m-Via Wins Award at 2008 Mobile Rules!

m-Via Wins Award at 2008 Mobile Rules!

m-Via’s Mobile Transaction Network stands out at Nokia-sponsored event

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – March 31, 2008 – m-Via Inc., the standard-bearer in mobile transaction technology and solutions, was recognized in a formal awards ceremony in San Jose, CA as a leading mobile innovator.

m-Via’s Mobile Transaction Network earned distinction as runner-up in the Mobile Rules! competition’s business plan category, besting hundreds of submissions from around the world and garnering praise from the judges for quality of the presentation, strength of the solution, and insight into the market.

Mobile Rules! is the world’s leading annual competition for business plans and applications in the mobile environment. The goal of the competition, which is organized by a consortium of the world’s leading technology and communication brands led by Nokia and FinNode, is to seek out entrepreneurs and developers who are creating new value, new revenue, and new services for mobile devices and the mobile lifestyle.

“Nokia is very pleased to announce the winners of the Mobile Rules! ’08 competition, who with their
ingenuity and entrepreneurial spirit typify an emerging wave tapping into today’s exciting convergence of mobility and the Internet,” said Tom Libretto, Vice President of Forum Nokia. “Open platforms and the millions of smartphone devices available today helping enable this new wave of entrepreneurs from around the globe to become drivers of the future global mobile marketplace through the innovative technologies, applications and business models they create today.”

“Obviously, we are thrilled to have been chosen from among such an impressive group of entrants for this award. It is especially satisfying to be recognized as an emerging mobile innovator by Mobile Rules!, an assemblage of the foremost leaders in mobile technology and services,” said Kenneth D. Kruszka, CEO of m-Via. “Beyond the accolades, this award also represents an acknowledgement that most mobile payments solutions in the market today are incomplete and that the key to releasing their full potential lies in m-Via’s Mobile Transaction Network, a global interoperable backbone for mobile transactions.”

About m-Via Inc.
m-Via Inc. is a leading innovator of mobile transaction technology, solutions, and services. m-Via delivers global transaction solutions that are easy to use, highly secure, and extremely cost effective. m-Via’s revolutionary MoTr™ application suite allows anyone with a cell phone to send, receive and transact money anywhere in the world. With a combination of standard, turn-key solutions, flexible best-in-breed technology, and specialized services, m-Via empowers financial institutions, community-based organizations, retailers, or any other group to provide their customers or members with convenient access to financial services wherever they are, whenever they want. More information about the company may be obtained at www.m-via.com.

m-Via Releases Mobile Friends and Family Payments

m-Via Releases Mobile Friends and Family Payments Solution

Bringing the advantages of Mobile Transactions to Interpersonal Payments

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – January 7, 2008 – m-Via Inc., the leader in innovative mobile transaction technology and solutions, today announced the release of a new turn-key solution for Mobile Friends and Family Payments, bringing the power and convenience of mobile transactions to the problem of social and interpersonal payments.

From friends and family to online social networks, people are more connected now than ever before and expect instant interactions with members of their social circle. Before now, giving money to friends and relatives for any occasion, whether festive, commonplace, or an emergency was onerous; cash, checks, and money orders are inconvenient for either the giver or the recipient, or both.

m-Via’s Mobile Friends and Family Payments Solution opens a new era in interpersonal money exchange. Build atop the proven foundation of the best-of-breed mobile transactions application suite, MoTr™, m-Via’s Mobile Friends and Family Payments Solution provides advantages over traditional methods on all measures: cost, speed, security, convenience, safety.

“Why is it that money exchanges among friends and family is still conducted mostly using cash and checks while over 80% of consumers under age 30 greatly prefer using credit cards, debit cards, or electronic mechanisms to make purchases? The reason is that, before our Mobile Friends and Family Payments Solution, there was no easy, convenient, and economical way of transacting money within your social circle whenever you want and wherever you are,” said Kenneth D. Kruszka, CEO of m-Via. “What we’ve done with this solution is bridge the gap between sender and recipient and allow people to exchange money anywhere, anytime without the hassles and dangers of carrying cash.”

About m-Via Inc.
m-Via Inc. is a leading innovator of mobile transaction technology, solutions, and services. m-Via delivers global transaction solutions that are easy to use, highly secure, and extremely cost effective. m-Via’s revolutionary MoTr™ application suite allows anyone with a cell phone to send, receive and transact money anywhere in the world. With a combination of standard, turn-key solutions, flexible best-in-breed technology, and specialized services, m-Via empowers financial institutions, community-based organizations, retailers, or any other group to provide their customers or members with convenient access to financial services wherever they are, whenever they want. More information about the company may be obtained at www.m-via.com.

m-Via Releases Mobile Remittances Solution

Bringing the advantages of Mobile Transactions to Global Money Transfers

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – January 7, 2008 – m-Via Inc., the leader in innovative mobile transaction
technology and solutions, today announced the release of a new turn-key solution for Mobile
Remittances, bringing the power and convenience of mobile transactions to the problem of international money transfers.

An international remittance is a person-to-person transfer of funds from a person physically located in one country to another person in a second country. Before now, the typical consumer had no other choice but to use a traditional registered money transfer service, such as Western Union, or an informal “hawala” to send money home to friends and loved ones in another country.

m-Via’s Mobile Remittances Solution opens a new era in international money transfers. Built atop the proven foundation of the best-of-breed mobile transactions application suite, MoTr™, m-Via’s Mobile Remittances Solution provides advantages over traditional methods on all measures: cost, speed, security, convenience, safety.

“Immigrant communities are tragically underserved by existing financial services providers.  Through our Mobile Remittances Solution, we not only help unbanked and underbanked individuals with a service they need every month, at a better value proposition than any current method, but we also provide a springboard for more substantial financial services,” said Kenneth D. Kruszka, CEO of m-Via. “Mobile technology is key to providing a more convenient, cheaper, safer, and more secure way to send money back home to support your family.”

About m-Via Inc.
m-Via Inc. is a leading innovator of mobile transaction technology, solutions, and services. m-Via delivers global transaction solutions that are easy to use, highly secure, and extremely cost effective. m-Via’s revolutionary MoTr™ application suite allows anyone with a cell phone to send, receive and transact money anywhere in the world. With a combination of standard, turn-key solutions, flexible best-in-breed technology, and specialized services, m-Via empowers financial institutions, community-based organizations, retailers, or any other group to provide their customers or members with convenient access to financial services wherever they are, whenever they want. More information about the company may be obtained at www.m-via.com.