Exhibit 24



CONFIRMING STATEMENT



 This Statement confirms that the undersigned, Jeffrey A. Allred, has authorized

and designated Boland T. Jones and L. Scott Askins, signing singly, to execute and file

on the undersigned's behalf all Forms 4 and 5 (including any amendments thereto) that

the undersigned may be required to file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange

Commission as a result of the undersigned's ownership of or transactions in securities of

PTEK Holdings, Inc.  The authority of Boland T. Jones and L. Scott Askins under this

Statement shall continue until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 4 and 5

with regard to his ownership of or transactions in securities of PTEK Holdings, Inc.,

unless earlier revoked in writing.  The undersigned acknowledges that Boland T. Jones

and L. Scott Askins are not assuming any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply

with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.







Date:  August 4, 2004      /s/ Jeffrey A. Allred

        Jeffrey A. Allred