TAS Group (Italian Stock Exchange: TAS), a global innovative solutions provider of card management systems, electronic payments and financial markets, and Net Element, Inc. (NASDAQ:NETE) (“Net Element”), a global technology provider of mobile payment and value-added transactional services, have entered into a strategic partnership to develop and promote Europay, MasterCard, and Visa (“EMV”) chip-enabled solutions, card management systems, and mobile payment technologies in the US and various global markets.