Calpian, Inc. (OTC:CLPI) announced today that Harold Montgomery, Calpian Chairman and CEO, has been chosen as a panelist at the 2013 Mobile Payments Congress to be held January 28-29, 2013 at the Treasure Island Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, NV. On Monday, January 28, Mr. Montgomery and the panel will address the topic of The Future of the Mobile Payments Industry and Where it is Headed, at 2:15 PM PST.

For more information about the 2013 Mobile Payments Congress, please visit:
http://www.globalmediadynamics.com/upcoming-events/mobile-payments

About Calpian, Inc.

Calpian, Inc. (OTC:CLPI) is a publicly traded company with corporate offices in Dallas, Texas and mobile payments emerging-market operations through its subsidiary in India. Calpian's U.S. business focuses on the 10,000 Independent Sales Organizations (ISOs) that serve approximately two million small merchants across all industries in the U.S. who pay an estimated $1 billion in annual residuals. Calpian's Indian subsidiary offers Money-on-Mobile, a pre-paid mobile payment solution, to more than 110,000 Indian retail locations. Calpian's management team has over 70 years in combined experience in the payments business. Calpian's CEO, Harold Montgomery, is a recognized industry leader who has provided expert testimony to the U.S. Congress and Federal Reserve Bank on payments-related issues and regularly appears in numerous industry publications, such as Transaction World Magazine. Please visit our website at www.calpian.com for more information.

Calpian, Inc.
Media Contact:
Cynthia Bailey, 404-886-8885
CMO
cbailey@calpian.com
or
Company Contact:
Harold Montgomery, 214-758-8603
CEO
haroldmontgomery@calpian.com
or
Investor Relations Contact:
John Liviakis, 415-389-4670
john@Liviakis.com