QUINCY, Mass., Jan 10, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Pipeline Data Inc. (OTCBB: PPDA) announced today that it has entered into an exclusive marketing agreement with towXchange, Inc. d.b.a. towPartners, a national association of tow truck companies representing over 7,000 members and approximately 70,000 tow trucks.

Under the agreement, towPartners will now market the AIRCHARGE wireless credit card acceptance and check guarantee technology. AIRCHARGE is a wholly owned subsidiary of Pipeline Data, which recently acquired the company on September 30, 2005.

The AIRCHARGE payment solution will enable tow truck drivers to receive payments on the road via swiped credit card and check guarantee transactions over their cell phones. towPartners reports that its members currently use over 25,000 AIRCHARGE compatible mobile phones and activate an additional 400 mobile phones per month. The agreement requires towPartners to promote the AIRCHARGE payment solution to its membership.

AIRCHARGE provides credit card processing and wireless check guarantee solutions using Java-enabled cell phones on nearly all major US cellular carriers. A multimedia demonstration of the service is available at www.aircharge.com.

About Pipeline Data:

Pipeline Data Inc. provides integrated transaction processing services for all major credit cards. The Company offers card processing services in three key areas: wireless mobile payment, e-commerce solutions and retail merchant payment.

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SOURCE: Pipeline Data Inc.

Pipeline Data Inc.
Lane Gordon, 617-405-2600 x228
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