Waste Industries USA Selects Online Resources for Bill Payment Services

Online Resources Corporation (Nasdaq: ORCC), a leading provider of online financial services, today announced that Waste Industries, one of the top 20 largest solid waste services companies in the U.S., has chosen Online Resources for its electronic payment services and will participate in the company’s Visa payments program for utilities.

In the first quarter, Waste Industries will convert to Online Resources’ eCom AdvantageSM suite, providing its customers multiple options to pay their bills through the Web and phone. In addition, Waste Industries is opting to take advantage of Online Resources’ program for utilities which lowers overall payment processing costs and enables their customers to use a Visa card in more payment channels.

Waste Industries will also use Online Resources’ one-click enrollment service to maximize the conversion of customers who use their web site for one-time payments into enrolled customers. The enrollment service enables Waste Industries to build deeper customer relationships and increase timely payments while providing customers a streamlined registration process for accessing e-statements, one-time or recurring payments, reminders and alerts, and customer support information.

“Waste Industries selected Online Resources for its ability to help us provide our customers a superior online payments experience,” said Pamela M. Schaard, Director of Information Technology for Waste Industries. “Their payments leadership, evident in their relationship with Visa as well as in their innovative one-click enrollment, will help our consumers become repeat electronic payers.”

“Waste Industries is a progressive company that demands the latest in payments innovation to improve service across their business,” said Robert R. Craig, executive vice president of eCommerce Services for Online Resources Corp. “We are very pleased to be able to meet their needs for offering their customers preferred payment types through a robust electronic payment service.”

Online Resources currently provides more than 70 government and private water, sewer, electric, gas, and waste utilities across the U.S. with eCom Advantage electronic bill payment, presentment and receivables solutions. Online Resources’ utility clients are able to provide their customers convenient options for making payments and real-time acknowledgment of payment posting, which can prevent the inconvenience of costly shut-offs.

About Online Resources

Online Resources (Nasdaq: ORCC) specializes in powering financial interactions between millions of consumers and the company’s financial institution and biller clients. Backed by its proprietary payments gateway that links banks directly with billers, the company provides web and phone-based financial services, electronic payments and marketing services to drive consumer adoption. Founded in 1989, Online Resources has been recognized for its high growth and product innovation. It is the largest financial technology provider dedicated to the online channel. For more information, visit http://www.orcc.com.

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