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04 Oct 04
Celtron International, Inc announced today that it
has entered into a Definitive Agreement with Knight Fuller, Inc. (KNTF.PK)
to acquire Celtron's subsidiary, PayCell, Inc., in an all-stock
transaction.
PayCell was established by Celtron in May 2004 to
act as its North and South American subsidiary to sell, distribute and
manage its businesses in those markets. Once the acquisition is
complete, PayCell, Inc. will offer its mobile payment services to North
American customers. According to the Yankee Group, by 2006 over 50
million wireless phone users in the United States will use their devices
to authorize payment for premium content and physical goods. This group
represents 26% of wireless users in the U.S.
PayCell's Mobile Credit service, utilizes Wireless
Internet Gateway (WIG) technology that resides on a GSM Cellular phone's
SIM card. This eliminates the need for any web-based banking service or
Wireless Application Protocol (WAP). Users receive immediate transaction
settlement in their bank account and confirmation is received in seconds
via short messaging system (SMS) protocol. Customers are protected from
fraud by the Mail Order Telephone Order (MOTO) rule, which gives them
the right to dispute a transaction that takes place in the absence of
traditional credit card validation. PriceWaterhouseCoopers has audited
the architecture of the system and verified that the transactions are
both valid and secure.
PayCell will be adding a number of new services to
its mobile payment platform. These services include EFT payments, debit
order facilities, POS terminal switching, person-to-person payments, and
3DSecure authentication. Businesses will be far better positioned in the
e-commerce and mobile commerce debit and credit card acquiring arenas,
due in part to the addition of these new services, as well as the price
competitiveness of having a direct bank link rather than using
intermediary switching partners.
According to Strategy Analytics, the global
electronic payments and mobile commerce markets will reach $200 billion
by the end of 2004, with 130 million customers and 14 billion mobile
transactions per year. Telecom Trends International forecasts that
global m-Commerce will balloon to 1.7 billion users with $554 billion in
transactions by 2008.
PayCell is expected to provide existing Knight
Fuller shareholders the opportunity to participate in these new, large,
burgeoning markets, including the mobile commerce industry, and one that
will generate substantial shareholder value.
"Celtron has actively been seeking a separate
quotation for its U.S. subsidiary, PayCell, and the offer by Knight
Fuller to acquire PayCell and give the Company access to U.S. capital
markets is a better deal for our shareholders than our previously
announced transaction," said Allen Harington, Celtron's Chief Executive
Officer. "We look forward to completing our due diligence and closing
the transaction promptly," he added.
The Agreement between the companies calls for 100%
of PayCell to be acquired by Knight Fuller in exchange for the issuance
of 10,000,000 shares of restricted Knight Fuller common stock.
About Celtron International, Inc.
Celtron is in the business of developing and
marketing products in Mobile Commerce, Vehicle-locating and Management,
Asset Tracking and Telemetry Solutions. Utilizing Cellular & Internet
Protocols, WIG, WAP and IVR for Mobile Commerce and Integrated Cellular
Data & GPRS with Global Positioning Satellite technology for Vehicle
Location and Management, Celtron offers a wide range of Mobile and
Mobile Commerce Solutions.
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