[June 30, 2010]

American Express Expands its Relationship with FIS' NYCE Payments Network

NYCE^® today announced that American Express (News - Alert) Travel Related Services, Inc. is now an issuing participant on the NYCE ATM network. The agreement includes priority routing to NYCE Payments Network, LLC, a leading U.S. electronic payments network and an FIS™ company. FIS is one of the world's largest providers of banking and payments technology.

"American Express places a premium on facilitating convenient access to cash and account services information, and NYCE has been a strong ally in meeting this need for our customers," said Marek Luba, vice president and general manager, American Express Global ATM Services. "This new expanded partnership with NYCE allows American Express to further enhance our operational capabilities and economies of scale."

"NYCE is proud to be a trusted network provider and has a long history of delivering superior service and payment solutions that support the specific needs of our clients and their customers," said Frank D'Angelo, executive vice president, FIS Payment Solutions Group. "As a leading payments network, NYCE will continue to provide premier cash access services to American Express Cardmembers, including cash advances and withdrawals, at hundreds of thousands ATM locations."

About American Express

American Express Company is a leading global payments, network and travel company founded in 1850. American Express Cardmembers can access more than 800,000 ATMs around the world. For more information, visit www.americanexpress.com.

About NYCE

NYCE Payments Network, LLC, an FIS^TM company, helps its clients grow with innovative new products and strategic alliances that enable them to capitalize on the efficiency, consumer convenience and security of electronic real-time payments. The NYCE Network provides consumers with secure, real-time access to their money, offering hundreds of thousands of ATM locations and millions of point-of-sale locations nationwide. The NYCE Direct Bill Payment service offers cardholders a convenient way to pay bills online in real-time using their deposit accounts. Headquartered in Secaucus, N.J., NYCE Payments Network, LLC, (www.nyce.net) is a wholly owned subsidiary of FIS (NYSE:FIS).

About FIS

FIS delivers banking and payments technologies to more than 14,000 financial institutions and businesses in over 100 countries worldwide. FIS provides financial institution core processing, and card issuer and transaction processing services, including the NYCE^® Network. FIS maintains processing and technology relationships with 40 of the top 50 global banks, including nine of the top 10. FIS is a member of Standard and Poor's (S&P) 500^® Index and consistently holds a leading ranking in the annual FinTech 100 rankings. Headquartered in Jacksonville, Fla., FIS employs more than 30,000 on a global basis. FIS is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the "FIS" ticker symbol. For more information about FIS see www.fisglobal.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about our beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on management's beliefs, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, management. Because such statements are based on expectations as to future economic performance and are not statements of fact, actual results may differ materially from those projected. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The risks and uncertainties which forward-looking statements are subject to include, but are not limited to: changes in general economic, business and political conditions and other risks detailed in the "Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information," "Risk Factors" and other sections of the Company's Form 10-K and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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