Usio Reports Record First Quarter Electronic Payments Transaction and Processing Volume

Total Dollars processed in the first quarter of 2021 of $1.86 billion, more than double previous record

SAN ANTONIO, April 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Usio, Inc. (Nasdaq: USIO), an integrated electronic payment solutions provider, today reported record transactions and processing volume for the first quarter of 2021.

Louis Hoch, President and Chief Executive Officer of Usio, said, “First quarter electronic payments and dollar transaction processing volume was more than double our previous record quarter, which was set in the fourth quarter of 2020. These two consecutive quarters of record dollars processed clearly indicates our business has inflected, and we have now been consistently operating at a significantly higher level of activity. There has been a doubling of key performance metrics in each of our segments, with ACH electronic check dollars processed up 139%, and credit card transactions processed and prepaid load volume both up 105%. The new year is off to a great start and we are capitalizing on the strong business momentum by continuing to invest in our growth platforms to further strengthen the Usio franchise.”

First Quarter 2021 Processing Results

Card Processing, Including PayFac
		vQ1 20
Credit Card Dollars Processed		+ 30%
Credit Card Transactions Processed		+ 105%
Prepaid
		vQ1 20
Prepaid Card Load Volume		+ 105%
Prepaid Card Transaction Volume		+ 89%
ACH
		vQ1 20
Electronic Check Transaction Volume		+ 37%
Returned Check Transactions Processed		+ 24%
Electronic Check Dollars Processed		+ 139%

More ACH and Card transactions were processed in the first quarter of 2021 than any previous quarter in the company’s history. Total Dollars processed in the first quarter of 2021 were $1.86 billion, topping the previous all-time record of $920 million that was set in fourth quarter of 2020.

About Usio, Inc.

Usio, Inc. (Nasdaq: USIO), a leading FinTech integrated payment solutions provider, offers a wide range of payment solutions to merchants, billers, banks, service bureaus, crypto exchanges and card issuers. The Company operates credit, debit/prepaid, and ACH payment processing platforms to deliver convenient, world-class payment solutions and services to its clients. The strength of the Company is its ability to provide tailored solutions for card issuance, payment acceptance, and bill payments as well as its unique technology in the prepaid sector and its ability to provide and execute on its service commitments. Usio is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, and has offices in Austin, Texas, and Franklin, Tennessee, just outside of Nashville. Websites: www.usio.com, www.singularpayments.com, www.payfacinabox.com, www.akimbocard.com and www.usiooutput.com.

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