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For Immediate Release

OANDA goes mobile with Sweet Caesar

TORONTO, March 26, 2008-- OANDA Corporation, well known for pioneering Internet-based forex trading and a global leader in currency information services, is going mobile and has partnered with leading-edge technology and design firm SWEET CAESAR. The technology leaders have collaborated on the release of FXConverter Mobile, software that provides mobile users with direct access to accurate conversion information for 164 currencies. The software is designed for BlackBerry® smartphones (running BlackBerry® Device Software 4.0 or higher) from Research In Motion (RIM) (TSX: RIMM), and provides customers with an engaging, easy-to-use-interface. See http://m.fxconverter.com for more information.

FXConverter Mobile is an extension of OANDA FXConverter, the most requested online resource at OANDA.com. Millions of users already depend on this application for their travel, business and shopping needs. OANDA is a trusted source for currency data, with access to one of the world's largest historical, high frequency, filtered currency databases. It maintains second-by-second contact with the world's leading banks to ensure uninterrupted exchange rate accuracy. Global leaders, including the big four auditing firms, depend on OANDA's foreign exchange data as the authoritative source for their back office operations.

Reliable currency data may be needed any time, anywhere. Says, Clyde Wagner, Founding Partner of SWEET CAESAR, “With quickly changing work habits and lifestyles, there’s a huge and growing demand for mobile content. With FXConverter Mobile, on-the-go traveling professionals have immediate access to must-have currency information from their BlackBerry smartphone.”

Michael Stumm, President of OANDA Corporation, sees many opportunities for mobile applications in the forex market. “FXConverter Mobile is the first phase in a broader suite of tools targeted to the business consumer. Our currency tools are essential to running an informed business. As the business environment expands beyond the conventional workplace, we intend to deploy more of these tools to the mobile business user.”

About Sweet Caesar

SWEET CAESAR designs and implements sophisticated software applications to create an engaging mobile experience that is easy to use, and relevant. SWEET CAESAR leverages the strength of mobile devices and mobile networks to provide elegant, innovative software that provides high-value conversations between businesses and consumers over everyday phones. For more information about Sweet Caesar and its services, please visit www.sweetcaesar.com.

About OANDA

OANDA Corporation is a trendsetter in Internet-based currency trading and a globally recognized provider of currency localization and information services. Possessing one of the world's largest and most accurate databases of currency prices, OANDA was the first to offer a broad range of currency exchange-rate information free of charge over the Web in 1995. Today it handles more than a million queries a day. For more information about OANDA and its services, please visit http://www.oanda.com. OANDA is a registered Futures Commission Merchant (FCM) with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and is a member of the National Futures Association (NFA).