Neosurf now available in Romania after signing agreement with PayPoint

Bucharest, 11 November 2015 - PayPoint Romania, the leading retail-based bill and mobile top-up payment service in Romania has signed an agreement with Neosurf, an international provider of prepaid services for online payments. From now on, Romanian consumers will be able to exchange cash for Neosurf e-money in order to pay online in a simple, safe and convenient way.

Recent research shows that 40% of Romanian online shoppers are anticipating an increase in their spending in the coming year (Gemius Research - Ecommerce Romania 2014). In this context, providing a simple and secure method of payment that confers complete confidentiality, similar to cash, is a great benefit to consumers. The Neosurf agreement means that PayPoint is bringing to Romania a new service that makes online payments more readily available to consumers.

The whole process of converting cash into e-money is simple, safe and quick: consumers can go into any one of the 9,200-plus PayPoint stores in Romania where they will buy Neosurf vouchers, in cash, for the desired amount (25, 50, 100 or 300 RON). The vouchers feature a secret code that is used online to pay at any one of Neosurf’s online partner stores, without disclosing other financial, personal, bank, or credit/debit card information.

"With the signing of this agreement, PayPoint marks a new first, bringing the services of this global player to the local market. This new launch emphasises, once more, the efforts we make in diversifying the products and services we offer, by meeting the ever more diverse needs of our consumers. For PayPoint, security and convenience represent key elements and that’s why we are convinced that the advantages of our payment system will be appreciated by Neosurf users who are looking for practical ways to make secure online payments”, said Mugur Dogariu, Managing Director PayPoint Romania.

“Since lauching Neosurf in France in 2004, I have wanted to bring it to fast growing markets such as Romania. Working with a respected provider such as PayPoint and their highly professional network of retailers, will make the safety and convenience of online cash payments a reality for millions of consumers who don’t have or don’t want to use credit cards on the internet", said Nicolas Saubie, President Neosurf Cards SAS.

Neosurf has been available to users worldwide since 2004 and the company is known for its high degree of convenience and safety regarding online payments. Neosurf vouchers are accepted by thousands of websites from various industries, such as online entertainment (online games, betting, gambling etc.) and others. Many of the world’s leading online platforms will be launching payment by Neosurf in the coming months.

About PayPoint Romania

In Romania, PayPoint officially launched its bill payment service under the PayPoint brand in August 2008 and expanded its client portfolio by signing partnerships with a range of companies from different industries. In Romania, the branded retail network numbers over 9.200 terminals located in local shops and, currently, PayPoint has signed contracts with 101 major customers in telecommunications, utilities and financial services. In the utilities sector: GDF SUEZ Energy România, E.ON Gaz Distribuţie, E.ON Energie România, E.ON Moldova Distribuţie, Congaz, Enel Energie, Enel Energie Muntenia, Enel Distributie Muntenia, Enel Distributie Banat, Enel Distributie Dobrogea, Electrica Furnizare Transilvania Nord, Electrica Furnizare Transilvania Sud, Electrica Furnizare Muntenia Nord, E.ON Servicii Tehnice, Apa Nova Bucureşti, Apa Serv Valea Jiului, Activitatea Goscom, ApaVital Iaşi, Aquatim, CEZ Vânzare, Wirom Gaz, Hargaz, Raja Constanţa, C.R.A.B., Apa Canal Ilfov, Compania de Apa Buzau, Hidro Prahova, Apa Nova Ploieşti, Salubris Iaşi, Compania de Apă Târgovişte Dâmboviţa, SC Vital SA, Nova ApaServ Botoşani, Apa Canal Sibiu, Harviz, Aquabis, Acet Suceava, SC Apa Târnavei Mari SA, Compania de Apă Oradea, ApaServ Neamţ, APAVIL, Tulcea Gaz, Gaz Vest, SEA Complet, Aquavas Bârlad, TEGA SA, ApaServ Satu Mare, Compania Apa Braşov, Neptun SA, Compania de Apa Somes, Servicii Edilitare pentru Comunitate Mioveni, Schuster Ecologic, Aparegio Gorj SA, Termoficare Oradea, Apa Canal Galati, RWE Energie, Apa Canal 2000; in the telecommunications and cable sector: Vodafone România, Telekom Romania Mobile, Orange România, Telekom Romania, UPC România, Akta TV, NextGen Communications, Radiocom, RCS & RDS, Idilis, NovaSat; in the financial services sector: Allianz-Tiriac Asigurări, EOS KSI România, Garanti Credite de Consum, Patria Credit, UniCredit Consumer Financing, Campion Broker Asigurare, Top Factoring, Cetelem, KRUK, Vitas IFN, Maxygo Broker de Asigurare, Garanti Bank, Debt Collection Agency, UNIQA Asigurări, Telecredit IFN, Nextebank; cosmetics sector: Oriflame, Avon and Infinity.

PayPoint is also collecting payments for Scala Assistance, a company authorised for issuing the road tax, as well as payments for bills issued by BGS Group (BGS Divizia de Securitate, BGS Monitorizare-Intervenţie and BGS Tehnic) and airplane tickets issued by Blue Air.

PayPoint also offers top-up services for all mobile operators (Telekom Romania Mobile, Orange, Vodafone, Zapp, Lycamobile), for landline operators providing international calls and Internet Service Providers; PayPoint’s clients include Nobel and Worldtelecom (Number One). For Focus Sat, PayPoint provides recharge vouchers for DTH service users.

PayPoint offers the Western Union^® Money Transfer service through its terminals to enable consumers in Romania to send and receive money internationally or domestically within Romania.

The company also has important partners in the e-money market in paysafecard group and Neosurf.

About Neosurf

Neosurf was launched in France in 2004 by Nicolas Saubie with the vision of making online payments possible for everyone, even those without bank accounts or credit cards. Neosurf tickets are now available from over 100,000 outlets around the world and can be spent at thousands of online merchants and websites. Customers buy a Neosurf ticket using cash and use the unique and secure ticket number to pay on their favourite website. As no personal or bank information is needed to make a Neosurf payment it also provides confidence for consumers concerned about online security.