CEY Certegy

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Dec. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Certegy Inc. (NYSE:CEY), a leading global provider of payment services to financial institutions and retailers, today announced the resignation of board member Charles T. Doyle, effective December 8, 2005. Mr. Doyle, who has served on Certegy's board since June 2001, was a member of the Audit Committee. Mr. Doyle is Chairman of the Board of Texas First Bank, and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Texas Independent Bancshares, Inc. He also serves as a director of VISA USA, Inc., VISA International, Inc., and Inovant, a transaction processor for merchants and issuers of credit cards. Mr. Doyle affirmed his support for Certegy's proposed merger with Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., a subsidiary of Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (NYSE:FNF). He is not among the Certegy directors designated to serve as a director of the new company, and cited personal reasons as the basis for his decision to resign at this time. "It has truly been a privilege to serve with the management team and my fellow directors since Certegy's spin-off from Equifax," he stated. "Chuck has been an exceptional board member, and we have benefited greatly from his strong leadership and guidance," stated Lee A. Kennedy, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Certegy. "It has been a pleasure to work with him, and we extend our sincere appreciation for his dedication and service to our company." About Certegy Certegy (NYSE:CEY) provides credit and debit processing, check risk management and cash access services, merchant processing and e-banking services to over 6,500 financial institutions, 100,000 retailers and 100 million consumers worldwide. Headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida, Certegy maintains a strong global presence with operations in the United States, United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Chile, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand and the Caribbean. As a leading payment services provider, Certegy offers a comprehensive range of transaction processing services, check risk management solutions and integrated customer support programs that facilitate the exchange of business and consumer payments. Certegy generated over $1.0 billion in revenue in 2004. For more information on Certegy, please visit http://www.certegy.com/. DATASOURCE: Certegy Inc. CONTACT: Mary Waggoner, SVP - Investor Relations of Certegy Inc., +1-678-867-8004 Web site: http://www.certegy.com/

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