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HONG KONG January 25, 2008 - Cardtrend International Inc. ("Cardtrend") today announced
that it has signed a share exchange agreement
to acquire 100% of SMS Biz Sdn. Bhd. ("SMSBiz"), an established provider of
prepaid telecommunications services and products in Malaysia with alliances
with other prepaid vendors throughout Southeast Asia.
The share exchange agreement replaces an existing business alliance
agreement signed with SMSBiz in November 2007 which included an option to
acquire SMSBiz. This acquisition solidifies Cardtrend's position in the
Malaysian prepaid market while also facilitating the development of other
national markets.
Based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, SMSBiz issues prepaid long distance
calling cards under various brands, namely, SuperWorld, Camaron and
Bangladesh Special for individual users, and SuperTalk for home and
corporate users. Current sales volume is over US$300,000 per month and
growing.
KK Ng, CEO of Cardtrend, said, "Consummation of this acquisition not only
will improve our revenue and profit margins in the current Prepaid Business
unit, it will enable Cardtrend to more rapidly introduce our prepaid
products throughout the region, especially China, where we see significant
opportunities for the SMSBiz product line."
Mr. Anthony Yap, Founder and Managing Director of SMSBiz, added, "We are
pleased to join the Cardtrend family and we see significant synergies which
will provide additional channels to sell our products in Malaysia and
elsewhere in Asia. In addition we will now have access to Cardtrend's
systems capabilities to improve our profit margins."
The SMSBiz acquisition underpins Cardtrend's commitment to expanding the
sale of its prepaid products and services throughout Asia, focusing
especially on China.
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