Update on 2007 Prepaid Card Expo
Prepaid Media has announced that Vicente Fox, President of Mexico, John Philip Coghlan, President and CEO, Visa USA, Tommy Thompson, former US Secretary of Health and Human Services, and Richard “Casey” Hoffman, Texas State Deputy Attorney General for Families and Children will keynote the 2007 Prepaid Card Expo in Las Vegas.
Sold out in 2006 with over 1,100 attendees, the 2007 Prepaid Card Expo has begun accepting online registrations (visit: www.PrepaidCardExpo.com), and will feature a new Payment Industry Update Track, nine new pre-conference workshops, and over 130 exhibitors. HBO comedian Richard Jeni will headline the Inaugural Annual Industry Dinner and Prepaid Card Awards.“We are extremely pleased to have these four prominent leaders and visionaries keynote the 2007 Prepaid Card Expo,” said Jonathan A. Weiner, president of Prepaid Media. “Following the success of the sold-out 2006 Prepaid Card Expo earlier this year, the 2007 Expo will continue its role as the single largest event in the payment card industry worldwide, providing attendees key insights into the latest industry developments and market opportunities.”
The 2007 Prepaid Card Expo is sponsored by a number of industry leading companies. Gold Sponsors include: Galileo Processing, Green Dot Corporation, Meta Payment Systems, and Visa. Silver and Track Sponsors include: American Express, Carlson Marketing, Discover Network, Experian, IDT Financial Services, and MasterCard.
Additional Sponsors include: Bank Of America, Bank First, Blackhawk Network, Blackstone, Bluko Information Group, Bryan Cave, CardEx, CardMarte, Chockstone, Comdata, eCommLink, Ecount, eFunds, First Bank of Delaware, First Data, FSV Payment Systems, i2c inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co., KeyBank, Korn/Ferry International, Metavante, Nomad Processing Services, Official Payments Corp., Prepaid Solutions, Portico Capital Securities LLC, RBS Lynk, Revel, Springbok Services Inc., Stored Value Systems, Ta’Facil, TranSend, TSYS Prepaid, US Bank, and Wow! Card Services.
Media Sponsors include: American Banker, ATM & Debit News, Benefits & Compensation Solutions, BusinessWire, Cardline, Cards & Payments, Card Technology, Cardweb.com, Digital Transactions, Field Media, Green Sheet, Incentive, Industrial Hygiene News, Intele-Card News, Network Branded Prepaid Card Association (NBPCA), Nilson Report, Potentials, Prepaid Press, Prepaid Trends, US Banker, and Virtual Press Office.
Details On New Payments Industry Update Track And Workshops
Prepaid cards have emerged as part of a long-established payments marketplace dating back to the 1950s. The 2007 Prepaid Card Expo includes a new Payments Industry Update Track to provide an overview of the opportunities presented by, and the challenges of, the payments industry generally and card marketplace in particular, with an emphasis on those that impact prepaid and stored value cards and the various markets served by them.
As well, the 2007 Prepaid Card Expo will feature nine new pre-conference in-depth workshops, including: Prepaid Cards 101 – Card Brand Perspectives; Processing Technology for Prepaid; Economics and Profitability of Prepaid & Stored Value Cards – An Overview; Bank Secrecy Act and Anti-Money Laundering; Recruiting & Retaining in Competitive Markets; Retail Gift Cards and Loyalty; and Marketing to the Unbanked & Underserved. In addition, the NBPCA, the leading trade organization for the prepaid card industry, will host two workshops representing each of its working groups – Government Relations, and Consumer and Media Education. Workshops will be held on February 26, 2007, one day prior to the start of the 2007 Expo.
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