Wirecard enters North America with Citi Prepaid Card acquisition

Wirecard has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Citi Prepaid Card Services. Citi Prepaid card services have launched over 2,500 client programs, associated with top companies and brands across the world, primarily in North America.

Subject to obtaining regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions, closing is expected as early

            Wirecard enters North America with                 Citi Prepaid Card acquisition

as the fourth quarter of 2016. Wirecard will be assuming all current staff with more than 100 employees at the head office in Conshohocken (Philadelphia) and 20 employees at different international hubs.

“This acquisition extends Wirecard AG’s global presence into the North American market. On an operating level we look forward to sustainably enriching their existing product portfolio via our innovative issuing solutions,” explains Markus Braun, CEO of Wirecard AG.

“We look forward to working together with a highly experienced management team and staff who will contribute their dedicated knowledge with the implementation of complex corporate solutions.”

The customer portfolio of the acquired business consists of leading telecommunication service providers, health sciences companies, global IT and electronics manufacturers, internet and consumer goods corporations as well as public sector clients. The portfolio is largely comprised of incentive and compensation cards as well as corporate disbursement programs.

The acquired prepaid card business will benefit from integrating with Wirecard’s existing global payments platform to expand the features and functionality currently available to their clients around the world.

Global Industry Analytics is forecasting that the global prepaid card market will grow to a volume of $3.1 trillion by 2022. One-time and reloadable prepaid cards continue to replace checks and cash as a faster, more cost efficient payment method for consumers, corporate clients and public sector organizations.

In addition to enabling financial inclusion in the consumer sector, in business-to-consumer applications prepaid cards drive engagement between organizations and their customers and accelerate the migration to electronic payments.

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