Lightbridge Teams with Mercantec for Payment Solutions

Lightbridge, Inc. (www.lightbridge.com) today announced a partnership with Mercantec, Inc.(R), a global provider of e-commerce solutions for small and mid-sized businesses, to integrate Mercantec's PowerCommerce(R) 2005 to the Authorize.Net Payment Gateway.

"Mercantec (www.mercantec.com) is widely recognized as an e-commerce pioneer and leader," said Roy Banks, president, Lightbridge's Authorize.Net Business Unit. "We are pleased to have them as an Authorize.Net certified shopping cart and look forward to providing their merchants with an industry leading Internet Protocol (IP) transaction processing solutions."

As part of the agreement, Mercantec has been certified through Authorize.Net's Shopping Cart Certification Program, which provides that the company's solutions meet Authorize.Net's highest integration, performance and security standards.

Authorize.Net provides secure, reliable, Internet Protocol (IP) based payment gateway solutions that enable merchants to authorize, settle and manage electronic transactions anytime, anywhere, via Web sites, retail, mail order/telephone order (MOTO) call centers and on wireless devices.

Lightbridge, Inc. (Nasdaq:LTBG) is a leading analytics, decisioning and e-commerce company that businesses trust to manage customer transactions. Lightbridge adds value to fraud screening, credit qualification, payment authorization, billing, and enhanced voice and data services.

Lightbridge solutions leverage intelligent automated systems and human expertise, delivered primarily through the efficiencies and cost savings of an outsourced business model. Businesses around the world use Lightbridge to make smarter decisions, deliver better services, provide secure payments, reduce costs and enhance the lifetime value of their customers. For more information, visit www.lightbridge.com or call 800-LIGHTBR.

One of the Internet's e-commerce pioneers, Mercantec serves small and medium-sized businesses from its headquarters in Chicago. Established in 1995, Mercantec has a long history of providing easy, complete, and secure web site building and online storefront solutions.