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BELLEVUE, Wash.--Payments Industry News--Coinstar Money Transfer Ltd., a subsidiary of Coinstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSTR), announced an agreement to offer money transfer services in all Pocztowy Bank (Postal Bank) locations. Postal Bank is the largest banking network in Poland, one of the top five recipient countries in the world. With this agreement, Coinstar Money Transfer becomes a key player in the Polish market and a new competitive money transfer service for the Polish Diaspora.
“We are very excited about this cooperation: Poland is among the top five recipient countries in the world and the flow of money to Poland in 2008 reached $11 billion,” said Mohit Davar, CEO of Coinstar Money Transfer Ltd. “This cooperation marks a milestone for our business development this year and in particular for Poland. The agreement with Postal Bank to provide their extensive nationwide network of 5,400 locations will enable our customers to receive cash within minutes all over the country and will give Coinstar the opportunity to serve its objective of providing safe and reliable money transfer services to the Polish Diaspora worldwide.”
Alfonso Grassopoulos, Regional Director of Coinstar Money Transfer for Italy, Greece, Cyprus, Switzerland and Poland continued, “This agreement gives us the opportunity to work with a large and experienced organization like the Postal Bank, to provide Coinstar Money Transfer services to millions of Polish people living and working in Italy, UK, USA and other countries. There is a significant flow of remittances going to the rural areas of Poland, now finally accessible through this crucial cooperation. Within this unstable financial environment, consumers are even more interested in value for money, reliable and secure services, which Coinstar Money Transfer strategically offers in the most important send markets for Poland and its Diaspora, mainly because of its direct and aggressive distribution model”.
"We look forward to adding Coinstar Money Transfer to our money transfer product portfolio and offer more convenience to our current and new customers" said Mr. Tomasz Bogus, President of Bank Pocztowy. "We are pleased to work with Coinstar Money Transfer in the remittance business. Money Transfer is a very important service in Poland for all the families expecting money from abroad and it is our pleasure and responsibility to offer consumers greater choice, convenience and high quality of service. “
About Coinstar Money Transfer Ltd.
Coinstar Money Transfer Ltd., a subsidiary of Coinstar Inc., provides an easy to use, reliable and cost effective way to send money around the world. Our services are specially suited for individuals away from home who need to send money to their family and friends or to manage their personal finances. Coinstar Money Transfer Ltd. has become one of the leading money transfer providers, with over 45,000 locations and operates in 140 countries worldwide. For more information, visit www.cmtmoney.com.
About Coinstar, Inc.
Coinstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSTR) is a leading provider of automated retail solutions offering convenient products and services that make life easier for consumers and drive incremental traffic and revenue for its retailers. The company’s core automated retail businesses are self-service coin counting and self-service DVD rental. Other Coinstar products and services include e-payment products – such as gift cards, prepaid debit cards and other prepaid products – and money transfer services. The company’s products and services can be found at more than 90,000 points of presence including supermarkets, drug stores, mass merchants, financial institutions, convenience stores, restaurants, and money transfer agents. For more information, visit www.coinstar.com.
About Bank Pocztowy
Established in 1990 in Bydgoszcz. There are two shareholders of the Bank Code: Post of Poland (Polish Post), that owns 75% of shares (minus one share) and PKO Polish Bank SA (25% plus one share). Both of them are institutions enjoying the public trust having the largest distribution network and access to the most modern banking activities. Uniqueness of the offer of the Postal Bank consists largely in the wide access to the services rendered, found in post offices all over the country. Postal Bank offers a wide range of services, such as Savings and Settlement Accounts, payments and cash withdrawals, deposit accounts or bank loans. They have developed various distribution channels which provide our customers with free access to the accrued resources. The network, consisting of nearly 5,400 posts, is the largest in the country. Postal Bank is a modern universal bank offering customer-friendly and lucid financial services, which are available at the post offices and in the network of the Bank's branch offices across Poland. For more information, visit www.pocztowy.pl
