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CONSULTING SERVICES AGREEMENT

This Consulting Services Agreement ("Agreement"), dated September
18, 2000, is made by and between Nathaniel Adams, an individual
("Consultant"), whose address is 24167 Esplanso, Santa Dominga,
Dominican Republic, and eConnect, a Nevada corporation
("Client"), having its principal place of business at 2500 Via
Cabrillo Marina, Suite 112, San Pedro, California 90731.

WHEREAS, Consultant has knowledge and expertise in the area of
eCashPad usuage in the Dominican Republic, and Central and South
America;

WHEREAS, Consultant desires to be engaged by Client to provide
information, evaluation and consulting services to the Client in
his area of knowledge and expertise on the terms and subject to
the conditions set forth herein;

WHEREAS, Client is a publicly held corporation with its common
stock shares trading on the Over the Counter Bulletin Board under
the ticker symbol "ECNC," and desires to further develop its
business and increase it's common stock share's value by
enhancing public awareness of the business of the Client and its
image; and

WHEREAS, Client desires to engage Consultant to provide
information, evaluation and consulting services to the Client in
his area of knowledge and expertise on the terms and subject to
the conditions set forth herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration for those services Consultant
provides to Client, the parties agree as follows:

1.  Services of Consultant.

Consultant agrees to perform for the Client all services and
consulting related to targeting, contacting, and developing
strategic alliances for Client in regards to the marketing and
sales of the eCashPad and related eConnect technologies in the
Dominican Republic, and Central and South America, and the
establishment of banking and major merchant alliances in those
countries.  As such, the Consultant will be providing bona fide
services to the Client.  The services to be provided by
Consultant will not be in connection with the offer or sale of
securities in a capital-raising transaction, and will not
directly or indirectly promote or maintain a market for the
Client's securities.

2.  Consideration.

Client agrees to pay Consultant, as his fee and as consideration
for services provided, Two Hundred Fifty Thousand (250,000)
shares of S-8 free trading common stock in Client. Shares are due
and payable immediately upon the effectiveness of the Form S-8
Registration Statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission and with any appropriate states securities
administrator.

3.  Confidentiality.

Each party agrees that during the course of this Agreement,
information that is confidential or of a proprietary nature may
be disclosed to the other party, including, but not limited to,
product and business plans, software, technical processes and
formulas, source codes, product designs, sales, costs and other
unpublished financial information, advertising revenues, usage
rates, advertising relationships, projections, and marketing data
("Confidential Information"). Confidential Information shall not
include information that the receiving party can demonstrate (a)
is, as of the time of its disclosure, or thereafter becomes part
of the public domain through a source other than the receiving
party, (b) was known to the receiving party as of the time of its
disclosure, (c) is independently developed by the receiving party,
or (d) is subsequently learned from a third party not under a
confidentiality obligation to the providing party.

4.  Late Payment.

Client shall pay to Consultant all fees within fifteen (15) days
of the due date. Failure of Client to finally pay any fees within
fifteen (15) days after the applicable due date shall be deemed a
material breach of this Agreement, justifying suspension of the
performance of the "Services" provided by Consultant, will be
sufficient cause for immediate termination of this Agreement by
Consultant. Any such suspension will in no way relieve Client
from payment of fees, and, in the event of collection
enforcement, Client shall be liable for any costs associated with
such collection, including, but not limited to, legal costs,
attorneys' fees, courts costs, and collection agency fees.

5.  Indemnification.

(a)  Client.

Client agrees to indemnify, defend, and shall hold harmless
Consultant and /or his agents, and to defend any action brought
against said parties with respect to any claim, demand, cause of
action, debt or liability, including reasonable attorneys' fees
to the extent that such action is based upon a claim that: (i) is
true, (ii) would constitute a breach of any of Client's
representations, warranties, or agreements hereunder, or (iii)
arises out of the negligence or willful misconduct of Client, or
any Client Content to be provided by Client and does not violate
any rights of third parties, including, without limitation,
rights of publicity, privacy, patents, copyrights, trademarks,
trade secrets, and/or licenses.

(b)  Consultant.

Consultant agrees to indemnify, defend, and shall hold harmless
Client, its directors, employees and agents, and defend any
action brought against same with respect to any claim, demand,
cause of action, debt or liability, including reasonable
attorneys' fees, to the extent that such an action arises out of
the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Consultant.

(c)  Notice.

In claiming any indemnification hereunder, the indemnified party
shall promptly provide the indemnifying party with written notice
of any claim, which the indemnified party believes falls within
the scope of the foregoing paragraphs. The indemnified party may,
at its expense, assist in the defense if it so chooses, provided
that the indemnifying party shall control such defense, and all
negotiations relative to the settlement of any such claim. Any
settlement intended to bind the indemnified party shall not be
final without the indemnified party's written consent, which
shall not be unreasonably withheld.

