Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Monitise Asia Pacific open for business in Indonesia with Astra Graphia Group

Jakarta, 11 April 2012
Monitise Asia Pacific (PT. AGIT Monitise Indonesia) announced today that its joint venture with a subsidiary of PT. Astra Graphia Tbk, was ready for business. The joint venture has successfully completed its installation in a Jakarta-based data centre to support the full spectrum of mobile banking, payments and commerce.
The platform will allow banks, mobile operators, retailers and other service providers to connect via a fully interoperable and secure network so they can deliver mobile services to both banked and unbanked customers.

PT. AGIT Monitise Indonesia is a joint venture between Monitise Asia Pacific and Astra Graphia Information Technology (AGIT). Monitise Asia Pacific is itself a 50/50 joint venture between Monitise plc (LSE: MONI) and the First Eastern Investment Group.