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Prepay Nation, Airtel Kenya Partner to Offer International Mobile Top-up

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Prepay Nation has announced its partnership in Kenya with Bharti Airtel, a leading telecommunications services provider with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa.

Berwyn, PA (USA), Jun 14th, 2015 — Prepay Nation, a leading provider of cross-border prepaid mobile airtime transfers, has announced its partnership in Kenya with Bharti Airtel, a leading telecommunications services provider with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa. With this partnership, individuals living in the US, Canada, and Europe will be able to transfer small values to Airtel Kenya customers in the form of airtime minutes, without fees and from over 175,000 retail locations and web sites.

The partnership will provide the over three million Kenyan expatriates with access to instant International Mobile Top Up (IMTU) service through Prepay Nation’s distribution network. IMTU is becoming a preferred method of family support for immigrants around the world, who are able to utilize the widespread penetration of mobile phone infrastructure to send support to their loved ones back home, without the high cost of sending money.

“Airtel Kenya is an ideal partner for us,” said Hervé Perrin, VP of Business Development at Prepay Nation. “Kenyans living abroad are among the most active remitters in the world, and as such are well-served by the access. They will now have access to a cash-based, no-fee service for sending Airtime back home instantly. With more than 8 million subscribers in Kenya, Airtel’s integration to Prepay Nation’s huge distribution network will connect them to their loved ones abroad and we are delighted to add that value to Airtel’s offerings.”

“We are pleased to integrate with Prepay Nation,” said CEO of Airtel Kenya, Adil El Youssefi. “Our alliance enables us to broaden our footprint of international mobile top-up connectivity and reach millions of Kenyans eager to send assistance at home. This is another outstanding enhancement to the services we offer our subscribers, and Prepay Nation’s flexibility has been instrumental in making it happen.”

About Prepay Nation:
Prepay Nation is a fast growth company in the business of enabling the transfer of small values from one person to another (P2P) across international borders. Prepay Nation utilizes the prepaid mobile ecosystem to send values in the form of international airtime. With over 200 mobile operator partnerships in Central America, South America, Caribbean, Asia, and Africa, and a varied distribution channel spanning over 175,000 locations in the US, Canada, Europe and Middle East, Prepay Nation offers its innovative services to expatriates who financially support their loved ones back home. Prepay Nation’s unique business model, highly scalable processing platform, and interconnectivity with mobile operators and other digital service providers, allows for instantaneous and no-fee transfers for consumers and an opportunity to generate significant revenues for distributors. For more information, visit http://prepaynation.com/contact/

About Bharti Airtel:
Bharti Airtel Limited is a leading global telecommunications company with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa. Headquartered in New Delhi, India, the company ranks amongst the top 4 mobile service providers globally in terms of subscribers. In India, the company’s product offerings include 2G, 3G and 4G wireless services, mobile commerce, fixed line services, high speed DSL broadband, IPTV, DTH, enterprise services including national & international long distance services to carriers. In the rest of the geographies, it offers 2G, 3G and 4G wireless services and mobile commerce. Bharti Airtel had over 324 million customers across its operations at the end of March 2015. To know more please visit, www.airtel.com

For more information, contact Dick Omondi on email dick.omondi@ke.airtel.com phone +254737048009

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Head of Marketing
Prepay Nation, LLC
1055 Westlakes Drive, Suite 300
Berwyn, PA 19312 – USA
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Prepay Nation Named to Inc. Magazine’s Annual List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies for 2014

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Microvalue transfer innovator is ranked in the top 100 companies.

Berwyn, PA (USA), September 06, 2014 — Prepay Nation, a leading provider of cross-border micro value and prepaid mobile airtime transfers, is thrilled to announce that the company has been named to Inc. magazine’s annual Inc. 500 list, an exclusive ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing companies. The company ranks #97 overall and #10 in the Financial Services category. Prepay Nation stands alongside such market disrupters as Lending Tree, GoPro, Hubspot and Fuhu.

To be included in the 2014 Inc. 500 list, companies had to have grown more than 942% from the start of 2011. Prepay Nation is honored this year based on its meteoric 3,637% growth over the last 3 years. Past honorees include Intuit, Zappos, Microsoft, Jamba Juice, Timberland, Pandora, Oracle, and other industry leaders, many of whom have since gone public.

