DGAP-News: Photo Release -- NASDAQ Welcomes QIWI plc. (NDAQ:QIWI) to The NASDAQ Stock Market
(firmenpresse) - The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.
03.05.2013 17:13
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Russia's Leading Provider of Next Generation Payment Services Holds Initial
Public Offering (IPO) on NASDAQ on May 3, 2013
NEW YORK, 2013-05-03 17:12 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) announced today that trading of QIWI
plc. (Nasdaq:QIWI) commenced on The NASDAQ Stock Market on Friday, May 3, 2013.
QIWI plc, now listed under the ticker symbol QIWI, is a leading provider of
next generation payment services in Russia and CIS.
Photos accompanying this release are available at
http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=18515
http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=18516
QIWI has an integrated proprietary network that enables payment services across
physical, online and mobile channels. QIWI has deployed over 11 million virtual
wallets, over 169,000 kiosks and terminals, and enabled over 40,000 merchants
to accept over RUB 39 billion cash and electronic payments monthly from over 65
million consumers using QIWI's network at least once a month. QIWI's consumers
can use cash, stored value and other electronic payment methods to order and
pay for goods and services across physical or online environments
interchangeably.
'QIWI plc. offers customers a convenient way to pay for everyday services like
wireless mobile, long distance calls and utilities services,' said Nelson
Griggs, Senior Vice President, NASDAQ OMX. 'NASDAQ congratulates QIWI on their
successful listing and we look forward to our partnership with QIWI and its
shareholders in the years to come.'
NASDAQ has consistently been the exchange of choice for innovative,
industry-leading companies such as QIWI plc. In addition to listing the leading
Russian internet company, Yandex, which operates the most popular search engine
and most visited website in Russia, NASDAQ is also home to more than 700
best-in-class technology companies from across the globe. Currently 73 percent
of the technology companies on US markets are listed on The NASDAQ Stock
Market.
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