Portland, OR, March 1, 2005 — Vesta Corporation, a pioneer and leader in virtual payment solutions, today announced Steve Britton as Vice President Sales and Marketing of Vesta Europe. Britton brings to Vesta 18 years experience in business solution sales to Fortune 500 companies within the financial services and telecom markets.
Vesta's solution allows prepaid wireless customers to add minutes to their accounts in real-time by credit card, debit card or electronic check payments, over the phone or via the Web. The Company currently supports virtual payments programs in the U.S. for two of the three largest wireless telecom providers.
"We are eager to expand upon the successful relationships Vesta enjoys with key mobile operators in the U.S.," says Charlie Baker, President, Vesta International. "Steve's knowledge and experience will allow the Company to pursue similar strategic relationships with European operators, as well."
In addition to establishing a London operational base for Vesta, Britton will introduce the Company's services to mobile operators throughout the Continent. "Vesta offers payment functionality that has been embraced by U.S. mobile subscribers, but has yet to be introduced in Europe," says Britton. "I am excited to represent the Company's innovative offerings and its commitment to growth and a permanent presence in Europe."
Britton's extensive experience in mobile prepaid, m-Commerce, payment systems, Internet fraud control and card schemes is evidenced by established relationships with leading European mobile operators. Most recently, Britton was head of International Sales and Marketing at Symmetrex/Mosaic Systems, which provides payment processing, stored value payments, fraud control and application management to the telecommunications and financial services markets.
Headquartered in Portland, OR, and with operations in the UK and China, Vesta is a pioneer and worldwide leader in virtual payment and fraud management solutions. Vesta utilizes proprietary authentication and fraud screening measures in managing its clients' stored value programs, and provides a secure, privacy-assured, recharge solution to their end users. Vesta has been recognized for the past four years as one of Inc magazine's fastest growing privately owned companies in America. Vesta's clients include AT&T, Cingular, MasterCard, NextEstate, Sprint, T-Mobile and others. For more information on Vesta Corporation, email info@trustvesta.com.
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