Connecting the Financial Universe - A Revolution in Banking Technology LOS ANGELES, March 7 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ -- This is a global release being issued in the following languages: French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Hindi, Indonesian, Korean, Japanese, Malay, Thai, Vietnamese and English. eConnect (OTC Bulletin Board: ECNC) announces its initial global network will consist of host systems in the countries of the United States, Ireland, Hong Kong, Australia and the Dominican Republic, driving the eConnect eCashPad transactions which are being routed to the eConnect Hosts by the eConnect/RGTecq Linux servers. With the final successful integration of all eConnect systems, eConnect (OTC Bulletin Board: ECNC) will have the technology and resources to connect the entire financial world with the most efficient and secure technology in existence today. With its one-swipe, real-time pay/deposit systems, ECNC has now clearly established a leading position in the projected Trillion dollar industry of global Internet and retail cash payments. eConnect's systems will enable Internet safe usage of ATM card with pin and credit card transactions from country to country. -- ECNC's/RGTecq Linux Transaction Server will provide for real-time business to business global Internet cash transactions by ATM card and pin. -- ECNC's PowerClick, will direct traffic flow to its eConnect portals. -- ECNC's PocketPay, which will look and work like a cell phone is also a virtual pocket bank account; now in joint venture with Pilot Island to integrate with the Palm VII (following the explosive growth of the hand-held Palm series computers). -- ECNC's eCashPad(TM) links to the computer keyboard and allows you to swipe your ATM or credit card and seamlessly pay for your orders. -- eConnect2trade will allow a mobile customer to open or replenish an instant cash trading account with an ATM card and pin from the PocketPay. -- ECNC's EzyDepot, a real-time payment/deposit Kiosk, the size of a calculator, which will be an onsite retail device linked to eConnect's host systems. For a comprehensive look at even more eConnect technologies visit eConnect's web sites at www.econnectholdings.com and www.powerclick.com. eConnect will be collecting fees from its portal sites, as well as application fees, merchant listing fees, affiliate fees and general transaction fees in addition to ATM and credit card revenue streams. eConnect eliminates the need for accepting, processing, and handling checks, cash or other paper instruments, and immediately registers payments and deposits in real-time; dramatically improving speed, cost and the security of payments and deposits. eConnect is the final evolution of financial technology. As eConnect prepares to file for the NASDAQ this year, eConnect expects to continue its extremely rapid and aggressive growth. eConnect is a fully reporting and compliant company with the SEC and NASDAQ, publicly traded on the OTC BB. Safe Harbor: Certain statements in this news release contain forward-looking information within the meaning of Section 27A of the US Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, and as contemplated under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and are subject to the safe harbor created by those sections. All statements, other than statements of facts, included in this release, including, without limitation, statements regarding potential future plans and objectives of the company are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. For more information regarding eConnect, Contact: Elias Argyropoulos for eConnect, 800-600-8599, or fax, 800-565-0557; or International News Network, Inc., email: INNthenews SOURCE eConnect CONTACT: Elias Argyropoulos for eConnect, 800-600-8599, or fax, 800-565-0557; or International News Network, Inc., email: INNthenews Web site: http://www.powerclick.com http://www.econnectholdings.com