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 TO KEYNOTE 2007 PREPAID CARD EXPO IN LAS VEGAS
Sold Out In 2006, the 2007 Prepaid Card Expo Will Feature New Payments Industry Update Track, Nine New Conference Workshops, And Over 130 Exhibitors
HBO’s Richard Jeni To Headline Inaugural Annual Industry Dinner and Prepaid Card Awards
Nashua, NH, November 13, 2006 – Prepaid Media, a leading provider of
business-to-business, integrated media and information services to the
prepaid and stored value card industry, today 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
and will feature a new Payment Industry Update
Track, nine new 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.
2007 Prepaid Card Expo Keynote Speakers
As well, the 2007 Prepaid Card Expo will feature nine new 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.
About Prepaid Media
Prepaid Media provides a host of business-to-business media and information services to numerous emerging industries. Areas of focus include the rapidly growing network branded prepaid and stored value card industry, and the consumer-driven health care (CDHC) industry. Prepaid Media’s properties include Expo Properties – Prepaid Card Expo and co-located CDHC Expo, and Integrated Media Properties – PayBefore.com, Prepaid Card Report (PCR), and Prepaid Card Report Newsletter (PCR Newsletter). Prepaid Media also produces the Prepaid Buyers Guide, Prepaid Card Data, the Prepaid Card Awards, and the CDHC Awards.
As the various markets served by Prepaid Media continue to evolve, Prepaid Media serves as a trusted partner, providing compelling learning, buying and selling, and organized networking opportunities to key market participants. For more information on Prepaid Media, please visit: www.prepaidmedia.com.
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