The Prepaid Press - September 15, 2008 - (Page 27)

RETAIL FOCUS September 15 · 2008 - 27 ACE and NetSpend Launch March of Dimes Card Visa Prepaid Card to Further the Prevention of Birth Defects AUSTIN, TX (September 4, 2008) ACE Cash Express, a retailer of financial services, and NetSpend Corporation, a provider of prepaid solutions in the United States, have launched the March of Dimes Visa Prepaid Card, the first reloadable prepaid debit card to give consumers a way to continuously support pregnancy and infant health education and advocacy. “ACE’s customers already have demonstrated their desire to contribute to health causes through our Pink card with NetSpend, and we want to offer the same opportunity to cardholders interested in participating in ACE’s on-going relationship with the March of Dimes,” said Jay B. Shipowitz, President and CEO of ACE Cash Express. “Infant health is something that we and our customers take very seriously, and they are eager to show their generosity through this type of program.” ACE’s employees, customers and communities have worked together to raise more than $1 million for the March of Dimes over the last five years through an annual fundraising program. ACE will donate a portion of every purchase made with the March of Dimes Visa Prepaid Card to the March of Dimes to support its programs of research, community services, education, and advocacy to save babies. “NetSpend understands its customers’ desire to contribute to a cause and make a difference while gaining economic freedom,” said Dan Henry, CEO of NetSpend. “The ability to make a meaningful contribution while completing a daily transaction is very appealing.” The March of Dimes Prepaid Card is available to new and existing NetSpend cardholders for purchase at ACE Cash Express locations nationwide and available for reload at NetSpend authorized locations across the country. The card can be used to make purchases or gain access to cash everywhere Visa debit cards are accepted worldwide, and cardholders can maintain up to a $10,000 balance. Cardholder funds are deposited in a federally insured account at MetaBank, member FDIC. NetSpend says it is the only prepaid financial services company with a charitable prepaid reloadable debit card product. Source: NetSpend Corporation (www.netspend.com) March of Dimes (www.marchofdimes.com) ACE Cash Express (www.acecashexpress.com) AccuPOS Announces AccuCount Software New Software Manages Inventory and Time Clock LOS ANGELES, CA (August 12, 2008) Attitude POSitive announced availability of its AccuCount inventory management software for use with the SP5500 Optimus S Series. A tool for maintaining inventory in QuickBooks or Peachtree by Sage, AccuCount enables retailers to receive items from vendors and compare physical counts with the quantity on hand. In addition, AccuCount assists with the task of creating professional bar code labels for inventory control. AccuPOS CEO Zion Shina commented, “Retailers don’t have a lot of time to spend on inventory management, but it is a critical part of any business. AccuCount helps retailers tighten inventory control, increase accuracy and reduce employee hours spent on inventory management, making return on investment almost immediate.” With AccuCount, retailers use a wireless scanner to perform physical counts and then AccuCount automatically compares these numbers with the quantity on hand as shown in their existing accounting program, allowing seamless adjustments in a fraction of the time. At the same time, AccuCount will send item receipts to QuickBooks or Peachtree, increasing quantity on hand and streamlining their billing process. AccuCount also helps retailers create their own bar code labels, which enables complete and accurate inventory control. AccuPOS POS software provides seamless bookkeeping to accounting programs, including QuickBooks, Peachtree, Simply Accounting and MAS. Designed to be faster than a cash register, AccuPOS POS offers a 2-3 keystroke sales process, and includes drag-n-drop set-up features for the retail and hospitality industries, such as touch-screen menu design, remote order printing, built-in credit card and gratuity processing, simple server checkout, comps and split checks, customized food prep instructions, customer loyalty tracking, and now an online/Web orders interface. The software also includes reports, including profit and loss, top selling items and more. Source: Attitude POSitive (www.accupos.com) Springbok Offers Private Label Prepaid Cards Loyalty Program Promotes Brand Visibility and Redemption Visit Our S pon and Exhib sors ito our Virtua rs in l Exhibit Hall throu gh October 2 008! The Prepaid Press Expo 2008 Thanks its Sponsors and Exhibitors for a Successful Show! ENGLEWOOD, CO (September 2, 2008) Springbok Services is now offering private label prepaid cards for its corporate clients. Springbok designed its new private label prepaid cards to be fully customizable, allowing clients to most effectively promote their organization and strengthen their brand among their target audiences. While Springbok’s prepaid cards can be used at practically any location, Springbok’s newest private label offering enables end-users to redeem the cards only with a specific merchant or group of merchants as determined by the client. This directs all funds back to the locations of choice and optimizes the success of a client’s loyalty program. Springbok’s private label prepaid cards require no changes to a merchant’s point-of-sale (POS) system and the private label cards solely reflect the client’s brand. “Unlike other prepaid card programs, Springbok’s private label cards give our clients’ exclusive branding and controlled redemption options. These advantages channel measurable results for myriad corporate brand awareness activities, such as marketing campaigns and incentive programs,” said Sarah Grotta, executive vice president of business development, Springbok Services. “Springbok’s private label cards can increase clients’ revenues and at the same time enhance loyalty among customers. This is a powerful approach to positively motivate behavior.” Springbok says it offers complete program development and card fulfillment, to transaction processing and reporting. When a private label card is used at a participating merchant the information is sent directly to the Springbok system to verify the merchant and the transaction amount. The Springbok system then approves the purchase and sends the information back to the merchant’s POS. Source: Springbok Services, Inc. (www.springbokservices.com) “The Prepaid Press Expo is the rebirth of prepaid.” Pete Pattullo, CEO, NetworkIP - Sponsor of the Gladiators of LD Pavilion & Toga Party “The best part of the show as an exhibitor was the quality of exhibit hall guests. The show size was perfect and liked the fact of having the meeting areas oﬀ to the side!! ” Bob Bench, Dial World Network “The quality of the traﬃc and the vendors was impressive. As just an attendee this year, I’m looking forward to my company exhibiting at next year’s show.” Derron Winfrey, President, ECS & Softgate Systems “The Prepaid Press Expo is exactly what this industry needed and at exactly the right moment in time. Thank You to The Prepaid Press and Pelorus Group for their foresight and tireless eﬀorts which made this year’s event possible and a huge success. We are all looking forward to even bigger and better things in 2009!” Jonathan Marashlian, Helein & Marashlian, LLC, The CommLaw Group Check our site often for updates. Bigger and Better in 2009! expo@prepaidpressexpo.com - www.prepaidpressexpo.com Emperor Sponsors Senator Sponsors Centurion Sponsors Conference Partner Media Partners http://www.netspend.com http://www.marchofdimes.com http://www.accupos.com http://www.acecashexpress.com http://www.prepaidpressexpo.com http://www.prepaidpressexpo.com http://www.springbokservices.com

Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of The Prepaid Press - September 15, 2008

The Prepaid Press - September 15, 2008 ISOs Hold Key to Growth in Prepaid Industry Contents From the Publisher: The Show Goes On Regulatory Rundown: Early Fall Regulatory Beat 5 Minutes With Brian Rudolph, Co-owner, Krush Communications TPPEXPO’08 Spotlight Dateline Expo: Prepaid Wireless Update 2008 Wireless in Brief MetroPCS Available at Best Buy Western Capital Resources Inc. to Acquire PQH, Inc. TracFone Launches SafeLink Wireless Prepaid Wireless Roundup CIT Secures Financing for Prepaid Wireless Company MetroPCS Premiers Loopt Social-Mapping Services Virgin Mobile USA Reports Financial Results Dateline Expo: Prepaid Calling Card Update 2008 Inc. 5000 Recognizes Viscom International USAC’s “Carrier’s Carrier” Rule Comes Under Attack NetIQ Extends VoIP Management to Microsoft Office Transverse Launches OSS/BSS Open Source Platform Calling Cards in Brief Dateline Expo: Prepaid and Alternative Payments Update 2008 NETELLER and TransSend to Offer Cards Payments in Brief U.S. Treasury Introducing Direct Express Debit Card Visa Launches New Mobile Payment Services SCX Global Acquired by Rev Worldwide Metavante Selected by Corporate Network eCom ACE and NetSpend Launch March of Dimes Card AccuPOS Announces AccuCount Software Springbok Offers Private Label Prepaid Cards Prepaid 101: ATMs and Prepaid NACS Releases State of the Industry Report PaySpot to Distribute Futura Cards Hypercom Lands Element Payment Services Retail Focus in Brief Our Advertisers Contact Us

The Prepaid Press - September 15, 2008

For optimal viewing of this digital publication, please enable JavaScript and then refresh the page. If you would like to try to load the digital publication without using Flash Player detection, please click here.