NEW YORK, May 14, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCQX: OTCM), operator of Open, Transparent and Connected financial marketplaces, today announced Calpian, Inc. (OTCQX: CLPI), an innovative global mobile payments technology and processing company, has qualified to trade on the OTCQX® Best Marketplace.

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Calpian begins trading today on OTCQX under the symbol "CLPI."  U.S. investors can find current financial disclosure and Real-Time Level 2 quotes for the company on www.otcmarkets.com.

"Calpian is helping drive the revolution in electronic commerce not only here in the U.S., but overseas, bringing the power of mobile payments to consumers in even the most rural areas," said R. Cromwell Coulson, President and CEO of OTC Markets Group.  "We are proud to welcome Calpian to our family of established, global and growth companies on OTCQX and look forward to supporting the company and its shareholders for many years to come."

"We are pleased and proud to see Calpian trading on the OTCQX marketplace.  Our upgrade to the OTCQX reflects our commitment to strengthening our corporate governance through high quality and timely financial reporting to serve our shareholders.  We believe that trading among the many top tier companies on the OTCQX marketplace will aid in our corporate mission to expand our mobile money services in the US and India," added Harold Montgomery, CEO of Calpian.

Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference LLP serves as Calpian's Designated Advisor for Disclosure ("DAD") on OTCQX, responsible for providing professional guidance on OTCQX requirements and U.S. securities laws.

Calpian is a global mobile payments technology and processing company offering mobile payment services through Indian subsidiary Money-On-Mobile and domestic transaction services through Calpian Commerce.  Money-On-Mobile is a mobile payment service provider that enables Indian consumers to use their mobile phones to pay for goods and services, or transfer funds from one cell phone to another using simple SMS text functionality.  Calpian Commerce provides the U.S. merchant community with an integrated suite of payment processing services and related software products.  

About OTC Markets Group Inc.
OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCQX: OTCM) operates Open, Transparent and Connected financial marketplaces for 10,000 U.S. and global securities.  Through our OTC Link® ATS, we directly link a diverse network of broker-dealers that provide liquidity and execution services for a wide spectrum of securities.  We organize these securities into marketplaces to inform investors of opportunities and risks: the OTCQX® Best Marketplace; the OTCQB® Venture Marketplace; and the OTC Pink® Open Marketplace.  Our data-driven platform enables investors to easily trade through the broker of their choice at the best possible price and empowers a broad range of companies to improve the quality and availability of information for their investors.  To learn more about how we create better informed and more efficient financial marketplaces, visit www.otcmarkets.com.

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