Acies Unveils Holiday Promotional Campaigns
Six New Programs Created to Promote Acies'
Payment Processing Services in Time for 2006 Holiday Shopping
Season
NEW YORK- (BUSINESS WIRE) - November 08, 2006 - Acies Corporation
(OTCBB:ACIE), a financial services company that specializes in
providing payment processing and online banking services to
small, medium and large-size merchants across the United States,
today unveiled six new innovative marketing and incentive
campaigns designed to promote Acies' payment processing services
in time for the 2006 holiday shopping season.
Effective immediately, Acies will offer to merchants directly
and through its national network of Independent Sales
Organizations and Independent Sales Agents the following
promotions:
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"ABC (Acies Best in Contactless) Program" - retailers will
receive free placement of industry leading point of sale
equipment, including a Verifone Omni 3750 Terminal with ViVOtech
4000 Reader capable of accepting MasterCard, PayPass, Visa
Contactless, Discover Contactless and Amex Express Pay. In
addition, chargeback protection of up to $50.00 per transaction,
with no receipt or signature required, will also be provided.
Program runs through December 15, 2006.
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"Get Paid to Upgrade to Acies" Program - business owners will
receive up to $1,000 to upgrade their credit card acceptance
services to Acies' state-of-the-art credit card processing
platform. Program runs through December 31, 2006.
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"Flat Fee Processing" Program - tailored toward small and
seasonal retailers, qualifying merchants are charged a monthly
flat fee of $25.00 for Visa and MasterCard acceptance, instead
of the standard discount rate. Program runs through December 31,
2006.
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"Free Processing" Program - qualifying merchants will receive
free processing for the first month of service with Acies - no
statement fees, no transaction fees and no discount fees.
Program runs through December 31, 2006.
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"Free Wireless" Program - retailers who agree to sign a one-year
Sprint Fair & Flexible Plan ($39.99 per month commitment) will
receive a free state-of-the-art Microsoft-enabled, Sprint PCS
Treo 700WX wireless device ($700 value) with an ability to
process credit card transactions. Program runs through December
31, 2006.
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"Holiday Gift" Program - Through December 31, 2006, Acies will
provide a free Motorola RAZR v3m ($289 value) to all merchants
and agents who elect to sign up for a one-year Sprint Fair &
Flexible Plan ($29.99 per month commitment).
"We are very proud to be the first company in the financial
services industry to offer these types of clever,
incentive-driven programs for agents and retailers, helping to
further differentiate Acies as a highly innovative,
forward-thinking provider of advanced payment processing
solutions. We're hoping for a strong response to these exciting
marketing initiatives and look forward to a very busy and
productive holiday season," stated Oleg Firer, Chairman, CEO and
President of Acies Corp.
About Acies Corporation (pronounced "ay-see-us")
Headquartered in New York City, Acies Corporation is a financial
services company that, through its wholly owned subsidiary,
Acies, Inc., specializes in providing payment processing and
online banking services to small, medium, and large-size
merchants across the United States. Acies' payment processing
services enable merchants to process Credit, Debit, Electronic
Benefit Transfer (EBT), Check Conversion, and Gift & Loyalty
transactions. Acies also offers traditional and next-generation
point-of-sale (POS) terminals, which enable merchants to utilize
Acies' payment processing services. Acies' banking services
offer customers traditional banking services and the ability for
customers to apply for an on-line bank account and pay bills
electronically. For more information, visit http://www.aciesinc.com.
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For More Information, Please
Contact:
Dodi Handy
President and CEO
Elite Financial Communications Group
(407) 585-1080
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