{"id":1241,"date":"2013-07-12T11:10:46","date_gmt":"2013-07-12T11:10:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.invision.ch\/?p=1241"},"modified":"2019-07-11T15:08:57","modified_gmt":"2019-07-11T15:08:57","slug":"boost-acquires-majority-stake-in-mobile-marketing-and-payments-provider-xsmart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.invision.ch\/en\/boost-acquires-majority-stake-in-mobile-marketing-and-payments-provider-xsmart\/","title":{"rendered":"Boost acquires majority stake in mobile marketing and payments provider xsmart"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"teaser-text\">\n<p>Boost, a market leader in marketing &amp; sales services, acquires a majority interest in mobile marketing and payments company xsmart.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"news-text-wrap\">\n<p>The investment in xsmart allows Boost to complement the existing offerings in shopper activation and sales elevation with mobile solutions.<\/p>\n<p>Boost is a portfolio company of the leading investment firm Invision.<\/p>\n<h2>ESTABLISHED PROVIDER OF MOBILE MARKETING AND MOBILE PAYMENTS<\/h2>\n<p>xsmart is a market leader in the field of couponing and payments services delivered both online and mobile. Christian Baumann, Co-founder and Managing Director of xsmart, is convinced by the upside potential of the combination with Boost: \u201eWe are absolutely enthusiastic about bundling our forces with Boost, a highly innovative service provider in the area of shopper activation. Our companies focus on electronic ticketing and e-couponing solutions, so that our customers don\u2019t have to maintain their own infrastructures for these services. Without question, the development of smartphone apps is absolutely necessary in this context.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>COMPLEMENTARY SERVICE OFFERING OF BOOST AND XSMART<\/h2>\n<p>The integration of xsmart into Boost allows for valuable synergies through the combination of the offered services. Michael Reinwald, CEO of Boost, elaborates on the rationale: \u201exsmart\u2019s expertise in mobile marketing will be incorporated into Boost\u2019s services to further enhance the added value that Boost provides to its clients. 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