Net Element Launches Payment Processing in Kazakhstan; Signs Premier Online Events Ticketer

MIAMI, FL--(Marketwired - Jun 4, 2015) - Net Element, Inc. (NASDAQ: NETE) (the "Company") launched its online payments processing business in Kazakhstan by securing a contract with Kassir.com, the country's largest online events ticketing website and 2nd largest online merchant serving the Kazakhstan market.

A new agreement with Kazkommertsbank ("KAZKOM"), Kazakhstan's largest bank, allows Net Element's pending subsidiary PayOnline to process online transactions for merchants in the countries served by the bank, including also Russia, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.

As part of the agreement, Net Element will receive preferred partner processing rates as well as merchant referrals from KAZKOM.

The Company will now provide bankcard processing, mobile payments, person-to-person payments and business-to-consumer lending in the region.

As one of the largest commercial banks in the Commonwealth of Independent States region, KAZKOM has over 2.4 million cardholders and 2,200 ATMs.

Total population in the region served by the bank is approximately 60 million.

According to Kazakhstan Ministry of Transport and Communications, e-commerce in the region is forecast to be $3.6 billion in 2015 and grow to $5 billion in 2017.

"Net Element's facilitation of this banking relationship with its pending acquisition PayOnline is an example of how we intend to grow in emerging markets, where we can nimbly deliver those services best suited for a given market," commented Oleg Firer, CEO. "We expect this agreement to accelerate our growth in the region."

About Net Element 
Net Element (NASDAQ: NETE) is a global payments-as-a-service, technology provider with an integrated mobile and transactional services platform. Its wholly owned subsidiary, TOT Group operates Aptito providing transaction processing and value-added services utilizing a next generation, cloud-based, point of sale payments platform. The Company also operates TOT Money, a leading mobile payments service provider that has been ranked in the Top 3 mobile payments providers by Beeline, Russia's second largest telecommunications operator. Further information is available at www.netelement.com.

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