EXHIBIT 99.1

                          CONSENT OF DIRECTOR NOMINEE

The Board of Directors
Official Payments Corporation:

   I, George L. Graziadio, Jr. hereby consent to the use of my name as a
Director Nominee in the Form S-1 Registration Statement filed by Official
Payments Corporation.

                                                 /s/ George L. Graziadio
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                                                George L. Graziadio, Jr.

October   , 1999