Wirecard wins SunExpress, one of Europe's leading leisure airlines, as new client

Aschheim (Munich) (ots) -

- SunExpress most recently welcomed almost 10 million passengers
annually
- Wirecard processes credit card payments in six countries via the
Billing and Settlement Plan (BSP)
- SunExpress benefits from growing numbers of package holiday
bookings
- Wirecard already processes online and POS payments for over 90
airlines worldwide

Wirecard, the global innovation leader for digital financial
technology, has signed an agreement with SunExpress, a joint venture
of Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines, to process credit card payments in
local travel agencies. The collaboration adds to the list of over 90
clients which Wirecard is already working with in the airline sector,
processing both online and in-person payments.

Within the terms of the agreement, SunExpress uses the
International Air Transport Association (IATA) interface in
combination with the billing and settlement plan (BSP) via Wirecard's
digital platform in six countries worldwide. The BSP is the world's
most used system for straightforward processing of airline ticket
sales.

SunExpress is one of the largest airlines operating between
Germany and Turkey and it has been offering non-stop services to
Turkey and to popular holiday destinations for almost 30 years. In
2018, SunExpress welcomed almost 10 million passengers. This year,
the airline is operating the largest fleet in its history, with 84
aircraft serving 90 destinations in 30 countries. According to the
Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Turkey recorded more than
4.5 million visitors from Germany in 2018, which corresponds to
second place in the international ranking behind Russia. Conversely,
around 500,000 people travelled from Turkey to Germany. This puts
Germany in fourth place among the most popular tourist destinations
among Turks. The airline therefore also benefits from the growing
trend towards package holidays.

"SunExpress is an established brand with a strong heritage and
also remains highly innovative. We are delighted to assist the
airline in improving further aspects of their business - namely
digitalizing and streamlining transactions via the BSP. Optimizing
payment processes is key for airlines in order to meet increasing
customer demand and we are looking forward to expanding our
collaboration with SunExpress in this area," said Eckart Reiche, Vice
President Sales Airlines at Wirecard.

"In order to maintain and expand our position as one of the
leading leisure airlines in Europe, close collaboration with tour
operators, travel agencies and our service partners is key. Through
partnering with Wirecard, we are now able to optimize the digital
processing of credit card payments in travel agencies. This enables
us to further enhance customer service and brand loyalty," said Fatih
Meriç, Finance Director at SunExpress.

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 SunExpress:

As a holiday specialist, SunExpress has been offering non-stop
services between Europe and Turkey, as well as to popular holiday
destinations on the Mediterranean, the Black Sea, North Africa and
the Red Sea coasts for almost 30 years. This year, the joint venture
between Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines has been operating the largest
fleet in its history, with 84 aircraft serving 90 destinations in 30
countries. In 2018, SunExpress welcomed almost 10 million passengers.
The airline, which has received numerous awards for its service,
provides customers with a comfortable flying experience at the best
value and scores highly with its wide range of innovations and
digital travel services. For more information, please visit
www.sunexpress.com.

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

SunExpress media contact:

Jonas Jung / Roberto La Pietra
Tel.: +49 (0) 89 17 91 90 55
Email: sunexpress@wilde.de

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