Online Resources Study Supports Growth in Balances for Premium Service
CHANTILLY, Va., November 21, 2005
Online Resources Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCC), a leading provider of Internet financial services, today released results of a study on the impact of its premium online financial management service, Money HQSM, on deposit account balances. Results show that for those consumers who were enrolled in Money HQ for one year, deposit account balances increased 115 percent more than those of consumers who were not enrolled.
From October 2004 through October 2005, Money HQ end-users' deposit account balances increased 48 percent, compared to 22 percent for a control group of online banking end-users who did not enroll in Money HQ. The study included checking, savings, certificate of deposit, IRA savings, and money market accounts of over 2,000 online consumers.
"These results strongly indicate that as online banking reaches critical mass, financial institutions can also benefit with higher balances and fees from premium services like Money HQ," said Matthew P. Lawlor, chairman and CEO of Online Resources. "Just as billpay has been proven to deepen consumer relationships, so too can additional innovative, value-added services."
Money HQ is a premium service that is optional for consumers and is typically offered by participating financial institutions for a fee. The service provides access to third-party financial account information, detailed bill presentment, security alerts, and advanced payment and funds transfer tools. Critical to the success of these services is seamless integration with conventional online banking and bill payment capabilities, along with highly specialized consumer marketing.
Since launching the service two years ago, 170 financial institutions have launched Money HQ. Online Resources also provides customized and targeted ICM marketing to drive consumer adoption of Money HQ and other online financial services.
About Online Resources
Online Resources powers Internet financial services for over 800 firms nationwide. The Company's proprietary account presentation, payment, relationship management and professional services are branded to its client banks, credit unions, card issuers and payment acquirers. The Company serves over three million consumer end-users and processes over $12 billion in payments annually. Founded in 1989, Online Resources (Nasdaq: ORCC, Website: www.orcc.com) has been widely recognized as one of the nation's fastest growing technology firms.
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to the Company’s: history of losses; dependence on the marketing
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ability to make and successfully integrate acquisitions of new businesses;
potential need for additional capital; potential inability to prevent
systems failures and security breaches; potential inability to expand
services and related products in the event of substantial increases in
demand; competition; ability to attract and retain skilled personnel;
reliance on patents and other intellectual property; exposure to the early
stage of market adoption of the services it offers; exposure to the consolidation
of the banking and financial services industry; and additional risks and
uncertainties discussed in filings made by the Company with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, including those risks and uncertainties contained
under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Company's Form 10-K,
latest 10-Q, and S-3 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Media Contact: Beth Halloran,
Director, Corporate Communications
Online Resources Corporation
703.653.2248
bhalloran@orcc.com
Investor Contact: Catherine Graham,
EVP & Chief Financial Officer
703.653.3155
cgraham@orcc.com
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