Wirecard Payment Services Now Available for all Sky Subscriptions

Wirecard Payment Services Now Available for all Sky Subscriptions

MUNICH, September 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --




- Further expansion of collaboration  
- Highest security standards for all payment options 


Wirecard is now also handling all processing of online credit card and PayPal payments
for Sky subscriptions. With a current figure of around 4.3 million subscribers, Sky
Deutschland is the largest pay TV provider in the German-speaking region. The Wirecard
Bank will be providing credit card acceptance. Wirecard has been responsible for
processing the payments for the flexible standalone service, Sky Online, since last
December, prior to which Wirecard had already been able to win Sky Deutschland as a
customer, providing services for its Snap by Sky online video library.



Julia Kitzinger, Head of Sales Digital Goods at Wirecard, comments: "The collaboration
with Sky is absolutely exemplary and running very smoothly. With our integrated payment
solutions, we have established an optimal end-to-end solution with the maximum possible
security. Together, we have risen to the challenge and are delighted that Sky has now also
chosen us to handle the payment processing for its core business."



The Wirecard Checkout Integration is being used for Sky subscription, as well as Sky
Online and Snap by Sky. The payment page adapts to all sales channels, be it a desktop PC,
tablet or smartphone. In addition, Sky is placing its trust in Wirecard's Fraud Prevention
Suite for all its products. This risk management system for credit card payments ensures
the online provider is warned of potentially fraudulent transactions before they are
completed.



About Wirecard:  



Wirecard AG is a global technology group that supports companies in accepting
electronic payments from all sales channels. As a leading independent supplier, the
Wirecard Group offers outsourcing and white label solutions for electronic payments. A
global platform bundles international payment acceptances and methods with supplementary
fraud prevention solutions. With regard to issuing own payment instruments in the form of
cards or mobile payment solutions, the Wirecard Group provides companies with an
end-to-end infrastructure, including the requisite licences for card and account products.
Wirecard AG is listed on the Frankfurt Securities Exchange (TecDAX, ISIN DE0007472060,
WDI). For further information about Wirecard, please visit http://www.wirecard.com or
follow us on twitter @wirecard.



About Sky Deutschland:  



Sky is the leading pay TV provider in Austria and Germany, with about 4.3 million
subscribers and annual revenues amounting to EUR 1.8 billion. The programme portfolio of
Sky includes live sports, feature films, series, children's programmes and documentaries.
Sky has about 2,600 employees and is based in Unterföhring near Munich. The company is a
part of Sky plc, Europe's leading entertainment group (Status: 30 June 2015).



Wirecard Media Contact: 



Wirecard AG 
Maren Brandt 
Tel.: +49-(0)-89-4424-1425 
Email: maren.brandt@wirecard.com  


 


Sky Deutschland media contact: 



Sky Deutschland AG 
Stefan Bortenschlager 
Tel.: +49-(0)-89-9958-6871 
Email: stefan.bortenschlager@sky.de  


 



Wirecard AG


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