VeriFone Appoints Eitan Raff to Board of Directors

Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: PAY), the world’s leading provider of electronic payment solutions, today announced the appointment of Eitan Raff to its Board of Directors, effective October 1, 2007. Mr. Raff is the Chairman of Bank Leumi, Israel’s second largest bank, and is also the Chairman of the Management Committee of Hebrew University. Mr. Raff previously served as the Accountant General (Treasurer) for the State of Israel.

Mr. Raff is replacing Craig Bondy, a principal of GTCR Golder Rauner, LLC who has served on the VeriFone board since 2002. Mr. Bondy’s departure, effective October 1, 2007, is part of an orderly transition of ownership and control underway since VeriFone’s IPO in April 2005. GTCR shall now be represented by one director on the VeriFone board and owns approximately 13 percent of the outstanding common stock of VeriFone.

Douglas G. Bergeron, Chairman and CEO, said: “We are truly honored to have Eitan Raff join our Board. He is a respected globalist and authority on the economic development of the financial services industry in the emerging markets.”

Mr. Bergeron added: “Craig Bondy has been an incredible asset and contributor to VeriFone for over five years. During this period, VeriFone has created billions of dollars of value for its shareholders and for GTCR’s investors. Craig has become a dear friend to me and to our company and its employees.”