December 1, 2006
                              
“Avenues  announced today that it has signed on ‘The Bank of Rajasthan’ as its net  banking partner. With this it has added yet another bank to its already  extensive range of payment options”.
Avenues  South Asia’s largest integrated eCommerce  Company is the Holding Company for a number of e-Ventures. It aims at providing  highly customized and innovative end-to-end ASP hosted solutions for a variety  of industry verticals. Its three main offerings are CCAvenue - India's largest neutral online payment gateway,  ResAvenue - India's  complete reservation engine for the Hospitality Industry and with EventAvenue –  the online management solution for the Event Industry. 
Since  its launch in 2001, Avenues has been constantly developing and enhance its  solutions with different types of value additions. One of the key value  additions over the years has been the increase in its banks and payment options  partners. This enables it to widen the paying customer base for merchants,  hoteliers and event managers.
Through  this mutually beneficial association, ‘The Bank of Rajasthan’ will gain  advanced technology and will be able to provide their customers with shopping  facilities at over 4000 websites. The Bank of Rajasthan customers will benefit  as they can now use their Bank Accounts to pay for the goods and services of  over 4000 of Avenues' web merchants retailing millions of different types of  products and services; they can make and pay for hotel reservations online; and  can make online bookings for events and exhibitions.
Mr.  Vishwas Patel, the CEO of Avenue said, "Today, more and more people and  businesses are discovering the power of the internet. We at Avenues want to  ensure that our merchants, hoteliers and event managers, receive the most out  of their real time, 24 x 7 online shops. To further this aim, especially in a  credit card adverse society like India, you need to have as many net  banking options as possible. We are constantly working towards this goal and we  hope to include many more banks in the near future”.
About The Bank of  Rajasthan 
Established in May 1943 in Udaipur,  The Bank of Rajasthan is the  largest private sector bank in North India.  The bank provides its customers with the following services - Commercial Banking, Merchant Banking, Auxiliary  services, Consumer Banking, Deposit & Money Placement services, Trust &  Custodial services, International Banking, Priority Sector Banking, and  Depository. It also has specialized Forex and Industrial finance branches.
The  Bank of Rajasthan has branches all across India  with prominent presence in Rajasthan. Its large network includes 12 Regional Offices, 436 branches 5 extension counter and 344 Online Branches (Includes  Extn. Counters). 96 branches are fully computerized.
About Avenues India  Pvt Ltd 
Avenues  is a profitable, debt-free company and currently services thousands of eMerchants  worldwide through its solutions www.CCAvenue.com, www.ResAvenue.com, www.EventAvenue.com, www.MembersAvenue.com, www.TrustAvenue.com, www.BpoAvenue.com.  It is the largest integrated eCommerce solutions provider in South   Asia. Avenues has shown revenue growth and profit growth  consistently, year on year. Avenues is incorporated in India, and has offices in Singapore, Hong Kong, and USA. The Avenues support and  development center is based in Mumbai,   India. The  total strength of the Avenues team is currently 120 personnel, spanning across  all disciplines. For more information, log onto: www.Avenues.info