6.  Limitation of Liability.

Consultant shall have no liability with respect to Consultant's
obligations under this Agreement or otherwise for consequential,
exemplary, special, incidental, or punitive damages even if
Consultant has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
In any event, the liability of Consultant to Client for any
reason and upon any cause of action, regardless of the form in
which  the legal or equitable action may be brought, including,
without limitation, any action in tort or contract, shall not
exceed ten percent (10%) of the fee paid by Client to Consultant
for the specific service provided that is in question.

7.  Termination and Renewal.

(a)  Term.

This Agreement shall become effective on the date appearing next
to the signatures below and terminate one (1) year thereafter.
Unless otherwise agreed upon in writing by Consultant and Client,
this Agreement shall not automatically be renewed beyond its
Term.

(b)  Termination.

Either party may terminate this Agreement on thirty (30) calendar
days written notice, or if prior to such action, the other party
materially breaches any of its representations, warranties or
obligations under this Agreement. Except as may be otherwise
provided in this Agreement, such breach by either party will
result in the other party being responsible to reimburse the non-
defaulting party for all costs incurred directly as a result of
the breach of this Agreement, and shall be subject to such
damages as may be allowed by law including all attorneys' fees
and costs of enforcing this Agreement.

(c)  Termination and Payment.

Upon any termination or expiration of this Agreement, Client
shall pay all unpaid and outstanding fees through the effective
date of termination or expiration of this Agreement. And upon
such termination, Consultant shall provide and deliver to Client
any and all outstanding services due through the effective date
of this Agreement.

8.  Miscellaneous.

(a)  Independent Contractor.

This Agreement establishes an "independent contractor"
relationship between Consultant and Client.

(b)  Rights Cumulative; Waivers.

The rights of each of the parties under this Agreement are
cumulative.  The rights of each of the parties hereunder shall
not be capable of being waived or varied other than by an express
waiver or variation in writing.  Any failure to exercise or any
delay in exercising any of such rights shall not operate as a
waiver or variation of that or any other such right.  Any
defective or partial exercise of any of such rights shall not
preclude any other or further exercise of that or any other such
right.  No act or course of conduct or negotiation on the part of
any party shall in any way preclude such party from exercising
any such right or constitute a suspension or any variation of any
such right.

(c)  Benefit; Successors Bound.

This Agreement and the terms, covenants, conditions, provisions,
obligations, undertakings, rights, and benefits hereof, shall be
binding upon, and shall inure to the benefit of, the undersigned
parties and their heirs, executors, administrators,
representatives, successors, and permitted assigns.

(d)  Entire Agreement.

This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties
with respect to the subject matter hereof.  There are no
promises, agreements, conditions, undertakings, understandings,
warranties, covenants or representations, oral or written,
express or implied, between them with respect to this Agreement
or the matters described in this Agreement, except as set forth
in this Agreement.  Any such negotiations, promises, or
understandings shall not be used to interpret or constitute this
Agreement.

(e)  Assignment.

Neither this Agreement nor any other benefit to accrue hereunder
shall be assigned or transferred by either party, either in whole
or in part, without the written consent of the other party, and
any purported assignment in violation hereof shall be void.

(f)  Amendment.

This Agreement may be amended only by an instrument in writing
executed by all the parties hereto.

(g)  Severability.

Each part of this Agreement is intended to be severable.  In the
event that any provision of this Agreement is found by any court
or other authority of competent jurisdiction to be illegal or
unenforceable, such provision shall be severed or modified to the
extent necessary to render it enforceable and as so severed or
modified, this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.

(h)  Section Headings.

The Section headings in this Agreement are for reference purposes
only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or
interpretation of this Agreement.

(i)  Construction.

Unless the context otherwise requires, when used herein, the
singular shall be deemed to include the plural, the plural shall
be deemed to include each of the singular, and pronouns of one or
no gender shall be deemed to include the equivalent pronoun of
the other or no gender.

(j)  Further Assurances.

In addition to the instruments and documents to be made, executed
and delivered pursuant to this Agreement, the parties hereto
agree to make, execute and deliver or cause to be made, executed
and delivered, to the requesting party such other instruments and
to take such other actions as the requesting party may reasonably
require to carry out the terms of this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby.

(k)  Notices.

Any notice which is required or desired under this Agreement
shall be given in writing and may be sent by personal delivery or
by mail (either a. United States mail, postage prepaid, or b.
Federal Express or similar generally recognized overnight
carrier), addressed as follows (subject to the right to designate
a different address by notice similarly given):

To Client:

Mr. Thomas S. Hughes
eConnect
2500 Via Cabrillo Marina, Suite 112
San Pedro, California 90731

To Consultant:

Nathaniel Adams
24167 Esplanso
Santa Dominga, Dominican Republic

(l)  Governing Law.

