Midpoint announces launch of four new currencies to its platform

Japanese Yen, Singapore Dollar, Thai Baht and Turkish Lira added to Midpoint's peer-to-peer exchange platform

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TORONTO, April 23, 2015 /CNW/ - Midpoint Holdings Ltd. ("Midpoint") (TSXV: MPT) (FSE:8MH) is pleased to announce that it has  added four new currencies to its peer-to-peer cross currency international payments platform which matches its customers at the midpoint of the interbank bid and offer rates.

Japanese Yen (JPY), Singaporean Dollar (SGD), Thai Baht (THB) and Turkish Lira (TRY) have been added to the existing service offering of: Canadian Dollar (CAD), US Dollar (USD), Euro (EUR), British Pound (GBP), Swiss Franc (CHF), Danish Krone (DKK), Norwegian Krone (NOK), Swedish Krona (SEK) Australian Dollar (AUD), New Zealand Dollar (NZD), United Arab Emirates Dirham (AED) Polish Zloty (PLN) and Hong Kong Dollar (HKD).

John Booth, Chairman & CEO of Midpoint, commented,
"We are pleased to add the four new currencies to our platform. The growing adoption of our peer-to-peer marketplace and our increasing customer needs has driven this.  The Middle East, Asia and Turkey are key markets for international money transfers.  We look forward to facilitating peer-to-peer transactions at the mid-market rate that will provide efficient and transparent costs to cross border payments in these regions, allowing more consumers and businesses to save money. We are continually looking for new opportunities and anticipate launching additional currencies soon."

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SOURCE Midpoint Holdings Ltd.

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