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Vodafone SmartPass now available throughout

Germany

• German-wide Wallet and SmartPass launched at CeBIT • First customer cards will soon be in the digital wallet

• TREVICA – a central platform for network operators and banks

Düsseldorf/Hanover/CeBIT, 8 March 2014 – Vodafone proved just how convenient contactless payments with NFC-enabled can be in a number of German cities last week. Both major retail chains such as Starbucks, Douglas and the Kamps-Backstuben bakeries and smaller stores have introduced NFC (Near Field Communication) technology at their checkouts. Düsseldorf-based Vodafone today announced the German-wide launch of its digital payment service, Vodafone Wallet, and the first Vodafone

SmartPass payment card. More than ten smartphones from various manufacturers can already be used by Vodafone customers at currently around 36,500 acceptance points in Germany for contactless payments, and there are as many as 1.3 million acceptance points in Europe. In addition to its pure payment function, the digital wallet will soon have its first customer rewards and membership cards. At CeBIT, Vodafone will be demonstrating how easy adding ADAC, Payback and Lufthansa Miles&More cards to the wallet is, thereby underlining its commitment to the development of secure mobile applications in the German market.

“We’re playing a crucial and leading role in the sector by driving the development of mobile payments in Germany. Our customers can already use Vodafone Wallet and SmartPass to make payments throughout Germany“, said

Frank Vahldiek, Director Consumer Services & Innovations at Vodafone Germany. “We’ll soon be adding a new key function to our digital payment service so that our customers can include the first customer cards in their Vodafone Wallet. This is an important step towards replacing conventional wallets with intelligent smartphones.”

Vodafone now has ten NFC-enabled smartphones by Samsung, Sony, HTC and LG in its range which customers can use for contactless payments at acceptance points Press contact throughout Germany. They only have to download Vodafone Wallet from the website Thorsten Georg Höpken Consumer Press Spokesperson at vodafone.de/walletdownload and install it on their . The registration for +49 (0) 211 533-5597 SmartPass can be done directly via the Vodafone Wallet. +49 (0) 211 533-5500 thorsten.hoepken@ vodafone.com Vodafone SmartPass, the first payment card for the digital wallet, was developed in close collaboration with Visa Europe. Customers using non-NFC-enabled phones Further information blog.vodafone.de can also pay contactless thanks to the Vodafone SmartPass stickers. Non-Vodafone twitter.com/vodafone_medien customers register for Vodafone SmartPass on their phones at twitter.com/being_vodafone vodafone.de/presse smartpass.vodafone.de.

Vodafone GmbH, Corporate Communications Ferdinand-Braun-Platz 1, D-40549 Düsseldorf, T + 49 (0) 211/533-5500 [email protected], www.vodafone-deutschland.de Press Release

To speed up the development of mobile payment options and other NFC-based services, Vodafone concluded a partnership agreement a few days ago with

TREVICA, a subsidiary of MasterCard Europe. The objective of this cooperation is to develop a central platform as interface between network operators and banks where digital payment products can be made available to customers in future. Rather than dealing with different network operators, the banks now only have to deal with TREVICA. TREVICA then ensures that the credit card functions are securely transferred in encrypted format to users in all mobile networks for storage on their SIM card. Customers can then manage these digital payment cards in the Vodafone Wallet and use them for payments at NFC terminals.

Vodafone is back in Pavilion 32 at this year’s CeBIT from 10 to 14 March 2014. It will be presenting numerous innovative products for business users reflecting the motto of “Ready Business”. Further CeBIT press releases are available at www.vodafone.de/presse. The Vodafone Enterprise Hub at www.vodafone.de/b2b also provides a comprehensive range of information about Vodafone Germany’s enterprise business. It contains content from the new Enterprise Blog, as well as Twitter, YouTube and Slideshare content.

Vodafone Germany is one of the largest and most modern services providers in Europe. It realises turnover of more than 9.6 billion euros and has 10,500 employees. Based in Düsseldorf, Vodafone Germany is a one-stop innovative and integrated technology and service provider with a portfolio including mobile communications, fixed network telephony, and broadband data services for business and private customers. Continuous development, numerous patents and investments in new products, services and the modern network have made Vodafone an innovation leader in the German telecommunications market. Vodafone is committed to CSR. The German Vodafone Foundation is a socio-political think tank that initiates and supports numerous projects in the fields of education, integration and social mobility. The company is part of the Vodafone Group. Visit the website at www.vodafone-deutschland.de for further information.

Press contact Thorsten Georg Höpken Consumer Press Spokesperson +49 (0) 211 533-5597 +49 (0) 211 533-5500 thorsten.hoepken@ vodafone.com

Further information blog.vodafone.de twitter.com/vodafone_medien twitter.com/being_vodafone vodafone.de/presse

Vodafone GmbH, Corporate Communications Ferdinand-Braun-Platz 1, D-40549 Düsseldorf, T + 49 (0) 211/533-5500 [email protected], www.vodafone-deutschland.de