REDWOOD SHORES, CA — (Marketwired) — 08/04/16 — (NASDAQ: IPAS), the leading provider of global mobile connectivity, and , the first 100% Brazilian credit card brand to be accepted out of the country, have announced a partnership to provide Elo affluent international cardholders with free access to nearly 50 million Wi-Fi hotspots worldwide.
The addition of global Wi-Fi access to Elo–s premium benefits program is the first offering of its kind in the Latin American credit card market. Recently, Elo announced the international acceptance of its premium credit cards, Elo Mais, Elo Grafite and Elo Nanquim, and the Wi-Fi benefit is part of the company–s strategy for high-spend consumers. Those affluent cardholders will now benefit from simple, secure, always-on Wi-Fi in more than 120 countries, at airports, hotels, train stations, convention centers, outdoor venues, inflight, and more.
Available immediately, the iPass offering for Elo premium cards is set to reach high-value cardholders.
Gray Griffiths, president and CEO of iPass, said: “We are pleased to be working with Elo to bring the power of the iPass network to its premier customers. The Elo partnership is another example of how businesses can enhance their offerings with global Wi-Fi. Elo customers can now enjoy the benefits of unlimited and secure connectivity whenever they are travelling, allowing them to remain productive wherever they may be.”
“Elo has the goal of being versatile and have excellence in the quality of all services provided. This innovative partnership with iPass will allow our customers to have available several Wi-Fi hotspots, whether traveling for business or leisure,” said Eduardo Chedid, president of Elo. “We understand how important connectivity is to our customers, and we feel certain that free and secure access to the iPass network will provide them with immeasurable value.”
iPass (NASDAQ: IPAS) is the leading provider of global mobile connectivity, offering simple, secure, always-on Wi-Fi access on any mobile device. Built on a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform, the iPass cloud-based service keeps its customers connected by providing unlimited Wi-Fi connectivity on unlimited devices. iPass is the world–s largest Wi-Fi network, with more than 57 million hotspots in more than 120 countries, at airports, hotels, train stations, convention centers, outdoor venues, inflight, and more. Using patented technology, the iPass SmartConnect platform takes the guesswork out of Wi-Fi, automatically connecting customers to the best hotspot for their needs. Customers simply download the iPass app to experience unlimited, everywhere, and invisible Wi-Fi.
iPass® is a registered trademark of iPass Inc. Wi-Fi® is a registered trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance. All other trademarks are owned by their respective owners.
Elo is the first 100% Brazilian Credit Card brand. Created in the late 1960s, Elo returned to the market and was officially presented in 2011, a result of the merger of the three largest banks in the country (Banco do Brasil, Bradesco and CAIXA). Aiming to be a robust and comprehensive brand, Elo offers a wide range of products and services aimed at all audiences, in credit, debit, prepaid and benefits categories. Accepted all over the country in over 2.5 million establishments, Elo has approximately 95 million issued cards.
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