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Trustcash Announces It Has Completed Development of Electronic Check Feature Known as ACH

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ATLANTA, GA--(Marketwire - August 17, 2009) - Trustcash Holdings, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: TCHH)
today proudly announces it has completed the addition of ACH to its suite
of services.

Claudio Lai, CTO, of Trustcash commented: "Our work with Electracash to add
ACH processing functionality to our service offerings has been successful.
We have processed a number of ACH transactions and look forward to our
clients taking advantage of ACH for their payment services needs."

The addition of ACH is an important step in broadening the marketability of
the Trustcash payment system. This advance will provide Trustcash the
opportunity to tap into the large ACH processing market.

The following provides some insight into the business of ACH processing:

1. What is ACH? According to NACHA (the electronic payments association,
www.nacha.org):

The Automated Clearing House (ACH) Network

The ACH Network is a highly reliable and efficient nationwide batch-
oriented electronic funds transfer system governed by the NACHA OPERATING
RULES which provide for the interbank clearing of electronic payments for
participating depository financial institutions. The Federal Reserve and
Electronic Payments Network act as ACH Operators, central clearing
facilities through which financial institutions transmit or receive ACH
entries.

ACH payments include:

-- Direct Deposit of payroll, Social Security and other government
benefits, and tax refunds;
-- Direct Payment of consumer bills such as mortgages, loans, utility bills
and insurance premiums;
-- Business-to-business payments;
-- E-checks;
-- E-commerce payments;
-- Federal, state and local tax payments.

The number of ACH payments originated by financial institutions increased
to 8.05 billion in 2002, up 13.6 percent from 2001. These payments were
valued at $21.7 trillion. Including payments originated by the Federal
government, there were a total of 8.94 billion ACH payments in 2002 worth
more than $24.4 trillion.

2. In an industry article the website www. ACOM.com declares: "ACH: The
Paperless Payment Solution for Today"

In 2000, 41.9 billion checks were issued, compared with 36.7 billion in
2003, a compounded annual rate of decline of -4.3 percent. During the same
period, ACH payments grew from 6.2 billion to 9.1 billion, a 13.4 percent
compounded annual growth rate. Significantly, while total payments
continued to increase, the ratio of checks to ACH payments continued to
favor ACH and the trend continues. According to current NACHA reports,
there were nearly 14 billion ACH payments in 2005, an increase of 16.2
percent over 2004.

Entire article can be viewed at:
http://www.acom.com/windows/collateral_win_WP02.html

About Trustcash

Through its Trustcash brand and website (www.Trustcash.com), Trustcash is a
pioneer of anonymous payment systems for the internet. Trustcash developed
a business based on the sale of a virtual stored value card that can be
used by consumers to make secure and anonymous purchases on the internet.
The company markets its TrustcashT payment card, which is sold in
denominations ranging from $10 to $200 online. The TrustcashT card is
the only "stored value card" produced where no personal data is stored by
or available to a vendor or merchant, providing a unique level of both
security and privacy to the purchaser.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

A number of statements contained in this press release are forward-looking
statements. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and
uncertainties, including the sufficiency of existing capital resources,
technological changes and uncertainties related to the development of
Trustcash's business model. The actual results Trustcash may achieve could
differ materially from any forward-looking statements due to such risks and
uncertainties.

 

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