GRASBRUNN, Germany, August 20 /PRNewswire/ --     In the second quarter and first half of 2008, Wirecard AG once again 
succeeded in recording a sustained level of growth in its operations.

Consolidated sales revenues were up by 59 percent in the second quarter
of 2008, from EUR 29.9 million to EUR 47.4 million. Earnings before interest
and taxes (EBIT) improved by 67 percent on the previous-year quarter, from
7.3 million to 12.2 million euros.

In the first six months of the financial year, Group sales revenues were
up by 56 percent year-on-year, to 88.3 million euros, with earnings before
interest and taxes (EBIT) increasing by 67 percent, to 22.2 million euros.
The EBIT margin in the period under review amounted to 25.1 percent, up from
23.5 percent recorded a year earlier.

Consolidated after-tax earnings increased from 9.6 million euros by 96
percent, to 18.8 million euros. Earnings per share rose from EUR 0.12 to EUR
0.23.

All market trends of relevance to our further positive business
development, ranging from outsourcing efforts on the part of companies all
the way to relocating consumption from the offline to the online community,
have proved to be stable. Accordingly, Wirecard AG does not expect a trend
reversal, even if the general economic situation should change.

Dr. Markus Braun, CEO of Wirecard AG: "We expect the positive trend in
our operating business to continue in the second half of the year."

As a result, the Board of Management has decided to raise its EBIT
forecast from more than 45 percent to a range of 45 to 60 percent for fiscal
2008.

The half-year and quarterly reports for 2008 are available in PDF format
for download with immediate effect from our website http://ir.wirecard.com
under the heading "Financial reports".

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About Wirecard AG:

Wirecard AG is one of the leading international providers of electronic
payment and risk management solutions. Worldwide, Wirecard supports over
9,000 companies from many and various industry segments in automating their
payment processes and minimizing cases of default. Wirecard Bank AG provides
account and credit card services both for business and private customers and
is a Principal Member of VISA, MasterCard and JCB. The Internet payment
service Wirecard enables consumers to make secure payments at millions of
MasterCard acceptance outlets worldwide. In addition, registered users can
send or receive money orders to each other on a real-time basis. Wirecard AG
is listed on the Frankfurt Securities Exchange (TecDAX, ISIN DE0007472060,
WDI).

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Wirecard AG
    Iris Stöckl
    Bretonischer Ring 4
    D-85630 Grasbrunn / Munich
    Germany
    Ph:  +49(0)89-4424-0424
    Fax: +49(0)89-4424-0524
    e-mail: iris.stoeckl@wirecard.com
    Internet: http://www.wirecard.com