Wirecard to handle payments for "www.neu.de" Internet portal

Wirecard AG, Europe’s leading provider of international payment handling and risk management services has been awarded a contract by neu.de GmbH, a subsidiary of New Media Management GmbH, for the handling of payments on its international Internet portal.

Berlin, Munich/Grasbrunn, October 18, 2006; Wirecard AG, Europe’s leading provider of international payment handling and risk management services has been awarded a contract by neu.de GmbH, a subsidiary of New Media Management GmbH, for the handling of payments on its international Internet portal.
The project for handling credit card and direct debit payments has been implemented for the www.NEU.de community, which is available in more than 5 languages and 100 countries.

Says Sven Jan Arndt, managing director of NEU.de and New Media Management GmbH: “We are expanding worldwide and systematically extending our network on an international level. For this reason, we were searching for a payment service provider operating globally. The partnership with Wirecard is positive in every respect. The short feedback paths and clear reporting and statistics tools allow us to act swiftly.”

“With over 3.8 million members, NEU.de is one of the largest Internet communities in Europe,” adds Christa Wagner, head of key account management at Wirecard AG.  We are pleased that New Media has opted for the Wirecard solution to manage the high-volume market of charge-based Internet portals via a secure payment platform.”

Wire Card PR&IR Office
Iris Stöckl
Bretonischer Ring 4
85630 Grasbrunn, Germany
Phone : +49 (0) 89 4424 0424
Fax: +49 (0) 89 4424 0524
E-Mail: iris.stoeckl@wirecard.com
Internet: www.wirecard.de

About Wirecard:
Wirecard AG is one of Europe’s leading providers of payment systems and risk management services. The company offers customers a wide range of international payment options. CLICK2PAY, the alternative payment solution of Wirecard AG, is actively engaged in 24 countries and has a global orientation with its seven currencies and eleven languages. Being a Principal Member of VISA, MasterCard Europe and JCB International, Wirecard Bank AG supplements the portfolio of services. In addition to handling transactions over the Internet, the software platform seamlessly integrates all sales channels via Call Center and conventional POS. The Wirecard software platform is being used by more than 6,000 enterprises across the globe, including dba, Gulf Air, HSE24 and QVC. Wirecard AG is listed on Frankfurt Stock Exchange (TecDAX, ISIN DE0007472060, ticker symbol: IGP).
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