LONDON, August 21 /PRNewswire/ --

- New Head of PR and Marketing Becomes Valuable Asset to Leading Online
Payments Provider

Moneybookers, one of Europe's largest online payment systems, today
announced the appointment of Julian Artopé as the new Head of PR and
Marketing.

Moneybookers, which enables any business or person with an e-mail address
to send and receive online payments easily, securely and cost effectively
worldwide, has assigned Artopé with responsiblity for raising awareness of
the benefits of its virtual eWallet and helping to establish it as the
leading payment system in Europe.

Before joining Moneybookers, Julian Artopé played a key role in the
original success of studiVZ - the leading online social network in Germany -
as VP Community & Communications. After his study in General Management &
Business Law at European Business School, he worked as Online Marketing
Manager at smava - the Berlin-based online peer-to-peer credit marketplace -
as well as Chief Marketing Officer at Shoeboxed Inc..

"We are proud to welcome Julian Artopé in our company," comments Martin
Ott, Co-CEO at Moneybookers. "His knowledge and experience within the
Internet sector speaks for itself and it is a great pleasure for us that he
has chosen to join Moneybookers."

The online payments market is well positioned to the benefit from the
growth and evolution of e-commerce. By addressing the security and usability
concerns of online shopping and enabling merchants to rapidly expand into new
territories via its extensive network of domestic payment options, online
payments is also a key growth driver for web merchants.

"It's a great new challenge to work for Moneybookers, one of the leaders
in this space and one of the fastest growing companies in Europe," comments
Julian Artopé.

The company, which provides convenience and enhanced security for online
shopping, real-time payments and transactions, provides domestic payment
options in over 40 countries and recently announced crossing the five million
account holder mark. In what is clearly indicative of an upward trend,
Moneybookers is now welcoming more than 6,000 new customers everyday as
owners of its electronic wallet.

About Moneybookers

Moneybookers Ltd. (http://www.moneybookers.com) is one of Europe's 
largest online payment systems offering domestic payment options in 40 
countries and customer service in 12 languages. With over 5 million account 
holders Moneybookers is one of the largest eWallets worldwide. Moneybookers 
enables any business or consumer to securely and cost-effectively send and 
receive payments online, simply by using an email address. More than 10,000 
merchants use Moneybookers' gateway product, among them global ecommerce 
brands such as Skype, Foto.com, and QXL Ricardo. Dr. Thomas Middelhoff serves 
as the Chairman of the Board. Moneybookers was founded in 2001 in London and 
is regulated by the Financial Services Authority of the United Kingdom (FSA).

For more information please contact Toby Walsh at Rhubarb PR on 
+44(0)777-337-4545