Bottomline’s Global Cash Management Solutions Receive More Top Ratings from Industry Experts

PORTSMOUTH, NH – July 23, 2009 – Bottomline Technologies (NASDAQ: EPAY), a leading provider of collaborative payment, invoice and document automation solutions, today announced that as part of a recent evaluation of online cash management solutions, the research advisory firm Celent has identified Bottomline as a ‘payments powerhouse.’ This latest accolade follows Aite Group’s recent awarding of a best-in-class ranking to Bottomline for its global cash management capabilities.

Aite Group in its evaluation report noted that many customers “have chosen Bottomline as a result of its proven track record with large banks,” and believe the company “does a great job of building relationships.” In its final evaluation, the firm awarded Bottomline with a best-in-class ranking for its global cash management capabilities and cited its track record for consistently helping clients develop successful multi-region or global cash management strategies.

Bottomline’s WebSeries® Global Cash Management platform was a leader in the payments and transfers section of Celent’s report based on the diversity and robustness of its payments capabilities. Additionally, the platform was recognized for performance and reliability, solution attributes that Celent believes are “a must when dealing with large banks with high transaction volumes.” Celent’s assessment of Bottomline also concluded that the company is one of the few vendors in the market possessing experience and exposure internationally.

“Banks and financial institutions are actively seeking stable, proven technology partners through which they can work collaboratively to use Web-based cash management solutions to strengthen client relationships,” said Eric Campbell, Chief Technology Officer of Bottomline Technologies. “Through the ongoing introduction of new features and functionality enhancements, we’re able to provide our clients with the tools required to differentiate themselves against competitors and to capitalize on exciting opportunities domestically and in new geographies.”

To get to market quickly with a high-volume domestic and international payments capability, banks and financial institutions around the world rely on Bottomline’s award-winning WebSeries Global Cash Management platform. A single platform for managing payments and providing real-time cash management reporting, WebSeries delivers the security, reliability and rich functionality necessary to deliver the products and user experience required to strengthen customer relationships and develop new markets.

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About Bottomline Technologies
Bottomline Technologies (NASDAQ: EPAY) provides cloud-based payment, invoice and banking solutions to corporations, financial institutions and banks around the world. The company’s solutions are used to streamline, automate and manage processes involving payments, invoicing, global cash management, supply chain finance and transactional documents. Organizations trust these solutions to meet their needs for cost reduction, competitive differentiation and optimization of working capital. Headquartered in the United States, Bottomline also maintains offices in Europe and Asia-Pacific. For more information, visit www.bottomline.com.

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This press release may contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors. Among the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements are competition, market demand, technological change, strategic relationships, recent acquisitions, international operations and general economic conditions. For additional discussion of factors that could impact Bottomline Technologies' financial results, refer to the Company's Form 10-K filed September 2008, Form 10-Q filed May 2009 and any recently filed Form 8-Ks. Any forward-looking statements represent our views only as of today and should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any subsequent date. We do not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements.

Company Contact:
Alana Burns
Bottomline Technologies
603-501-6601
aburns@bottomline.com