The move comes in the wake of a of financing from Citicorp Capital Asia and a host of other investors in August.
Plans are afoot to move into Australia, Malaysia and Vietnam in the near future.
The company also plans to develop a new brand to represent its international businesses. Last week during a swing through Asia, chief executive officer Leonard Cordiner announced the company would soon adopt a new moniker to reflect its expansion throughout the region, although he added that China would remain a top priority for the company. Two pages worth of Internet space will be offered to SMSs to help them make the leap online, all of which will be posted under the new brand and regional brands. The company expects to have at least 200,000 by the end of the year and one million within a few years.