Neovia announces sportsbook merchants coverage

 

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Neovia Financial PLC 
10 June 2010 
 
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                              NEOVIA Financial Plc 
 
            22 of the 25 UK-based Online Sportsbook Sites use NEOVIA 
 
     NEOVIA Payment Network's market penetration supports operators' growth 
 
 
Thursday, 10th June 2010 - NEOVIA Financial Plc (LSE: NEO), the leading 
alternative payments business, announces in time for the FIFA World Cup(TM) 
kick off later this week that 22 of the 25... online sportsbook sites based in 
the UK use the NEOVIA Payment Network to receive and pay out money for their 
members. 
 
To coincide with the World Cup, NEOVIA is launching a raft of initiatives that 
will drive traffic to its sportsbook merchants as well as prizes for NETELLER 
members including spot prizes, cash back and free bets. 
 
Dan Starr, Chief Marketing Officer for NEOVIA, said: "With the World Cup 
starting this week, it's great news that anyone wanting to bet online can 
transfer the money safely and securely using NETELLER.  Combined with the fact 
we support more than 8 of the top 10 most popular sportsbook sites accepting 
players from the UK......, this makes NETELLER the industry's de facto standard 
e-wallet. 
 
As live betting becomes increasingly important in the sports vertical, millions 
of pounds will be spent on betting over the 31 day event, and our marketing and 
affiliate programmes aim to drive more customers to merchants' sites." 
 
NEOVIA's promotion around the World Cup is extensive. Until 11th July. NETELLER 
members have chances every week to win prizes including an Apple iPad 3G/WiFi, 
an Amazon Kindle, a Netbook, a 40" 3D TV, with extra chances to win with 
promotional codes just for NETELLER Facebook and Twitter followers and applying 
for and using a NET+ prepaid card.  There are also 30% sign-up bonuses for new 
members up to EUR30 as well as access to exclusive offers at NETELLER Showcase. 
 
The NEOVIA Payment Network(TM) simplifies payments for businesses improving 
customer experience, margins and lifetime value. It includes the international 
NETBANX  payments processing service for merchants, and member and card services 
through the NETELLER  payment account. NETBANX allows merchants to accept and 
settle card and non-card payments through multiple channels including online, 
contact centres, mail order and via automated phone systems. Via NETELLER 
merchants can offer their loyal customers a branded payment account that allows 
instant and direct settlement that avoids the complexities and costs of 
traditional card schemes; the embedded multi-award-wining Net+  card allows 
consumers to spend at over 30 million MasterCard  locations worldwide. 
 
For more information about the NEOVIA World Cup promotion visit: 
https://promotions.neteller.com/ 
 
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... Source: casinocity.com based on a snap shot taken on 1st June 2010 of the 25 
sportsbook operators within the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom. These are 
10Bet Sports, 24 Dogs, Admiral World of Betting, Betfred Sportsbook, BetSense, 
Betshop, B Gbet, CanBet Cricket, Coral Sportsbook, Danbook, Eurobet Sportsbook, 
Globet Sport, GoalWin, Last Fan, Pagebet, Racing Post Betting Site, Sean Graham, 
Sky Bet Sport, Sporting Index, Sports-gambling.com, SportsSpread.com, Spreadex, 
SSP International Sports Betting, The New Football Pools and Totesports Sport. 
 
...... Source: casinocity.combased on a snap shot taken on 1st June 2010 of the 
top ten most popular  English-language sites that accept play from the United 
Kingdom (345 sites in total).  The eight sites that accept NETELLER are 
Ladbrokes Sportsbook, Paddy Power Sportsbook, Bet365, Sportsbook, Sky Bet Sport, 
Stan James Sportsbook, William Hill Sportsbook, Betclic and Betfred Sportsbook. 
 
 
For further information contact: 
 
NEOVIA Financial Plc 
Andrew Gilchrist, VP Communications Tel: + 44 (0) 1624 698 713 
Email: [e-mail] 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/neovia 
 
Media Relations 
Nick Daines / Sheelagh Connelly, Lumen PR Tel: [phone] 
Email: [e-mail] 
 
About NEOVIA Financial 
Trusted by consumers and businesses in over 170 countries to move and manage 
billions of dollars each year, NEOVIA Financial Plc is a leading alternative 
payments business. Through the NEOVIA Payment Network, merchants use the NETBANX 
processing merchant service to simplify how they accept and settle card, 
direct-from-bank, and cash payments, and the NETELLER payment account to 
increase margins, capture new customers and increase customer lifetime values. 
Being independent has allowed the company to support tens-of-thousands of 
retailers and merchants in many geographies and across multiple industries. 
 
NEOVIA Financial Plc is quoted on the London Stock Exchange's AIM, with a ticker 
symbol of NEO.  Subsidiary company NETELLER (UK) Ltd is authorised by the 
Financial Services Authority (FSA) to operate as a regulated e-money issuer. 
 
For more information about NEOVIA Financial visit http://www.neovia.com or 
subscribe at http://www.neovia.com/feeds/ 
 
This information is provided by RNS 
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange 
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