Former Euronet Manager Lars Oro joins paysafecard

Lars Oro brings vast experience from the prepaid payment industry to the expanding company
• International background key to future expansion projects

London/Vienna 23rd October 2008 – paysafecard, one of Europe’s most successful alternative payment methods for the Internet, has announced the appointment of Lars Oro, an expert for prepaid payment solutions. Lars Oro will promote paysafecard’s planned international expansion. Formerly, Lars Oro was Country Manager for Spain at Euronet Worldwide Inc., a global leader in the electronic financial and payment transactions industry, where he established the company as the market leader in pre-paid distribution in Spain.

Michael Mueller, CEO paysafecard group says: “Lars Oro is an absolute expert for the prepaid payment industry. Thanks to his experience, especially in the Spanish as well as in the North- and Latin American markets, our intended international expansion will take a serious step forward.”

“paysafecard offers an excellent payment product that not only makes it easy to pay online, but also provides one of the most secure ways for financial transactions between online shops and their customers,” says Lars Oro. “This is a young and energetic company that has already proved its business concept and is ready for expansion into new markets, both in the Euro zone where it is continuing its expansion as in new markets. I am very much looking forward to working with the team and adding my experience to ongoing and future projects.”

paysafecard is already a company with a very strong international presence. Based in Aus-tria, the company has expanded throughout Europe, today being available in Austria, Germany, UK, Spain, Slovakia, Greece, Belgium, Slovenia, Switzerland, Portugal, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic.

About paysafecard:
For more than eight years, paysafecard is Europe’s favourite safe and easy-to-use alternative prepaid payment method for e-commerce. It is available in 12 countries throughout Europe. The smart payment solution is designed for users who don’t have a credit or debit card or who don’t want to use their credit card for online purchases and other micro payments on the Internet. Users simply authorize a payment by entering a PIN code, similar to the system used with prepaid phone cards. Thousands of e-business are benefiting from new customers by offering this safe and uncomplicated payment solution. Paysafecard is available in £10, £25, £50 and £75 e-vouchers at more than 20,000 PayPoint™ locations in the UK and 120,000 outlets across Europe. Issuer is the Prepaid Services Company Ltd. For more information, please visit www.paysafecard.com

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