Wirecard and Oney Bank implement the first biometric payment system in Romania

Aschheim (Munich) (ots) -

- Oney Bank is part of leading French retail group Auchan which has
annual revenues of almost 52 billion euros
- The new Well.com app is available in Romania with plans to expand
to Hungary, Poland and Ukraine, reaching millions of consumers

Wirecard, the global innovation leader in digital financial
technology, is working with Oney Bank to implement Well.com, a unique
and innovative mobile application in Romania, which allows biometric
authentication payment by fingerprint. Oney Bank is the banking and
financial arm of Auchan Retail Romania which has annual turnovers of
over 1.2 billion euros. Consumers will be able to pay with the app in
over 30 Auchan stores throughout Romania. A future expansion is
planned to offer it as a payment method in other countries and at
other merchants.

"Wirecard stands for innovation and is always offering the latest
and most innovative solutions to customers and partners, both in
Romania and globally. We are very excited to be part of the
cutting-edge Well.com solution, alongside Oney Bank and Auchan Retail
Romania, in order to offer merchants and consumers a new and secure
way to enjoy the shopping experience, positioning Romania alongside
the most innovative global markets," said Utku Ogrendil, Managing
Director Romania at Wirecard.

"Payment methods are continuously improving and we would like
Romanian customers to experience the latest technologies. One step in
doing so is Well.com, an innovative solution that leverages the
expertise of Wirecard in the area of digital payments. Throughout
this year, we are looking forward to developing new functionalities,
that will further improve the shopping experience in Romania and
beyond," said Jean-Michel Goncalves, Director General, Oney Bank
Romania.

Well.com allows users to pay with their fingerprint or QR code in
an extremely secure, fast and convenient way. Wirecard integrates the
wallet in the mobile app, enables card registration and activation
via 3D Secure and also processes the fingerprint and QR transactions.

The mobile app is currently available for both Android and iOS,
along with any Mastercard or Visa debit or credit card issued in
Romania, and can be downloaded via the respective app stores, as well
as from the site www.well-com.ro.

About Wirecard:

Wirecard (GER:WDI) is one of the world's fastest growing digital
platforms in the area of financial commerce. We provide both business
customers and consumers with a constantly expanding ecosystem of
real-time value-added services built around innovative digital
payments by using an integrated B2B2C approach. This ecosystem
concentrates on the areas payment & risk, retail & transaction
banking, loyalty & couponing, data analytics & conversion rate
enhancement in all sales channels (online, mobile, ePOS). Wirecard
operates regulated financial institutions in several key markets and
holds issuing and acquiring licenses from all major payment and card
networks. Wirecard AG is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (DAX
and TecDAX, ISIN DE0007472060). Visit us on www.wirecard.com, follow
us on Twitter @wirecard and on Facebook @wirecardgroup.

About Oney Bank:

Oney Bank is part of the French Holding Auchan, representing the
group's financial and banking division. Worldwide, Oney Bank is
present in 11 countries with a portfolio of more than 9 million
clients, offering financial products, payment solutions and various
insurance. Oney Bank has 50 offices in Auchan and Leroy Merlin stores
in Romania. Auchan Retail Romania has in its portfolio 33
hypermarkets and a network of MyAuchan stores. With more than 280,000
m2 of floor space, more than 10,000 employees, a turnover of more
than 1.2 billion euros, reaching approximately 5 million people in
the cities where Auchan stores have a presence. On www.auchan.ro
Auchan presents customers with over 25,000 products available in
stores and offers click & collect service for about 5,000 products.
At the same time, it operates websites dedicated to restaurant
gastronomy activities - lamasa.auchan.ro, florarie -
florarie.auchan.ro and Lillapois - the new network of newly launched
stores specialized in makeup, perfumery, personal care and home care
- www.lillapois.ro.

Contact:

Wirecard media contact:
Wirecard AG
Jana Tilz
Tel.: +49 (0) 89 4424 1363
Email: jana.tilz@wirecard.com

Oney Bank media contact:
Oney Bank
Mylène Engelspach
Tel.: +33 3 28 38 59 26
Email: mengelspach@oney.com

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