Net1 Announces Extension of Contract with Kwa-Zulu Natal Provincial Government
10 Mai 2006 - 11:02PM
PR Newswire (US)
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, May 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Net1
UEPS Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:UEPS) today announced that its
subsidiary, Cash Paymaster Services (Kwa-Zulu Natal) (Proprietary)
Limited ("CPS") signed an extension letter dated May 5, 2006 with
the Kwa-Zulu Natal provincial government for the distribution of
social welfare grants until December 31, 2006. The terms and
conditions of the extension are similar to those included in the
Service Level Agreement signed between the Department of Social
Welfare and Population Development, Kwa-Zulu Natal and CPS. Net1
utilizes its smart card based UEPS technology to distribute monthly
grants to more than 1.5 million social welfare recipients in the
Kwa-Zulu Natal province. The grants distributed include old age
grants, disability grants and child support grants. About Net1
(http://www.net1ueps.com/) Net1 provides its universal electronic
payment system, or UEPS, as an alternative payment system for the
unbanked and under-banked populations of developing economies. Net1
believes that it is the first company worldwide to implement a
system that can enable the estimated four billion people who
generally have limited or no access to a bank account to enter
affordably into electronic transactions with each other, government
agencies, employers, merchants and other financial service
providers. To accomplish this, Net1 has developed and deployed the
UEPS. This system uses secure smart cards that operate in real-time
but offline, unlike traditional payment systems offered by major
banking institutions that require immediate access through a
communications network to a centralized computer. This offline
capability means that users of Net1's system can enter into
transactions at any time with other card holders in even the most
remote areas so long as a portable offline smart card reader is
available. In addition to payments and purchases, Net1's system can
be used for banking, health care management, international money
transfers, voting and identification. This announcement may contain
forward-looking statements pursuant to the "safe-harbor" provisions
of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These
forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and
uncertainties. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees
of future performance or events and are subject to risks and
uncertainties that can cause actual results to differ materially
from the results contemplated by such forward-looking statements.
Net1 undertakes no obligation to revise any of these statements to
reflect future circumstances or the occurrence of unanticipated
events. DATASOURCE: Net1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. CONTACT: William
Espley of Net1 Investor Relations, +1-604-484-8750, or Toll Free:
+1-866-412-NET1 (6381) Web site: http://www.net1ueps.com/
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