Simple and transparent: www.mywirecard.com

Online presence with intuitive user navigation and new design

Grasbrunn/Munich, February 14, 2011; By Today www.mywirecard.com is featuring intuitive user navigation and a new design. The system is even more convenient for users, irrespective of whether they wish to activate the mywirecard 2 go Visa purchased at the POS (currently Germany only), to top up their card or to obtain a current overview of their transactions.

Customers of mywirecard 2go Visa stand to benefit from an unbeatable combination: The e-money based card works like other cards available at shops in terms of “cash for Internet payments” and facilitates anonymous and convenient payments in online shops or at a POS. Unlike other cards on offer, this particular card is compelling on account of its global acceptance – be it the High Street, abroad or in a web shop. Accordingly, the mywirecard 2go Visa prepaid card from Wirecard Bank AG effectively closes a gap encountered with comparable gift card or voucher systems. While these are also available at a POS, they are simultaneously restricted to payments made to certain merchant groups.

Thanks to its prepaid function, users always keep tabs on their expenses which also increases the level of security. After all, a payment is possible only if the relevant amount is available. Whoever has security issues when shopping on the Web will benefit from the anonymity this card has on offer.

A single topping up of the mywirecard 2go Visa directly at the time of purchase is free of charge and does not call for any personal data to be disclosed. If the card is to be activated for further topping-up, the user can register himself and top up the card as often as he likes subject to a charge.

“We have developed mywirecard 2go Visa to enable consumers to simplify ‘cash payments’ on the Internet. As easily as they can buy the card, customers are also able to activate it or keep track of their transactions. For this reason, the further development of our online portal www.mywire¬card.com was a logical step,” says Oliver Bellenhaus, Executive Vice President Consumer Products at Wire¬card Bank AG.
 
 
And this is how it works:

mywirecard 2go Visa is available at service stations and kiosks throughout Germany for 9.95 euros. The station finder at www.mywirecard.com shows the nearest POS or station where the card can be bought and topped up. When buying the card, the first load is free of charge; available denominations are 25, 50, 100 or 150 euros. Within a few seconds, the card can be activated by SMS or via the Internet, and the amount paid in is available immediately.

Internet use for shopping is becoming increasingly important for a growing number of people throughout Europe. mywirecard 2go Visa takes account of this trend and provides many and various buyer groups with an effective vehicle for safe shopping on the Internet: Whoever does not want to disclose his or her personal data for safety reasons will benefit from the anonymity provided by this card. In addition mywirecard 2go Visa is the perfect solution for customers whose credit rating is insufficient for a conventional credit card or who are reluctant to engage in red tape. And, last but not least - the card is a smart idea for people looking for gifts.

If the credit balance has been used, mywirecard 2go Visa can be topped up once again following an online registration of the user’s personal data.

By extending www.mywirecard.com, Wirecard Bank AG once again delivers on its promise to provide optimum solutions for its customers’ needs.

 

Wirecard media contact:

Wirecard AG
Iris Stöckl
Bretonischer Ring 4
D-85630 Grasbrunn / Munich Germany
Ph.: +49 (0) 89 4424 1424
Fax: +49 (0) 89 4424 2424
e-mail: iris.stoeckl@wirecard.com