This Agreement shall be governed by the interpreted in accordance
with the laws of the State of California without reference to its
conflicts of laws rules or principles.  Each of the parties
consents to the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal courts of
the State of California in connection with any dispute arising
under this Agreement and hereby waives, to the maximum extent
permitted by law, any objection, including any objection based on
forum non coveniens, to the bringing of any such proceeding in
such jurisdictions.

(m)  Consents.

The person signing this Agreement on behalf of each party hereby
represents and warrants that he has the necessary power, consent
and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement on behalf of
such party.

(n)  Survival of Provisions.

The provisions contained in paragraphs 3, 5, 6, and 8 of this
Agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

(o)  Execution in Counterparts.

This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which
together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be
executed and have agreed to and accepted the terms herein on the
date written above.

                                    eConnect

                                    By :  /s/  Thomas S. Hughes
                                    Thomas S. Hughes, President

                                    Nathaniel Adams

                                   /s/  Nathaniel Adams<PAGE>   1

                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.9

                        FIRST AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT

         THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT (this "Amendment") dated as of
November 15, 1999, is entered into by and among FutureLink Corp., a Delaware
corporation, (the "Company") the successor-in-interest to FutureLink
Distribution Corp., a Colorado corporation, and Vincent L. Romano, Jr. (the
"Borrower") in order to amend the Loan Agreement entered into between the
Company and the Borrower on July 15, 1999, which became effective August 1, 1999
(the "Loan Agreement"). All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise
defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Loan Agreement unless the
context otherwise requires.

                                    RECITALS

                  WHEREAS, pursuant to the Loan Agreement and the Promissory
Note (the "Note") executed in connection therewith, the Company loaned the
Borrower Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) to be used, and which has been used,
to purchase common stock of the Company (the "Loan");

                  WHEREAS, the Company and the Borrower desire to amend Article
6 of the Loan Agreement relating to default, realization and repayment of the
Indebtedness (which includes all outstanding principal and interest due
thereon);

                  WHEREAS, the Company and the Borrower entered into an
Employment Agreement dated July 15, 1999 and effective August 1, 1999 (the
"Employment Agreement"), which, among other things, sets forth the terms of the
Loan Agreement;

                  WHEREAS, concurrently with this Amendment, the Company and the
Borrower shall amend the Employment Agreement to conform to the amendments set
forth herein; and

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

                                    AGREEMENT

         1. Article 6 of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety
and replaced with the following:

                  "6.1. Since the effective date of the Loan Agreement, $250,000
                  of the Loan has been forgiven, which forgiveness was effective
                  October 1, 1999. Hereafter, so long as the Borrower remains
                  employed by the Company under the Employment Agreement, (a)
                  $,500,000 of the principal amount of the original Loan shall
                  be forgiven on April 1, 2000 on account of the period between
                  October 1, 1999 and March 31, 2000 (the "First Forgiveness

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                  Period"), and (2) the remaining $1,250,000 of principal shall
                  be forgiven on July 1, 2001, on account of the period between
                  April 1, 2000 and July 1, 2001 (the "Second Forgiveness
                  Period"). Furthermore, the annual interest payable by the
                  Borrower in accordance with Article 3 hereof which accrued
                  during a particular Forgiveness Period shall be forgiven
                  annually, such that the interest accrued from August 1, 1999
                  to December 31, 1999 shall be forgiven as at December 31, 1999
                  should the Borrower remain employed by the Company at such
                  time. The forgiveness of any Indebtedness shall constitute a
                  benefit of employment to the Borrower and shall be subject to
                  deductions required by law, which deductions may be set-off
                  against other amounts owed to the Borrower by the Company."

                  "6.2. Should the employment of the Borrower be terminated by
                  the Company for other than just cause and prior to the
                  Indebtedness being forgiven or repaid under the terms of this
                  Agreement, the Indebtedness shall be reduced pro rata for each
                  full month of service completed by the Borrower within the
                  Forgiveness Period during which the Borrower was terminated,
                  and such amount shall be reduced from the total Indebtedness.
                  For example, should the Borrower be terminated without cause
                  by the Company on July 1, 2000, Seven Hundred and Fifty
                  Thousand Dollars ($750,000) would be forgiven by the Company,
                  which is the pro rata portion of the One Million Dollar
                  ($1,000,000) annual forgiveness for the First Forgiveness
                  Period, based on the nine month period between October 1, 1999
                  (the start of the First Forgiveness Period) and June 30, 2000
                  (the date of the last full month prior to termination)."

                  "6.3. Should the Company terminate the Borrower with just
                  cause under the Employment Agreement, prior to the
                  Indebtedness being forgiven or repaid under the terms of this
                  Agreement, such event shall immediately constitute an Event of
                  Default hereunder, and the entire Indebtedness shall become
                  immediately due and payable."

