BROOKFIELD, Wis., May 13, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The National Business Group on Health (NBGH), a national non-profit organization of large employers, today honored Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading provider of information technology services to the financial and insurance industries, for its commitment and dedication to promoting a healthy workplace and encouraging a healthy lifestyle for its employees and their families.

Fiserv is one of 52 employers who received the Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles award at the Leadership Summit sponsored by the NBGH's Institute on Costs and Health Effects of Obesity. Fiserv received a Gold Award in recognition of its successful wellness program, aimed at helping employees and their families adopt healthier lifestyles. This is the first year Fiserv has won a Gold Award, and the third year it has been recognized, receiving a Silver Award in 2006 and 2007.

Fiserv launched its wellness initiative in 2003, developing a comprehensive program to address chronic disease and to keep associates healthy. The strategy includes building a solid foundation for wellness benefits for Fiserv's 25,000 employees in nearly 200 facilities across the United States.

"We are honored to accept the Gold Award for the improvements in our wellness program," said Wendy Salmon, Fiserv vice president of compensation and benefits. "We are continually looking for better ways to promote lifestyles that help employees improve their health. The promotion and support of a healthy lifestyle provides our employees the opportunity to be happier and more productive both inside and outside of the workplace, which in turn, provides us with a return on our investment."

One of the most popular Fiserv wellness campaigns, the Healthy You Fitness Challenge, began company-wide in 2006. During this annual campaign more than 6,000 employees accumulate nearly two million miles of walking, running and biking over the eight weeks of the event.

"We are very pleased to honor Fiserv for their innovation and commitment to providing lifestyle improvement programs designed to encourage healthier lifestyles for their employees," said Helen Darling, president of NBGH. "Fiserv and its management team should be proud of their initiatives and ongoing support of helping employees to choose a healthier way of life."

Now in its fourth year the Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles awards acknowledge and reward those employers that recognize the urgent need to improve their workers' health, productivity and quality of life. The underlying goal of the program is to serve as a catalyst to encourage all employers to take action.

Winners of the Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles awards were honored in one of three categories: Platinum, for established programs with measurable outcomes; Gold, for creating cultural and environmental changes that support employees who have made a commitment to long-term behavior changes; and Silver, for those employers who have launched significant programs or services to promote living a healthier lifestyle.

About the National Business Group on Health

The National Business Group on Health is the nation's only non-profit, membership organization of large employers devoted exclusively to finding innovative and forward-thinking solutions to their most important health care and related benefits issues. The NBGH identifies and shares best practices in health benefits, disability, health and productivity, related paid time off and work/life balance issues. NBGH members provide health coverage for more than 50 million U.S. workers, retirees and their families. For more information on NBGH visit www.businessgrouphealth.org.

About Fiserv, Inc.

Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a Fortune 500 company, provides information management and electronic commerce systems and services to the financial and insurance industries. Leading services include transaction processing, outsourcing, electronic bill payment and presentment, investment management solutions, business process outsourcing (BPO), software and systems solutions. Headquartered in Brookfield, Wis., the company is the leading provider of core processing solutions for U.S. banks, credit unions and thrifts. Fiserv was ranked the largest provider of information technology services to the financial services industry worldwide in the 2004, 2005 and 2006 FinTech 100 surveys. In 2007, the company completed the acquisition of CheckFree, a leading provider of electronic commerce services. Fiserv reported nearly $4 billion in total revenue from continuing operations for 2007. For more information, please visit www.fiserv.com.

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SOURCE: Fiserv, Inc.

Fiserv, Inc.
Lori Stafford
Assistant Vice President Corp. External Comm.
262-879-5130
lori.stafford@fiserv.com

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