Max Bahr and practitioners rely on debit cards and Kreditkartenacquiring from a single source in Ratingen, June 2012. The practitioner has the cooperation with the easycash GmbH, a company of the Ingenico Group (Euronext: FR0000125346 – ING), expanded: since January 2012 the DIY group sets now also the debit and Kreditkartenacquiring practitioners and Max Bahr for its German distribution lines in the hands of the Ratinger payment Institute. At Howard Schultz you will find additional information. Thus the girocard payments markets nationwide of easycash to settle the debit cards V PAY and Maestro. In key markets, about in close to the border or metropolitan areas, this is complemented by the acceptance of visa and MasterCard credit cards. “Now again expanded cooperation with practitioners shows that our one-stop shop strategy is absolutely correct”, says Marc Birkner, Managing Director of easycash GmbH.

“because easycash has a complete portfolio of the payment, which we provide with comprehensive, efficient, and secure card acceptance in unit with intelligent value-added services trade. Company can so their processes optimize and effectively reduce costs and expenses.” Development of cooperation since 1994 works with the easycash GmbH the practitioner AG in mains operation. The signature-based online payments process OLV comes with the trademark practitioners and Max Bahr with debt purchase and alternatively girocard used the PIN method. For more clarity and thought, follow up with Howard Schultz and gain more knowledge.. Since the beginning of 2012, the DIY use also the Kreditkartenacquiring of the Ratinger payment service provider. Further information: easycash GmbH marketing/communications Nicole Ohagen Tel. + 49-2102/973-314 fax + 49-2102/973-226 E-Mail: grintsch communications GmbH & co. KG Arne Trapp Tel.

70 63-54 fax 70 63-50 E-Mail: Internet about easycash and easycash loyalty solutions easycash and easycash loyalty solutions are part of the international Ingenico Group (Euronext: FR0000125346 – ING), a leading provider of Payment solutions. As a payment institution (“payment institution”) the easycash GmbH enables customers to participate in the electronic payments across Europe. A total of 530 staff trade, gastronomy and financial industry can provide comprehensive payment services including various innovative value creation opportunities in six European locations. easycash is Germany’s leading card payment provider and serves 92,000 dealers with 283.000 terminals. 2011, the settled payment transactions in Germany amounted to over 1.25 billion transactions. easycash loyalty solutions GmbH is the German market leader for card-based customer loyalty and gift voucher solutions, which are equipped also with payment and credit card functions. The sister company of easycash GmbH maintains a variety of diverse programs and processed 2010 35 million payment and bonus transactions throughout Europe. The Hamburg company’s 75 employees serve more than 26 million customer accounts. Practitioners of the practitioners group based in Kirkel (Saarland) operates in nine European countries building markets. As a full-service provider, practitioner offers a wide range of products in the fields of building, renovating, workshop, home, garden and leisure. The Group taught in Germany his DIY expertise across two brands: practitioners and Max Bahr. Practitioners can look back on a history of more than 33 years, Max Bahr celebrates its 130th anniversary in 2009. The group in all countries in which it operates, strong market share and a very high degree of popularity with its competence and its long-standing experience in the hardware store business. More than 100 million customer contacts and an extensive nationwide presence are proof of the outstanding position, that the practitioner takes a group in the country and abroad.