LONDON and HONG KONG, September 15 /PRNewswire/ --

- Payment Processing Hub From Misys Helps to Drive Revenues for
Payments Businesses

Misys plc (LSE: MSY), the global application software and
services company, today announces a new solution to help banks to centralise
and streamline their payment processes. The packaged payment hub is a low
risk and rapid way for banks to modernise their payments environment, at the
same time as protecting their existing investment in legacy systems.

Powered by Misys Message Manager and supported by the
company's portal technology, Misys Payment Manager extends the visibility and
control of any payment through its complete lifecycle. The solution automates
and standardises payment processes from capture all the way through to
settlement, cutting out manual processes and significantly reducing the risk
to the bank's reputation from failed payments. This improved efficiency
enables banks to increase the volumes and capacity of their payments business
as it grows, without having to increase headcount.

The enhanced payment monitoring and control functionality
within Misys Payment Manager helps banks to deliver higher levels of customer
service and new products. Financial institutions can replace complex payments
flows between existing core processing systems with a centralised payment
hub, through which all payments flow, making those existing payments more
visible through a single user interface, improving internal efficiencies as
well as customer service and STP rates.

Misys Payment Manager, a Java EE thin-client application built
on Service Oriented Architecture, provides a single, central location from
which system updates can be rolled out once, rather than multiple times for
each separate processing system. Organisations already operating with a
payments processing engine can also wrap Misys Payment Manager around their
existing system to control the processes and modernise the environment,
automating payment queues and highlighting exceptions earlier in the process
without a "rip and replace" project and utilising existing investments.

Sean Mouton, Sector CIO Group Operations, ABSA, comments:
"There are clear benefits to moving to a payments hub/utility and we have
taken that route at ABSA. We have been heavily involved in the Misys Customer
Advisory Boards on payments and think that the direction that the company is
taking with Misys Payment Manager is very positive. Those that take this
direction will be able to generate greater efficiencies, better customer
service and will be able to generate new revenues from it."

Barry Kislingbury, Solutions Manager Payments and Messaging at
Misys adds, "Our new payment hub is based on architecture and technology,
developed and enhanced over the last 30 years and proven in more than 200
customer sites throughout the world. Misys Payment Manager can be implemented
in brand new payments businesses and existing core payments systems alike,
providing a modern and more efficient automated workflow which helps
customers improve their own STP rates and manage payments that come from
their bank's systems. This is a great step for banks of all sizes to take in
order to maximise the revenue they are making in payments at the same time as
improving the way they service their customer needs in payments and remain
compliant with standards and regulations."

About Misys plc

Misys plc (FTSE: MSY.L), provides integrated, comprehensive solutions
that deliver significant results to organisations in the financial services
and healthcare industries. We maximise value for our customers by combining
our deep knowledge of their business with our commitment to their success.

In banking and treasury & capital markets, Misys is a market leader, with
over 1,200 customers, including all of the world's top 50 banks. In
healthcare, Misys plc owns a controlling stake in NASDAQ-listed
Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions, Inc, a clear leader in the provision
of healthcare technology, serving more than 150,000 physicians, 700 hospitals
and nearly 7,000 post-acute and homecare organisations. Misys employs around
6,000 people who serve customers in more than 120 countries.

We aspire to be the world's best application software and services
company, delivering results for the most important industries in the world.

Misys: experience, solutions, results

Contact us today, visit: http://www.misys.com

For further information please contact

    Edward Taylor
    Global Head of Public Relations
    Misys
    Solutions for Banking and Treasury & Capital Markets
    +44-(0)20-3320-5530
    edward.taylor@misys.com

    Sebastian Mathews
    Financial Dynamics
    +44-(0)207-269-7158
    sebastian.mathews@fd.com