development for TRANSFIRST’s Independent Sales Services division. “Barry brings an extensive industry background and leadership to our team and will be a tremendous asset to our company and our clients.”
Prior to joining TRANSFIRST, Ervi served as a business development manager for Paymentech. He has also held sales and management positions with Chase Merchant Services and First USA Bank. Ervi received his bachelor’s degree in marketing and a minor in advertising from Texas Tech University.

About TRANSFIRST
A premier provider of transaction processing services and payment enabling technologies, TRANSFIRST offers a first-rate suite of products and services and customized processing programs uniquely tailored for the special business needs of financial institutions, independent sales organizations and agents and its referral and reseller partners. Through its in-depth industry knowledge, partnership strategy and innovative solutions, TRANSFIRST provides a specialized approach to transaction processing for healthcare providers, public entities, online and other non-traditional merchants, as well as brick and mortar retailers. Founded in 1995, TRANSFIRST is a market leader in strategic mergers and acquisitions, which has allowed the company to gain significant market share and world-class expertise in growing and profitable industry segments. Built on a platform of personal service, customer commitment and flexible pricing, TRANSFIRST is headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and has operations facilities in Louisville, Colo., Omaha, Neb., Kansas City, Kan., Newport Beach, Calif., Milwaukee, Wis. and Langhorne, Penn. Company wide, TRANSFIRST currently processes approximately $20 billion in annual sales volume for more than 160,000 merchants and more than 760 financial institutions. TRANSFIRST can be reached at 1-888-254-4137 or at www.TRANSFIRST.com.