WILMINGTON, Del., July 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Electronic Payment Services,
Inc. (EPS) today announced the appointment of Robert T. Golitz as executive
vice president, quality assurance and process control, effective August 26,
1996.  Golitz previously served as president and chief operating officer,
Fleet Mortgage Group, Inc., where he led the daily business and operations
activities of the company.  In addition to leading the company through
significant growth and transformation, he implemented Total Quality Management
(TQM) across an organization of 3,700 employees, achieving unprecedented
levels of customer satisfaction.
    In his current position, Golitz will be responsible for managing quality
assurance and process control functions at EPS, working with all areas of the
company to insure superior performance levels and high departmental output.
    Prior to joining Fleet Mortgage Group, Golitz served as senior vice
president and chief information officer for AT&T Universal Card Services
Corp., where he was instrumental in the implementation of systems and
technology which led to the receipt of the 1992 National Malcolm Baldridge
Quality Award.  This award is presented annually to individuals and
organizations with the highest levels of quality performance in the country.
    Golitz will report directly to David Van Lear, chairman and chief
executive officer, EPS.  "Bob Golitz possesses in-depth experience in business
planning and management, as well as broad experience in quality assurance
areas," said Van Lear.  "We're very pleased to bring him on board.  His
experience and technical knowledge are a perfect fit for EPS, and his
leadership in developing quality processes will help drive us to achieve
world-class performance, which is a cornerstone of our business strategy."
    Electronic Payment Services, Inc. (EPS), a privately-held company
headquartered in Wilmington, Del., is the leading electronic funds transfer
(EFT) processor in the United States, with almost 2 billion transactions
annually.  EPS is the holding company for BUYPASS Corporation, a major third-
party POS processor and leading debit transaction acquirer with an annual
transaction volume of almost
800 million; and MONEY ACCESS SERVICE INC., an EFT processor driving over
12,400 ATMs nationwide.  MONEY ACCESS SERVICE is also operator of the MAC(R)
EFT network, the largest EFT network in the United States based on 1.2 billion
switch transactions annually, with 22,000 ATMs and 250,000 POS terminals in 40
states.  Two thousand financial institutions are members of the MAC network,
with 36 million customers carrying cards bearing the MAC logo.  MONEY ACCESS
SERVICE INC. controls the license rights for the registered trademark MAC.