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Consorteum Holdings Inc. New Partnership Provides Competitive Merchant Discount Rates

Company accesses processing industry's 75 Billion annual payment transactions

NEVADA, September 22, 2009 — Consorteum Holdings Inc. (OTCBB: CSRH) announced today that it has established an agreement with a third party partner within the payment processing industry to offer Merchant Discount Rates. Consorteum will leverage this new partnership to offer competitive Merchant Discount Rates and Point of Sale hardware to its new and existing client base.

Quent Rickerby, President & COO of Consorteum Holdings Inc., said, "This agreement will allow Consorteum to offer Canadian clients measurable cost savings on their Credit and Debit Card processing and further enhance the number of products and services we have available."

Consorteum's new Merchant Discount Rate program further enhances its list of financial services available to current and future clients. The addition of generating new revenues from debit and credit card transaction processing will ensure long-term revenue growth and incremental residual income. Consorteum will continue to expand its portfolio of financial services, which will further grow the revenues of the company, ensuring increased shareholder value. Processors in North America process in excess of 75 billion electronic payment transactions annually.

About Consorteum Holdings Inc.

Consorteum Holdings Inc.'s will build on its extensive expertise within the Payments and Transaction Industry in North America, Europe and Internationally. By identifying new technologies and trends in the changing global marketplace, Consorteum Holdings Inc. aims to increase revenues in existing markets, enter new markets, and deliver unique products and services more effectively and efficiently. Consorteum Holdings Inc. has built its reputation with one goal, "For our customers to look at us as partners, not just a technology provider."

For more information, please visit: http://www.consorteum.com

Contact:
Consorteum Holdings Inc.
Suite 202, 2900 John Street
Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 5G3
investors@consorteum.com
+1.866.824.8854

Forward-Looking Statements:

This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain as they are based on current expectations and assumptions concerning future events or future performance of the company. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are only predictions and speak only as of the date hereof. In evaluating such statements, prospective investors should review carefully various risks and uncertainties identified in this release and matters set in the company's SEC filings. These risks and uncertainties could cause the company's actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements.

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