Transact Network® Reaches Half a Million Prepaid Card Milestone With MasterCard®

GIBRALTAR, September 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --

Transact Network, a leading European prepaid card issuer, has issued over 500,000 prepaid cards on the MasterCard network in Europe.

Transact Network has been a MasterCard principle member since 2008 and launched its first prepaid program in 2009. The company now has over 100 programs live in 12 European countries across a diverse range of prepaid program categories, including general purpose reloadable, payroll, youth, and corporate.

With one of the most experienced management teams in the European industry, Transact Network's revenues have close to doubled over the last 12 months.

Chairman and CEO, Colin Greaves, said: "Our excellent and collaborative working relationship with MasterCard over the last three years, and our focus on providing fast and bespoke service to our partners, have been instrumental to the rapid growth and increasing profitability of our business. Reaching half a million cards this quickly is a significant milestone for any company, and says much about the maturity of the prepaid market in Europe for which I genuinely believe no one is better placed than Transact Network to capitalize upon."

Matt Lanford, Head of Prepaid at MasterCard Europe, said: "We congratulate Transact on reaching this milestone. It helps to underline the growing importance of prepaid in the new payment society as consumers, businesses and governments increasingly recognise how the controlled flexibility of this simple payment vehicle can be customised to meet their diverse needs."

About Transact Network

Transact Network is a MasterCard and Visa Europe Principal Member providing European BIN sponsorship and modular prepaid services.  Transact Network's electronic money and payment service permissions have been successfully passported to every EU and EEA member state enabling the issuance of prepaid card programs across Europe.  The Company's proprietary modular prepaid card service platform enables bespoke, scalable solutions, rapid implementation, low entry costs, reliable ongoing management andproven risk reduction.  The Company can implement a prepaid program from concept to launch in approximately 90 days. Transact Network is a licensed and authorized e-money institution by the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission and has fully owned subsidiaries and offices in England, Spain, India and Bulgaria, as well as affiliate sales offices in France and Germany.

For more information about the types of products and services Transact Network provides please visit: http://www.transactnetwork.com.

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