TOKYO, JAPAN, September 22, 2011 --- NTT DOCOMO, INC. announced today that it plans to make an additional investment of up to 28.4 million euros, or about 3.1 billion yen*, in the leading German mobile and interactive service provider, net mobile AG, which it acquired in 2009 through its wholly-owned German subsidiary.
This additional investment will be used by net mobile mainly to acquire a controlling stake in Bankverein Werther, a private German bank with strong electronic commerce and payment services. Utilizing Bankverein Werther’s existing banking license and credit card licenses, as well as the bank’s main systems, net mobile will be able to greatly enhance its mobile payment platform. In addition to net mobile’s current operator-billing systems, such as premium SMS payments, after the acquisition it will offer direct debit and credit card payments and also develop various means of settlement.
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