Wirecard is the Technical Service Provider Supporting the Launch of Telekom's MyWallet Card

MUNICH, May 6, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

Today sees the launch of Deutsche Telekom AG's MyWallet scheme, including the MyWallet card, for which Wirecard AG is the technical service provider. The mobile MasterCard payment card is an essential component of Telekom's MyWallet. Wirecard has implemented the payment card's technical processes within the framework of this collaboration with the card issuer, Telekom subsidiary ClickandBuy.

Christian von Hammel-Bonten, Executive Vice President Telecommunications at Wirecard comments: "In the last year, we have expedited the development and introduction of many innovative products and solutions in the field of mobile payment. Our platform is designed to be appropriately flexible, so that we can provide our customers like Telekom with additional services at all times. It is possible to process all payments securely over mobile end devices. We simultaneously enhance this with attractive value-added services."

About  Wirecard: 

Wirecard AG is one of the world's leading independent providers of outsourcing and white label solutions for electronic payment transactions. The Wirecard Group has been supporting companies in accepting electronic payments from all sales channels. A global multi-channel platform bundles international payment acceptances and methods, supplemented by fraud prevention solutions. When it comes to issuing their own payment instruments in the form of cards or mobile payment solutions, Wirecard provides companies with an end-to-end infrastructure, including the requisite licenses for card and account products.

Wirecard AG is listed on the Frankfurt Securities Exchange (TecDAX, ISIN DE0007472060, WDI).

Wirecard  Media  Contact:

    Wirecard AG
    Maren Brandt
    Einsteinring 35
    D-85609 Aschheim
    Tel.: +49-(0)89-4424-1425
    Fax:  +49-(0)89-4424-2425
    E-Mail: maren.brandt@wirecard.com
    Internet: http://www.wirecard.com

http://www.wirecard.com |  http://www.wirecardbank.com |  http://www.mywirecard.com

About  Deutsche  Telekom:

Deutsche Telekom is one of the world's leading integrated telecommunications companies with over 142 million mobile customers, 31 million fixed-network lines and more than 17 million broadband lines (as of December 31, 2013). The Group provides fixed network, mobile communications, Internet and IPTV products and services for consumers and ICT solutions for business customers and corporate customers. Deutsche Telekom is present in around 50 countries and has approximately 229,000 employees worldwide. The Group generated revenues of EUR 60.1 billion in the 2013 financial year - more than half of it outside Germany.

Deutsche  Telekom  AG-Media  Contact:

    Corporate Communications
    Tel.: +49-(0)228-181-4949
    E-Mail: media@telekom.de

    
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