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Title Vincento Payment Solutions Ltd Granted SEPA Licence Description or summary Vincento Payment Solutions Ltd today

announced that it has been granteda MasterC ard Europe SEPA Licence,which provides a fast-track approach to issuing its Kalix a contactless prepaid MasterCard across the Single European Payments Area Body London, UK, June 01, 2012 -- Vincento Payment Solutions Ltd today announced that it has been granteda MasterCard Europe SEPA Licence,which provides a fast-track approach to issuing its Kalixacontactless prepaid MasterCard across the Single Eu ropean Payments Area. Covering 32 countries, the SEPA zone includes the 27 European Union Member State splus the European Free Trade Area (EFTA). Holding a MasterCard SEPA Licence, Vi ncento Payment Solutions is now able to issue its Kalixa MasterCard throughout t he European Union, offering its cardholders uniform product benefits. The SEPA Licence is the latest and most integral part of Vincento s European expan sion, launching into the Netherlands and Austria in the third quarter of 2012, a nd a further sixEuropean countries before the end of the year. Vincento currentl y issues its Kalixa prepaid MasterCard in the UK, Germany and Italy and has been a Principal MasterCard Member since 2008. Rupert Kainzbauer, Head of Issuing at Vincento Payment Solutions, explained: Our MasterCard SEPA Licence provides us with a cost-effective and relatively simple method of rapidly broaden our business, by rolling out Kalixa across the SEPA zo ne.Expandingour business into more European countries will help us building a st rong and recognisable brand. In addition to Kalixa s European expansion,as one of the first prepaid issuers Vin cento has integrated the MasterCard PayPass contactless technology into their Kali xa Cardsand introduced thisnew featureto the UK in March 2012, followed by more European countries throughout the year. About Kalixa: - Kalixa is issued by Vincento Payment Solutions Ltd, an e-money institution aut horised and regulated by the FSA. - All Kalixa cardholder funds are held in a client-designated account with Barcl ays Bank Plc. - As required by the FSA, Vincento guarantees its financial liabilities relating to outstanding e-money. - Cardholder funds are backed at all times by low-risk liquid assets to 102% of the outstanding e-money value. - kalixa.com is secured by Verisign, the trusted provider of internet infrastruc ture services for the networked world. - Vincento, the issuer of Kalixa, is a pan-European prepaid MasterCard card issu er. - Please contact Fifth Dimension Media Ltd for all questions regarding this Pres s Release. - Kalixa is always happy to consider reader offers and competitions. If you woul d like to discuss offering either of these to your readers please contact Heiko Maier +44 (0) 20 81331751 For further information about Kalixa visit http://www.kalixa.com

Media Relations: Heiko Maier Fifth Dimension Media Ltd London, UK pr@fifthdimension.com +44 (0) 20 81331751 http://www.kalixa.com payment solutions, vincento, kalixa

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