Gemalto increases its investment in Netsize, a leading mobile communications service and commerce enabler

January 5, 2010

Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 – GTO), the world leader in digital security, today confirmed that it has subscribed to a capital increase in Netsize, with an option to potentially acquire the company outright at a later date. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Netsize offers mobile payment solutions based on operator billing (through premium SMS, MMS and WAP for example) for 100 mobile operators in 28 countries, reaching over 1 billion billable subscribers worldwide, and provides mobile messaging, with SMS and MMS delivery to over 200 countries.
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South Africa Sets the Scene

December 1, 2009

South Africa, a vast country the size of France, Spain and Netherlands together, is also the largest and most developed mobile market in Africa. Is this country already on your business radar?
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Netsize mPayment reaches 300 million euros worth of mobile services billing transactions across 100 mobile operators in 28 countries.

July 9, 2009

Netsize, leading mobile commerce and communications enabler, today announced that the total value of transactions billed through Netsize mPayment, its solution for global mobile and online billing, has reached 300 million euros in 2008, a new record. Netsize mPayment processes more than 25 million transactions each month.

“Direct consumer charging by mobile operators remains the favorite purchasing method of consumers to get entertainment content or to access services over SMS or Mobile Internet/WAP media,” says Stanislas Chesnais, Chairman and CEO, Netsize.  “We witness 800% transaction volume growth year-to-year mainly held up by Mobile Internet/WAP services growth.  Our higher aggregation level enables the best revenue pay-out to publishers.  Covering more than 100 mobile operators in 28 countries makes Netsize the global market leader.”
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“Drei” Completes Netsize Coverage of Austria

May 11, 2009

With the addition of Hutchison 3G “Drei” (3) Netsize now offers full coverage of all Austrian operators for premium messaging services. Four network operators fiercely compete in this market of 10.4 million subscribers: A1 Mobilkom (42% market share), T-Mobile Austria (32%), Orange (16%) and Drei (6%). Research and Markets expect the market share of Drei to grow to as much as 10% by the end of 2010 (source: Research and Markets, 2Q08 Austria Mobile Forecast, 2008 – 2010).

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Mobile Gaming Giant Gameloft (EPA:GFT) goes for Netsize on pan-European mobile payment services

December 4, 2008

Gameloft adopts Netsize mPayment as mobile payment platform

Mobile communications and commerce enabler Netsize today announced that Gameloft, a leading developer and publisher of video games on mobile phones and consoles, will be implementing its mPayment mobile payment solution. This pan-European agreement enables Gameloft customers to purchase games directly via premium SMS or from the Gameloft WAP shop.

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Netsize extends WAP billing solution to Finland, brings total global user base to 320 million

June 10, 2008

Netsize Online Payment cements its leadership position, allowing content providers and merchants to reach and charge 300+ million consumers across 33 mobile network operators and 11 countries

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