Oink Aligns with Visualsoft for Expedited Merchant Acquisition

Virtual Piggy, Inc. (OTCQB: VPIG), provider of innovative safe youth payments technology, Oink, today announced that it has partnered with Visualsoft.

Visualsoft is one of the UK’s leading eCommerce agencies, providing web and e-commerce services to over 1,000 UK businesses and have today announced a partnership Oink to deliver a safe and secure payment solution for youth-market focused eCommerce sites. Oink and Visualsoft have reached a deal that will see 50 UK and EU merchants with combined revenue totaling over £345m PA to be contracted by end of Q2. Merchants include Charles Clinkard, Blue Inc, Blueberries, Jules B, Fillow, and others.

Oink is the only COPPA-compliant payment technology designed to allow retailers and game publishers to reach under 21 consumers in a safe, legal and effective manner. The award-winning technology enables teens to manage, with parental supervision, their allowances online, as well as shop safely, and track budgets and serves as a family wallet that is available online or via mobile, and will have in-store payment options available in 2014.

“Integrating Oink into our payment offerings is a great addition to the Visualsoft eCommerce service,” said Rich Himsworth, Head of Business Development at Visualsoft. “We’re excited to be able to partner with Oink in this way and open doors to the youth market for our youth-focused retailers.”

“Visualsoft is an excellent partner for Oink as we continue to grow within the UK and European markets,” said Joe Peden, General Manager, EMEA at Oink. “Their expertise and relationships with thousands of retailers within the UK make this an exciting opportunity to continue our rapid international growth at an accelerated pace.”

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 to manage and spend money within parental controls. It enables parents to teach financial management through the use of a secure family wallet that is available online or via mobile and is 100% free to use. 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

About Visualsoft

Based in the North East of England, Visualsoft is one of the UK’s leading web development companies, providing website design, development and online marketing services to over 650 online retailers from around the UK and Europe.

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Contacts:

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

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