Prepay Nation enables the transfer of small values across international boundaries on a real time basis. It is a P2P service that is primarily used by immigrants to extend financial support to their friends and family back home. Prepay Nation utilizes prepaid mobile phone infrastructure around the globe to provide its service, which is free to both sender and recipient, and is complementary to the traditional money remittance market, estimated at approximately $500 billion per annum.

“Prepay Nation was built on the fact that the current financial systems do not provide any cost-efficient option to transfer small values across international boundaries,” said Anurag Jain, CEO of Prepay Nation. “Our tremendous growth is a validation of the opportunity that exists, along with our ability to offer a unique solution to migrant workers.”

“We are proud and humbled by this honor,” said Ajay Goyal, CTO and Co-Founder of Prepay Nation. “It not only recognizes efforts on our part, but also the value of the service we provide enabling no-fee cross-border productized remittances.”

“Prepay Nation is a remarkable organization, and this recognition comes as no surprise to anyone who has been involved in their amazing growth over the past few years,” commented Carol Realini, payments innovator and Board Member at Prepay Nation. “The team has real vision, and an outstanding roster of talent for making it a reality. They’re bringing substantial value to each of their partners, and I have no doubt they will garner increasing recognition from Inc. and others moving forward.”

About Prepay Nation:
Prepay Nation is a fast growth company in the business of enabling the transfer of small values from one person to another (P2P) across international borders. Prepay Nation utilizes the prepaid mobile ecosystem to remit values in the form of international airtime, product vouchers, mobile wallet balances and more. With over 200 mobile operator partnerships in Central America, South America, Caribbean, Asia, and Africa, and a varied distribution channel spanning over 175,000 locations in the US, Canada, Europe and Middle East, Prepay Nation offers its innovative productized remittance services to expatriates who financially support their loved ones back home. Prepay Nation’s unique business model, highly scalable processing platform, and interconnectivity with mobile operators and other digital service providers, allows for instantaneous and no-fee transfers for consumers and an opportunity to generate significant revenues for distributors. For more information, visit http://www.prepaynation.com.

About Inc. and the Inc. 500:
Inc. magazine, founded in 1979 and based in New York City, is a monthly publication focused on growing companies. Since 1982, the magazine has published an annual list of the 500 fastest-growing private companies in the U.S., the “Inc. 500.” The Inc. 500 is ranked according to percentage revenue growth over a four-year period. To qualify, companies must be U.S.-based, privately held, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31 of the last year measured. Revenue in the initial year must have been at least $200,000, and revenue in the most recent year must have been at least $2 million.

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Sarah Feidt
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Prepay Nation, LLC
1055 Westlakes Drive, Suite 300
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Brian Fox Joins Prepay Nation to Lead Activities in Canada

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Financial Services Industry veteran to lead business development as Country Head.

Berwyn, PA (USA), August 15, 2014 — Prepay Nation, a leading provider of cross-border micro-value and prepaid mobile airtime transfers, has welcomed Western Union veteran and innovator Brian Fox to their team. Fox will be responsible for business development in the Canadian market, helping to expand Prepay Nation’s international value transfer and productized remittance services country-wide.

With a background in technology and software engineering, Fox has built his career driving the innovative application of technology to business goals. He started with Western Union Canada in 2001 and was responsible for building up partnerships with banking organizations all over the country, moving the company in a different direction and ultimately establishing one of Western Union’s most important channels.

His vision and passion for innovation have yielded outstanding results and accomplishments. He handled hundreds of millions of dollars per year for Western Union, and while expanding the company’s traditional retail distribution, Fox saw web- and mobile-based distribution as critical to future of the remittance industry in North America. In line with this, he drove a groundbreaking 2006 deal allowing Canadians, for the first time, to send money worldwide from their Scotiabank online banking portal or mobile banking app. In 2011, Fox established the organization’s first Web and smartphone bi-directional remittance service via relationships with the largest telcos in Canada, and the next year solidified a deal allowing all Canadian banks to offer international remittances via Western Union and the Interac E-transfer network. The first bank on the network went live in 2013, changing the remittance business in Canada forever.

“There is an enormous opportunity for Prepay Nation in Canada,” said Fox, “and it is directly related to the percentage of the population coming from other countries. On average twenty percent of the Canadian population is foreign born, but that escalates to as many as fifty percent in large metropolitan centers like Toronto.” The World Bank estimates the immigrant populations in Canada remit in excess of $20 billion dollars per year to their home countries “Immigrant populations that send financial support to their loved ones back home are always seeking convenient, cost-effective channels for doing so, and this is exactly what Prepay Nation does so well. The ability to deliver small values across international boundaries, instantaneously and without fees, is essentially impossible for conventional financial institutions. Prepay Nation’s value proposition using mobile airtime transfer is real innovation and has tremendous value for Canadian immigrants” added Fox.

