A Leading Online and Mobile Game Developer, Gaijin Entertainment, Selects SafeCharge as Its Payments Partner

LONDON, April 8, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

SafeCharge (LSE: SCH), a global provider of payments service, risk management and IT solutions for online businesses, has been selected by Gaijin Entertainment, one of the biggest independent video game developers in Russia, to provide a broad range of payments and risk management technologies.

Gaijin Entertainment is an innovative game developer responsible for the development of more than 25 games for different platforms - PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, iOS and Android. The company caters to gamers all over the world, and was therefore in need of a trusted payment processor to handle its online transactions worldwide. The game developer chose to work with SafeCharge for a number of reasons, such as its outstanding reputation, deep understanding of the video game market, the diversity of available payment options, the sophisticated payment and risk management technologies, and the superiority of its associated services.

"Due to specifics of our purchasable content we are facing fraud chargebacks quite often and SafeCharge has already helped us prevent a lot of these, as well as limit potentially fraudulent transactions," says Ivan Kuznetsov, Marketing Director of Gaijin Entertainment.

SafeCharge has now been processing the game developer's payments long enough for Gaijin Entertainment to see some actual results and witness improvements in every aspect of the payment funnel.

"Since we began working with SafeCharge, the transaction flow is smooth and flawless. Cooperation with the company is without a doubt a great experience - it is truly a company you want to do business with," Kuznetsov adds.

About SafeCharge 

SafeCharge International Group Limited is a global provider of payments service, risk management and IT solutions for online businesses. The Group has a diversified, blue-chip client base and is a trusted payment partner for customers from various e-commerce verticals. SafeCharge International Group Limited is listed on the London Stock Exchange AIM market (symbol SCH).

The Group has a history of innovation and employs proprietary technologies and methodologies to service a stable and growing merchant client base. The Group has been Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard ("PCI-DSS") Level 1 certified since 2007. The Company's wholly owned subsidiary, SafeCharge Limited, is regulated as a Payment Institution by the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) under EU directive.

The Group currently employs approximately 200 people across its operations in the UK, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Israel, Germany and Austria.

About Gaijin Entertainment 

Gaijin Entertainment is one of the largest independent video game developer in Russia. Founded in 2002, Gaijin Entertainment employs more than 100 people, consisting of industry thought leaders and highly qualified programmers. Gaijin Entertainment has offices located in Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Voronezh and Sevastopol and in 2013 opened a new office in Germany.