Wirecard AG succeeds in acquiring Malaysia Airlines, a further Asian customer

Online airline ticket sales to be handled by Wirecard in the future.

Munich/Grasbrunn, December 1, 2008; Malaysia Airlines, the national carrier of Malaysia, has opted in favor of the payment solutions from Wirecard AG to handle its online airline ticket sales.

Last year, Malaysia Airlines and its fleet of 90 aircraft carried some 14 million passengers to 100 destinations. Not only does this make it one of the biggest airlines on the Asian market; it is also one of the most renowned operators, with numerous awards being received for top-quality performance and service.

Dr Amin Khan, Senior General Manager at Malaysia Airlines, says: “Wirecard products and services support Malaysian Airlines to significantly improve our financial operations on a global scale.”

“Asia is a key market to us. We're pleased to have gained one of the biggest players in Malaysia Airlines, since this certainly reflects Wirecard AG’s international orientation and ability to deliver. After all, companies like Malaysia Airlines, operating with a global reach, really need global solu-tions,” adds Jörg Möller, Wirecard AG.

The range on offer from technology services provider Wirecard comprises individually tailored, industry- and customer-specific payment and risk management solutions, ranging from BSP in the airline sector and PoS- terminal solutions in the stationary segment all the way through to fraud protection solutions for teleshopping and Internet commerce. The services of Wirecard Bank AG complement and extend the range of products and services for business customers to include credit card acceptance agreements, banking services and innovative prepaid card products.

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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).

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