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22 June 2007

Through its patented technology, Smart Voucher currently processes millions of dollars in transactions each month across Europe. This technology has now been used to enable Skype pre-paid cards to be purchased in any of the 1,800 Wal-Mart stores in the US that offer the pre-paid cards and then redeemed online at Skype.com.

The Skype pre-paid cards carry a unique and secure 19-digit number, which is produced by Smart Voucher. At the Wal-Mart checkout, the card number is electronically activated. The consumer then uses this 19-digit number as a PIN at the Skype website, instantly adding the purchased amount of credit to their Skype account.

"We are pleased to be providing the technology to enable the Skype pre-paid cards," comments Mark Chirnside, CEO of Smart Voucher Ltd. "The Smart Voucher platform has been designed to deliver secure and reliable processing of financial transactions across many different media, factors which make it ideally suited to the Skype pre-paid card at Wal-Mart stores".

Skype's pre-paid cards are currently only available in Wal-Mart stores. Shoppers can purchase a $20 pre-paid card and redeem it for Skype credit to make inexpensive international calls at rates as low as 2.1 cents per minute. Another pre-paid card is available in stores for a three-month subscription to the Skype Unlimited calling plan for just $8.85. This gives consumers three months of unlimited Skype calls to any landline or cell phone number in the U.S. and Canada.