Usio Expects Over 100% Year-Over-Year Growth in First Quarter Electronic Payments Volume

Record Total Volumes Expected for Dollars Processed; to Exceed $1.8 Billion, Doubling of Fourth Quarter of 2020, Previous Record Quarter of $920 Million

Strong Business Momentum Sustained

SAN ANTONIO, April 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Usio, Inc. (Nasdaq: USIO), an integrated electronic payment solutions provider, today announced that it expects to report record processing results for the first quarter of 2021.

Louis Hoch, President and Chief Executive Officer of Usio, said, “I am pleased to report that through our diverse payment channel strategy, all three of our segments, ACH, Card and Prepaid, are expected to report over 100% year-over-year growth in important Key Performance Metrics. This generated all-time record quarterly volume for dollars processed for the first three months of 2021. This is an excellent start to a year in which we expect to see revenue growth of 50% and a significant improvement in our profitability metrics.”

These results are based in part on preliminary results. Usio plans to release final transaction and processing volume results for the first quarter at a later date.

About Usio, Inc.
Usio, Inc. (Nasdaq: USIO), a leading FinTech and integrated payment solutions provider, offers a wide range of payment solutions to merchants, billers, banks, service bureaus, leading FinTech and non-bank lenders, and card issuers. The Company operates credit, debit/prepaid, and ACH payment processing platforms to deliver convenient, world-class payment solutions and services to its clients. The strength of the Company is its ability to provide tailored solutions for card issuance, payment acceptance, and bill payments as well as its unique technology in the prepaid sector and its ability to provide and execute on its service commitments. Usio is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, and has offices in Austin, Texas, and Franklin, Tennessee, just outside of Nashville. Websites: www.usio.com, www.singularpayments.com, www.payfacinabox.com, www.akimbocard.com and www.usiooutput.com.

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