Issue of Equity

For immediate release

Optimal Payments Plc

Issue of Equity

Optimal Payments Plc

Issue of Equity

21 March 2013

LONDON, England - 21 March 2013 - Optimal Payments Plc (AIM: OPAY) (the "Company" or the "Group") announces that the Company has issued 1,893,207 ordinary shares of 0.01 pence ("Ordinary Shares") each in the Company to 9185-2780 Quebec Inc which is owned by a related party, Martin Leroux, a shareholder of the Company.

This relates to the second and final balance owing of $1,800,000 in respect of certain merchant contracts sold to the Company at fair market value on 1 April 2011, which became payable following satisfaction of certain performance conditions satisfied in 2012. The number of shares issued was based on an issue price of £0.62699.

Application has been made for the admission to trading of these 1,893,207 Ordinary Shares on the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange and it is expected that such admission will occur on 27 March 2013 ("Admission").

In addition, the Company announces that it has allotted and issued 8,673 Ordinary Shares to certain employees of the Group under the terms of the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan following the achievement of certain prescribed targets for awards made in 2011. These 8,673 Ordinary Shares are subject to the Company's block admission of 25 January 2013.

Following the above issues and Admission, the Company will have 143,766,374 ordinary shares in issue with voting rights.

For further information contact:

Optimal Payments Plc

Andrew Gilchrist EVP Corporate Affairs + 44 (0) 1624 698 713

Email: [email protected]

Canaccord Genuity Limited + 44 (0) 207 523 8000

Simon Bridges

Cameron Duncan