London, October 13, 2010 – First Data Corporation , a global leader in electronic commerce and payment processing, today announced that it has successfully deployed FirstOnline, an internet-based account servicing solution, for its UK client Vanquis Bank, a subsidiary of Provident Financial. The roll out of this new service follows Vanquis’ decision to extend its long-standing processing agreement with First Data and migrate its card portfolios to FirstVision ^TM , First Data’s strategic outsourced processing solution.

Vanquis is the latest client to use FirstOnline, one of several value added services offered by First Data as part of its comprehensive processing offering. The integrated front and back-office solution is provided through First Data’s relationship with Intelligent Environments (IE), a leading software provider. FirstOnline enables Vanquis’ customers to manage their card accounts online. It also provides Vanquis with added marketing flexibility, allowing them to easily change the look and feel of the pages through the built-in content management tool.

“FirstOnline has enabled us to enhance our service offering and offer greater convenience to customers by enabling them to interact with the bank and access account services in ways to suit their lifestyle,” said Phillip Pringle, head of Commercial Delivery, Vanquis Bank. “The rate at which customers are adopting the service has exceeded our expectations and we are encouraged by the usage we have seen since launching the service in July.”

“FirstOnline fulfils an increasing demand from our clients to allow their cardholders to conduct more business through the online channel,” said Roger Bracken, managing director of First Data’s business in Western Europe. “We are pleased to be able to help clients innovate and quickly implement new solutions to meet their customers’ changing needs and expectations.”

About Vanquis
Vanquis Bank is part of Provident Financial plc, a leading UK financial company providing financial products.

About First Data
First Data powers the global economy by making it easy, fast and secure for people and businesses to buy goods and services using virtually any form of electronic payment. Whether the choice of payment is a gift card, a credit or debit card or a check, First Data securely processes the transaction and harnesses the power of aggregate data to deliver intelligence and insight for millions of merchant locations and thousands of card issuers in 36 countries. For more information, visit www.firstdata.com .

About Intelligent Environments
Intelligent Environments Europe Ltd (IE) is now part of Parseq plc, a new group that focuses on technology-led outsourcing, combining IE's market-leading digital banking system, NetFinance, and its mobile banking platform, mobinetic, with the payment BPO, information management, contact centre support and hosting services of Documetric. It services a blue chip client base which includes Orange, Vodafone, British Energy, Deutsche Bank, RBS, Lloyds, Barclays, HSBC, Halifax, Shell, Thomas Cook, Argos, Homebase, Sainsbury's, John Lewis, BHS and the Hilton Group. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange's AIM market and its symbol is PSQ for search purposes.

Contacts
Helen Owen, First Data
+44 1268 297278
+44 7904 574113
howen@firstdatacorp.co.uk