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                           STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
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     THIS STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of November 3, 1999 (the

"Agreement"), is by and between OFFICIAL PAYMENTS CORPORATION, a Delaware
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corporation, formerly known as U.S. Audiotex Corporation (the "Company"), and
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E*TRADE GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation ("E*Trade").
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                             W I T N E S S E T H:

     WHEREAS, the Company desires to sell, and E*Trade desires to purchase,
shares of the Company's common stock, par value $0.01 per share, (the "Common
Stock") on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements
contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:

                                      I.

                          CLOSING; EXCHANGE OF SHARES
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     1.1    Closing; Payment.   Subject to the terms and conditions of this
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Agreement, and upon the basis of the representations and warranties herein
contained, upon execution and delivery of this Agreement by each of the parties
hereto, or such later date as the parties shall agree (the "Closing Date"), the
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Company hereby agrees to sell to E*Trade and issue to E*Trade or its nominee,
and E*Trade agrees to purchase from the Company, 512,820 shares of Common Stock
(the "Purchase Amount") at a price of $9.75 per share (the "Purchase Price").
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E*Trade shall pay the Purchase Amount in currently available funds to the
Company by wire transfer against delivery by the Company of stock certificates
evidencing the Common Stock to be purchased by E*Trade, registered in E*Trade's
name, or that of its nominee.  The consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby is hereinafter called the "Closing."  The Closing shall take place on the
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Closing Date at 9:00 A.M. Eastern Time at the offices of Cadwalader, Wickersham
& Taft, 100 Maiden Lane, New York, New York, or at such other time and place as
shall be agreed upon by the parties.

                                      II.

                 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
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     The Company represents and warrants that as of the date hereof and as of
the Closing:

     2.1    Organization and Qualification of the Company.   The Company is a
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corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws
of the State of Delaware, with full corporate power and authority to conduct its
business as currently conducted and to own and use its property and is qualified
to do business and is in good standing as a foreign
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corporation in each jurisdiction where the character of its property or the
nature of its activities makes such qualification necessary, except where the
failure so to qualify would not have a material adverse effect on the business,
property, results of operations or financial condition of the Company (a
"Material Adverse Effect").
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     2.2    No Conflict.   The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
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Company's performance of its obligations hereunder will not (i) violate any
applicable law, ordinance, rule or regulation of any Governmental Authority or
(ii) conflict with or result in a breach of the terms and conditions of, or
constitute any default under, the Company's Certificate of Incorporation or By-
laws (each as amended), or any contract, agreement or instrument to which the
Company is a party or by which the Company or any of its property is bound,
except, in any such case, for violations, conflicts or breaches which
individually or in the aggregate would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

     2.3    Legal Proceedings. There are no actions, proceedings or
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investigations pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against
the Company before any court or before any administrative agency or
administrative officer or executive, which may reasonably be expected to
materially affect the ability of the Company to perform its obligations or
consummate the transactions contemplated under this Agreement.

     2.4    Company Authorizations. This Agreement has been duly authorized by
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the Company. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company
and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company,
enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency or other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights
generally or by equitable principals in any action (legal or equitable).

     2.5    No Default.  The Company is not (i) in default under any (a) order,
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judgment, decree or ruling of any court, arbitrator or Governmental Authority or
(b) contract, agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or
any of its property is bound, or (ii) in violation of any applicable law,
ordinance, rule or regulation of any Governmental Authority, in either case,
which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

     2.6    Capital Stock.   The authorized capital stock of the Company on the
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Closing Date will consist solely of 50,000,000 shares of Common Stock.  All
outstanding shares of the Company, and the shares of Common Stock to be issued
to E*Trade will be, when issued, duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable, and E*TRADE shall receive good and marketable title to the
shares, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances and not subject to any
preemptive or similar rights.

     2.7    Stock Ownership.  As of the Closing Date, 5,000,000 shares of Common
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Stock are issued and outstanding, 4,000,000 of which are owned by Imperial Bank
and 1,000,000 of which are owned by Beranson Holdings, Inc.

     2.8    Registration Statement. The Registration Statement and the
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prospectus and any supplement or amendment thereto comply as to form with the
Securities Act, and at the time the Registration Statement became effective or
on the date of this Agreement, the Registration

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Statement and the prospectus included therein did not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading.

     2.9    Brokers; Fees and Expenses.  No broker, investment banker, financial
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advisor or other person is entitled to any broker's, finder's, financial
advisor's or other similar fee or commission in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.

                                     III.

