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Published in House and Home on Wednesday, February 18th 2009 at 1:49 GMT, Last Modified on 2009-02-18 01:50:35 by Market Wire🞛 This publication is a summary or evaluation of another publication
HELSINKI, FINLAND--(Marketwire - February 18, 2009) - Rahaxi Inc. (
The Agreement allows Carlton Hotels, which owns eight four-star hotels throughout Ireland and its partner programs with Airlines and Car rental companies, to gain access to the millions of Chinese Tourists seeking travel to Europe and Ireland. Rahaxi and ChinaPay Plan to offer the online program to merchants in the hospitality industry with expansion to other online services such as luxury online retail markets.
Paul Egan, CEO and President of Rahaxi Inc., said, "This is a significant moment in Rahaxi's history. By teaming up with Carlton Hotels, the leading four-star hotel group in Ireland, we prove that our ChinaPay offering is of significant commercial interest to EU entities seeking to leverage the Chinese Online Market." Egan continued, "The significant investment to date is reaping rewards and the upward trend is set to continue well into the future. Rahaxi is planning to boost its revenue significantly in 2009 as a result of its online and retail offering of CUP Cards acceptance to Chinese tourists and business travellers visiting European destinations. We are currently in Negations with some major Airlines, Car rental and online sports industries."
Kevin O'Driscoll, Managing Director of the Carlton Hotel group said, "We are pleased to avail of Rahaxi's ChinaPay program today. One of our aims for this year is to boost foot traffic through our hotels and this is certainly a positive step to this end. The Chinese online community is a substantial market and one which Carlton Hotel group wishes to maximise as much as possible."
About Carlton Hotel Group
Carlton Hotels is an Irish owned company with eight four-star luxury properties in stunning locations throughout Ireland. Carlton hotels are renowned for leisure breaks, business guests and spa packages. With locations from Dublin to Donegal, Westport to Wexford, Kildare to Kinsale and the brand new Carlton Shearwater Hotel in Galway we have a destination to suit you.
For more information, please visit [ http://www.carlton.ie ].
About ChinaPay
Founded in 1999, ChinaPay, the online payment subsidiary of China UnionPay, is a government-backed, cross-bank bank card information switch network and professional internet payment service provider. Supported by People's Bank of China and China UnionPay, combining advanced electronic payment technology and professional financial service, ChinaPay is able to provide all cardholders and merchants with safe bank card payment and fund settlement services. Based on new channel such as internet, ChinaPay, which has a unified national payment platform, engages in online e-payment service, telephone payment, inter-bank transfer, online fund trade, self-service terminal and other alternative online payment methods and value-added services. [ http://www.chinaunionpay.com/ ]
About Rahaxi Inc.
Rahaxi Inc. provides mission-critical solutions to the financial industry worldwide. Working with merchants and acquirers in more than twenty countries, its product suite has empowered partners to focus on their core competencies, while its innovative driven approach has enabled them to benefit from first to market advantage and realize their true potential. FreeStar Technology has adopted a partnership strategy for growth. Its partners are market leaders in their respective industries. These include IKEA, Finnair and Stockmann. Its subsidiaries, Rahaxi Processing Oy., Finland, FreeStar Technologies Ireland, Ltd., and FreeStar Dominicana S.A. Dominican Republic, continue to develop and implement first class products and solutions that enhance the service level its partners can offer their customers.
For more information, please visit [ http://www.rahaxi.com ].
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