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Vantiv launches BizBuz online community, resource for SMBs

Thursday, April 28, 2016 — 17:35:24 (EDT)

Cincinnati, April 28, 2016 - Vantiv, Inc. (NYSE: VNTV), a leading provider of payment processing services and related technology solutions for merchants and financial institutions of all sizes, announced today, in connection of National Small Business Week, it is launching a small business community called Vantiv BizBuz. The free, online community will provide educational resources and information, as well as engagement with other business owners, to help small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to succeed. As a trusted payments partner, Vantiv supports National Small Business Week, the annual event that promotes America's entrepreneurs and small business owners, which is May 1-7, 2016.

"More than half of all Americans either own or work for a small business, so this is a huge segment of the population," said Michele Herron, head of small and medium-sized business strategy at Vantiv. "It is also a segment that often feels underserved and overlooked. We want to help these small business owners capture evolving information on business trends and payments options, and plot their path to success, through smarter, faster and easier payments."

Vantiv BizBuz is an interactive community for small business owners, providing easy ways to gather and share ideas, insights and resources with other business owners and entrepreneurs. Members can ask questions, attend exclusive webinars, and request consumer insights that will help them to better understand their customers and grow their business. Vantiv BizBuz also provides prizes for interactions and sharing, as well as discounts from sponsors like Office Depot®.

"BizBuz members will have a unique connection with their peers that will be a valuable resource to growing their businesses. It will also allow Vantiv to gather insights and analytics to create new products and services that will help these small business owners be more efficient and effective," said Herron. "We look forward to enrolling more than 1,000 small business owners to the community. Then community members will be the first to pilot these new products."

Another benefit available to members will be discounts from Office Depot and OfficeMax, available inside the BizBuz membership portal. Vantiv and Office Depot have teamed up to provide members with savings on their personal shopping at business.officedepot.com. Vantiv plans to also offer BizBuz members additional savings on copy and print services.

Vantiv will also post a series of blogs on Vantiv.com offering resources, advice and links to key topics of interest to SMBs including security, technology innovations, marketing concepts, gift cards, payment types, and ways to grow market share. Follow Vantiv on Twitter at #DreamSmallBiz and #VantivSMB to learn more about the resources that are available and to join Vantiv BizBuz, located at www.vantivbizbuz.com .

ABOUT VANTIV Vantiv, Inc. (NYSE: VNTV) is a leading payment processor differentiated by an integrated technology platform. Vantiv offers a comprehensive suite of traditional and innovative payment processing and technology solutions to merchants and financial institutions of all sizes, enabling them to address their payment processing needs through a single provider. We build strong relationships with our customers, helping them become more efficient, more secure and more successful. Vantiv is the second largest merchant acquirer and the largest PIN debit acquirer based on number of transactions in the U.S. The company's growth strategy includes expanding further into high-growth channels and verticals, including integrated payments, ecommerce, and merchant bank. Visit us at www.vantiv.com, or follow us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+ and YouTube.

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Source: Company press release.