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Duesseldorf/Vienna, 17.2.2020

Ingenico, one of the world's leading providers of secure and seamless payment solutions, and Salamantex, an Austrian Fintech company specializing in the development of software solutions for payment with digital currencies, will present the first POS terminal that has integrated the option of payment with digital currencies by default at the EuroShop 2020 - the world's largest trade fair for retail investment needs. The software from Salamantex enables merchants to accept cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum or Dash at the POS, but to receive the amount in Euros as usual.

Through its cooperation with Salamantex, Ingenico makes payment with cryptocurrencies available to the broad market for the first time. The OAI interface is already included as standard in Ingenico's TETRA model terminals. If desired, the option can remotely be installed and activated for products of type /5000.

Ottobrunn, 1 October 2019

The Austrian payment service provider Salamantex and the FinTech arm of the German WEG Bank AG, operating under the brand name TEN31, announce their cooperation. The common goal is to enable cryptocurrency payments in Germany. This will be done through the TEN31 banking regulatory framework. The WEG Bank AG from Ottobrunn, originally specialised in the real estate industry, combines its activities in the field of FinTech and in particular in blockchain-based applications under the name TEN31.

Vienna, 19th of August 2019

- From the 19th of August 2019 cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin & Co. will be accepted in selected A1 shops

- Austrian cryptocurrency specialist Salamantex enables simple and secure handling of new digital payment methods in the A1 Payment Service

- Digitalcurrencies open up new targe tgroups for businesses and create more opportunities for innovative consumers