3G E-Voucher for 3

14th June , 2004

Europe : Euronet Worldwide's subsidiary, e-pay, announced the activation of its electronic voucher (E Voucher) service for 3, the U.K.'s first video mobile network, which is owned by Hong Kong conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa Limited.

Inset is Graeme Oxby, Marketing Director at 3 UK who is quoted below.

Customers of 3 can now top-up on ThreePay in thousands of outlets across the U.K., such as the Post Office, Esso service stations, as well as BP and TM Retail, which includes Martins, McColls, Forbuoys.

"By launching ThreePay we are challenging the status quo in the U.K. market," said Graeme Oxby, 3 marketing director. "We're the first network operator to offer pay-as-you-go customers the same great value as contract customers. With these distribution agreements our ThreePay vouchers are available right across the U.K."

E Vouchers replace scratch-off cards, which are more costly to handle and may have a high instance of theft. The top-up service is supported through a 24/7 support system featuring state-of-the-art switching engine that offers billing, customer service, trouble reporting, credit management, settlement and reconciliation. e-pay's electronic top-up services are also available in Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Poland and Malaysia.

"e-pay is continually offering a full complement of U.K. networks to its customers and with the implementation of ThreePay at e-pay's retailer locations, the prepaid momentum continues to build" said Paul Althasen, Euronet executive vice president and co-managing director e-pay. "Our presence in the U.K. marketplace strengthens as we expand our relationships with the network providers, offering extensive prepaid payment solutions to consumers."

About Euronet Worldwide, Inc. & e-pay Limited

Euronet Worldwide is an industry leader in providing secure electronic financial transaction solutions. The company offers outsourcing services, integrated EFT software, network gateways, and electronic top-up services to financial institutions, mobile operators and retailers. These solutions enable our clients' customers to access personal financial information and to perform secure payment transactions--any time, any place. Euronet operates the largest independent pan-European ATM network. The company has processing centers in the U.S., Europe and Asia Pacific. With corporate headquarters in Leawood, Kansas, USA, and European headquarters in Budapest, Munich and London, Euronet serves clients in more than 60 countries. Visit our web site at www.euronetworldwide.com.

e-pay, a Euronet subsidiary, is the largest electronic payments processor of prepaid mobile airtime top-up services in the U.K. and Australia. Founded in 1999, e-pay, focuses on cash-based recharge, or the "top-up" market for processing electronic purchases of prepaid mobile airtime and long-distance calling cards. The company currently supports top-up purchases for mobile service providers at more than 131,000 point-of-sale (POS) terminals in approximately 43,000 retail locations.

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