Wirecard brings boon with Apple Pay to Austria / Offering an easy, secure and private way to pay

Aschheim (ots) - Wirecard, the global innovation leader in digital
financial technology, today brings Austrian customers Apple Pay,
which is transforming payments with an easy, secure and private way
to pay, in its payment app boon. With Apple Pay on iPhone, Apple
Watch, iPad and Mac, customers can make fast and convenient purchases
in stores, in apps and on websites.

With the integration of Apple Pay, Wirecard is delivering on its
strategy of consequently driving forward the digitization of
payments. With the latest iOS boon app, now available in the Austrian
App Store, users can top up their boon account using any Mastercard
or Visa credit or debit card and via bank transfer.

Security and privacy is at the core of Apple Pay. When you use the
boon card information with Apple Pay, the actual card numbers are not
stored on the device, nor on Apple servers. Instead, a unique Device
Account Number is assigned, encrypted and securely stored in the
Secure Element on your device. Each transaction is authorized with a
one-time unique dynamic security code.

Georg von Waldenfels, EVP Group Business Development at Wirecard,
said, "We have already successfully launched boon with Apple Pay in a
number of countries. Users have reacted very positively to the fast
and convenient payment method. This is why we are particularly
delighted to now offer boon via Apple Pay to Austrian consumers. With
Apple, we are further advancing the digitization of payment
processes."

Apple Pay is easy to set up. With iPhone and Apple Watch,
customers can pay with Apple Pay in stores, restaurants, taxis,
vending machines and many more places. When shopping in apps or on
the web in Safari with Apple Pay, there's no need to manually fill
out lengthy account forms or repeatedly type in shipping and billing
information. Every Apple Pay purchase is authenticated with just a
glance or a touch with Face ID or Touch ID, or a device's passcode.

For more information on Apple Pay, visit:
https://www.apple.com/apple-pay/

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.

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

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