SPONSORSHIP AGREEMENT

     This Sponsorship Agreement (this Agreement) dated as of January 29, 2007 (the Effective Date) is by and between iPayment, Inc. (ISO), First Data Merchant Services Corporation (FDMS), and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (Bank). Under this Agreement, FDMS and Bank will collectively be referred to as SERVICERS.

RECITALS

A.		Bank is a Member of Visa and MasterCard, and, as such, is authorized to sign agreements enabling Merchants to accept Visa and MasterCard Bank Cards from their customers in accordance with the terms and conditions of their respective Rules and regulations.
B.		ISO is a registered independent sales organization with Visa and a registered member service provider with MasterCard and is in the business of developing and marketing Merchant Bank Card programs, originating Merchant relationships, and providing Merchant Bank Card management services.
C.		In conjunction with the processing services rendered to ISO by FDMS pursuant to the Service Agreement dated as of July 1, 2002 by and between ISO and FDMS, as amended (the Service Agreement), ISO and SERVICERS desire to establish the sponsorship of a Merchant processing Program on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.
D.		ISO, as assignee of Transaction Solutions, LLC, and Concord Transaction Services, LLC, successor in interest to EFS National Bank and an Affiliate of FDMS, are parties to that certain ISO Services and Marketing Agreement dated as of April 17, 2002, as amended (the TS ISO Agreement). The parties now desire to terminate the TS ISO Agreement and to incorporate the services provided thereunder into this Agreement and the Service Agreement.
E.		ISO, as assignee of Petroleum Card Services, Inc., and CTS Holdings, LLC successor in interest to Concord Payment Systems, Inc. and National Payment Systems, Inc. and an Affiliate of FDMS, are parties to that certain Processing Service Agreement dated as of April 16, 2001, as amended (the PCS ISO Agreement). The parties now desire to terminate the PCS ISO Agreement and to incorporate the services provided thereunder into this Agreement and the Service Agreement.
F.		Bank is the acquiring bank for the transactions processed under the TS ISO Agreement and the PCS ISO Agreement.

AGREEMENT

     In consideration of the foregoing and the covenants and conditions contained herein, the parties agree as follows:

SECTION 1
DEFINITIONS

     As used in this Agreement (including the recitals set forth above), the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below (each of which includes the singular and the plural):

ACH shall mean the electronic transfer of funds through an automated clearing house system.

Affiliate shall mean any entity that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with a party.

Applicant shall mean a Merchant who submits an Application.

Application shall mean the Merchant application used by ISO, as provided by and/or approved by SERVICERS and ISO, and other existing Merchant applications assigned to Bank as part of the initial BIN/ICA transfer.

Application Materials shall mean the Application and all other materials developed to facilitate the execution of Merchant Processing Agreements, as approved by SERVICERS and ISO. ISO shall cease its use of any Application Materials that become unacceptable to SERVICERS within ninety (90) days of receipt of written notice from SERVICERS or such shorter period of time as may be required to comply with the Rules or to prevent a loss to SERVICERS.

Approved Merchant means any Merchant that:

	(a)		Is solicited by ISO (or ISOs Other MSPs or ICs) for participation in the Program;
	(b)		Meets the established criteria for participation in the Program, including the Merchant Processing Policy; and
	(c)		Enters into a Merchant Processing Agreement.

Approved Merchants may also include Merchants converted to the Program as part of the initial BIN/ICA transfer and/or subsequently acquired Merchants that meet the established criteria for participation in the Program, including the Merchant Processing Policy, and whose sponsorship is assigned to Bank.

Bank Card shall mean a credit card or debit card issued by a member of MasterCard, Visa or any other association or card issuing organization (including Debit Networks) and bearing its respective trade names, trademarks, and/or trade symbols.

Business Day shall mean any day on which Bank is open for business, other than Saturdays, Sundays, or state or federal holidays.

Change of Control means a change in the power to direct the management or affairs of ISO or the beneficial ownership of more than 51% of the equity securities; provided, however, that becoming a public company with the same management team or changing the beneficial ownership of more than 51% of the equity securities while maintaining the same management team will not constitute a change in control.

Confidential Information shall mean non-public information about, and proprietary materials of, any party as defined and more fully described in Section 9.1.

Deconversion shall mean the activities performed by SERVICERS at the request of ISO to effect a Program Transfer, which activities and associated fees/costs will be set forth in a written plan developed before any such activities are begun and in good faith by ISO and SERVICERS that is designed to complete the Program Transfer within 6 months, at SERVICERS then-current fees/costs. If ISO requests no services from SERVICERS in connection with the deconversion, then there will be no fees/costs to ISO other than any pass-through Bank Card association fees, if any.