STAR Financial Bank Acquires ACOM's EZPayManager for Online Bill Payment; Assures Fast, Secure Bill Payments Via Laser Printed Checks and EDI

Business Wire, May 9, 2002

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LONG BEACH, Calif. & FORT WAYNE, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 9, 2002

STAR Financial Bank, a regional community bank headquartered in Fort Wayne, has obtained the EZPayManager payment management system from ACOM Solutions, Inc., Long Beach, and has begun executing its customers' online bill payment transactions in-house, rather than through a third-party service, it was announced today by Glenn Bogan, vice president of electronic delivery, and Gregory T. Church, ACOM's vice president of marketing, communications and product management.

STAR Financial bank is an Indiana-based community bank that operates banking centers throughout the state, with concentrations in Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, Marion, Kokomo, Muncie, Anderson, and New Castle. The bank initiated online bill payment for its customers in 1999.

EZPayManager is a scalable, modular total payment management solution for printing MICR laser checks on blank safety check stock, electronic payments through the banking industry's ACH network or by Financial EDI, and providing notifications of payment -- the stub information -- by paper copy, fax, electronic mail with and without PDF attachments, and by e-mailing secure PDF notices.

To pay bills online, customers simply access the bank's website, which is running an Internet Banking application developed by Q-Up, and complete the bill payment request. STAR Financial retrieves the requests and forwards them to EZPayManager, which makes the payment by check or ACH.

"Bringing this service in-house will result in dramatically improved service to our banking customers at the same time it generates significant savings for the bank," Bogan said. "Whenever third parties are involved, you lose control of the process as soon as you transfer it. By performing our own online banking transactions, we retain total control, and accelerate the process. For example, if a customer orders an online payment by 4:00 p.m., that payment is normally on its way to the payee, either electronically or through US Mail, by 5:00."

ABOUT STAR FINANCIAL BANK

Established in 1943 with the purchase of a small bank in Upland, Indiana, STAR Financial bank has since grown through acquisitions and internal expansion to more than $1.2 billion in assets. It operates 39 banking centers, offering a full range of services including online banking, personal banking, business banking, leasing, insurance, trusts, and mortgages. Further information is available at www.starfinancial.com.

ABOUT ACOM SOLUTIONS

A pioneer in MICR laser payment processing technology, ACOM is a leader in payment management, document output management, and B2B eCommerce management solutions. The company's solutions integrate with enterprise applications such as ERP and CRM to enhance back office and B2B processes for electronic, Internet and paper-based commerce. ACOM offers solutions in the Microsoft Windows and the IBM iSeries (AS/400) environments, including hardware, software, professional services, supplies, and maintenance contracts, as well as the company's 30-day Total Satisfaction Guarantee. Through its Financial Documents Division, the company provides check and financial document production solutions for banks and credit unions. Contact ACOM Solutions at 2850 E. 29th Street, Long Beach, CA 90806; telephone: 562/424-7899; fax: 562/424-8662; e-mail: gchurch@acom.com; Web: www.acom.com.