“Brian is a true innovator, and one we are excited to bring onboard,” commented Anurag Jain, CEO of Prepay Nation. “He has insight not only into the current financial services industry and the Canadian market, but also into the growth trends that emerging technology is creating within the space. We are excited to have him on the team to nurture our existing valuable partnerships in Canada, and to continue developing our vision for the future.”

About Prepay Nation:
Prepay Nation is a fast growth company in the business of enabling micropayments from one person to another across international borders. Prepay Nation utilizes the prepaid mobile ecosystem to transfer values internationally in the form of prepaid mobile airtime, product and service vouchers, and other forms of productized remittance. With mobile operator partnerships in Central America, South America, Caribbean, Asia, and Africa, and a varied distribution channel spanning the US, Canada, and Middle East, Prepay Nation offers its innovative services to expatriates who financially support their loved ones back home. Prepay Nation’s unique business model, highly scalable processing platform, and interconnectivity with mobile operators, allows for instantaneous and no-fee transfers for the consumers and an opportunity to generate significant revenues for the distributors. For more information, visit www.prepaynation.com .

Press & Media Contact:
Sarah Feidt
Head of Marketing
Prepay Nation, LLC
1055 Westlakes Drive, Suite 300
Berwyn, PA 19312 – USA
+1 571 213 6609
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Cellcom Liberia and Prepay Nation Launch International Mobile Top-Up Worldwide

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Partnership offers instant prepaid mobile airtime refills at over 175,000 retail locations.

Berwyn, PA (USA), August 15, 2014 — Cellcom Liberia, one of the largest telecommunications providers in Liberia and the first provider of 4G service in the region, has partnered with Prepay Nation, a leading provider of cross-border microvalue and prepaid mobile airtime transfers, to make mobile airtime refills for its subscribers available for purchase overseas. The move will open up a no-fee form of remittance to the hundreds of thousands of Liberian expatriates who support their loved ones back home.

Liberian emigrants are estimated to number over 500,000, largely concentrated in the U.S.A., Germany, Italy, Holland and UK. According to the World Bank, 20% of Liberia’s GDP comes from remittances as they send millions of dollars home every year to help loved ones with bills and expenses. Pew Research estimates $342 million worth of remittance was received by Liberia in 2012, out of which $166 million was sent from the U.S., and $80 million was sent from Guinea. Cellcom in Guinea and Prepay Nation have enjoyed a successful partnership for the last 2 years, a high-volume collaboration that has inspired corporate confidence in this Cellcom Liberia initiative.

Most of the funds received by Liberia is sent through traditional money transfer organizations, but the price of those channels is steep: it costs as much as $15 in fees to send only $200 from the United States to Liberia, where it must be physically collected, incurring both inconvenience and often risk.

“Mobile airtime is a different way to provide financial assistance to family back home,” said Hervé Perrin, VP of Business Development at Prepay Nation. “With this partnership, Liberian immigrants in the U.S.A., Canada, Europe and the Middle East can now purchase airtime refills for their loved ones’ phones. The full value of the purchase, with no fees subtracted, is received instantly on the subscriber’s mobile.”

“Their hard-earned dollars go further, and immediately relieve of one of their loved ones’ primary expenses,” added Perrin. “It’s a godsend for immigrant populations all over the world, and we’re thrilled to make it a reality for Cellcom subscribers.”

“Our primary focus is always on providing greater and greater value for our subscribers,” said John Vasikaran, CEO of Cellcom Liberia. “We have led the charge in growing and enhancing Liberia’s mobile technology infrastructure, and have twice been recognized as the Best GSM Company in Liberia. Opening up the ability to receive instant, Free of Cost airtime transfers from family and friends abroad is a perfect addition to our offerings. Prepay Nation’s retail network spans 175,000 locations, touching our whole diaspora, and we are confident that our customers will love this new opportunity.”

