Merchant Warehouse Named "ISO of the Year 2009"

Electronic Transaction Association honors Merchant Warehouse for innovative
products and high ethical standards
BOSTON--(Business Wire)--
Merchant Warehouse, a premier provider of merchant accounts and credit card
processing solutions has been named ISO (Independent Sales Organization) of the
Year by the Electronic Transaction Association (ETA) during the organization`s
annual conference and expo held at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las
Vegas. In the award`s inaugural year, Merchant Warehouse was chosen for a
multitude of groundbreaking business and technology initiatives, community and
charitable involvement and ongoing high ethical standards.

"We determined from the start," stated Carla Balakgie, CEO of the Electronic
Transactions Association, "that the ISO of the Year award should go to a company
that has the core characteristics of a pure ISO, and has demonstrated its
excellence by a number of measures, including care for its reputation,
investment in its people, savvy application of technology, great customer
service and, of course, consistent sales growth and retention. In other words,
we wanted to honor the kind of company any one of us would be happy and proud to
be a part of."

"It is a tremendous honor to be named ISO of the Year," said Henry Helgeson,
president and co-CEO of Merchant Warehouse. "At Merchant Warehouse, we believe
our core business advantage is our integrity, honesty and customer service
combined with innovative products that anticipate and address our customers`
needs. This award truly recognizes all of the hard work that we do every day
while honoring the high standards we keep. We are proud to be a member of the
ETA and look forward to continuing to work with the organization and its members
to improve and grow the credit card processing industry."

The ETA is an international trade association with over 500 members representing
companies who offer electronic transaction processing products and services from
financial institutions to transaction processors to ISOs. The organization works
to monitor and help shape the merchant acquiring industry by providing
leadership through education, advocacy and the exchange of information.

About Merchant Warehouse

Merchant Warehouse was founded in 1998 on the principle that businesses should
be able to purchase credit card processing software, POS equipment and merchant
services at a reasonable price. Servicing over 80,000 merchants, Merchant
Warehouse now sets the standard for price, innovation, customer service and
integrity. For more information, please visit www.MerchantWarehouse.com.

Merchant Warehouse
Dianne Sloan, 800-941-6557 x2050
dsloan@merchantwarehouse.com
or
PAN Communications
Alexis Gordon or Michael Sullivan, 978-474-1900
merchant@pancomm.com

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