Union Bank of California Selects InfoSpace's Authorize.Net Payment Processing Platform to Provide Online Payments Service for SMB Market

Business Wire, Sept 10, 2001

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InfoSpace, Inc. (Nasdaq:INSP), a leading provider of the platform and applications that enable partners to deliver consumer and commerce services across the Internet to any device over current and next-generation networks, and Union Bank of California, N.A., today announced that Union Bank of California has selected InfoSpace's payment processing platform, Authorize.Net(TM), to power a new online payments service to be offered to UBOC's business clients under the UBOC brand.

UBOC's new service will enable its business customers to accept credit card payments over the Internet directly from a Web site or by using an Internet-enabled PC or handheld device. Businesses will be able to assess, fraud-screen and settle credit card transactions online quickly and securely. In addition, business will be able to view and manage their payment gateway account online in real-time from almost any Internet enabled mobile device or PC.

"Our partnership with InfoSpace provides us with the technologies we need to continue the roll out of new, cutting edge services to our customers that both expands our offering and develops new revenue streams," said Robin Ann Lambert, senior vice president of Union Bank of California. "The flexibility and scalability of InfoSpace's payment processing platform as well as its ability to tightly integrate with our systems and to support our brand made InfoSpace our first choice in deploying these new services."

"This agreement demonstrates the successful execution of our strategy to provide the underlying technology and services that enable established companies such as Union Bank of California to provide their customers with a wider range of services, build stronger brands and develop new revenue streams," said Naveen Jain, chairman and chief executive officer of InfoSpace.

InfoSpace's Authorize.Net(TM) service has been pioneering online payment processing solutions since 1996 providing server-based payment solutions that enable merchants to process transactions in a secure, real-time environment 24 hours a day. Over 120,000 merchants have signed up for Authorize.Net, which enables merchants to authorize, process, and manage credit card and electronic check transactions on Internet-enabled mobile devices and personal computers.

About Union Bank of California

Based in San Francisco, UnionBanCal Corporation is a bank holding company with assets of $35.8 billion at June 30, 2001. Its primary subsidiary is Union Bank of California, N.A., the third largest commercial bank in California. Union Bank of California, N.A., has 244 banking offices in California, 6 banking offices in Oregon and Washington and 18 international facilities. The Website is located at www.uboc.com.

About InfoSpace, Inc.

InfoSpace, Inc. (Nasdaq:INSP) provides an integrated technology platform and suite of applications that enable partners to deliver consumer and commerce services across the Internet to any device over current and next-generation wireless, broadband and narrowband networks. The Company's array of products includes consumer services, such as communication, entertainment, gaming and speech applications, as well as commerce services, including payments, promotions and shopping. Together, the InfoSpace platform and applications comprise a highly flexible and scalable end-to-end solution that can be rapidly deployed under a partner's brand. InfoSpace's partners and affiliates include more than 3,200 Web sites and companies worldwide, including Verizon, AT&T Wireless, Cingular Wireless, ALLTEL, Virgin Mobile, Charles Schwab, Intel, Lucent, Nortel, AOL, Microsoft, Lycos, National Discount Brokers and Bloomberg, among others.

This release contains forward-looking statements relating to the development of InfoSpace, Inc.'s products and services and future operating results, including statements regarding InfoSpace's agreement with Union Bank of California, that are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. The words "believe," "expect," "intend," "anticipate," variations of such words, and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, but their absence does not mean that the statement is not forward-looking. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Factors that could affect InfoSpace's actual results include the progress and costs of the development of our products and services and the timing of market acceptance of those products and services. A more detailed description of certain factors that could affect actual results include, but are not limited to, those discussed in InfoSpace's Annual Report on Form 10-K, in the section entitled "Factors Affecting Our Operating Results, Business Prospects and Market Price of Stock." Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this release. InfoSpace undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, events or circumstances after the date of this release or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.