AAA has announced it has enhanced its prepaid card products using Visa Inc. and MetaBank as key program partners. The new AAA Visa TravelMoney card and Visa Gift card are now available at participating AAA locations across the country.   » Continue Reading

Meta Payments Systems has announced "the iAdvance Line of Credit for the millions of Americans who are unable to access affordable, small dollar credit."   » Continue Reading

Fintura Corporation has announced the GreenPay MasterCard credit card - calling it "a new eco-friendly rewards credit card in the United States where the reward proposition goes directly toward the purchase and retirement of carbon credit offsets. The GreenPay MasterCard enables conservation-minded consumers to fight global warming with every card purchase." The card is issued by MetaBank.   » Continue Reading

Parago, a provider of rebate, incentive and promotion solutions, has announced "FSV Payment Systems has been selected as a strategic partner for prepaid services. In the newly formed partnership, FSV Payment Systems will manage prepaid card processing while their partner, Meta Payment Systems will provide issuing bank services."   » Continue Reading

ExxonMobil, along with TIO Networks Corporation and NetSpend Corporation, has announced the launch of the TIO Prepaid MasterCard at participating Exxon and Mobil convenience store locations across the United States. The card is issued by MetaBank.   » Continue Reading

We have received news of the following recent management changes:

• Scott Galit has been named Executive Vice President of the Meta Payment Systems unit at Meta Financial Group. According to Meta, "Galit is a pioneer in the prepaid card industry and most recently was Senior Vice President of Global Prepaid Products at MasterCard Worldwide. Prior to joining MasterCard, Scott was SVP and GM of First Data Prepaid Solutions."

Erika Hayasaki writes for the Los Angeles Times about the Sigo card - a prepaid MasterCard debit card designed for immigrants. Sigo cards are Issued by MetaBank and marketed by IDT Stored Value Services. More information about Sigo is available on their website.

In an article titled 'Immigrants Wary of Banks Put Faith in New Card", Steven Greenhouse writes for the New York Times about SiGo, a prepaid MasterCard debit card issued by MetaBank and distributed by IDT Stored Value Systems. Greenhouse reports that cards are an "ideal tool for 30 million workers, both foreign-born and native, who lack bank accounts and often face high check-cashing fees and frustrating obstacles in paying bills."

Visa USA has announced "the launch of its first contactless prepaid cards, providing consumers a faster and more convenient way to pay and offering merchants increased revenue opportunities, increased throughput and improved customer loyalty. MetaBank will be the first financial institution to issue the cards."   » Continue Reading

PAYjr, a free online money management system for teens, has announced it is now offering a prepaid MasterCard card, issued by MetaBank, as a companion to their online PAYjr service that helps parents teach their teenagers how to manage their allowance and develop better spending habits.   » Continue Reading

Catwalk Distribution in partnership with Trycera Financial, has announced the Model Prepaid MasterCard, a "full service financial tool designed to help professional and aspiring models and actors manage their finances smarter, faster and safer than ever before."   » Continue Reading