                   REPRESENTATIONS and warranties of E*TRADE
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            E*Trade represents and warrants that as of the date hereof and as of
the Closing:

     3.1    Investment Intent. E*Trade is acquiring the Common Stock for its own
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account for investment and not with a view to, or for sale or other disposition
in connection with, any distribution (within the meaning of the Securities Act)
thereof, nor with any present intention of selling or otherwise disposing of the
same subject, nevertheless, to any requirement of law that the disposition of
E*Trade's property shall at all times be within its control.

     3.2    Sophistication, Financial Strength, Access, etc. E*Trade is a
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qualified institutional buyer (as that term is defined in Rule 144A promulgated
by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act) and its
principal place of business is 4500 Bohannon Drive, Menlo Park, California,
94025. E*Trade acknowledges it is fully informed that the shares of Common Stock
being sold hereunder are being sold pursuant to a private offering exemption of
the Securities Act and are not being registered under the Securities Act or
under the securities or blue sky laws of any state or foreign jurisdiction; that
such shares of Common Stock must be held indefinitely unless they are
subsequently registered under the Securities Act and any applicable state
securities or blue sky laws, or unless an exemption from registration is
available thereunder; and that the Company has no obligation to register such
shares of Common Stock other than as described in Section 4 hereto.

     3.3    Organization of E*Trade.   E*Trade is a corporation duly organized,
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validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware
and has all requisite power and authority to carry out the transactions provided
for in, or contemplated by, this Agreement.

     3.4    No Conflict. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and
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E*Trade's performance of its obligations hereunder will not (i) violate any
applicable law, ordinance, rule or regulation of any Governmental Authority or
(ii) conflict with or result in a breach of the terms and conditions of, or
constitute any default under, E*Trade's Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws
or any contract, agreement or instrument to which E*Trade is a party or by which
E*Trade or any or any of its property is bound, except, in any such case, for
violations, conflicts or breaches which individually or in the aggregate would
not prohibit E*Trade from consummating the transactions contemplated hereby.

     3.5    E*Trade Authorizations.  This Agreement has been duly authorized by
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E*Trade.  This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by E*Trade and
constitutes the legal,

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valid and binding obligations of E*Trade, enforceable in accordance with its
terms, except as limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other laws affecting the
enforcement of creditors' rights generally or by equitable principles in any
action (legal or equitable).

     3.6    Due Diligence; Risks of Investment.  E*Trade has conducted its own
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investigation of the Company and has been provided an opportunity to review
financial information of the Company and to obtain any information from the
Company necessary to make an informed investment in the Company, and is relying
solely on its own investigation and not on any representation or warranty,
express or implied, of the Company, other than those expressly contained in this
Agreement.  E*Trade is aware that the investment in the Company has risks, and
E*Trade has read and understands the risk factors contained in the Registration
Statement.

                                      IV.

                              REGISTRATION RIGHTS
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     4.1    Demand Registration Rights.
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            (a)  E*Trade shall have the right, exercisable once at any time
after nine (9) months following the date of the Initial Public Offering, subject
to paragraph (c) of this Section 4.1, (the "Demand Registration Right"), to
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cause the Company to effect the registration under the Securities Act of any
number of shares of Common Stock held by E*Trade.

            (b)  E*Trade shall exercise its Demand Registration Right by making
a written request (a "Registration Request") to the Company, which Registration
Request shall state the number of shares of Common Stock requested to be
registered and specify the intended method or methods of disposition thereof.
Upon receipt of such Registration Request, the Company shall, as expeditiously
as is possible, use its best efforts to effect the registration under the
Securities Act of all shares of Common Stock which the Company has been so
requested to register by E*Trade for sale, all to the extent required to permit
the disposition (in accordance with the intended method or methods thereof, as
aforesaid) of the shares so registered.

            (c)  E*Trade shall not be entitled to exercise its Demand
Registration Right during the period within ninety (90) days after a
registration statement filed by the Company under the Securities Act has been
declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

            (d)  All expenses incurred in complying with this Section 4.1,
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including, without limitation, all registration and filing fees, printing
expenses, fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, expenses of any
special audits incident to or required by any such registration and expenses of
complying with the securities laws of any jurisdictions pursuant to Section
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4.3(a)(iv) hereof, shall be paid by E*Trade.
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     4.2    Piggyback Registration Rights.
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            (a)  If, subsequent to six (6) months following the date of the
Initial Public Offering, the Company at any time proposes to file on its behalf
and/or on behalf of any of its

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security holders (the "demanding holders") a registration statement under the
Securities Act on any form (other than a registration statement on Form S-4 or
S-8 or any successor form for securities to be offered solely in a transaction
of the type referred to in Rule 145 under the Securities Act or to employees of
the Company pursuant to employee benefit plans) for the general registration of
securities to be sold for cash with respect to its Common Stock, it will give
written notice to E*Trade at least twenty (20) days before the initial filing of
such registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which
notice shall set forth the intended method of disposition of the securities
proposed to be registered by the Company ("Registration Notice"). The
Registration Notice shall offer to include in such filing the aggregate number
of shares of Common Stock as E*Trade may request, subject to the terms hereof.
If the registration of which the Company gives notice involves an underwritten
offering, E*Trade's right to participate in such offering shall be conditioned
upon E*Trade's entry into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the
underwriter or underwriters selected for such offering by the Company, and
E*Trade must sell its shares to such underwriters on the same terms and
conditions as apply to the Company and/or such other sellers of Common Stock, as
the case may be.