About Prepay Nation:
Prepay Nation is a fast growth company in the business of enabling the transfer of small values from one person to another (P2P) across international borders. Prepay Nation utilizes the prepaid mobile ecosystem to remit values in the form of international airtime, product vouchers, bill payments, mobile wallet balances and more. With over 200 mobile operator partnerships in Central America, South America, Caribbean, Asia, and Africa, and a varied distribution channel spanning over 175,000 locations in the US, Canada, Europe and Middle East, Prepay Nation offers its innovative productized remittance services to expatriates who financially support their loved ones back home. Prepay Nation’s unique business model, highly scalable processing platform, and interconnectivity with mobile operators and other digital service providers, allows for instantaneous and no-fee transfers for consumers and an opportunity to generate significant revenues for distributors. For more information, visit www.prepaynation.com.

About Cellcom Corporation:
The Cellcom Corporation provides communication to the heart of Africa, connecting thousands of people every second. Established in 2004, Cellcom operates in Liberia and Guinea. As a leading provider of communication services in West Africa, Cellcom offers cellular network access and high-speed cellular internet along with high-quality voice calls, SMS, MMS, and international communication services. With over 1,000,000 subscribers, Cellcom is Liberia’s leading service provider as well as its fastest-growing mobile network. The company is renowned for delivering best value, best service and best network coverage. Cellcom, with its countrywide network, is the only network that can provide broadband high-speed data to its customers through its Mobile network, ISP and fiber. For more information, please visit http://www.cellcomgsm.com

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1055 Westlakes Drive, Suite 300
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Mobile Payments Pioneer Carol Realini Joins Prepay Nation Board to Assist In Expansion

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Realini will position Prepay Nation for next level of growth.

Philadelphia, PA (USA), November 15, 2012 — Prepay Nation, one of the fastest growing providers of international airtime transfers for prepaid mobile operators in emerging nations, has announced that Silicon Valley serial entrepreneur and mobile payments pioneer Carol Realini has joined their board. The addition of Realini to Prepay Nation’s board adds significant value to the firm, as Realini will contribute to the company’s business strategy and help take Prepay Nation to the next level in growth and maturation.

Realini’s background will enable Prepay Nation to best target the diaspora populations and grow the network’s presence on six continents. By bringing her expertise to their board, Prepay Nation will further their success as an international mobile Top Up (IMTU), and offer other innovative services to the same customer base.

“We are thrilled to have Realini, a pioneer in mobile payments, join our board,” said Anurag Jain, CEO of Prepay Nation. “Adding a senior executive like Realini will allow Prepay Nation to build momentum toward faster growth and expansion.”

“I am happy to join Prepay Nation’s board ( http://www.prepaynation.com ) and aid them in expanding and maturing the business,” said Realini. “I got to know Prepay Nation a few years ago when they were just getting started. They have done an incredible job of building momentum and, unlike the typical Silicon Valley company and their competitors, they build this without any outside capital–just a small dedicated team committed to a simple great idea.”

Realini is a successful Silicon Valley executive, expert in financial service innovation, and globally recognized mobile payment pioneer. She has worked with leading financial and mobile network operators to change the way banking is conducted. In 2011, as a Technology Pioneer attending the World Economic Forum, she led discussions on alternative banking at their meeting in Davos. A serial entrepreneur, she has been recognized as one of the 50 Top Women in Technology by Corporate Board Member magazine.

Realini views international mobile Top Up as growing in popularity and the first of a new type of cross boarder transfer. International Mobile Top Up isn’t really replacing money transfers, but it is adding a new dimension to supporting the people back home. It is the best example of a new, no fee, small transfer to loved ones back home–and it touches many people’s lives. Unlike traditional money transfer which is one-to-one, likely once a month, international Top Up is one–to–many for friends and family. It is the first scaled example of “directed spend” and gifting which is an exciting new category of social cross border transfers.

Financial services innovation becomes a reality when service providers address an important pain point and consumers can easily adopt this new way of doing things. Realini saw the role mobile Top Up played around the world to drive the adoption of mobile banking. She is fond of saying, “People underestimate the importance of Top Up.”

About Prepay Nation:
Prepay Nation is a leading provider of international mobile Top Up with mobile operator partnerships in Central America, South America, Caribbean, Asia, and Africa. Through over 150,000 retailers in the U.S. and Canada, Prepay Nation enables expatriates to financially support their families back home. Prepay Nation’s unique business model and highly scalable processing platform enables instantaneous financial transfers for consumers and incremental revenue generation for distributers and retailers. For more information, visit http://www.prepaynation.com.

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Prepay Nation Acquires Minute Transfer and Gains Entry into the European Market

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European expats can now access the Prepay Nation global network.

