Mark Heimbouch Appointed as Chief Operating and Financial Officer

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Mark Heimbouch Appointed as Chief Operating and Financial Officer

CINCINNATI, Feb. 26, 2015 - Vantiv, Inc. VNTV, a leading provider of payment processing services and related technology solutions for merchants and financial institutions of all sizes, announced today that Mark Heimbouch's role has been expanded to include leadership of the company's technology and operational functions. Heimbouch joined Vantiv in 2009 as chief financial officer, helping transform the business into one of the fastest growing technology companies in the United States(1). His appointment as Chief Operating and Financial Officer is effective immediately.

"Mark has been a strong leader at Vantiv, and his new duties expand naturally upon the work he's done as CFO," said Charles Drucker, chief executive officer. "I am confident Mark's deep payments experience - along with our strong technology and operations leaders - will continue to position Vantiv at the forefront of the industry."

Prior to joining Vantiv, Heimbouch served in a number of senior leadership roles at both public and private companies, including as chief operating officer and chief financial officer of Jackson Hewitt and as CFO at Trow Global, Teranex Systems and the DURO company. He has also held senior leadership positions at Western Union, First Data, Cendant and Deloitte.

"Vantiv has an exciting future ahead of it," said Heimbouch. "Our company is in the right place - at the right time - to seize on the rapidly expanding needs for payments technology. I look forward to continuing to shape that future and to ensure Vantiv continues to offer a leading technology workbench to its clients and partners."

Heimbouch holds an MBA from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business and a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Nebraska.

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1 Forbes 2013 Ranking of America's Fastest Growing Technology Companies

CONTACTS:
Nathan Rozof, CFA
Senior Vice President, Investor Relations
866.254.4811 or 513.900.4811
IR@vantiv.com

Andrew Ciafardini
Vice President, Corporate Communications
513.900.5308
andrew.ciafardini@vantiv.com

About Vantiv, Inc.
Vantiv, Inc. VNTV is a leading payment processor differentiated by an integrated technology platform. Vantiv offers a comprehensive suite of traditional and innovative payment processing and technology solutions to merchants and financial institutions of all sizes, enabling them to address their payment processing needs through a single provider. We build strong relationships with our customers, helping them become more efficient, more secure and more successful. Vantiv is the third largest merchant acquirer and the largest PIN debit acquirer based on number of transactions in the U.S. The company's growth strategy includes expanding further into high-growth channels and verticals, including integrated payments, ecommerce, and merchant bank. For more information, visit www.vantiv.com.

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