            (b)  E*Trade shall advise the Company in writing within fifteen (15)
days after the date of receipt of such offer from the Company of its election to
participate in such offering, and set forth the number of shares of Common Stock
for which registration is requested. The Company shall thereupon include in such
filing the number of shares of Common Stock for which registration is so
requested, subject to the next sentence, and shall use its best efforts to
effect registration under the Securities Act of such shares of Common Stock. If
the managing underwriter of a proposed offering shall advise the Company in
writing that, in its opinion, the distribution of shares of Common Stock
requested to be included in the registration concurrently with the securities
being registered by the Company or such demanding holders would materially and
adversely affect the distribution of such securities by the Company or such
demanding holders, then all selling holders (other than the Company or any
demanding holder that shall have initially requested such registration pursuant
to "demand registration" rights) shall reduce, on a pro rata basis, the amount
of securities each intended to distribute through such offering to a level
acceptable to such underwriter.

            (c)  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the
provisions of this Section 4.2, the Company shall have the right at any time
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after it shall have given Registration Notice (irrespective of whether a written
request for inclusion of any Common Stock shall have been made by E*Trade) to
elect not to effect the proposed "piggy-back" registration or to withdraw the
same after the filing but prior to the effective date thereof.

     4.3    Registration Procedures.
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            (a)  If the Company is required by the provisions of this Article IV
to effect the registration of shares of Common Stock under the Securities Act,
the Company will, as expeditiously as possible:

                     (i)    prepare and file with the Securities and Exchange
            Commission a registration statement with respect to such shares of
            Common Stock and use its best efforts to cause such registration
            statement to become and remain effective

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            until the earlier to occur of the disposition of all the shares of
            Common Stock sold thereunder or the expiration of 180 days;

                     (ii)   prepare and file with the Securities and Exchange
            Commission such amendments and supplements to such registration
            statement and the prospectus used in connection therewith as may be
            necessary to keep such registration statement effective and to
            comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the
            sale or other disposition of all securities covered by such
            registration statement until the earlier of such time as all of such
            shares of Common Stock have been disposed thereunder or the
            expiration of 180 days;

                     (iii)  furnish to such selling holders such number of
            copies of a summary prospectus or other prospectus, including a
            preliminary prospectus, in conformity with the requirements of the
            Securities Act, and such other documents (including any amendments
            required to be filed pursuant to subsection (ii) above), as such
            selling holders may reasonably request;

                     (iv)   use its best efforts to register or qualify the
            shares of Common Stock covered by such registration statement under
            such other securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as the
            managing underwriter of the offering shall request (provided,
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            however, the Company shall not be obligated to qualify as a foreign
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            corporation to do business under the laws of any jurisdiction in
            which it is not then qualified or to file any general consent to
            service of process), and do such other reasonable acts and things as
            may be required of it to enable such holder to consummate the
            disposition in such jurisdiction of the securities covered by such
            registration statement;

                     (v)    furnish, at the request of E*Trade, on the date that
            such shares of Common Stock are delivered to the underwriters for
            sale pursuant to such registration or, if such shares of Common
            Stock are not being sold through underwriters, on the date that the
            registration statement with respect to such shares of Common Stock
            becomes effective, (i) an opinion, dated such date, of the
            independent counsel representing the Company for the purposes of
            such registration, addressed to the underwriters, if any, and if
            such shares of Common Stock are not being sold through underwriters,
            then to the holders making such request, stating that such
            registration statement has become effective under the Securities Act
            and that (A) to the knowledge of such counsel, no stop order
            suspending the effectiveness thereof has been issued and no
            proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or are pending or
            contemplated under the Securities Act, (B) the registration
            statement, the related prospectus, and each amendment or supplement
            thereto, comply as to form in all material respects with the
            requirements of the Securities Act and the applicable rules and
            regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder,
            (C) the descriptions in the registration statement or the
            prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, of all legal
            matters and contracts and other legal documents or instruments are
            accurate and fairly present the information with respect thereto
            required to be shown in all material respects, and (D) such counsel
            does not know of any legal or

