Oink Revolutionizes Teen Payments Landscape

Delivers a safe, family-friendly omni-channel experience

LOS ANGELES--()--Virtual Piggy, Inc. (OTCQB:VPIG), provider of innovative safe youth payments technology, Oink, today announced users will soon have additional in-store payment capabilities with transactions enabled via the Discover® Network.

With more than 2 billion teens spending $800 Billion globally, Oink has been providing a family wallet solution to shop safely and securely and can be used as a financial management tool.

"Discover and Oink share common goals centered around financial transparency and youth financial literacy,” said Dr. Jo Webber, CEO & Founder of Oink. “This shared vision, coupled with the wide acceptance of the Discover network, makes this arrangement perfect for Discover and Oink.”

This new functionality will initially go live in the U.S., and then will expand to Europe and Asia later this year.

For information about Oink visit www.oink.com.

About Virtual Piggy, Inc.

Virtual Piggy is the provider of Oink, the first e-commerce solution that enables kids and teens to manage and spend money within parental controls. It enables parents to teach financial management through the use of a secure family wallet. The technology company delivers online security platforms designed for the Under 21 age group in the global online market, and also enables online businesses the ability to function in a manner consistent with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”) and similar international children’s privacy laws. The company is based in Hermosa Beach, CA and on the Web at: www.virtualpiggy.com.

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Contacts

Virtual Piggy, Inc.
US:
Public Relations
Sarah Hall Productions
Jenna Guarneri, 212-529-1598
Jenna@SHPNY.com
or
Investor Relations
Investor Awareness
Tony Schor, 847-945-2222 ext. 221
tony@investorawareness.com
or
UK:
Suzanne Noble, +44 7957 371840
snoble@oink.com

Release Summary

Oink and Discover revolutionize teen payments with a partnership that will soon allow teens to make in-store purchases within parental controls through Oink and the Discover Network.

Contacts

Virtual Piggy, Inc.
US:
Public Relations
Sarah Hall Productions
Jenna Guarneri, 212-529-1598
Jenna@SHPNY.com
or
Investor Relations
Investor Awareness
Tony Schor, 847-945-2222 ext. 221
tony@investorawareness.com
or
UK:
Suzanne Noble, +44 7957 371840
snoble@oink.com