Philadelphia, PA (USA), October 09, 2012 — Prepay Nation ( http://www.prepaynation.com ), one of the fastest growing providers of international airtime transfers for prepaid mobile operators in emerging nations, has announced completion of its acquisition of Minute Transfer SAS, a France-based international mobile Top Up (IMTU) services provider.

Through this acquisition, Prepay Nation will now own the vast network of mobile operator partnerships built by Minute Transfer in Asia and Africa. The acquisition will give Prepay Nation a significant footprint in the European market, allow Europeans access to the Prepay Nation network, and enable the firm to establish partnerships with mobile operators relevant to diaspora populations in Europe.

“This purchase will accelerate our expansion into new territories, adding to our strong base in the North American market starting with Europe,” said Anurag Jain, CEO of Prepay Nation. “It will also provide us a highly valuable domain name (http://www.minutestransfer.com) along with a loyal customer base that has been serviced by Minute Transfer over the last few years.”

“This acquisition will allow Prepay Nation to offer a direct to consumer sales channel through an online portal to its existing mobile network operator partners, thus adding significant value to its business,” said Herve Perrin, Founder of Minute Transfer. “Our customers will benefit from the innovative cross border value transfer services Prepay Nation plans to introduce in the near future.”

About Minute Transfer:
Minute Transfer is one of the first companies to offer International Mobile Top up services. The company has been in operation since 2008 serving customers through an online portal to transfer minutes globally.

About Prepay Nation:
Prepay Nation is a leading provider of international mobile Top Up with mobile operator partnerships in Central America, South America, Caribbean, Asia, and Africa. Through over 150,000 retailers in the U.S. and Canada, Prepay Nation enables expatriates to financially support their families back home. Prepay Nation’s unique business model and highly scalable processing platform enables instantaneous financial transfers for consumers and incremental revenue generation for distributers and retailers. For more information, visit http://www.prepaynation.com.

Press & Media Contact:
Erin Flynn Jay or Fady Sahhar
XtraGlobex
1800 John F. Kennedy Blvd. Suite 300
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215-772-3048/267-238-3820
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Prepay Nation Announces Partnership with Globacom in Nigeria

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Glo to offer international mobile top-up through Prepay Nation’s North American and European retail channels.

Philadelphia, PA (USA), Friday – March 30, 2012 — Prepay Nation ( http://www.prepaynation.com ), one of the fastest growing providers of international airtime transfers for prepaid mobile operators in emerging nations, has announced an alliance with Nigeria’s national telecom operator, Globacom. Through the partnership, individuals living in the US, Canada, and Europe will be able to transfer small currency values to Glo customers in the form of airtime minutes, from a diverse array of convenient retail locations.

The partnership will provide the significant and growing Nigerian expatriate community in North America and Europe-estimated at over 5 million individuals-as well as those with loved ones living and working abroad in Nigeria, with access to instant International Mobile Top Up (IMTU) service through Prepay Nation’s retail distribution network. The service provides a vital avenue through which customers can support their Nigeria-based friends, colleagues, and loved ones, instantaneously replenishing their mobile airtime minutes from a nearby partner retailer.

“We are excited to partner with Glo,” said Sarah Feidt, Head of Marketing at Prepay Nation. “They are pioneers in their market, and our international mobile top-up services are a perfect fit with that. We’re also pleased to serve the Nigerian Diaspora, which remits an estimated $20 billion annually; being able to send small amounts to their loved ones instantly in the form of airtime minutes will no doubt be extremely valuable to this supportive demographic.”

Also speaking about the development, Head of Glo Gateway, Adeniyi Olukoya said that the partnership will further help to improve the connection between Nigerians in the Diaspora and their loved ones at home who they can send Glo international airtime top-ups by visiting any of the thousands of Prepay Nation ( http://www.prepaynation.com ) partner outlets across Europe and in North America.

“This partnership is significant as it offers greater opportunity to millions of Nigerians in the Diaspora to support their family, friends, colleagues and loved ones by easily and instantaneously replenishing their mobile airtime minutes on the Glo network through Prepay Nation and their partner retailers”, he stated.

About Globacom:
Owned by the Mike Adenuga Group and launched in Nigeria in 2003, Globacom has consistently grown to support over 22 million subscribers on its network in Nigeria and Benin Republic with many more set to come on board in Ghana where it is set to launch soon. Glo has also made history as the first company to single-handedly build an $800 million high-capacity fiber-optic submarine cable, known as Glo-1. It is the first successful submarine cable from the United Kingdom to Nigeria with connections to 12 other African countries and a dedicated extension to the United States. Already, the cable is offering immense bandwidth capabilities to homes and businesses in Nigeria and beyond, radically changing the way that people work and play across the continent.