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            governmental proceedings, pending or contemplated, required to be
            described in the registration statement or prospectus, or any
            amendment or supplement thereto, which are not described as
            required, nor of any contracts or documents or instruments of a
            character required to be described in the registration statement or
            prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or to be filed
            as exhibits to the registration statement which are not described or
            filed or incorporated by reference as required; such counsel shall
            also confirm that he has no reason to believe that either the
            registration statement or the prospectus, or any amendment or
            supplement thereto (other than financial material as to which such
            counsel need make no statement) contains any untrue statement of
            material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be
            stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light
            of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading; and
            (ii) a letter dated such date, from the independent certified public
            accountants of the Company, addressed to the underwriters, if any,
            and if shares of Common Stock are not being sold through
            underwriters, then to the holders making such request and, if such
            accountants refuse to deliver such letter to such holders, then to
            the Company stating that they are independent certified public
            accountants, and that, in the opinion of such accountants, the
            financial statements and other financial data of the Company
            included in the registration statement or the prospectus, or any
            amendment or supplement thereto, comply as to form in all material
            respects with the applicable accounting requirements of the
            Securities Act. Such opinion of counsel shall additionally cover
            such other customary legal matters in respect of which such opinion
            is being given as such holders may reasonably request. Such letter
            from the independent certified public accountants shall additionally
            cover such other financial matters (including information as to the
            period ending not more than five (5) business days prior to the date
            of such letter) with respect to the registration in respect of which
            such letter is being given as the holders holding a majority of the
            shares of Common Stock being so registered may reasonably request;
            and

                     (vi)   enter into customary agreements (including an
            underwriting agreement in customary form) and take such other
            actions as are reasonably required in order to expedite or
            facilitate the disposition of such shares of Common Stock.

     4.4    Indemnification and Contribution.
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            (a)  In the event of the filing to register any shares of Common
Stock under the Securities Act pursuant to this Article IV, the Company shall
indemnify and hold harmless E*Trade, E*Trade's directors and officers, and each
other Person, if any, who controls E*Trade within the meaning of the Securities
Act against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to
which E*Trade or any such director or officer or controlling Person may become
subject under the Securities Act or any other statute or at common law, insofar
as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof)
arise out of or are based upon (i) any alleged untrue statement of any material
fact contained, on the effective date thereof or on the date of sale of any
shares of Common Stock, in any registration statement under which such shares of
Common Stock were registered under the Securities Act, any preliminary
prospectus or

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final prospectus contained therein, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or
(ii) any alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and shall
reimburse E*Trade or such director, officer or controlling Person for any legal
or any other expenses reasonably incurred by E*Trade or such director, officer
or controlling Person in connection with investigating or defending any such
loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that the Company
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shall not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim,
damage or liability arises out of or is based upon any alleged untrue statement
or alleged omission made in such registration statement, preliminary prospectus,
prospectus or amendment or supplement in reliance upon and in conformity with
written information furnished to the Company by E*Trade specifically for use
therein. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any
investigation made by or on behalf of E*Trade or such director, officer or
controlling Person, and shall survive the transfer of such securities by
E*Trade.

            (b)  In the event of the filing to register any shares of Common
Stock under the Securities Act pursuant to this Article IV, E*Trade shall
indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors and officers, and each
other Person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the
Securities Act against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or
several, to which the Company or any such director or officer or controlling
Person may become subject under the Securities Act or any other statute or at
common law, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions
in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon (i) any alleged untrue
statement of any material fact contained, on the effective date thereof or on
the date of sale of any shares of Common Stock, in any registration statement,
any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus contained therein, or any
amendment or supplement thereto, or (ii) any alleged omission to state therein a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading, and shall reimburse the Company or such director,
officer or controlling Person for any legal or any other expenses reasonably
incurred by the Company or such director, officer or controlling Person in
connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage,
liability or action; provided, however, that E*Trade shall only be liable in any
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such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises
out of or is based upon any alleged untrue statement or alleged omission made in
such registration statement, preliminary prospectus, prospectus or amendment or
supplement in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished
by E*Trade to the Company specifically for use therein. Such indemnity shall
remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on
behalf of the Company or such director, officer or controlling Person, and shall
survive the transfer of such securities by the Company.

