Net Element Integrates Mobile Payments and EMV Acceptance Into Aptito, Its Cloud-Based Restaurant Management and Payment System

LAS VEGAS, NV--(Marketwired - Oct 27, 2015) - Net Element, Inc. (NASDAQ: NETE) ("Net Element" or the "Company"), a provider of global mobile payment technology solutions and value-added transactional services today during Money 20/20 conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, announced the integration of mobile payments acceptance including Android Pay®, Apple Pay®, Samsung Pay®, Europay®, MasterCard and Visa ("EMV") into Aptito, its proprietary cloud-based, hospitality focused Point-of-Sale ("POS") system.

Money 20/20 is the largest global event focused on payments and financial services innovation for connected commerce at the intersection of mobile, retail, marketing services, data and technology.

Net Element has teamed with PAX Technology, Inc. ("PAX"), one of the fastest-growing point of sale terminal providers, to provide contactless and EMV-compliant payment terminals through its Aptito cloud-based restaurant management payment system.

Aptito is a mobile Apple® iOS-based restaurant productivity and omni-channel payment processing solution that improves restaurant efficiency, lowers POS deployment costs and enhances customer experience. Aptito's cloud-based POS solution combines EMV-compliant end-to-end encryption and tokenization. Aptito provides merchants with the highest level of security available to protect against card-present data fraud. By removing card data from the transaction, the Aptito solution provides businesses with protection against POS intrusions, insider misuse and other common sources of data fraud by eliminating the opportunity for criminals to monetize card data.

Aptito utilizes the PAX S300 contactless PIN pad which is a reliable and easy to use device that accepts all types of electronic payments including Android Pay, Apple Pay, Samsung Pay, mag-stripe cards and EMV chip cards. Effective October 1, 2015, all Aptito all-in-one POS solutions ship with a combined PIN pad and card swiper.

EMV chip-based "smart cards" and terminals are considered to be safer than credit or debit cards featuring a magnetic stripe because they contain computer chips that are used to authenticate each transaction. On Oct.1, 2015, the financial liability shifted to merchants who are not EMV-compliant in cases where a smart card is used for a fraudulent transaction at a standard terminal that only accepts a magnetic stripe.

Aptito now offers the latest integrated retail payment solution for merchants who wish to offer high levels of transactional security combined with contactless, e-Signature, magnetic stripe and Chip & PIN. With state of the art levels of security design, including PCI PTS 3.x and SRED, the S300 protects and encrypts all transaction information. Featuring a large color touch screen, loudspeaker, 32- bit ARM11 processor and massive amounts of memory for exceptional multimedia performance.

"We are excited to partner with Net Element," said Andy Chau, president and CEO of PAX Technology, Inc. "The combination of the PAX products with the PAX secure semi-integration solution through Net Elements' POS system provides merchants with a payment solution that eases them into EMV and NFC seamlessly."

"These integrations provide a competitive edge to the product and should facilitate Aptito sales efforts and increase transactional revenue," commented Oleg Firer, CEO. "PAX's payment devices accommodate a wide variety of card payment options including NFC, mobile wallets, EMV, and contactless payments."

About Net Element
Net Element, Inc. (NASDAQ: NETE) operates a payments-as-a-service transactional and value-added services platform for small to medium enterprise ("SME") in the US, Russian Federation and other international markets. In the US it aims to grow transactional revenue by innovating SME productivity services such as its cloud based, restaurant point-of-sale solution Aptito. Internationally, Net Element's strategy is to leverage its omni-channel platform to deliver flexible offerings to emerging markets with diverse banking, regulatory and demographic conditions such as UAE, Kazakhstan, India and Latin America where initiatives have been recently launched. It maintains offices in Miami, FL and in Russia. Further information is available at www.netelement.com.

About PAX Technology, Inc.
PAX Technology, Inc. ("PAX") is one of the fastest growing POS terminal providers in the world. PAX has been serving the global retail marketplace for over ten years and has distribution in over eighty countries shipping over 6 million terminals worldwide in recent years. PAX offers a complete line of products and services supported by extensive R&D capabilities. In addition to a most competitive pricing model, quality assurance is the company's top priority which enables PAX to have a strong advantage in the marketplace. More information is available at http://www.paxsz.com/en/.

About Money 20/20
Money20/20 organizes the largest global events enabling payments and financial services innovation for connected commerce at the intersection of mobile, retail, marketing services, data and technology. With 10,000+ attendees, including more than 1,000 CEOs, from over 3,000 companies and 75 countries, expected at its 2015 U.S. event, Money20/20 is critical to realizing the vision of disruptive ways in which consumers and businesses manage, spend and borrow money. More information is available at http://www.money2020.com.

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