About Prepay Nation:
Prepay Nation is a fast growth company in the business of enabling micropayments from one person to another across international borders. Prepay Nation utilizes the prepaid mobile ecosystem to transfer values in the form of international airtime remittance. With mobile operator partnerships in Central America, South America, Caribbean, Asia, and Africa, and a varied distribution channel spanning the US, Canada, and Middle East, Prepay Nation offers its innovative services to expatriates who financially support their loved ones back home. Prepay Nation’s unique business model, highly scalable processing platform, and interconnectivity with mobile operators, allows for instantaneous and no-fee transfers for the consumers and an opportunity to generate significant revenues for the distributors. For more information, visit http://www.prepaynation.com

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Prepay Nation Announces Partnership with Etisalat Afghanistan

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Etisalat to offer international mobile top-up through Prepay Nation’s North American and European retail channels

Philadelphia, PA (USA), Thursday – January 05, 2012 — Prepay Nation ( http://www.prepaynation.com ), one of the fastest growing providers of international airtime transfers for prepaid mobile operators in emerging nations, has announced an alliance with the largest mobile service provider in the Middle East, Etisalat. Through the partnership, individuals living in the US, Canada, and Europe will be able to transfer small currency values to Etisalat Afghanistan customers in the form of airtime minutes, from a diverse array of convenient retail locations.

The partnership will provide the North America- and Europe-based friends, coworkers, and relatives of Etisalat Afghanistan subscribers with access to instant International Mobile Top Up (IMTU) service through Prepay Nation’s retail distribution network. The service provides a vital avenue through which customers can support their colleagues and loved ones in Afghanistan, instantaneously replenishing their mobile airtime minutes from a nearby partner retailer.

“Etisalat Afghanistan is a pioneer in the market, and we are thrilled to be partnering with them,” said Sarah Feidt, Head of Marketing at Prepay Nation. “Our services bring great value to mobile customers and to their colleagues and loved ones abroad, and Etisalat’s mandate to connect and invigorate Afghanistan’s mobile ecosystem fits perfectly with the unique international connectivity we offer.”

“In regions where international currency transfer can be costly, cumbersome, and often impossible, nothing makes more sense than to send instant support in the form of mobile minutes that everyone needs and uses,” Feidt added. “We’re excited to bring that option to individuals connected to Etisalat Afghanistan subscribers.”

One of the largest telecommunications companies in the world, United Arab Emirates-based Etisalat is the leading operator in the Middle East and Africa, servicing over 100 million customers in 18 countries. The company began operations in Afghanistan in August 2007, and is the fastest growing mobile phone company in the nation. Etisalat provides voice and data services in 31 Afghani provinces and 196 districts, with more than 12,000 retail outlets, and has recently signed a deal with the Afghanistan Telecommunications Regulatory Authority to invest in mobile infrastructure development and provide services in 17 rural Districts.

Etisalat has embraced its mission to play an active role in the growth and prosperity of Afghanistan, from both a mobile and a social perspective. They have established a number of community engagement activities, including sponsoring both national and grassroots sports programs, and supporting a variety of health and educational initiatives. Their division staff comprises 90% local Afghans, and they have recently launched their Employee Succession Plan with the intention to train and develop over 400 Afghan nationals into senior management positions.

“This partnership is one more way that we are investing in the rebuilding and development of Afghanistan,” said Ebrahim Ali Al Hashmi, Marketing Director of Etisalat Afghanistan. “Creating opportunities for Afghans is our grounding principle here, as part of the UAE promise of long-term partnership to transform this magnificent country into a modern, peaceful, and prosperous Afghanistan. Linking up with Prepay Nation ( http://www.prepaynation.com ) will allow us to connect with individuals abroad who are eager to support their loved ones here, and in doing so, support the vital growth of the nation’s infrastructure and economy.”

Afghanistan, with over 16.8 million mobile phone subscribers, has 63% mobile connectivity penetration and 80% population coverage. Etisalat Afghanistan’s subscriber base represents over 24% of the market. To learn more about the company, visit http://www.etisalat.af.

