LEAWOOD, Kan., July 06, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:EEFT), a leading electronic payments provider, today announced it has acquired XE, a global leader in digital foreign exchange information.
XE has established itself as the world’s leading provider of currency related data, fulfilling more than 2.9 billion annual requests. XE’s XE.com and x-rates.com websites draw more than 1.6 billion total page views from more than 200 million unique visitors per year, while its mobile app has achieved more than 35 million downloads and three billion rate requests since it was launched in 2009. These user statistics consistently rank XE in the top 500 global websites, comparable to leading brands such as Reuters, Samsung and the Wall Street Journal according to Alexa.com, an analytics website. Additionally, XE ranks as one of the top five business news sites globally, sharing recognition with respected brands such as Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal, according to similarweb.com, a digital measurement company.