                  "6.4. Should the Borrower voluntarily terminate his employment
                  with the Company, prior to the Indebtedness being forgiven or
                  repaid under the terms of this Agreement, the Indebtedness
                  shall be reduced pro rata for each fiscal quarter of service
                  completed by the Borrower during the applicable Forgiveness
                  Period, as of the date of termination, and such amount shall
                  be reduced from the total Indebtedness. For example, should
                  the Borrower resign on August 1, 2000, Seven Hundred and Fifty
                  Thousand Dollars ($750,000) would be

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                  forgiven by the Company, which is the pro rata portion of the
                  One Million Dollar ($1,000,000) annual forgiveness for the
                  First Forgiveness Period, based on the three full fiscal
                  quarters between October 1, 1999 (the start of the First
                  Forgiveness Period) and June 30, 2000 (the end of the most
                  recent fiscal quarter)."

                  "6.5. Upon termination of the Borrower under Section 6.2, 6.3
                  or 6.4 above, any escrowed Common Stock shall be immediately
                  seized by the Company from the Trustee under the Escrow
                  Agreement as the primary Security for the remaining
                  Indebtedness, and the Indebtedness shall be reduced by the
                  fair market value of the Common Stock seized which shall be
                  the average closing trading price of the Common Stock on the
                  Nasdaq National Market for the five trading days immediately
                  preceding the date of such termination."

                  "6.6. The Borrower shall be personally liable to the Company
                  for any Indebtedness remaining after the Company has exhausted
                  its remedy under Section 6.5 above, and in accordance with
                  Section 5.2 hereof, the Borrower shall have ten (10) Business
                  Days to repay such remaining Indebtedness by either (1)
                  delivering to the Company a certified check, bank draft or
                  wire transfer for all or a portion of the remaining
                  Indebtedness, or (2) delivering to the Company shares of
                  Common Stock of the Company which shall reduce such remaining
                  Indebtedness by the fair market value of the Common Stock
                  delivered which shall be the average closing trading price of
                  the Common Stock on the Nasdaq National Market for the five
                  trading days immediately preceding the date of the Borrower's
                  termination of employment."

                  "6.7 Upon any other termination of the Loan Agreement by
                  mutual consent of the parties, any escrowed Common Stock shall
                  be immediately seized by the Company from the Trustee under
                  the Escrow Agreement as the primary Security for the remaining
                  Indebtedness, and the Indebtedness shall be reduced by the
                  fair market value of the Common Stock seized which shall be
                  the average closing trading price of the Common Stock on the
                  Nasdaq National Market for the five trading days immediately
                  preceding the date of such termination."

         2. No amendment, alteration, modification or waiver of any provision
hereof shall be valid unless in writing and signed by both parties hereto.

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         3. The waiver by either party hereto of a breach or violation of any
term or provision of this Agreement by the other party hereto shall not operate
or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach or violation. The
invalidity of any one or more words, phrases, sentences, paragraphs, clauses or
sections contained in this Agreement shall not affect the enforceability of the
remaining portion(s) of this Agreement or any part thereof, all of which are
inserted conditionally on their being valid in law, and, in the event that any
one or more of the words, phrases, sentences, paragraphs, clauses or sections
contained in this Agreement shall be declared invalid by a court of competent
jurisdiction, this Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid word or
words, phrase or phrases, sentence or sentences, paragraph or paragraphs, clause
or clauses, or section or sections had not been inserted into this Agreement.

         4. The parties hereto shall respectively do all acts and things and
execute all documents reasonably required to give effect to this Agreement.

         5. This Agreement shall be governed by, interpreted and enforced in
accordance with the laws of the State of California and the parties hereto
expressly attorn to the jurisdiction of the courts of Orange County, the State
of California.

         6. The division of this Agreement into Sections and other portions is
for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction and
interpretation of this Agreement.

         7. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts each of
which together shall constitute the entire agreement.

                       [Signatures on the following page]

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              [Signature Page to First Amendment to Loan Agreement]

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Company and the Borrower have executed this
Agreement as of the date first above written.

                                        FUTURELINK CORP.

                                        By: /s/ RICHARD WHITE
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                                        Print Name: Richard M. White
                                                    ----------------------------
                                        Print Title: VP Administration
                                                     ---------------------------

                                        By: /s/ KYLE B.A. SCOTT
                                            ------------------------------------
                                        Print Name: Kyle B.A. Scott
                                                    ----------------------------
                                        Print Title: VP & Secretary
                                                     ---------------------------

/s/ J. M. SACK                          /s/ VINCENT L. ROMANO, JR.
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Witness                                 VINCENT L. ROMANO, JR.

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