Wirecard and one of Turkey's largest football clubs Besiktas JK deliver a better fan experience for hundreds of thousands of users with new mobile app

Aschheim (Munich) (ots) - Wirecard platform enables fully digital
payments via the mobile wallet Besiktas JK mobile app has already
more than 300,000 users Besiktas JK will expand deployment to more
restaurants and food outlets as well as the official Besiktas JK
merchandise store

Wirecard, the global innovation leader for digital financial
technology and Besiktas JK, one of Turkey's oldest and biggest sports
clubs, have joined forces to launch the latest version of the
Besiktas JK mobile app which includes a new integrated mobile wallet.
Football fans can now order and pay for refreshments from their seats
during the match, and then conveniently pick their order up without
having to wait in line. Wirecard enables and processes the digital
payments within the Besiktas JK mobile app which has more than
300,000 users.

Initially launching for the main refreshments sales point within
the club's stadium, Besiktas JK plans to extend the scope of the app
to make it possible to pay with the integrated mobile wallet in more
affiliated sales points as well as other fast food outlets. In the
future, the app can be used to pay for Besiktas JK branded
merchandise. Furthermore, fans will be able to earn points whenever
they use the mobile wallet to make purchases, enhancing brand
engagement and loyalty.

Umut Kutlu, Chief Marketing Officer at Besiktas JK, said, "We want
to make the fan experience as positive as possible. Thanks to
Wirecard, we now offer our fans a new level of convenience by
enabling them to purchase refreshments within the new Besiktas JK
mobile app and skip the long lines that can form at half time when up
to 40,000 spectators leave their seats at the same time. We have
already received great feedback on the app and are excited to expand
the payment solution to other areas soon."

Dündar Özdemir, Managing Director Turkey at Wirecard, added, "We
are proud to work with such a forward-thinking and respected club as
Besiktas JK. We share a common vision of enabling seamless, optimized
customer experiences and are delighted to offer Besiktas JK fans the
possibility of making quick and simple purchases via the Besiktas JK
mobile app. Together, we are meeting the needs of modern sports' fans
who have high expectations not only from their team but also from
their digital experiences."

The new Besiktas JK app is available for iOS and Android via the
respective app stores.

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 Besiktas JK:

Besiktas Jimnastik Kulübü (English: Besiktas Gymnastics Club),
also known simply as Besiktas JK, is a Turkish sports club founded in
1903, and based in the Besiktas district of Istanbul, Turkey. The
club's football team is one of the most successful teams in Turkey,
having never been relegated to a lower division. The club also
competes in other branches including basketball, volleyball,
handball, athletics, boxing, wrestling, chess, bridge, gymnastics,
rowing, table tennis, paralympic sports, and beach football.

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

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