            (c)  If the indemnification provided for in this Section 4.5 from
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the indemnifying party is unavailable to an indemnified party hereunder in
respect of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses to which such
indemnified party would be otherwise entitled under Section 4.4(a) or 4.4(b),
then the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party,
shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a
result of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses in such
proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying
party and indemnified parties in connection with the actions which resulted in
such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses, as well as any other
relevant equitable considerations; provided that, the liability of E*Trade shall
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be limited to the proportion of any such loss, claim, damage or liability, which
is equal to the proportion that the

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public offering price of the shares of Common Stock sold by E*Trade bears to the
total public offering price of all securities sold pursuant to the registration
statement, but not to exceed the proceeds (net of underwriting discounts and
commissions) received by E*Trade from such sale. The relative fault of such
indemnifying party and indemnified parties shall be determined by reference to,
among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or
alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to
state a material fact, has been made by, or relates to information supplied by,
such indemnifying party or indemnified parties, and the parties' relative
intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent
such action. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the losses,
claims, damages, liabilities and expenses referred to above shall be deemed to
include any legal or other fees or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in
connection with any investigation or proceeding.

     4.5    Information Concerning E*Trade. It shall be a condition precedent to
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the obligation of the Company to take any action pursuant to this Article IV in
respect of the securities which are to be registered at the request of E*Trade
that E*Trade shall furnish to the Company such information regarding the shares
of Common Stock held by E*Trade and the intended method of disposition thereof
as the Company shall reasonably request and as shall be required by applicable
law in connection with the action taken by the Company.

     4.6    Suspension of Company Obligations.  Notwithstanding anything to the
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contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Company's obligation under this
Article IV to file any registration statement and to use its best efforts to
cause securities to be registered as provided herein shall be suspended if, in
the good faith determination of the Company's board of directors, effecting the
registration of securities would adversely affect a material financing,
acquisition, disposition of assets or stock, merger or other comparable
transaction, would violate any law, regulation or agreement of the Company, or
would require the Company to make public disclosure of information the public
disclosure of which would have a material adverse effect upon the Company (any
of such being hereinafter referred to as a "Suspension Event"), but such
suspension continue only for so long as such event or its effect is continuing.
The Company shall promptly notify E*Trade in writing of the existence of any
Suspension Event.

                                      V.

                                   PUT RIGHT
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     5.1    Put Right of E*Trade. If an Initial Public Offering is not
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consummated within 120 days from the Closing Date, E*Trade shall have the right,
by giving written notice at any time thereafter to the Company, to cause the
Company to purchase all, but not less than all, of the shares of Common Stock
purchased by E*Trade hereunder at a price equal to the Purchase Price.

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                                      VI.

                             CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
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     6.1    E*Trade's obligation to purchase Common Stock at the Closing and to
consummate the other transactions contemplated herein, as provided in Article I
hereof, shall be subject to the satisfaction of the following condition, which
may be waived by E*Trade in writing:

            Representations and Warranties True at Closing; Non-Occurrence of
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Default. The representations and warranties contained in Article II hereof shall
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be true as of the Closing Date, there shall exist no condition, event or fact
constituting, or which, with notice or passage of time or both, would constitute
a material default in the observance of any of the Company's undertakings or
covenants hereunder, and no material adverse change shall have occurred in the
business, property, results of operations or condition (financial or otherwise)
of the Company.

                                     VII.

                             COVENANTS OF E*TRADE
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     7.1    Restrictive Legends. E*Trade agrees to the placement of a legend on
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the shares of Common Stock purchased by E*Trade, which legend shall be
substantially in the form as follows:

     "These securities are not registered under State or U.S. Federal Securities
     Laws and may not be offered, sold, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise
     distributed or transferred for value, nor may these securities be
     transferred on the books of the Company in the absence of such registration
     unless the Company has been furnished with an opinion of counsel
     satisfactory to the Company that registration is not required."

     7.2    Lock-Up Agreement. Concurrently with the Initial Public Offering,
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E*Trade will enter into a lock up agreement with respect to the shares of Common
Stock to be purchased pursuant to this Agreement, in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit 6.2, and such lock up agreement will become effective upon completion of
an Initial Public Offering of at least 3,000,000 shares offered for at least $10
per share.

     7.3    Transfer Restrictions.  E*Trade agrees not to transfer the shares
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purchased hereby between the Closing Date and the date in which the lock up
period expires, except if pursuant to the put right described in Section 5.1
hereof.

