Second Quarter 2018 Transactions Processed up 415%

Second Quarter 2018 Credit Card Dollars Processed up 291%

- Total Dollars Processed in the Quarter Highest in Three Years -

SAN ANTONIO, July 30, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  Payment Data Systems (NASDAQ: PYDS), an integrated electronic payment solutions provider, today announced record transaction processing volumes for the second quarter of 2018.

Second Quarter 2018 Processing Results      
  Q2 FY 18 v Q2 FY 17     Q2 v. Q1 2018
CARD PROCESSING + 291%   + 7%
Credit Card Dollars Processed + 415%   + 1%
Credit Card Transactions Processed      
       
ACH + 17%   + 1%
Electronic check transaction volumes + 30%   + 6%
Returned check transactions processed      
       

                                             

Total dollars processed in the second quarter of 2018 was approximately $821 million, the highest quarterly volume in the last three years.

“Payment Data Systems’ innovative technology has enabled us to generate growth that is outpacing the overall electronic payments industry,” said Louis Hoch, President and CEO. “In card processing, we are rolling out new products that we believe will revolutionize the ISV-card processing relationship, simplifying the ability of independent software vendors to integrate and add merchants to their core technology while simultaneously lowering costs. We are encountering particularly enthusiastic reception in the health care market. In ACH, we have recorded the fourth quarter of sequential growth in our electronic check processing volumes. We are now focused on sustaining the momentum of the record volumes recorded in the first half to ensure 2018 is the banner year we have forecasted.”

About Payment Data Systems, Inc.

Payment Data Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: PYDS ), a leading integrated payment solutions provider, offers a wide range of payment solutions to merchants, billers, banks, service bureaus, and card issuers. The Company operates credit, debit/prepaid and ACH payment processing platforms to deliver convenient, world-class payment solutions and service to their clients. The strength of the Company lies in its ability to provide tailored solutions for card issuance, payment acceptance, and bill payments as well as its unique technology in the prepaid sector.  Payment Data is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, and has offices in New York, New York; Long Beach, California; St. Augustine, Florida and Nashville, Tennessee.  Websites: www.paymentdata.com , www.singularpayments.com , www.payfacinabox.com , www.akimbocard.com , and www.ficentive.com . Find us on Facebook® .

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