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independently by an acquirer with an existing in-house payment gateway.

"We are very pleased with the upgrade by Trintech of our acquiring
systems to support Visa and MasterCard's latest eCommerce standards,"
said Sailesh Sewpaul, Team Leader, Customer Service at State Bank of
Mauritius. "It is extremely important for all acquirers to work
towards eliminating Internet fraud. With the help of the Trintech team
we are confident that our PayWare solutions meet the industry's highest
security requirements."

"Authentication of identity remains one of the greatest challenges
facing the growth of online commerce today" said Tom Trainor, EVP of
Sales at Trintech. "The introduction of 3-D secure represents a
significant initiative by the banking community to combat fraud in
card-not-present purchases. State Bank of Mauritius is leading the
charge to eliminate merchant fraud. Trintech's PayWare Acquirer has
been efficiently and securely processing eCommerce transactions at
SBM's headquarters since February 2001. The installation of PayWare
MPI will ensure that SBM is now further protected against online
fraud."

About PayWare MPI
Trintech's PayWare MPI is a standalone Merchant Plug-in that supports
3-D Secure - the authentication protocol used by Verified by Visa and
MasterCard SecureCode. The product is targeted at Acquirers and
Payment Service Providers who wish to provide hosted 3-D Secure
authentication services to their merchants. PayWare MPI can both
complement Trintech's existing PayWare Acquirer gateway, or can be
used independantly by an acquirer with an existing in-house payment
gateway.

About State Bank of Mauritius
State Bank of Mauritius Ltd (SBM) Group is an integrated financial
services group - formerly known as The State Commercial Bank Ltd -
which began operations in 1973. SBM has continuously improved its
operating efficiencies and is today recognized as a dynamic, sound
and innovative group. SBM has a modern Information Technology (IT)
structure coupled with a flexible but flat structure and with a
customer-friendly business model that enables it to be most
efficient, with the lowest cost to income ratio in the Mauritian
banking industry. The Group has transformed from a bank that was
100 percent manual in 1989 to a fully automated real-time online
bank with over 93 percent of its eligible transactions conducted
through electronic channels.

SBM has three lines of business: Personal Banking, Business Banking
and Treasury, which it services through a network of 42 domestic
Service Units, 87 Bank's ATMs, coupled with Internet banking, PC
banking, e-commerce and over 1,000 Bank's POS terminals. SBM enjoys
a large market share in most banking segments, with a particular
emphasis in retail banking.

About Verified by Visa
Verified by Visa protects Member banks and e-merchants from the
costly effects of fraud. The service enables issuing banks to
verify the identities of cardholders, in real time, prior to
authorizing charges or debits for online purchases. The service is
complementary to Visa's Zero Liability policy, which protects
consumers by eliminating their liability for fraudulent purchases.
Verified by Visa goes one step further - preventing fraud from
occurring in the first place.

About MasterCard SecureCode
MasterCard SecureCode is an issuer-based security scheme that
takes advantage of MasterCard's UCAF infrastructure to protect
against fraud in an online transaction. MasterCard and Maestro
issuers can enjoy the simplicity of a completely client-less
architecture with no additional software and no download required.
Under MasterCard SecureCode, a cardholder's identity can be
confirmed using a variety of methods including passwords, smart
cards, and other methods that provide for cardholder mobility
without sacrificing security.

About Trintech
Trintech is a leading provider of transaction management and payment
infrastructure solutions to financial institutions, payment
processors, enterprise retailers and network operators globally.
Built on over 15 years of experience, Trintech's solutions manage
each area of the payment transaction cycle from authentication,
authorization, settlement, dispute resolution and reconciliation -
enabling our customers to reduce transactions costs, eliminate
fraud, minimize risk, maximize cashflow and increase profitability.
Trintech can be contacted in Ireland at Trintech Building, South
County Business Park, Leopardstown, Dublin 18 (Tel: +353-1-207-4000),
in the US at 15851 Dallas Parkway, Suite 855, Addison, TX 75001
(Tel: +1-972 701 9802), and in the UK at 186-192 Darkes Lane, Potters
Bar, Hertfordshire, EN6 1AF (T: +44 (0) 1707 827000 and at
www.trintech.com.  

