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Taisys and its affiliate, Mobisphere Inc. announced today that PT Artajasa Pembayaran Elektronis has joined FlexTM™, part of the GreenRoam Alliance to include Indonesia cross border payments services. The joint operation is through PT iAsia Sakatama, Mobisphere’s operating company in Indonesia.

By integrating with the powerful and interoperable remittance and mobile payment capability of FlexTM™ platform, Taisys’ patented SIMoME technology will enable the financial institutions to deploy phone and telco agnostic mobile financial services to the ASEAN countries.

Taisys Chairman, Jason Ho remarked: “We welcome Artajasa as the latest addition to the FlexTM™, Taisys’ GreenRoam Alliance.  Our solution provides world-class security and accessibility for financial services.  In China, India and Africa, successful deployment of the SIMoME technology has benefitted over 20 million banking customers.  We are determined to assist our partners to extend financial services to all the unbanked areas.”

PT iAsia Sakatama Director, Madam Meutia H. Besila remarked: “The joint operation with Artajasa to extend the FlexTM™ services in Indonesia can definitely contribute to the financial inclusions effort in Indonesia by adding channel that promote the freedom to unbanked or communities into mBanking services in Indonesia. The cooperation will also see the effort to provide effective and cheaper solution for Indonesian communities overseas.”

PT Aplikanusa Lintasarta President Director, Arya Damar remarked: “Lintasarta applaud the joint operation between PT iAsia Sakatama and PT Artajasa Pembayaran Elektronis. FlexTM™ Taisys’ patented SIMoME augurs well with Lintasarta position as a subsidiary of Indosat Ooredoo and at the same time being a parent company to Artajasa. FlexTM™ services bridging Mobile Operator and Banking Switching together to create a very strong ecosystem for much needed financial inclusion in Indonesia as well as providing affordable remittance for millions of Indonesian overseas.”

About TAISYS

Taisys Technologies Co. Ltd., member of GSMA and ETSI, is a world leader in providing mobile interconnectivity and vertical integration services across various industries with its patented SIMoME technology. TAISYS slimduet® provides global travelers alternative roaming services over 200 countries. slimduet® is also the world’s 1st live ecosystem of consumer eSIM technology. Taisys is launching the initiative of GreenRoam Alliance to overcome threats of decoupling customer ownership and lost revenue due to OTT disruption, price erosion, margin squeeze as well as resolution for net neutrality issues. Taisys has office and R&D locations in Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, India and South Africa.

Mobisphere Inc. focus in Intra-ASEAN and Extra-ASEAN transactions including but not limited to FlexTM™ a mobile payment utilizing Taisys patented SIMoME. Mobisphere Inc. currently has presence in Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore and Myanmar. Intra- ASEAN and Extra-ASEAN witnessed over 100 million arrivals in 2014.

PT iAsia Sakatama is the Mobisphere’s Indonesian operating company developing the largest ASEAN market that witnessed over 10 million Intra-ASEAN and Extra-ASEAN arrivals as well as the biggest ASEAN remittance traffic generated from Indonesian communities abroad.

About PT Artajasa Pembayaran Elektronis

PT Aplikanusa Lintasarta (LINTASARTA), a holding company had already established itself as a valuable partner to Indonesia's banking industry. After launching an electronic bank reporting service in 1988, the company created a milestone in the industry, in year 1990, with the launch of ATM Bersama. In 1993, LINTASARTA developed the Pusat Informasi Pasar Uang (PIPU) of Bank Indonesia. This success was followed fours later with an online payment system for telecommunications companies, and followed with LINK, the shared ATM network of Himpunan Bank Negara (HIMBARA). On February 10, 2000, ARTAJASA established and become part of the development efforts initiated earlier LINTASARTA. In 2002, ARTAJASA make a breakthrough and shows its first success by becoming the first non-bank clearing institution for retail transactions in Indonesia by becoming a member of the BI-RTGS system. Other ARTAJASA Achievement in 2004 by developing inter-bank transfer service in real time on-line through the ATM. Currently ATM Bersama network continues to grow and develop with extensive ATM terminal and spread to all over Indonesia and the confidence of many banks as members, making ARTAJASA as the market leader. With the ability of qualified resources, experienced and understand the needs of business partners and customers, ARTAJASA trying to continue to build confidence in electronic transactions industry in providing solutions to make life simple.