LOS ANGELES, Oct. 15, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — America Voice LLC, announced today that it has agreed to acquire 40% of Cronion, S.A. Subsidiary Oh My Card (“OMC”) of Guatemala City. Through OMC’s new affiliation with America Voice, customers in the US will now be able to electronically send their families gift cards which can be used specifically at any of OMC’s network of retailers in Guatemala. According to The Multilateral Investment Fund (OMIN) —member of the Inter-American Development Bank— Guatemala has the second largest remittance income in Latin America, with $5.1 billion dollars in 2013, or 9.5% of its GDP.

America Voice CEO, Edwin Cortez stated, “We want our customers to have a variety of options that allow them to stay in touch, as well as to provide financial support to their loved ones back home. With the variety of telecom products that America Voice and its affiliates provide, the addition of electronic international gift cards now allows us to achieve both of these objectives.”

Oh My Card CEO, Francisco Contreras, stated, “We are excited to change the way Latin Americans support their families financially using leading edge technology and America Voice telecom products with a safe and effective service. Latin Americans will now be able to electronically send a supermarket or pharmacy gift card directly to their families’ cell phone just as easily and quickly as sending a mobile Top Up.

About America Voice:

America Voice provides prepaid telecommunications products tailored for those looking to stay in touch with friends and loved ones abroad at very reasonable rates. These products are available in over 6,500 retail locations in the US and Canada. America Voice is part of a group of affiliated telecommunications companies operating in the US and Latin America. Through the group’s other companies (Secure IP Telecom, Inc and Atel communications, S.A.) services such as wholesale long distance, flat rate international calling, and fixed telephony are also offered in the US and Central America. For more information please visit www.americavoice.com

About Oh My Card:

Oh My Card is a leader in the gift card market in Guatemala expanding throughout Central America providing Gift Card and Loyalty programs to more than 35 retailers using advanced technology through its own pre-paid payment platform. Oh My Card offers consumers different choices of restaurants, supermarkets, pharmacies and many other options through a variety of retailers. It is a solution long awaited by Latin Americans wishing to provide financial support to their loved ones while allowing them to specify how the funds will be used. For more information please visit www.ohmycard.com

SOURCE America Voice LLC