DALLAS, Jun 27, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- BillMatrix Corp., a provider of outsourced telephone and Internet-based payment services and a business unit of Fiserv Inc. (Nasdaq:FISV), today announced that Scott B. Walker, president and CEO of BillMatrix, received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year(R) 2006 Award in the services category for the Southwest region. According to Ernst & Young, the award recognizes outstanding entrepreneurs who are building and leading dynamic and growing businesses. Walker was selected by an independent panel of judges and the award was presented at an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 20th anniversary gala event at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas on Saturday, June 17, 2006.

"I am truly honored to have won this award and to share that honor with my colleagues at BillMatrix," Walker said. "We have remained focused on a singular objective of helping our biller clients simplify the payment process for their customers. By not wavering from that idea, the company has become a great success story."

The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award program celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2006 and continues to honor entrepreneurs who have demonstrated excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. "Ernst & Young is proud of its history in recognizing these outstanding leaders and their companies," said Larry Haynes, southwest area partner and leader of the strategic growth markets for Ernst & Young.

"Scott's vision and leadership has been the driving force behind the exceptional growth of BillMatrix," said Mark Taber, a partner with Boston-based Great Hill Partners, who invested in the company in 2003. "He has built an organization that has evolved from a small, entrepreneurial firm into a market leader that continues to set the pace for innovation in a rapidly changing industry."

As a Southwest area award winner, Walker is now eligible for consideration for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2006 national program. Award winners in several national categories, as well as the overall national Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award winner, will be announced at the annual awards gala in Palm Springs, Calif., on November 18, 2006. The overall national Entrepreneur of the Year Award recipient is then considered for the world event held in Monte Carlo.

About the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards

The Entrepreneur of the Year(R) Award program was created and is produced by professional services firm Ernst & Young LLP. As the first award of its kind, the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award recognizes outstanding entrepreneurs who are building and leading dynamic and growing businesses. The program honors entrepreneurs through regional, national and global award programs in over 100 cities and 35 countries.

About BillMatrix Corp.

Founded in 1994, BillMatrix Corp. provides outsourced alternatives to traditional payment methods using the latest automated technologies. BillMatrix, which became part of Fiserv Inc. in August 2005, works with more than 140 companies to supplement paper-based methods of remittance with convenient, efficient and cost-effective electronic payments. Consumers, customer service representatives and other third-party agents are able to make payments via hosted Internet and telephone systems using credit cards, ATM debit cards and electronic check payment options. For more information, visit www.BillMatrix.com.

About Fiserv Inc.

Fiserv Inc. (Nasdaq:FISV), a Fortune 500 company, provides information management systems and services to the financial and health benefits industries. Leading services include transaction processing, outsourcing, business process outsourcing, software and systems solutions. The company serves more than 17,000 clients worldwide and 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 2005 and 2004 FinTech 100 surveys. Fiserv Health provides health plan management, pharmacy benefits management, and BPO services to the managed care market and self-funded commercial and government employers and health plans. Headquartered in Brookfield, Wis., Fiserv reported more than $4 billion in total revenue for 2005. For more information, please visit www.fiserv.com.

SOURCE: BillMatrix Corp.

BillMatrix, Dallas                     
Gail Moser, 214-750-2892       
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Fiserv Inc.     
Mike Muckian, 262-879-5667     
mike.muckian@fiserv.com   
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