LONDON, June 23 /PRNewswire/ --     VocaLink, the international payment transaction specialist, has appointed
Claire Hafner to its board as Chief Financial Officer. Claire will be
responsible for all aspects of the company's financial management, including
the accounting, commercial, procurement, legal, and risk and compliance
functions. She has over 20 years of financial and operational experience
having previously worked in senior positions at Eversheds LLP, LCH Clearnet,
Barclays Bank, Guinness Brewing Worldwide and British Telecom.

Commenting on Claire's appointment, Marion King, Chief Executive Officer,
VocaLink said: "We are delighted that Claire is joining VocaLink. Her
extensive experience in streamlining the finance functions of a company, as
well as her significant board experience both in the UK and internationally,
make her a valuable addition to our board."

Claire Hafner commented: "I am very happy to be joining VocaLink at such
a significant time for the company. As a trusted and reliable partner to the
financial industry, the company's payment services are vital in the economic
downturn as they will help banks to create new revenue streams while
maximising efficiencies. I am looking forward to working with the board to
further the company's business."

Claire joins VocaLink from Eversheds LLP where she was Finance Director
(FD). In this role she was instrumental in turning around the financial
operations of the company and running the IT, facilities and procurement
functions. She also introduced a new global account management system that
helped the company to win the FT Innovation Award for its billing and fee
offering in 2008. Prior to this, she worked as the acting FD of LCH Clearnet,
and before this as the first FD of the IT and Operations division at Barclays
Bank. In this position she set up the division's financial strategy and led
large outsourcing and cost reduction initiatives across the business.

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 (Bankgirocentralen) to provide
outsourced processing for the majority of Sweden's domestic payments.

Having pioneered electronic payments over 40 years ago, many of the
world's top banks and their corporate customers have grown to 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.

Further information

    Gerald Cross or Jo Marlow, The JJ Group
    +44(0)1865-343100 or vocalink@thejjgroup.com

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