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Ruesch International Works with PayPal to Provide Payment Tools for Small Businesses

Washington, DC—January 23, 2007—Ruesch International, Inc., a leading provider of international payment services headquartered in Washington, DC is pleased to announce that it will work with PayPal to provide international payment tools for small- to medium-sized businesses on the Web. PayPal will provide Ruesch International’s clients with its safe, convenient and low-cost online payment solution. PayPal merchants can use Ruesch International to simplify cross-border payment processing, corporate payments and foreign exchange transactions.

"We are looking forward to beginning our relationship with PayPal. We are confident that the combination of Ruesch International and PayPal’s strength and innovation in today’s marketplace will be a successful venture and add value to our clients. Ruesch is looking forward to strengthening the relationship between our two companies," said John M. Perry, executive vice president of global sales and marketing from Ruesch International.

"PayPal is very pleased to be associated with Ruesch International. We look forward to working together to provide our SMB merchants with products and services that help make their international transactions easier," said Gene Alston, business development director at PayPal.

About Ruesch International
Ruesch International is a premier provider of business-to-business payment solutions that facilitate global commerce. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC and has more than 25 years experience in the payment processing industry. Ruesch International specializes in global business-to-business payment products and solutions that help businesses: Convert to Electronic Payments, Consolidate Payment Applications as well as Control Global Risk. The corporation has served more than 35,000 corporate clients with its full-service operations platforms in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Switzerland, and the Czech Republic. Ruesch’s payment solutions help clients manage nearly $30 billion in payment transactions worldwide. For more information, visit www.ruesch.com. Ruesch International is principally owned by the private equity firm of Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe.

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