"Aston Villa has taken an innovative approach to ticket sales with the introduction of the KIOSK," says Eamon Keating, General Manager of Trintech's Retail Division. "We are particularly pleased that Aston Villa chose to upgrade to the latest PayWare Merchant from a previous version, thereby highlighting the inherent advantages of our product roadmap and vision. In conjunction with Synchro Systems, we have been able to provide Aston Villa with a paperless, easy-to-use payment and ticketing system that benefits fans and the company."

About PayWare Merchant
PayWare Merchant is Trintech's latest generation payment server that enables merchants to accept card payments and perform rapid online payment authorization from any sales or order processing system. PayWare Merchant integrates seamlessly with electronic point-of-sale (EPoS), call center systems, Internet web sites and other business systems. This integrated solution is easy-to-use, avoids keying errors, reduces fraud and leads to lower transaction charges. PayWare Merchant can provide payment processing for both single and multi-site, multi-merchant operations. Easy front and back office integration allows PayWare systems to operate seamlessly, providing a complete audit trail with sophisticated monitoring and reporting facilities.

About Trintech
Trintech is a leading provider of transaction management and payment infrastructure solutions to financial institutions, payment processors, enterprise retailers and network operators globally. Built on over 15 years of experience, Trintech's solutions manage each area of the payment transaction cycle from authentication, authorization, settlement, dispute resolution and reconciliation - enabling our customers to reduce transactions costs, eliminate fraud, minimize risk, maximize cashflow and increase profitability. Trintech can be contacted in Ireland at Trintech Building, South County Business Park, Leopardstown, Dublin 18 (Tel: +353-1-207-4000)", in the US at 15851 Dallas Parkway, Suite 940, Addison, TX 75001 (Tel: +1-972 701 9802)", and in the UK at 186-192 Darkes Lane, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, EN6 1AF (T: +44 (0) 1707 827000 "and at
www.trintech.com


Trintech Press Contacts:

Ireland: Breda Leonard, Director Marketing Communications,
Trintech Group Plc
Tel. +353 1 207 4164"
email: breda.leonard@trintech.com

UK: Jackie Seear, The Verbal
Tel. 01932 224411"
Email: Jackie@the-verbal.co.uk

strategy with third party, best-in-breed service providers. This
complements the bank's own commitment to providing fast and flexible
financial solutions.

"Dubai Bank has quickly established itself as a customer focused
financial services provider in the UAE," says Tom Trainor, EVP of
Sales at Trintech. "PayWare CMS makes it easy to develop and deploy
tailored card products for different customer segments enabling Dubai
Bank to expand their portfolio while maintaining the high level of
service that their customers demand".

About PayWare CMS 7.0
PayWare CMS is designed for banks, financial institutions, processors
and retailers who wish to issue cards and accept card payments. This
solution provides a comprehensive payment solution supporting all
aspects of card and merchant management, payment authorization,
clearing and settlement. Trintech customers that have implemented
PayWare CMS, have seen dramatic reductions in the cost associated
with launching new card products and processing their transactions.
PayWare CMS can run on a number of Unix platforms including Sun
Solaris, HP/UX and IBM AIX.
For more information, please visit: www.trintech.com/cms

About Trintech
Trintech is a leading provider of transaction management and payment
infrastructure solutions to financial institutions, payment
processors, enterprise retailers and network operators globally.
Built on over 15 years of experience, Trintech's solutions manage
each area of the payment transaction cycle from authentication,
authorization, settlement, dispute resolution and reconciliation -
enabling our customers to reduce transactions costs, eliminate fraud,
minimize risk, maximize cashflow and increase profitability. Trintech
can be contacted in Ireland at Trintech Building, South County
Business Park, Leopardstown, Dublin 18 (Tel: +353-1-207-4000), in the
US at 15851 Dallas Parkway, Suite 855, Addison, TX 75001
(Tel: +1-972 701 9802), and in the UK at 186-192 Darkes Lane, Potters
Bar, Hertfordshire, EN6 1AF (T: +44 (0) 1707 827000 and at
www.trintech.com.

About Dubai Bank
Dubai Bank is a fully owned subsidiary of real estate major EMAAR
Properties. Focused on retail and commercial banking, the bank's
launch in September 22, 2002 is in total conformity with EMAAR's
diversification strategy, which aims at optimising the investment
of group resources, while actively diversifying the sources of its
revenues. Dubai Bank has already distinguished itself with its fresh
approach to banking and unparalleled range of banking products and
services. Technology is a strong enabler, as is adherence to
international best practices that exemplifies Dubai Bank as a
world-class institution synonymous with modernity, excellence, and
innovation.

