HENDERSON, Nev. -- (Business Wire)

3Pea International, Inc. (OTCBB:TPNL), a payments solution company focused on prepaid debit card processing and program management, is pleased to announce that it has engaged Williams Financial Group (WFG) as its Capital Markets Advisor. Williams Financial will assist the Company’s Board of Directors and management in connection with funding 3Pea International’s domestic and international expansion, including the development and rollout of the PaySign® brand of prepaid solutions, mergers and acquisitions and the Company’s general corporate purposes.

“We are pleased to engage the investment banking professionals at Williams Financial Group,” said Mark Newcomer, President and CEO of 3Pea International. “We believe that Williams Financial Group has the knowledge and experience to assist 3Pea in reaching our goals both domestically and internationally.”

“We are excited to be working with 3Pea International, Inc. as Williams Financial Group is cognizant of the many opportunities available to 3Pea in the rapidly growing payments industry,” commented Claude Connelly, Chief Operating Officer of Williams Financial Group. “We look forward to playing a key role in the future growth of 3Pea International.”

About 3Pea International:

3Pea International, Inc. is a payment solutions company that focuses on providing prepaid debit program management and processing services. Utilizing its PaySign® Platform, the Company offers customizable prepaid debit card solutions for a variety of consumer and corporate applications. As part of the Company’s customized prepaid card solutions 3Pea provides transaction processing, card creation and fulfillment, cardholder enrollment, value loading, cardholder account management, reporting and in-house customer service. 3Pea strives to provide its clients with significant time-to market, cost, scalability, reliability and security benefits. For further information visit www.3pea.com.

About Williams Financial Group:

Founded in 1988, Williams Financial Group is a privately-held, Dallas-based financial services firm providing brokerage, advisory and investment services to over 280 independent Financial Professionals with clients (individual investors and select institutions) whose combined assets under management are approximately $8.5 billion. For further information visit www.williams-financial.com.

Forward-Looking Statements:

Certain statements in this news release may contain forward-looking information within the meaning of Rule 175 under the Securities Act of 1933 and Rule 3b-6 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and are subject to the safe harbor created by those rules. All statements, other than statements of fact, included in this release, including, without limitation, statements regarding potential future plans and objectives of the companies, are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. There is no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, and actual results and future events could differ materially. 3Pea undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any statements in this release, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

Contacts:

Williams Financial Group
Sherry Atkins
satkins@williams-financial.com
or
3Pea International
Brian Polan, 702-749-7234
Investor Relations
bpolan@3pea.com

Source: 3Pea International, Inc.