LONDON, September 17 /PRNewswire/ --     VocaLink, the payment transaction specialist, today announced that it had
signed a partnership agreement with Axway, a leading provider of
collaborative business solutions. Under the agreement Axway will provide a
gateway for VocaLink's clients to access its Euro services and other VocaLink 
services.

Axway has developed a very cost-effective thin client gateway, which is
downloadable from the internet. This will enable VocaLink to extend its Euro
services offering in a cost-effective way and make it an attractive
proposition for even smaller users.

Working together the two organisations will offer customers low cost,
easy-to-deploy entry points for access to the VocaLink Euro CSM. This will
provide a full range of SEPA services including domestic Euro direct debits.
Axway offers secure access through a single channel to VocaLink's shared
services for banks and their business customers to allow them to manage SEPA
transactions.

John Doyle, Channel Service Line Director at VocaLink commented, "We are
delighted to sign this contract with Axway. Its service will speed up access
to the VocaLink Euro CSM and the range of managed services that we offer our
clients. It will enable businesses to take full advantage of the
opportunities that SEPA presents. It removes any complexity in connecting to
our Euro services and helps demystify the whole connectivity area."

Mike Nason, Senior Vice President at Axway added, "We have been working
with VocaLink for the past year on a strategy to deliver benefits from this
partnership for both companies and our customers. This agreement provides a
framework from which we can explore further opportunities for joint
collaboration."

Notes to Editors

About VocaLink

VocaLink is a specialist provider of transaction services to banks, their
corporate customers and Government departments. It processes domestic and
international automated payments and provides ATM switching solutions. On a
peak day, the VocaLink automated payment platform processes over 90 million
transactions and over half a billion in a month. Its switching platform
connects the world's busiest ATM network of over 60,000 ATMs. Its Real-Time
Payments platform provides the central infrastructure for the UK Faster
Payments service. VocaLink is working with BGC to provide outsourced
processing for the majority of Sweden's domestic payments.

Having pioneered electronic payments for over four decades, many of the
world's top banks and their corporate customers rely on VocaLink to meet
their transaction needs. Its processing services offer banks reach throughout
the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) and beyond; and are complemented by
value-added services that leverage industry expertise and technical
capabilities.

Please visit http://www.vocalink.com for more information.

About Axway

Axway is the leading global provider of collaborative business
solutions. Axway establishes the dynamic connections - within and among
enterprises - that make companies easier to do business with. Spanning all
industries, over 11,000 organizations in more than 100 countries depend on
Axway to manage and control their business-critical information in motion -
improving value chain efficiency, regulatory compliance and quality of
service. Built on a service-oriented architecture (SOA), Axway's
Synchrony(TM) solutions feature a highly flexible integration and B2B
framework, business and technical analytics, and professional services. Axway
also offers customized solutions for the financial services, life sciences
and automotive industries. A subsidiary of Sopra Group, SA, Axway is
headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona.

For further information please contact:
    Gerald Cross at the JJ Group
    +44(0)1865-343100 or vocalink@thejjgroup.com

    Kevin Monks at VocaLink
    +44(0)870-920-8574 or kevin.monks@vocalink.com

    Deborah Souter at VocaLink
    +44(0)870-920-8651 or deborah.souter@vocalink.com