[December 15, 2014]

Oink® Payments Expands Network to Millions of Gamers with New Partnership

Virtual Piggy, Inc. (OTCQB:VPIG), creator of Oink, the award-winning payment technology for the youth market, today announced it has entered into a partnership that will integrate its payment solution into the Playerize network.

Playerize specializes in monetization for the social and mobile gaming industry. The Playerize network has seen over 2 billion interactions from gamers to date and spans over 200 countries and territories with over 49,000 game publishers.

"Oink is an innovative payment solution that provides tremendous opportunity for publishers to reach millennials and generation Z," said Lyal Avery, Co-Founder of Playerize.

Oink is the only payment technology designed to allow retailers and game publishers to reach under 21 consumers in a safe, legal and effective manner compliant with the FTC (News - Alert), COPPA and other international regulations. The innovative technology serves as a digital wallet that provides tight fraud control and high security for both the consumer and publisher.

"This partnership with Playerize is an excellent opportunity to offer Oink as a payment method to millions of gamers online everyday," said Dr. Jo Webber, CEO and Founder of Oink. "Their global reach will allow Oink to rapidly scale both our domestic and internationl gaming presence."

About Virtual Piggy, Inc.

Virtual Piggy is the provider of Oink, the first e-commerce solution that enables kids and teens to manage and spend money within parental controls. It enables parents to teach financial management through the use of a secure family wallet. 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, based in Hermosa Beach, CA (News - Alert), is on the Web at: www.virtualpiggy.com and holds three technology patents, US Patent No. 8,762,230, 8,650,621 and 8,812,395.

About Playerize

Playerize makes it easy for anyone worldwide to purchase or earn your virtual currency. Their flagship product, the SuperRewards Offer Wall, delivers highly-targeted advertising offers and scores of locally-relevant direct payment methods to millions of users online every day. The company also now owns PayByShopping and PromoteClix (a Facebook (News - Alert) approved ad network). Playerize has offices in Vancouver and San Francisco. For more information on Playerize, please visit www.playerize.com.

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