PreAxia Health Care Payment Systems Inc. announced that Mr. Paul Verbene has joined the company's Board of Directors. Mr. Verberne has been involved in the Healthcare Spending Account (HSA) industry since 2004, when he became counsel for HSA Bank (a division of Webster Bank). He provided legal and business expertise focused on tax favoured benefit accounts, helping HSA Bank grow from $8 million in HSA deposits to over $800 million in six years. He is currently a principal in HSA Consulting Services, LLC, which provides training and expertise to the HSA industry, and a partner in Verberne x Maldonado LLP in Houston, a law firm concentrating in business law. Mr. Verberne will be providing strategic advice and guidance to the company as it develops, rolls out and expands its HSA Management Solution throughout Canada and the USA.