     7.4    Right of First Refusal.
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            (a)  During any time prior to an Initial Public Offering, in the
event that E*Trade receives a bona fide offer (a "Transfer Offer") to purchase
for cash any or all of the shares of Common Stock purchased hereunder (for
purposes of this Section 7.4 only, the "Transfer Stock") from any third party
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(the "Offeror") that E*Trade wishes to accept, E*Trade shall cause

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the Transfer Offer to be reduced to writing and shall provide a written notice
of such Transfer Offer (the "Transfer Notice") to the Company. The Transfer
Notice shall also contain an irrevocable offer to sell the Transfer Stock to the
Company at a price equal to the price, and upon substantially the same terms,
contained in the Transfer Offer and shall be accompanied by a true and correct
copy of the Transfer Offer (which shall identify the Offeror, the price
contained in the Transfer Offer and all other terms and conditions of the
Transfer Offer). The Company shall have the irrevocable right and option, within
twenty-five (25) days after the date the Transfer Notice is given (the "Notice
Period"), to accept such offer as to any shares of the Transfer Stock. If the
Company desires to exercise such option, it shall provide E*Trade with written
notice (specifying the number of shares of the Transfer Stock as to which the
Company is accepting the offer) within the Notice Period, and it shall
consummate the purchase within 30 days after the expiration of the Notice
Period.

            (b)  If at the end of the applicable notice period described in
Section 7.4(a) above, the Company shall not have accepted the offer contained in
such notice as to all the Transfer Stock covered thereby, E*Trade shall have
ninety (90) days in which to sell any or all of the Transfer Stock to the
Offeror at a price not less than that contained in the Transfer Notice and on
terms not more favorable to the Offeror than were contained in the Transfer
Notice. Promptly after any sale pursuant to this Section 7.4(b), E*Trade shall
notify the Company of the consummation thereof and shall furnish such evidence
of the completion (including time of completion) of such sale and of the terms
thereof as the Company may request. If, at the end of such 90 day period,
E*Trade has not completed the sale of all of the Transfer Stock, E*Trade shall
no longer be permitted to sell such shares pursuant to this Section 7.3 without
again fully complying with the provisions of this Section 7.4 and all the
restrictions on sale, transfer or assignment contained in this Agreement shall
again be in effect with respect to all of E*Trade's shares of Common Stock,
including the Transfer Stock.

                                     VIII.

                                  TERMINATION
                                  -----------

     8.1    This Agreement may be terminated at any time before the Closing
Date: (a) by mutual written consent of each of the Company and E*Trade; (b) by
E*Trade, if the Company shall have breached in any material respect any of its
representations and warranties contained in Article II; or (c) by the Company,
if E*Trade shall have breached in any material respect any of its
representations and warranties contained in Article III.

                                      IX.

                                  DEFINITIONS
                                  -----------

     For the purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the
following meanings:

     "Agreement" shall mean, and the words "herein," "hereof," "hereunder" and
      ---------
words of similar import shall refer to this Agreement and any amendment or
supplement hereto.

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     "Closing" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.2 hereof.
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     "Closing Date" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.2 hereof.
      ------------                                      ------------

     "Company" shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph of
      -------
this Agreement.

     "Governmental Authority" shall mean (a) the government of (i) the United
      ----------------------
States of America or any state or other political subdivision thereof, or (ii)
any jurisdiction in which the Company conducts all or any part of its business,
or (b) any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or
administrative functions of, or pertaining to, any such government.

     "Initial Public Offering" shall mean an initial public offering of equity
      -----------------------
securities of the Company pursuant to a registration statement declared
effective under the Securities Act.

     "Material Adverse Effect" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1
      -----------------------                                      -----------
hereof.

     "Person" shall mean an individual, partnership, corporation, business
      ------
trust, joint stock company, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated
association, joint venture or other entity of whatever nature.

     "Registration Statement" shall mean the registration statement on Form S-1,
      ----------------------
and the prospectus included therein, prepared by the Company relating to the
Initial Public Offering.

     "Securities Act" shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended prior to
      --------------
or after the date of this Agreement, or any federal statute or statutes which
shall be enacted to take the place of such Act, together with all rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder.

     "Securities and Exchange Commission" shall mean the United States
      ----------------------------------
Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor to the functions of such
agency.

                                      X.

                                 MISCELLANEOUS
                                 -------------

     10.1   Amendment and Waiver.
            --------------------

            (a)  Any term, covenant, agreement or condition contained in this
Agreement may be amended, or compliance therewith may be waived (either
generally or in particular instances and either retroactively or prospectively),
by written instruments signed by E*Trade and the Company.

            (b)  This Agreement shall not be altered, amended or supplemented
except by a written instrument. Any waiver of any term, covenant, agreement or

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condition contained in this Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver of any other
term, covenant, agreement or condition, and any waiver of any default in any
such term, covenant, agreement or condition shall not be deemed a waiver of any
later default thereof or of any other term, covenant, agreement or condition. No
delay on the part of either party in exercising any right, power or privilege
hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof.