About Etisalat:
Etisalat is a comprehensive telecommunications provider offering a one-stop shop for mobile and fixed-line voice and data services to individuals, enterprises and international telecommunications companies, ISPs?, ? content providers and mobile operators. It offers a variety of hi-tech complimentary services to the telecommunications industry including managerial and technical training, SIM card manufacturing, payment solutions, clearing house services, peering, voice and data transit, and submarine and land cable services. Etisalat is also the major hub in the Middle East, for internet, voice, mobile broadband, broadcast, roaming and corporate data services, with an extensive regional and intercontinental network. It is the largest carrier of international voice traffic in the Middle East and Africa and the 12th largest voice carrier in the world. Etisalat has 525 roaming agreements connecting 185 countries enabling BlackBerry, 3G and voice roaming. In 2009 the Etisalat group received seventeen industry awards and including three for innovation and three for customer service. It has been named ‘Best Overall Operator’ in the Middle East six times since 2006 and was named Best International Carrier at the World Communications Awards in 2008. For more information, visit http://www.etisalat.ae

About Prepay Nation:
Prepay Nation is a fast growth company in the business of enabling micropayments from one person to another across international borders. Prepay Nation utilizes the prepaid mobile ecosystem to transfer values in the form of international airtime remittance. With mobile operator partnerships in Central America, South America, Caribbean, Asia, and Africa, and a varied distribution channel spanning the US, Canada, and Middle East, Prepay Nation offers its innovative services to expatriates who financially support their loved ones back home. Prepay Nation’s unique business model, highly scalable processing platform, and interconnectivity with mobile operators, allows for instantaneous and no-fee transfers for the consumers and an opportunity to generate significant revenues for the distributors. For more information, visit http://www.prepaynation.com

Press & Media Contact:
Fady Sahhar / Sarah Feidt
XtraGlobex, Inc.
1800 John F. Kennedy Blvd. Suite 300
Philadelphia, PA 19103
267-238-3820
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Prepay Nation Announces Partnership with Airtel Nigeria

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Airtel to offer international mobile top-up through Prepay Nation’s North American and European retail channels.

Philadelphia, PA (USA), Wednesday – December 14, 2011 — Prepay Nation, one of the fastest growing providers of international airtime transfers for prepaid mobile operators in emerging nations, has announced an alliance with one of Africa’s largest mobile service providers, Airtel Nigeria. Through the partnership, individuals living in the US, Canada, and Europe will be able to transfer small currency values to Airtel Nigeria customers in the form of airtime minutes, from a diverse array of convenient retail locations.

The partnership will provide the significant and growing Nigerian expatriate community in North America and Europe—estimated at over 5 million individuals—as well as those with loved ones living and working abroad in Nigeria, with access to instant International Mobile Top Up (IMTU) service through Prepay Nation’s retail distribution network ( http://www.prepaynation.com ). The service provides a vital avenue through which customers can support their Nigeria-based friends, colleagues, and loved ones, instantaneously replenishing their mobile airtime minutes from a nearby partner retailer.

“We are proud to join forces with Airtel Nigeria,” said Sarah Feidt, Head of Marketing at Prepay Nation. “Our services bring great value to mobile customers, and Airtel Nigeria is exactly the kind of operator whose dedication to their customer base makes us a natural fit. We’re also pleased to serve the Nigerian diaspora, which remits an estimated $20 billion annually; being able to send small amounts to their loved ones instantly in the form of airtime minutes will no doubt be extremely valuable to this supportive demographic.”

Airtel Nigeria is the Nigerian arm of Bharti Airtel Limited, an international global telecommunications company with operations in 19 countries across Asia and Africa and over 200 million customers, 50 million of whom are in Africa. The company offers mobile voice and data services, as well as fixed line, high speed broadband, IPTV, and other enterprise telecom services. In June of 2010, Airtel entered the African market with the purchase of Zain Africa, a leading mobile operator and developer of telecom operations across the continent. Since then, Airtel has enjoyed substantial growth, and has continued to innovate; the company recently announced plans to upgrade 250 of its diesel-powered Nigerian base stations to operate on solar power.

“This partnership is yet another example of our commitment to our Nigerian customers, and our dedication to continual and reliable growth and improvement,” said Deepak Srivastava, ED and COO of Airtel Nigeria. “Our customers rely on us to provide top performance and services that enhance their lives, and making IMTU available through Prepay Nation is one more way that we’re accomplishing that.”

Nigeria, with over 90.5 million mobile phone subscribers, is the largest mobile market in Africa; Airtel Nigeria’s 16 million customers represent over 17% of the market. To learn more about the company, visit http://www.ng.airtel.com.

