DGAP-News: Wirecard cooperates with Scandinavian Payment Provider DIBS

Wirecard AG / Alliance

09.06.2009 

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Grasbrunn, near Munich, June 9, 2009; The Swedish company DIBS Payment
Services AB and Wirecard AG have entered into a partnership. DIBS is one of
the leading payment services providers in Scandinavia, headquartered in
Stockholm and has branches in Denmark and Norway. The cooperative venture
comprises both credit card acceptance services by Wirecard Bank AG and
mutual offers of local payment and risk management solutions for business
customers of both partners.

The integration of Wirecard Bank AG as an acquiring partner at DIBS has
been concluded. The initial merchant links for credit card acceptance
activities via Wirecard Bank are already in place.

Both parties stand to benefit from this cooperative venture. The local
competence of the payment service provider on site combined with
international acquiring services of Wirecard Bank and its multi-currency
capabilities for payouts provides a compelling solution for mutual
merchants.

'In future the business customers of both partners will be able to expand
their activities in cross-border trade more conveniently. The various local
northern European payment methods mean that our merchants will have an
extended product range available to them with immediate effect', says
Michael Santner, Partner Manager at Wirecard AG.

To be able to process consumer payments made by credit card, an online
merchant needs an acceptance agreement with a so-called acquiring bank that
has the necessary licenses from the credit card institutions. A unique
selling point of Wirecard Bank is its multi-currency capability when it
comes to payouts to online merchants, which extends to the key
international currencies - including those of the Scandinavian countries.
This advantage is enhanced by a large number of supplementary services in
the field of foreign payments and currency management systems.

In recent months, Wirecard AG has enlarged its partner program even
further. Wirecard's partner portal ensures that associated services
providers and resellers receive professional support in connection with the
products and solutions of the Wirecard Group.

About Wirecard AG: 

Wirecard AG is one of the leading international providers of electronic
payment and risk management solutions. Worldwide, Wirecard supports over
10,000 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 DIBS Payment Services AB: 

DIBS Payment Services is the leading Nordic independent supplier of secure,
functional, and innovative online payment services for business and
commerce. The company serves more than 9,500 clients from its offices in
Stockholm, Gothenburg, Oslo and Copenhagen. DIBS is listed at First North
and features the HQ Bank as a certified adviser.

www.dibs.se



Wirecard AG
Iris Stöckl
Bretonischer Ring 4
D-85630 Grasbrunn / Munich
Germany
Ph.:  +49 (0) 89 4424 0424
Fax:  +49 (0) 89 4424 0524
e-mail: iris.stoeckl@wirecard.com
Internet: www.wirecard.de


DIBS Media Contact:

Patrik Müller
Head of Marketing
Ph.: +46 8 527 525 33 
e-mail: patrik.muller@dibs.se
Internet: www.dibs.se


DGAP 09.06.2009 
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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, München, Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart
 
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