     10.2   Lost Securities. Upon receipt by the Company of evidence
            ---------------
satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of any
certificate of Common Stock and (in case of loss, theft or destruction) receipt
of indemnity satisfactory to it, and upon surrender and cancellation of such
Common Stock certificate, if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver, in
lieu of such Common Stock certificate, a new Common Stock certificate of like
tenor. Any Common Stock certificate made and delivered in accordance with the
provisions of this Section 10.2 shall be dated as of the date of the Common
                   -------------
Stock certificate is made and delivered. If E*Trade is the beneficial owner of
such lost, stolen or destroyed Common Stock certificate, then the affidavit of
E*Trade president (or other chief executive officer) and any vice president or
treasurer, setting forth the fact of loss, theft or destruction and E*Trade's
beneficial ownership of such Common Stock certificate at the time of such loss,
theft or destruction shall be accepted as satisfactory evidence thereof, and,
except as required by law, no indemnity shall be required as a condition to
execution and delivery of a new Series A Preferred certificate other than
E*Trade's written agreement to indemnify the Company and its directors, officers
and agents.

     10.3   Survival of Covenants; Termination of Representations and
            ---------------------------------------------------------
Warranties. All covenants contained herein shall survive the execution and
----------
delivery of this Agreement and the issuance and sale or other transfer of Common
Stock hereunder; provided, however, that all representations and warranties
contained herein (other than those in Section 2.6, which shall survive
indefinitely) shall terminate upon the Initial Public Offering pursuant to the
Registration Statement.

     10.4   Severability. In the event that any court or any Governmental
            ------------
Authority or agency declares all or any part of this Agreement to be unlawful or
invalid, such unlawfulness or invalidity shall not serve to invalidate any other
part of this Agreement, and in the event that only a portion of any Section is
so declared to be unlawful or invalid, such unlawfulness or invalidity shall not
serve to invalidate the balance of such Section.

     10.5   Successors and Assigns. All representations, warranties, covenants
            ----------------------
and agreements of the parties contained in this Agreement, shall, except as
otherwise provided herein, be binding upon and inure to the benefit of their
respective successors and assigns.

     10.6   Notices. All notices and other communications required or permitted
            -------
hereunder shall be in writing, shall be deemed duly given upon actual receipt,
and shall be delivered (a) in person, (b) by registered or certified mail (air
mail if addressed to an address outside of the country in which mailed), postage
prepaid, return receipt requested, (c) by a generally recognized overnight
courier service which provides written acknowledgment by the addressee of
receipt, or (d) by facsimile or other generally accepted means of electronic
transmission (provided that a copy of any notice delivered pursuant to this
clause (d) shall also be sent pursuant to clause (b)), addressed as follows:

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                     (i)    If to the Company:

                            Official Payments Corporation
                            445 Park Avenue, 10th Floor
                            New York, New York 10022
                            Attention:  Brian W. Nocco

                            with a copy to:

                            Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft
                            100 Maiden Lane
                            New York, NY  10038
                            Attention:  Dennis J. Block, Esq.
                            (212) 504-5555 (telephone)
                            (212) 504-5557 (facsimile)


                     (ii)   If to E*Trade:

                            E*TRADE Group, Inc.
                            4500 Bohannon Drive
                            Menlo Park, California 94025
                            Attention:  Thomas A. Bevilacqua
                            (650) 331-6000 (telephone)
                            (650) 331-6803 (facsimile)

                            with a copy to:

                            Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP
                            Two Embarcadero Place
                            2200 Geng Road
                            Palo Alto, California 94303
                            Attention: Curtis L. Mo, Esq.
                            (650) 424-0160 (telephone)
                            (650) 496-2885 (facsimile)

     10.7   Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this Agreement shall be
            ----------------------
binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
heirs, successors and permitted assigns. Neither this Agreement nor any right,
remedy, obligation or liability arising hereunder or by reason hereof shall be
assignable by either party without the prior written consent of the other;
provided, however, that E*Trade may assign its rights and obligations hereunder,
--------  -------
without the written consent of the Company, to an affiliated subsidiary or
affiliated fund of E*Trade that is either a qualified institutional buyer as
defined in Rule 144A or a large institutional accredited investor as defined in
Rule 501, as both are promulgated under the Securities Act.

     10.8   Governing Law. The validity, meaning and effect of this Agreement
            -------------
shall be determined in accordance with the domestic laws of the State of New
York applicable to

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contracts made and to be performed in that state without giving effect to any
choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether in the State of New York or
any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any
jurisdiction other than the State of New York.

     10.9   Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each
            ------------
of which shall be deemed an original but both of which shall together constitute
one and the same document.

     10.10  Headings. The headings used herein are solely for the convenience of
            --------
the parties and shall not constitute a part hereof or serve to modify or
interpret the text.

