ePaymentsnews Network team with LBHR International Ltd to launch the ePaymentsnews Career Centre.

ePaymentsnews Network the leading web portal for the e-Payment industry, announced today the launch of ePaymentsnews Career Centre in Partnership with LBHR International Ltd the leading global Card Payment Search & Selection network. The Career Centre is geared toward financial services providers, retailers, telecommunications players and other interested parties. Ultimately our aim is to assist our subscriber base in the recruitment of key personnel but the Career Centre will also enable users to participate in discussions with the global e-Payments community, as well as search a knowledge base of the answers to frequently asked questions in our sector.

TORONTO, Canada -- March 21 2003 -- ePaymentsnews Network the leading web portal for the e-Payment industry, announced today the launch of ePaymentsnews Career Centre in Partnership with LBHR International Ltd the leading global Card Payment Search & Selection network.

The Career Centre located at (http://www.epaymentsnews.com/modules.php?name=Careers-centre) is geared toward financial services providers, retailers, telecommunications players and other interested parties. Ultimately our aim is to assist our subscriber base in the recruitment of key personnel but the Career Centre will also enable users to participate in discussions with the global e-Payments community, as well as search a knowledge base of the answers to frequently asked questions in our sector.

"ePaymentsnews Network is very excited about the opportunity to offer a career centre to the global e-Payment industry to quickly and cost effectively recruit highly qualified professionals," said Torbjorn Zetterlund, Publisher of ePaymentsnews Network. "Also, the e-Payments industry is a very diverse industry sectors, spanning financial services, retail and telecommunication markets, with the new career center we will offer professionals access to ePaymentsnews Career Centre and our advanced technology that will match them with their dream jobs."

The opportunity to provide our search and selection expertise to the world wide Card Payments industry in partnership with the leading on-line industry news provider is a truly exciting development in our market," said Neill Butcher, Director of LBHR International Ltd. The Career Centre has the ability to assist all our members in the search for key personnel and will become a positive driving force for technology in our market."

According to Forrester Research, online recruiting is expected to rise from US$265 million in 1999 to US$7.1 billion in 2003 and International Data Corporation (IDC) estimates that 96 per cent of all companies will be using the Internet to recruit employees by the year 2001.

ePaymentsnews Career Centre enables members to advertise a wide range of relevant vacancies and to also source individual candidates through an exclusive Executive Search & Selection facility. Given the Global growth of the ePaymentsnews Network subscriber base the Career Centre is predominantly focused on meeting the needs of individual members and affiliated organisations, but is also available to non-members.
Benefits:
- Dedicated recruitment service for the supply of Permanent and Contract and Temporary personnel.
- Competitive Advertising Rates On-line.
- Search & Selection Fee reduction for ePaymentsnews Network subscriber members based on exclusivity agreements.
- Candidate skill screening service based on client-specified backgrounds and skills.
- Advisory clinic -- Client specification / Candidate resume structuring.

ABOUT ePaymentsnews Network
Founded in 2001, ePaymentsnews Network is the leading independent news source for the worldwide e-payment community, covering all significant news in financial, retail and mobile payments industry. Connecting users, suppliers and interested parties, in over 65 countries worldwide, ePaymentsnews Network offers an online guide and dynamic information resource for any business that receives or processes e-payments. You can visit ePaymentsnews Network at www.epnn.com

ABOUT LBHR International Ltd
LBHR International Ltd has over 25 years combined experience within niche vertical I.T Industry sectors. Neill Butcher - Director has 8 years global experience in the provision of human capital to the Card and e-Payment sectors. Neill regularly contributes content to worldwide trade publications addressing not only recruitment issues but also the technology that will aid the growth of our industry. Neill is superbly connected in the industry and also belongs to various steering committees and related associations.