Wirecard AG
Wire Card payment system CLICK2PAY successful in 24 countries – CLICK2PAY: more than one million registered users

Corporate-news transmitted by DGAP – a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. —————————————————————————— Rapid surge in number of users recorded in the past six months Berlin, Munich / Grasbrunn, April 13, 2006 – CLICK2PAY, the alternative online payment system from Wire Card AG, has reached the mark of one million users. Wire Card AG, one of the leading providers of payment and risk management systems, announced that business growth of CLICK2PAY had accelerated considerably in the past six months, particularly in the European and Asian markets. The successful development of the CLICK2PAY community confirms the consistent strategy of localization. Since the launch of CLICK2PAY, in various stages the service has been implemented in a total of eleven languages. Wire Card AG adapted CLICK2PAY for the growth markets of Europe and Asia as well as for the Anglo-American region. The latest example of this trend is the Turkish-language version of CLICK2PAY. The range meanwhile comprises eleven languages for 24 countries – Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Hungary, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the U.S.A. Beyond multilingual functionalities, local currencies and payment methods were also integrated in the software. CLICK2PAY and its “Think global/Act local” strategy provides a large number of benefits both for merchants and consumers alike. Geared to international Internet and eCommerce offers, in the past six months CLICK2PAY recorded a rapid surge in new registrations, particularly in Europe and Asia. CLICK2PAY is proving to be increasingly popular particularly among consumers who order merchandise and services via the Internet on a regular basis. More than 20% of registered consumers use CLICK2PAY more than three times a month. Dr. Markus Braun, CEO of Wire Card AG: “Today, customers are increasingly on the lookout for solutions that correspond to their personal needs in terms of languages and payment procedures. The speedy increase in CLICK2PAY user numbers confirms that our payment system is doing justice to meeting these requirements. Not only has CLICK2PAY set benchmarks with its multilingual functionalities; it also supports local payment methods. Accordingly, the solution also appeals to customers who do not have a credit card. In CLICK2PAY, we have the very best opportunities to establish ourselves worldwide as the strongest European provider on the growth market of alternative payment systems.’ CLICK2PAY, the alternative payment solution of Wire Card AG, is actively engaged in 24 countries and has a global orientation with its seven currencies and eleven languages. The program’s free-of-charge use, which is particularly friendly to consumers, facilitates simple and secure online payments and simultaneously provides a transparent account management service. CLICK2PAY is particularly suitable for industries offering products and services that require customer registration, e.g. for subscriptions or payment of the tiniest sums of money. This makes CLICK2PAY ideal especially for operators of Internet music and media portals as well as for games and betting platforms. www.click2pay.com. About Wire Card AG Wire Card AG provides its customers with an extensive range of international payment options featuring integrated risk management services and, in CLICK2PAY, with an alternative Internet payment system. Apart from payment processing via the Internet, the software platform also facilitates seamless integration of all distribution channels such as call centers and points of sale. The software platform is being used by more than 5,000 companies across the globe. Wire Card AG is listed on the Prime Standard of the German stock exchange in Frankfurt (under ISIN DE0007472060). Wire Card PR&IR Office Iris Stöckl Bretonischer Ring 4 D-85630 Grasbrunn Ph.: +49 (0) 89 4424 0424 Fax: +49 (0) 89 4424 0524 E-Mail: iris.stoeckl@wirecard.com Internet: www.wirecard.de (c)DGAP 13.04.2006 ————————————————————————— language: English emitter: Wire Card AG Voigtstr. 31 10247 Berlin Deutschland phone: +49 (0)30 726 102-0 fax: +49 (0)30 726 102-199 email: ir@wirecard.com WWW: www.wirecard.com ISIN: DE0007472060 WKN: 747206 indexes: CDAX, Prime All Share, Technology All Share stockmarkets: Geregelter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin-Bremen, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München End of News DGAP News-Service —————————————————————————