     10.11  Entire Agreement; Exhibits.   This Agreement and the Exhibits hereto
            --------------------------
constitute and encompass the entire agreement and understanding of the parties
hereto with regard to the transactions contemplated or provided for herein.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have hereunto set their hands as of the
day first above written.

                                 OFFICIAL PAYMENTS CORPORATION

                                 By: /s/  Brian W. Nocco
                                     ------------------------------
                                     Name:   Brian W. Nocco
                                     Title:  Chief Financial Officer

                                 E*TRADE GROUP, INC.


                                 By: /s/  Thomas Bevilacqua
                                     ------------------------------
                                     Name:   Thomas Bevilacqua
                                     Title:  EVP, Corporate Development

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                                                                     Exhibit 7.2

                               November __, 1999

Official Payments Corporation
2333 San Ramon Valley Boulevard, Suite 450
San Ramon, California 94583

Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corporation
CIBC World Markets Corp.
c/o Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corporation
    277 Park Avenue
    New York, New York 10172

Dear Sirs:

     The undersigned understands that Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities
Corporation ("DLJ") and CIBC World Markets Corp., as Representatives of the
several underwriters (all of the foregoing hereinafter collectively being
referred to as the "Underwriters"), propose to enter into an Underwriting
Agreement with Official Payments Corporation (the "Company"), providing for the
initial public offering (the "Initial Public Offering") of common stock, par
value $.01 per share (the "Common Stock") of the Company.

     To induce the Underwriters that may participate in the Initial Public
Offering to continue their efforts in connection with the Initial Public
Offering, the undersigned, during the period commencing on the date hereof and
ending 180 days after the date of the final prospectus relating to the Initial
Public Offering:

     (i) agrees not to (x) offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any
option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant
any option, right or warrant to purchase, or otherwise transfer or dispose of,
directly or indirectly, any shares of Common Stock or any securities convertible
into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock (including, without
limitation, shares of Common Stock or securities convertible into or exercisable
or exchangeable for Common Stock which may be deemed to be beneficially owned by
the undersigned in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities
and Exchange Commission) or (y) enter into any swap or other arrangement that
transfers all or a portion of the economic consequences associated with the
ownership of any Common Stock (regardless of whether any of the transactions
described in clause (x) or (y) is to be settled by the delivery of Common Stock,
or such other securities, in cash or otherwise), without the prior written
consent of DLJ; provided, however, that the provisions of this paragraph (i)
                ------------------
shall not apply to transactions (each, a "Transaction") between the undersigned,
on the one hand, and any corporation, partnership, limited liability company or
other entity which is wholly owned by the undersigned or E*TRADE Electronic
Commerce Fund, L.P. (each, an Affiliate"), on the other hand, and only if: (aa)
each such Affiliate agrees in writing to be bound by this letter agreement to
the same extent as the undersigned, (bb) each such Affiliate remains wholly
owned by the undersigned at all times during the period commencing on the date
of the first Transaction with such Affiliate and ending 180 days after the date
of the final prospectus relating to the Initial Public Offering, and
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(cc) the aggregate number of Affiliates which are a party to one or more
Transactions does not exceed three (3);

     (ii)   agrees not to make any demand for, or exercise any right with
respect to, the registration of any shares of Common Stock or any securities
convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock, without the
prior written consent of DLJ; and

     (iii)  authorizes the Company to cause the transfer agent to decline to
transfer and/or to note stop transfer restrictions on the transfer books and
records of the Company with respect to any shares of Common Stock and any
securities convertible into or exercisable for Common Stock for which the
undersigned is the record holder and, in the case of any such shares or
securities for which the undersigned is the beneficial but not the record
holder, agrees to cause the record holder to cause the transfer agent to decline
to transfer and/or to note stop transfer restrictions on such books and records
with respect to such shares or securities.

     The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that the undersigned has
full power and authority to enter into the agreements set forth herein, and
that, upon request, the undersigned will execute additional documents necessary
(not involving any additional warranties or obligations on the part of the
undersigned) in connection with the enforcement hereof.  All authority herein
conferred or agreed to be conferred shall survive the death or incapacity of the
undersigned and any obligations of the undersigned shall be binding upon the
heirs, personal representatives, successors, and assigns of the undersigned.

Very truly yours,

E*TRADE GROUP, INC.


By:
     ------------------------------
Name:
Title:


-----------------------------------
(Social Security or Taxpayer Identification No.)


Number of shares of Common Stock owned:
                                                           ----------
Certificate Numbers:
                                                           ----------

Number of shares of _______________________
[list names of securities that are convertible into,
or exercisable or exchangeable for, Common Stock]:
                                                           ----------

Number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon
conversion, exercise or exchange of such securities:
                                                           ----------

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Certificate Numbers:
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