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Society Pass Inc (Nasdaq: SOPA)/Gorilla Global Releases Its Next Generation Mobile Telecoms App Targeted at Travelers in Southeast Asia

SINGAPORE - (NewMediaWire) - June 19, 2023 - Gorilla Global (Gorilla”), the mobile telecommunications arm of Society Pass Incorporated ("SoPa”) (Nasdaq: SOPA), Southeast Asias (SEA) next generation, data-driven, loyalty, fintech and e-commerce ecosystem, today announces the release of its next generation mobile telecoms app, offering a full suite of smart digital mobile communication solutions for travelers and working professionals in the SEA region.

Customers can now download Society Pass either on:

     Apple Store or

     Google Play.

 

With the motto of STAY CONNECTED, GET REWARDED”, Gorilla works with over 500 mobile operators across 190 countries, providing affordable roaming mobile data to business travelers in the SEA region and around the world through its proprietary e-SIM product. Embedded in the users mobile phone as a virtual SIM card, which eliminates the need for a physical SIM card, e-SIM technology offers the convenience of managing multiple cellular providers on a single device for traveling abroad and even separate plans for personal and business purposes. And later in 2023, Gorilla will launch its revolutionary Switchback Rewards feature, which allows any unused mobile data and credit to be converted into SOPA Loyalty Points and redeemed for rewards and offers across the SOPA platform. With a virtual mobile number, Gorillas users access cost-effective data plans to enjoy a reliable internet connection worldwide. And through its tiered data plans, Gorillas customers enjoy global mobile internet and have full control over their data spending.

Asia Pacific currently has over 100 million business travelers, representing more than 30% of the worlds market. According to Amadeus, by 2025, corporate travel spending in Asia Pacific is forecast to double and account for half of the worlds total. Rokas Sidlauskas, Chief Marketing Officer of SoPa, elaborates, Gorillas next-generation technology is targeted to the fast-growing business travel segment here in SEA. Our digital e-SIM product allows customers to buy data credit and to stay connected online with their mobile devices while traveling abroad. By 2H 2023, our suite of services will expand into local e-SIM provisions. Gorilla plans to offer a revolutionary Switchback Rewards feature, allowing any unused mobile data and credit to be converted into SOPA Loyalty Points and redeem them for awards across the ecosystem.”

Going forward, customers can access Gorillas services in the following manner:





Howie Ng, Chief Technology Officer of SoPa, explains Gorillas three main products:

1)    Gorilla Local e-SIM enables users to acquire a temporary local phone number while traveling, make phone calls, receive SMS, OTPs and other data through conventional 4G/5G network. Features include:

      Local e-SIM product with full flexibility and control over required data and talk-time

      Comes with local number

      Switch unused data back to Gorilla Points with SwitchBack

      Available globally

      Strategic partnership with Society Pass

2)    Gorilla Global Mobile App allows users to:

      Purchase & Activate Gorilla Global e-SIM Service

      Purchase, transfer and send data plans and mobile credit to business associates, family and friends

      SwitchBack unutilized data (later in 2023)

      Eliminate the need for multiple SIM cards when travelling

      Avoid high roaming charges

      Enjoy benefits of the next-generation telco solutions

3)    Gorilla SwitchBacks features are the following:

      Unused data can be converted to SOPA Points using SwitchBack

      Proprietary technology, new age solution

      Transforming digital consumable into a digital rewards

      SwitchBack, save and redeem points to enjoy thousands of rewards

      No Limits, No Caps

About Society Pass Inc.

Founded in 2018 as a data-driven loyalty, fintech and e-commerce ecosystem in the fast-growing markets of Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand, which account for more than 80% of the SEA population, and with offices located in Angeles, Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City, Jakarta, Manila, and Singapore, Society Pass Incorporated (Nasdaq: SOPA) is an acquisition-focused holding company operating 6 interconnected verticals (loyalty, digital media, travel, telecoms, lifestyle, and F&B), which seamlessly connects millions of registered consumers and hundreds of thousands of registered merchants/brands across multiple product and service categories throughout SEA.

Society Pass completed an initial public offering and began trading on the Nasdaq under the ticker SOPA in November 2021.

SoPa acquires fast growing e-commerce companies and expands its user base across a robust product and service ecosystem. SoPa integrates these complementary businesses through its signature Society Pass fintech platform and circulation of its universal loyalty points or Society Points, which has entered beta testing and is expected to launch broadly at the beginning of 2023. Society Pass loyalty program members earn and redeem Society Points and receive personalised promotions based on SoPas data capabilities and understanding of consumer shopping behaviour. SoPa has amassed more than 3.3 million registered consumers and over 650,000 registered merchants and brands. It has invested 2+ years building proprietary IT architecture to effectively scale and support its consumers, merchants, and acquisitions.

Society Pass leverages technology to tailor a more personalised experience for customers in the purchase journey and to transform the entire retail value chain in SEA. SoPa operates Thoughtful Media Group, a Thailand-based, a social commerce-focused, premium digital video multi-platform network; NusaTrip, a leading Indonesia-based Online Travel Agency; VLeisure, Vietnams leading provider of hotel management and payment solutions; Gorilla Global, a Singapore-based, mobile network operator; Leflair.com, Vietnams leading lifestyle e-commerce platform; and Pushkart.ph, a popular grocery delivery company in Philippines.

For more information on Society Pass, please visit:

Website at https://www.thesocietypass.com or

LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/societypass  or

Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/thesocietypass  or

Twitter at https://twitter.com/society_pass or

Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/societypass/.

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Media Contacts:

Rokas Sidlauskas

Chief Marketing Officer

rokas@thesocietypass.com

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