DGAP-Adhoc: Wirecard AG announces Partnership with Visa in Prepaid

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Wirecard AG  / Key word(s): Alliance/Mergers & Acquisitions

18.11.2014 01:12

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Wirecard AG and Visa Inc. have announced their cooperation in prepaid card
issuing, affirming their joint commitment to the growing prepaid markets in
Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and other regions. As part of the partnership,
Wirecard and Visa Inc. today announce an agreement by which Wirecard will
acquire certain assets of Visa Processing Service (VPS), headquartered in
Singapore, and acquire all shares in Visa Processing Services (India)
Private Limited for US $16 million; further terms were not disclosed. The
agreement is subject to certain closing conditions.

Visa Processing Service is active in seven countries with a customer-base
of 14 financial institutions and more than three million cardholders
amongst more than 70 card programs. VPS provides financial institutions
with an integrated solution for gift cards, general purpose reloadable
(GPR) cards, single or multi-currency travel cards as well as money
remittance.
Wirecard will support the global demand for prepaid cards with a wide-range
of product offerings, including innovative mobile and contactless payment
solutions, solutions for the unbanked and cards for the distribution of
government benefits. As part of the relationship, Wirecard intends to
provide outsourcing services to Visa for the provision of specific prepaid
processing services in support of Visa's clients.
In addition, Wirecard has joined the Visa Issuer Processing Program,
designed to match financial institutions with leading prepaid issuer
processors to help support and grow prepaid programs globally.

 


Contact:
Iris Stöckl 
VP Corp.Com./IR 
Tel.: +49 (0)89-4424-1424
e-Mail: iris.stoeckl@wirecard.com
http://www.wirecard.com
ISIN DE0007472060
Reuters: WDI.GDE
Bloomberg: WDI GY


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Language:     English
Company:      Wirecard AG
              Einsteinring 35
              85609 Aschheim b. München
              Germany
Phone:        +49 (0)89-4424 1400
Fax:          +49 (0)89-4424 1500
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, Stuttgart
 
End of Announcement                             DGAP News-Service
 
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