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Valve and Payelp partner for Russian expansion of payment kiosks

August 22, 2013

Valve, the creator of Steam (a platform for PC and Mac games and other digital entertainment), announced that it has selected Payelp Global to help gamers to purchase games on Steam.

Payelp is an e-commerce and business development platform that allows merchants to accept credit cards, cash, direct debit, kiosk and mobile payments worldwide, according to the news release.

With cash remaining the primary method of payment in Russia and CIS countries, payment kiosks are one of the most utilized means allowing consumers to pay for services in these regions. The recent integration with Payelp will help loyal Steam users to be able to add value to their Steam Wallet at more than 1.7 million kiosks across Russia, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, the Czech Republic, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and more, affecting millions of gamers, the news release said.

"Steam is revolutionary in the way they bring gamers together and the way they distribute their games," said Albert Donahue, CEO of Payelp Global. "We are very pleased that Valve chose Payelp to help gamers in these regions to more easily add value to their Steam account. We look forward to even more possibilities and growth in the future."

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