Ogloba and Smartbox Group Sign Transaction Processing Agreement

PARIS, FRANCE, June 1, 2015 (Newswire.com) - ​​​​​​Ogloba Ltd., a leading prepaid top-ups and gift cards processor, today announced the signing of an agreement to process the transactions of Smartbox Group, the world leader in the experience gift vouchers industry.

A niche player in servicing large retailers and content issuers Ogloba has, since 2001, invested in leading-edge technologies to support its customers’ strategy to grow prepaid revenues in both the telecom and gifting channels. Ogloba’s offering has advanced beyond simply processing transactions, and evolved into providing tailored business solutions for its partners.

Ogloba has developed an array of integrated IT solutions that provide mass retailers and mobile operators with the functionality they need to better understand subscriber behavior and improve the customer experience. The Ogloba solutions provide mobile operators and retailers with enhanced selling, commissioning and reporting systems to maximize retail performance.

“We are very excited to start this project with Ogloba and truly believe that the relationship between our two companies can bring a lot to both of them. During the RFQ process, Ogloba has demonstrated an outstanding ability to address the complexity of the Smartbox Group voucher life-cycle. We feel secure that we have aligned ourselves with the best industry expert,” said Damien Basselier, CTO of Smartbox Group.

About Ogloba​

Ogloba provides GSM mobile operators, large retail organizations, and distributors with a complete financial and logistics platform which enables them to operate and manage their gift cards, cell phone top-ups and money transfer operations.

Ogloba unlocks new revenue opportunities for mobile operators, multichannel retailers and merchants, by providing a single digital platform which allows them to quickly launch, deploy and manage all of their closed loop and prepaid programs – including digital gift cards, cell phone top-ups, vouchers and money transfer operations – instantly and securely from a simple, easy to use management interface. Ogloba’s secure platform seamlessly manages all aspects of the integration of e-tickets (vouchers) and gift cards to thousands of EFTPOS and cash registers around the world.

To learn more about how Ogloba can help unlock the full potential of all retail channels, please visit: www.ogloba.com

About Smartbox Group

Smartbox Group is the pioneer as well as the European and Worldwide leader in the experience gift market. The company operates in 10 countries with 5 well-known brands:  Smartbox, Bongo, Buyagift, La Vida Es Bella and Cadeaubox. Smartbox Group sold over 5 million experience gifts in 2014 and achieved a turnover of 400 million euros.

Smartbox Group offers a wide choice of experience themes:  Stays, Wellness, Adventure, Gastronomy and Special occasion multi themes. They are available in major retailers across Europe: department stores, hypermarkets, cultural goods retailers, as well as online on the various company branded websites.

Contact:

Angélique Folch

PR Director, Smartbox Group

[email protected]

David Found

Marketing and Online Content Specialist, Ogloba Ltd.

[email protected]

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