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Wirecard AG Release date: August 10, 2007
BERLIN, MUNICH and GRASBRUNN, Germany, August 10/ -- Wirecard AG has found in UK- teleshopper Vector Direct Ltd. UK a new customer for its payment services. In addition, the contract also covers credit-card acceptance via Wirecard Bank AG.
Vector advertises its products in infomercials or TV ads showing their service hotline number which are broadcast by their own TV channels as well as by British TV channels. The customer can then order via telephone or in Vector's own e-shop.
The technologically ambitious project was realized in close cooperation with Wirecard AG and dsb AG. Vector has now outsourced its entire IT for the operative processes and mail order to the Neckarsulm-based technology company.
"What clinched our decision was Wirecard AG's extensive experience in the field of TV shopping," says Martin Purcell, Managing Director of Vector Direct Ltd. UK. He continues: "Shifting from several partners to a single provider also allows us to shorten processing routes and adopt real-time handling."
Gerd Lorenz, head of Mail Order at dsb AG, observes: "Thanks to the close cooperation of both technology providers, integration was completed successfully without any glitches. The challenge was to combine various different IT systems and multiple sales channels. What makes Wirecard's solution special is the possibility of reconciling financial data.This allows the correlation of order and payment data to be automated."
"As an end-to-end provider, we combine IT activities with the full range of services of a bank. This has resulted in entirely new and innovative services," adds Christa Wagner, head of Key Account Management Retail Services at Wirecard AG. "This in turn allows us to provide customer-specific solutions from a single source."
About Wirecard AG Wirecard AG is one of the leading international providers of electronic payment systems and risk management solutions. It helps over 7,000 companies in different sectors to automate their payment processes and minimize the risk of payment default. Wirecard Bank AG offers account and credit card services for businesses and consumers and is also a principal member of VISA, MasterCard and JCB. The Wirecard Internet payment service allows consumers to pay securely at millions of vendors accepting MasterCard.
In addition, registered users are able to transfer or receive money amongst each other on a real-time basis. Wirecard AG is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (TecDAX, ISIN DE0007472060, WDI).
Wirecard PR&IR Office Iris Stöckl Bretonischer Ring 4 D-85630 Grasbrunn Tel.: +49-(0)-89-4424-0424 Fax: +49-(0)-89-4424-0524 E-Mail: iris.stoeckl@wirecard.com Internet: http://www.wirecard.com
Source: Wirecard AG
Company Information:
Name: Wirecard AG
Address: Bretonischer Ring 4
City: 85630 Grasbrunn
Country: Germany
Phone: 49 (0)89 44 24 - 06 21
http://www.wirecard.com
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