CheckFree had a leading role in the EBPP market. By 2000, CheckFree had put together an end- to-end solution that provided it with market dominance, at a cost of $1.7 billion to acquire competing and complementary providers. CheckFree had achieved its position of dominance by a consistent strategy of acquiring or collaborating with competitors and service providers. In
2000 alone, it acquired BlueGill Technologies and TransPoint and negotiated strategic alliances with Derivion and Bank of America.