NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., January 15, 2002 -- eCatalystOne, a leading provider of global online payment services, today announced that its Mexican subsidiary, eCatalystOne S.A. de C.V. has signed an agreement, tested and launched a cash-collection system with Banco Bital of Mexico.

Partnering with Todito.com has helped us establish relationships with major Banks in Mexico. Bital is the first one to go live and we can now accept pesos deposits at any of Bital's 1800+ offices across Mexico. This will allow us to make our planned 1st quarter launch of Todito's Todito-ePaid service.

Through eCatalystOne's ePaid service, Todito customers now have the ability to open a prepaid account and deposit funds at any Bital office across Mexico. Once funds are deposited, eCatalystOne has an established relationship with many of the top U.S. merchants for immediate online shopping services. In addition, Todito-ePAID account holders will be able to easily send funds to friends and family, enabling person-to-person payments. The partnership will soon enable Todito to offer prepaid ecommerce to expatriates in the U.S. and will leverage eCatalystOne's pool of over 40,000 U.S. cash collection sites for prepaid services.

"This means of deposit is efficient, ubiquitous and fits well within the culture." stated Dennis Andrews, CEO of eCatalystOne.

About eCatalystOne
eCatalystOne, based in Newport Beach, Calif., is an Internet technology company focused on building the infrastructure necessary to enable non-credit based payment solutions for online transactions. The company's first product, the highly-scalable ePAID system, provides major distribution partners the opportunity to issue their own branded prepaid instruments for consumers to use for online purchases in an environment that provides unprecedented security, total anonymity and is not dependent on credit systems in any way.


About Banco Bital
Banco Bital is one of the largest Banks in Mexico with the second largest branch office network supporting over 1800 branch offices across Mexico. Bital supports multiple forms of cash transactions for consumers at their teller windows in line with the cash-based culture of the Mexican consumer.