PRESS RELEASE Of interest to editors and journalists covering: Business/Finance, Credit, Video Games/Entertainment, Online/DotCom ePassporte and Square Enix Join Forces in Co-Promotional Agreement PARIS, FRANCE - December 3, 2004 /Send2Press Newswire/ -- Square Enix, the makers of the hugely popular game Final Fantasy XI, have entered into a co-promotional agreement with ePassporte (www.epassporte.com), a leading Visa issuer, to facilitate players online experience with the game and allow them to make purchases on the Internet, ePassporte announced today. ePassporte is a prepaid re-loadable Visa account that Final Fantasy players will be able to fund with a bank to bank transfer, a credit card, or from other ePassporte account holders. *(Logo: http://www.Send2Press.com/photoSP/epassporte.jpg) "We are very exited about this co-promotional opportunity with Square Enix and we look forward to enhancing the online experience of Final Fantasy XI players all over Europe," said Chris Mallick, CEO of ePassporte. Mallick continued, "ePassporte provides players the ability to make Final Fantasy purchases over the Internet in a seamless, safe and secure manner. Parents will be able to load their children's ePassporte Limited Edition Final Fantasy XI cards with a controlled and risk free payment method." Final Fantasy XI players may visit https://www.epassporte.com/ and click on the Final Fantasy XI link for more information. Consumers use ePassporte to instantly create an identity-protected Virtual Visa online, make Internet purchases and transfer money between ePassporte accounts anywhere in the world instantly. In addition to the Virtual Visa account, which is used for online purchases, consumers may add a physical ePassporte Visa card which can be used to shop with merchants all over the world and retrieve funds from ATMs. Created by expert e-commerce professionals, ePassporte is a payment system that protects your identity and cash while providing Visa's worldwide recognition and acceptance. All trademarks acknowledged. Media Contact: Rand Pate Communications Director ePassporte +1-310-827-5880 press@epassporte.com /Note to editors: images and screen shots available./ [ Source of news = ePassporte ] Ref: http://www.send2press.com/2archive/2004/pr04-120303-epassporte.txt http://www.send2press.com/2archivePDF/pr04-120303-epassporte.pdf ----------------------------------------------------------------- *IMPORTANT NOTE TO MEDIA: to reach the organization releasing this news, please contact: press@epassporte.com (media only) If used for publication, please send specimen copy. ----------------------------------------------------------------- PR-B 4C / CA + INTL / Paris, France / English (lang=en) Copr. (c) 2004 Send2Press Newswire. This release was issued on behalf of the above organization, who is solely responsible for accuracy of content, by Send2Press(TM), a unit of Neotrope(R). http://www.Send2Press.com [www.TheEntertainmentIndustry.com] references: ----------- visa peer-to-peer e-commerce transaction money banking payment billing debit pre-paid online instant delivery global currency ATM P2P B2B funding