PRINCETON, N.J.–(EMWNews)–Heartland Payment Systems™ (NYSE:HPY), a

leading provider of credit/debit/prepaid card processing, payroll, check

management and payments services, has teamed with the Arkansas Community

Bankers Association (ACB) to provide its member banks with a full suite

of payments solutions. The ACB is a trade association committed to

serving the interests of Arkansas community banks and consists of 148

member banks with almost $50 billion in total assets.

As the ACB’s exclusive referral partner,

Heartland can now provide the association’s

member banks with credit/debit/prepaid card processing, gift cards,

payroll and check management services – from

deposit through recovery of bounced checks –

as well as Heartland’s innovative campus

OneCard solutions. The OneCard system offers campuses all aspects of

card technology use including student, staff and faculty identification;

dining; access control; security; vending; print control; recreation and

event management; equipment rental; parking; voting; activity

verification and more. In turn, the community banks throughout the state

can provide their business banking customers with the same offerings.

Member banks that work with Heartland have the added benefit of reaching

Heartland’s business clients.

“We have seen firsthand how Heartland can

help community and regional banks better serve their business banking

customers,” said Brad Wilson, director of

bank alliances at Heartland. “Our new

relationship with the ACB will expand our network in the state, helping

the banks’ customers manage their payments

processing and enhance operational efficiencies.”

“Our organization is dedicated to providing

our state’s community banks with the

information and resources they need to be successful,”

said Richard Trammell, executive director of the association. “Partnering

with Heartland enables us to do just that.”

Heartland services more than 250,000 businesses nationwide.

Headquartered in Hot Springs, AR, the ACB is committed to the

preservation of community banks, their franchise values and the

integrity of their local economies.

About Heartland Payment Systems

Heartland Payment Systems, Inc., a NYSE company trading under the symbol

HPY, delivers credit/debit/prepaid card processing, payroll, check

management and payments solutions to more than 250,000 businesses

nationwide.

Heartland is the founding supporter of The Merchant Bill of Rights, a

public advocacy initiative that educates merchants about fair credit and

debit card processing practices. For more information, visit www.HeartlandPaymentSystems.com

and www.MerchantBillOfRights.com.

About the Arkansas Community Bankers

Association (ACB)

Community banks are independently owned and operated and are

characterized by attention to customer service, lower fees and small

business, agricultural and consumer lending. ACB has 148 independent

community banks and thrifts in its membership and is the only trade

association exclusively serving the interests of Arkansas’

Real community banks.

For more information, visit http://www.acbonline.org/index.htm.

Forward-looking Statements

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