About Bhati Airtel Limited:
Bharti Airtel Limited is a leading global telecommunications company with operations in 19 countries across Asia and Africa. The company offers 3G voice & data services, fixed line, high speed broadband, IPTV, DTH, turnkey telecom solutions for enterprises and national & international long distance services to carriers globally. In rest of the geographies it offers mobile voice & high speed wireless internet. Bharti Airtel has been ranked among the six best performing technology companies in the world by Business Week. Bharti Airtel had over 238 million customers across its operations at the end of October 2011. For more information, visit http://www.airtel.com

About Prepay Nation:
Prepay Nation is a fast growth company in the business of enabling micropayments from one person to another across international borders. Prepay Nation utilizes the prepaid mobile ecosystem to transfer values in the form of international airtime remittance. With mobile operator partnerships in Central America, South America, Caribbean, Asia, and Africa, and a varied distribution channel spanning the US, Canada, and Middle East, Prepay Nation offers its innovative services to expatriates who financially support their loved ones back home. Prepay Nation’s unique business model, highly scalable processing platform, and interconnectivity with mobile operators, allows for instantaneous and no-fee transfers for the consumers and an opportunity to generate significant revenues for the distributors. For more information, visit http://www.prepaynation.com

Press & Media Contact:
Fady Sahhar or Sarah Feidt
XtraGlobex, Inc
1800 John F. Kennedy Blvd. Suite 300
Philadelphia, PA 19103 USA
267-238-3820
fady.sahhar@xtraglobex.com / sarah.feidt@xtraglobex.com

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Prepay Nation Launches Breakthrough Partnership With Globe

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Globe brings International Mobile Top-Up service to Filipinos abroad through Prepay Nation’s multinational distribution network locations.

Philadelphia, PA, March 31, 2011 — Prepay Nation, ( http://www.prepaynation.com ) one of the fastest growing providers of direct account refills for international prepaid mobile operators, has announced a breakthrough partnership with Globe, a leading telecommunications services provider in the Philippines. The partnership enables overseas Filipinos access to instant International Mobile Top-Up (IMTU) service through Prepay Nation’s retail distribution network throughout North America and the Middle East, allowing them to purchase airtime for prepaid mobile phones of family and friends back home instantly and securely.

“We are pleased to provide our customers particularly Filipinos abroad with another convenient service from Globe. With this partnership, Globe will be able to meet the demands of Filipinos in North America and the Middle East for reliable communications services that keep them connected with their families and friends,” said Ernest L. Cu, President and CEO of Globe.

The Prepay Nation network reaches over 50% of overseas Filipinos in the US and the Middle East Gulf region through a well-establish network of over 150,000 retail outlets. This unique network facilitates the access and convenience Globe customers need.

Prepay Nation’s growing interconnectivity network ( http://www.prepaynation.com ) connects mobile operators in over 45 countries globally. “We are very excited about this collaboration as it continues the expansion of the Prepay Nation network and adds diversity to our distribution channels,” said Jessica Bishop, VP of Prepay Nation. “This value added service extends the availability of instant International Mobile Top-Up to Filipinos living in North America and the Middle East, enabling them to stay connected with their loved ones back home.”

About Globe:
Globe is a leading full-service telecommunications company in the Philippines, serving the needs of consumers and businesses across an entire suite of products and services which include mobile, fixed, broadband, data connections, internet, and managed services. Its principals are Ayala Corporation and Singapore Telecom; both acknowledged industry leaders in the country and across the region.

About Prepay Nation:
Prepay Nation is a fast growth company in the business of enabling micropayments from one person to another across international borders. Prepay Nation utilizes the prepaid mobile ecosystem to transfer values in the form of international airtime remittance. With mobile operator partnerships in Central America, South America, Caribbean, Asia, and Africa, and a varied distribution channel spanning the US, Canada, and Middle East, Prepay Nation offers its innovative services to expatriates who financially support their loved ones back home. Prepay Nation’s unique business model, highly scalable processing platform, and interconnectivity with mobile operators, allows for instantaneous and no-fee transfers for the consumers and an opportunity to generate significant revenues for the distributors. For more information please visit http://www.prepaynation.com.

Press & Media Contact:
Fady Sahhar or Sarah Feidt
XtraGlobex, Inc
1800 John F. Kennedy Blvd. Suite 300
Philadelphia, PA 19103 USA
267-238-3820
fady.sahhar@xtraglobex.com / sarah.feidt@xtraglobex.com

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