Exercise of Options

For immediate release

Optimal Payments Plc

Exercise of Options

Thursday 12 May 2011 - Optimal Payments Plc (the "Company" or the "Group") announces that it has made application today for 10,000 ordinary shares of 0.01 pence in the Company to be admitted to trading on AIM ("Admission"). These shares have been allotted and issued to certain former employees of the Group under the terms of the Company's Share Option Plan.

These shares are expected to be admitted to trading on Thursday 19 May 2011. Following Admission, the Company will have 125,685,477 ordinary shares in issue with voting rights. The Company does not hold any shares in treasury. Therefore the total number of voting rights in the Company is 125,685,477.

For further information contact:

Optimal Payments Plc

Andrew Gilchrist VP Communications + 44 (0) 1624 698 713

Email: [email protected]

Daniel Stewart & Co Plc + 44 (0) 207 776 6550

Paul Shackleton