Wirecard AG / Alliance 18.06.2008 Release of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 End of News DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
DGAP-News: Symmetric Systems and Wirecard enter into strategic partnership
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