PAYNOVA TO SUPPLY PAYMENT SERVICE FOR THE DREAMHACK COMPUTER AND GAMES FESTIVAL

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Paynova has been appointed exclusive supplier of a complete payment service for DreamHack’s ticket sales over the Internet. The payments will be made by credit card, debit card and Internet banks, as well as a number of internationally adapted payment methods.

DreamHack is probably the world’s largest LAN-party, computer and games festival organised twice a year at Elmia in Jönköping – once in the summer and once in the winter. Participants, who come from all over Sweden and around 20 other countries, pay SEK 720 for a computer place. A number of computer and Internet suppliers, media and games companies participate as strategic partners, sponsors and exhibitors.

“Over the last year, DreamHack has had around 20,000 paying participants and prior to the next DreamHack Winter in December we are expecting continued growth and over 12,000 visitors. As we are now releasing the tickets on 25 September, it is therefore important to be able to take payments over the Internet in quick and convenient way and as simple international payments. With growing ticket sales, it is also increasingly important for us to have a payment service that makes our administration simpler. Paynova offers all this in a complete solution, something that suits us perfectly,” says David Garpenståhl, Chairman of the Board of DreamHack.

“Paynova is continuing to invest in the prioritised segment of online gaming. Our payment service is ideal for this type of payment. Handling DreamHack’s ticket sales is, therefore, particularly valuable, especially when participants come from many countries and consist of the perfect target group,” says Tomas Nörgaard, Sales Director at Paynova.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:

Tomas Nörgaard, Sales Director

Telephone: +46 (0)708-17 52 80

ABOUT DREAMHACK

For further information, visit: www.dreamhack.se

ABOUT PAYNOVA

Paynova offers an international, account-based complete service for payments via the Internet. With Paynova as the only counterpart, e-retailers can get a payment guarantee for 21 payment options with credit cards, debit cards and Internet banks, in 11 languages with 8 currencies in a security-certified interface (PCI). Consumers can open an account, a Paynova Wallet, for free on the Internet to make purchases simpler and more secure, as well as look after transfers between family members, friends and acquaintances. Paynova has agreements with around 1,600 e-retailers. Most are found in the following prioritised segments: travel, retailing and media/network games. The company has been listed on NGM Equity since February 2004. For more information: www.paynova.com