Global Head of Marketing and Market Development

29 January 2015

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Earthport plc

("Earthport" or "The Company")

Mia Shernoff joins Earthport to Lead Marketing & Market Development

Earthport, (AIM:EPO) the largest open network for global bank payments today announces that payments industry veteran, Mia Shernoff, has joined the company as Global Head of Marketing and Market Development.

Reporting to Hank Uberoi, Earthport's CEO, Mia Shernoff will be responsible for the company's market development, go to market programs, communications, investor and media relations.

Hank Uberoi commented: "Mia is a dynamic and collaborative leader who comes to Earthport with deep experience in marketing and global payments. She joins us after more than a decade at JPMorgan Chase as Chief Marketing Officer of the bank's Paymentech division, a leading merchant acquirer and payments processor."

Mia has also served the payments industry in her roles as Global Board Director for the Merchant Risk Council and as a founder of the Merchant Advisory Group. Prior to Chase, Mia spent years in leadership roles at Hewlett Packard and Aon Risk Services.

Mia Shernoff commented: "I am thrilled to be joining Earthport, a company that is poised to play a leading role in shaping the hyper growth of cross border payments across the globe. With Earthport's comprehensive yet simplified payments model, the impressive network of worldwide partnerships, iron-clad compliance, and seasoned leadership team, I can't think of a better company to join."

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About Earthport:

Earthport Plc is a financial services organisation providing cross-border payments services to banks, e-commerce providers, money transfer companies and payment administrators. Founded in 1997, Earthport is headquartered in London with a regional office in New York.

Winner of FStech/Retail Systems' B2B Payments Innovation of the Year award in 2014, Earthport provides the industry with the largest open network for global bank payments. Worldwide, over 50 banks are connected into Earthport's network for the efficient clearing of low value payments. With one connection to Earthport's network, clients benefit from sophisticated validation and compliance services, efficiently serving their customers with more innovative payment products.

Earthport is listed on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) on the London Stock Exchange. Earthport plc is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority under the Payment Service Regulations 2009 for the provision of payment services. Find out more at www.earthport.com and on Twitter @Earthport, LinkedIn, Youtube, Slideshare and Google+.