Sienna Technologies first with BPAY View Certification

Sydney, 29th August 2002 - Sienna Technologies, (part of Clear2Pay) a leading provider of electronic payment and delivery solutions, has become the first Australian software company to have its EBPP product certified with BPAY View for use by Payer Institutions.

Sienna's EBPP solution is BillView Integrator, an open flexible solution for banks and Payer Institutions that need to integrate with BPAY View. BillView Integrator supports all the required functionality to rapidly connect any organisation's On-Line Banking system to the BPAY View service, minimising certification and integration costs and delivering a faster return on investment.

"We have worked closely with BPAY to become the first Australian software company to achieve Payer Institution certification," said Nigel Holman, Sienna's Chief Executive Officer.

"Our product offers Payer Institutions a more cost effective and faster time to market alternative to building an in-house solution. Being Australian designed and developed gives us a distinct market edge because we can more rapidly respond to any changes in the BPAY scheme, as and when they occur, and help keep our customers at the forefront of BPAY View certification."

"We are pleased to officially welcome Sienna Technologies as a BPAY certified Payer Institution solution provider," said Andrew Arnott, the General Manager of BPAY. "We congratulate them on their hard work in achieving this certification."

Currently, more than 8,000 billers accept BPAY payments. In a typical month, Australians use BPAY to pay over 7.5 million bills with a value of more than $3 billion. Of these transactions, 53 per cent are processed through Internet banking services. Approximately 2.8 million Australians are registered Internet banking customers.

For further information, please contact:

Antonija Plantosar
Sienna Technologies
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T: (+61) 2 9026 0140