Wirecard AG / Alliance
18.06.2008
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Seattle, Munich / Grasbrunn June 18, 2008; Wirecard AG will provide payment
processing and acquiring services to Symmetric Systems for Europe as part
of a strategic partnership agreement between the two companies.
Symmetric Systems, developers of the vitalpay.com technology for payment
gateway services and global payment processing, is a leading U.S. payment
service provider.
'VitalPay is one of the most comprehensive payment-processing platforms in
the payment industry,' says Matt Jackson, President of Symmetric Systems.
'Wirecard is the ideal partner for expanding our client's international
business, especially due to their leading position on the European market
as well as their banking and acquiring capabilities.'
Ruediger Trautmann, COO of Wirecard AG says: 'We are pleased about the
opportunity to support Symmetric Systems with our payment processing
services for Europe. Our comprehensive coverage of international and
domestic payment schemes, our advanced fraud protection as well as our
banking capabilities enable us to provide a unique set of services to our
partners and clients'.
Wirecard AG
Iris Stöckl
Bretonischer Ring 4
D-85630 Grasbrunn, Germany
Tel.: +49 (0) 89 4424 0424
Fax: +49 (0) 89 4424 0524
E-mail: iris.stoeckl@wirecard.com
Internet: www.wirecard.com
About Wirecard:
Wirecard AG is one of the leading international providers of electronic
payment and risk management solutions. Worldwide, Wirecard supports over
9,000 companies from many and various industry segments in automating their
payment processes and minimizing cases of default. Wirecard Bank AG
provides account and credit card services both for business and private
customers and is a Principal Member of VISA, MasterCard and JCB. The
Internet payment service Wirecard enables consumers to make secure payments
at millions of MasterCard acceptance outlets worldwide. In addition,
registered users can send or receive money orders to each other on a
real-time basis. Wirecard AG is listed on the Frankfurt Securities Exchange
(TecDAX, ISIN DE0007472060, WDI).
www.wirecard.com | www.wirecardbank.de | www.mywirecard.com
About VitalPay:
VitalPay provides its clients with customized solutions that are
specifically tailored for the business needs of merchants, financial
institutions and banks, ISAs, agents, referral sources, and resellers. This
comprehensive group of specialized products and services has at its center
credit-card and debit-card processing. We also offer other payment
processing capabilities, such as ACH, electronic check conversion, loyalty
cards, gift cards, affinity cards, among others. Connected to bank switches
and depository institutions worldwide, it offers processing of credit
cards, debit cards, and affinity and private-label cards as well as ACH and
check processing.
VitalPay delivers services to clients from many industries. Among them are
retail and specialty retail merchants; MO/TO and Card-Not-Present; Internet
e-tailers; catalog, travel, and airline industries; government agencies;
and many others.
www.vitalpay.com
DGAP 18.06.2008
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Language: English
Issuer: Wirecard AG
Bretonischer Ring 4
85630 Grasbrunn b. München
Deutschland
Phone: +49 (0)89-4424 0400
Fax: +49 (0)89-4424 0500
E-mail: ir@wirecard.com
Internet: www.wirecard.com
ISIN: DE0007472060
WKN: 747206
Indices: TecDAX, Prime All Share, Technology All Share
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München
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