Virtual Piggy Partners with Leading Fundraising Platform

Virtual Piggy Partners with Leading Fundraising Platform

Youth payments technology to be available on FlipGive

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Virtual Piggy, Inc. (OTCBB: VPIG), an innovator in safe youth payments, today announced that it will provide its youth-friendly payment system to FlipGive, a digital give-marketing platform for brands looking to win hearts and drive sales.

The FlipGive platform connects brands to the $200+ billion fundraising market, converting customers into a sales force to raise money. Their give-marketing programs help brands drive sales and create positive social impact in their communities. Current partners included Johnson & Johnson, Lowes, Schwan's, Aldo and Indigo.

Virtual Piggy promotes financial management while empowering youth under 18 to make purchasing, saving and other money management decisions for themselves, within the boundaries setup by parents. The technology serves as a family wallet that is available online or via mobile, and is 100% free to use.

"Virtual Piggy's technology makes it much easier for kids and teens to directly support the fundraising efforts of their friends and people in their communities," said Mark Marovich, Brand Director at FlipGive.

"Community giving is a key value for Virtual Piggy's consumers, and FlipGive provides our user base with an excellent fundraising option that we're really excited about," said Dr. Jo Webber, CEO and Founder of Virtual Piggy. "It's important for all ages to be able to support causes they care about on a local, regional and global level."

For information about Virtual Piggy visit www.VirtualPiggy.com

About Virtual Piggy, Inc.

Virtual Piggy, Inc. is 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 always 100% free to use. The technology company delivers online security platforms designed for the Under 18 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 FlipGive

FlipGive provides a digital platform that connects brands to the $200+ billion fundraising market, converting customers into a sales force to raise money. Our give-marketing programs help brands drive sales and create positive social impact in their communities. Give-marketing is a type of marketing where a company pledges "to give" to a fundraiser in exchange for the fundraisers promoting and selling on the company's behalf. Current partners include Johnson & Johnson, Lowe's, Schwan's, Aldo, Indigo, Pearson, AIMIA and other Fortune 1000 brands. The company is proud to be the first internationally certified B Corporation and shares the B Corp vision of using the power of business to solve social problems. For more information, please visit flipgive.com.

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Public Relations
Sarah Hall Productions
Jenna Guarneri, 212-529-1598
Jenna@SHPNY.com
or
Investor Relations
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Peter Seltzberg, 646-415-8972
or
UK:
Suzanne Noble, +44 7957 371840
snoble@virtualpiggy.com

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