Directorate Change

Datacash Group PLC
20 December 2005



    DataCash Group plc / Epic: DATA / Index: AIM / Sector: Support Services


20 December 2005

                           DATACASH PLC ("DataCash")
                          NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER


DataCash Group plc the AIM listed payment service provider, has appointed Mr.
Andrew Dark as its new Chief Executive Officer from 1st January 2006.


Mr. Andrew Dark (aged 42) has held a number of senior positions including most
recently, Chief Operating Officer of Dione PLC, the suppliers of smart card
payment systems and managed service solutions.  Prior to that he was the Retail
Systems Sales Director for NCR Corporation and before that he was International
Sales Director for Riva Group PLC.  During this time Andrew was appointed
founding Chairman on behalf of Microsoft for its Global Retail Industry Forum,
ActiveStore.



David Bailey, Chairman of DataCash, commented: "It is with great pleasure that
we welcome Andrew to the company, who brings with him a wealth of experience
gained from growing technology businesses.  With our operations expanding
rapidly, he will strengthen our team and help us to take advantage of the
significant opportunities open to DataCash in both the Card Holder Present and
Cardholder Not Present markets."



 Previous directorships include Dione Limited and Efforsenrab (190) Ltd and
Efforsenrab (191) Ltd. Efforsenrab(191) has been placed into voluntary
liquidation.



There is no further information required to be announced pursuant to Schedule 2
paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules.

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Contacts:

David Bailey              DataCash plc       Tel: [phone]
Isabel Crossley           St Brides Media    Tel: [phone]



Note to editors:

•   DataCash provides secure electronic payment and fraud management
    solutions to companies that process orders for goods and services over the
    Internet, call centres, interactive TV or from high street point of sale.

•   DataCash's payment solutions allow merchants to accept a wide
    range of payment options, from credit cards and direct debits, to emerging
    payment types.

•   DataCash's reporting and management tools help automate the flow
    of complex payment processes, such as recurring billing, chargeback workflow 
    and payment reconciliation.

•   DataCash partners with and connects to an ever-expanding network
    of payment processors and payment service providers to offer merchants a 
    single source solution.






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