PARK CITY, UT--( April 22, 2008) - The Aegenis Group and Vantage Card Services have partnered to provide data security eLearning to merchants. The partnership leverages The Aegenis Group’s eLearning materials and data security expertise and combines it with the unique, high-touch approach to merchant services offered by Vantage Card.

“In partnering with The Aegenis Group, we are able to provide our merchants a quality educational experience that is in keeping with our dedication to servicing the merchant,” said Ty Hardison Vice President of Business Development at Vantage Card Services. “We are excited about being able to offer our merchants education that will enable them to increase the security of their customer data.”

Chris Mark, CEO and co-Founder of The Aegenis Group, added, “Vantage Card Services is at the forefront of a growing movement in the industry to empower merchants with respect to data security. By offering their merchants the opportunity to learn more about data security and its impact on the industry as whole, including the consumer, Vantage is enabling their merchants to better their data security measures and The Aegenis Group is very excited to be a part of it.”

The partnership, which launches this week, will allow Vantage Card Services to send their merchants to a unique portal (http://training.vantagecard.com) in which merchants will be able to access eLearning courses and reference material.

About The Aegenis Group

The Aegenis Group is a regulatory compliance and risk management consulting organization specializing in strategic consulting, training, and market development assistance for companies in and around the payment card industry. The Aegenis Group is the worldwide QSA trainer and is contracted with a major card brand to conduct merchant and acquirer PCI DSS training. For more information about The Aegenis Group please contact us at [email protected].

About Vantage Card Services

Vantage Card Services, Inc., was established in February of 1996 to market and manage card processing services and payment systems for merchants, businesses and banks. Vantage provides clients with payment processing consulting to address specific interchange pricing and regulations in all types of industries. Vantage caters to clients that require value, expertise and personal attention, with a core philosophy focused on merchant education. For more information about Vantage Card Services please contact us at www.vantagecard.com.