London, UK/Dallas, Texas - 26 January, 2004 - Trintech Group Plc  (NASDAQ: TTPA: Prime Standard: TTP), a leading provider of transaction management and payment infrastructure solutions, today announced that Manchester City F.C., the famous Premier League club, has selected Trintech's bank-accredited PayWare Merchant to process retail and mail order card payments including EMV Chip and PIN card transactions.

Manchester City F.C. has implemented Trintech's PayWare solution at the club's high-tech Stadium in Manchester, originally home to the Common Wealth Games 2002. The server-based solution will manage all card transactions at the club's busy retail store and mail order department. This translates to less time queuing for fans and guests, easier reconciliation of transactions, central and local reporting.  Currently, the club generates millions of pounds in revenue each year from a combination of ticket sales and merchandizing.  The clubs objective was to install a secure transactional product that could handle heavy volumes of card payments in multiple environments securely.

"We are very happy to have chosen Trintech's PayWare solution," commented Duncan Martin at Manchester City F.C. "The move to our new stadium represented the perfect opportunity to update some aspects of our technology. The increased retail space and demand for mail order shopping requires a solution that can easily and securely handle the high volumes of card transactions we anticipate in the coming years".

"We have a very strong customer base within the sporting arena," said Eamon Keating, General Manager of Trintech's Retail Division. "We are particularly pleased that Manchester City F.C. chose PayWare Merchant as it will provide them with the option to manage card payments across multi-merchant environments, including retail, Internet and mail order in the coming years."

The PayWare Merchant solution is being jointly installed by Trintech's established reseller, Esperus Systems Limited, based in North London. Esperus have worked with Trintech on many large sporting retail projects over the past six years and are highly regarded as having one of the most ideal retail and mail order operating systems for the sporting and leisure industry.

About PayWare Merchant
PayWare Merchant is Trintech's latest generation payment server that enables merchants to accept card payments and perform rapid online payment authorization from any sales or order processing system. PayWare Merchant integrates seamlessly with electronic point-of-sale (EPoS), call center systems, Internet web sites and other business systems. This integrated solution is easy-to-use, avoids keying errors, reduces fraud and leads to lower transaction charges. PayWare Merchant can provide payment processing for both single and multi-site, multi-merchant operations. Easy front and back office integration allows PayWare systems to operate seamlessly, providing a complete audit trail with sophisticated monitoring and reporting facilities.

About Manchester City F.C.
Manchester City F.C. was founded in 1894. Since its founding it has notched up some great achievements including: League Champions twice, F.A. Cup Winners four times, League Cup winners twice, European Cup Winners Cup, First Division Champions 2001-2. A record breaking 36,000 season tickets have been sold ahead of the 2003-4 season. An additional Club membership is in excess of 10,000 and the National fan base is estimated to be in excess of 400,000.  Manchester City F.C. has an active International Supporters Club with members in over 25 countries. The worldwide fan base thought to be around 2.5million.  Manchester City F.C. is part of the firm commitment to community work by means of the City in the Community scheme (CITC). Manchester City F.C. is now top of the table of all Premiership Clubs in terms of fans satisfaction with their community work.* Manchester City F.C has a thriving retail business that has grown from localized selling in the early 1970s to an ever-expanding worldwide operation, most notably with concessions opening across China. The club is launching a groundbreaking concept in retail selling with the advent of  "Reebok City" due to open at the City of Manchester Stadium in early July 2003. Manchester City F.C. is consistently in the top three places in the table of Premiership Clubs in terms of fan satisfaction with design, quality and pricing of club merchandize.*  
* According to the F.A Premier League National Fan Survey 2002-3 Season

About Trintech
Trintech is a leading provider of transaction management and payment infrastructure solutions to financial institutions, payment processors, enterprise retailers and network operators globally. Built on over 15 years of experience, Trintech's solutions manage each area of the payment transaction cycle from authentication, authorization, settlement, dispute resolution and reconciliation - enabling our customers to reduce transactions costs, eliminate fraud, minimize risk, maximize cashflow and increase profitability. Trintech can be contacted in Ireland at Trintech Building, South County Business Park, Leopardstown, Dublin 18 (Tel: +353-1-207-4000), in the US at 15851 Dallas Parkway, Suite 855, Addison, TX 75001 (Tel: +1-972 701 9802), and in the UK at 186-192 Darkes Lane, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, EN6 1AF (T: +44 (0) 1707 827000.
www.trintech.com


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