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Telekurs acquires 3C Communications International SA, Luxemburg
Zurich, 19 September 2007 –
Telekurs Holding Ltd is purchasing
3C Communications International SA,
which is active in the field of card
payment transactions, from Tele2
Europe SA, a company belonging to
the Swedish telecommunications
operator Tele2. The scope of the
purchase contract includes the
purchase of the 3C Group with its
parent company in Luxemburg along
with its subsidiaries in Sweden, UK,
Germany and the USA.
The 3C Group is active as a payment
service provider (PSP) and offers
integrated payment solutions with
payment cards in the areas of hotels/restaurants,
parking facilities/ticket machines
and in e-commerce. Internationally
active merchants and acquirers
appreciate what 3C offers as an
ideal solution for the cross-border
handling of credit and debit card
payments, and benefit from the
advantages of the central processing
of transaction volume. The 3C Group
has many connections to solution
providers, POS terminal
manufacturers, DCC providers and
acquirers. It processes over 50
million transactions annually and
has a staff of around 40 employees.
The processing provided by 3C is
based on a flexible and modern EMV-compliant
infrastructure.
The Telekurs Group is pursuing an
international growth strategy in the
business field card-based payment
transactions. After taking over the
cCredit® business from the
c.a.r.u.s. Group, Hamburg, in
February, the purchase of the 3C
Group was the second acquisition
made this year. “With the software
product cCredit® and the range of
products and services offered by 3C
International, we are now able to
offer a customized solution for all
internationally active commercial
and service enterprises,” states a
pleased Felix Aeschlimann, CEO of
Telekurs Card Solutions.
About Telekurs Group
 The Telekurs
Group is an
internationally active service
company in the fields of card-based
payment transactions, electronic
payment systems and international
financial information services.
Represented among the shareholders
are all important Swiss banks and
banking groups. Founded in 1930,
Telekurs Group generates today about
700 million Swiss francs in annual
turnover and has around 1,700
employees, 400 of which are located
abroad.
To know about Telekurs Group, please take a look at
www.telekurs.com.
About 3C Communications International
 3C
Communications International is a leading company
in the field of card-based payment
transactions. 3C belongs to the pan-European
telecommunications operator, Tele2
AB. For over 20 years, 3C has
provided high-quality, cost-efficient
payment solutions in over 24
countries around the world. 3C
provides innovative solutions for
card payment transactions to a wide
variety of industry and market
segments including Hotels &
Restaurants, Car Parking, Retail,
Vending and E-commerce.
To know about 3C International, please take a look at
www.3cint.com.
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