11 Oct 2008
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3V Transaction Services Ltd. 

 
3V provide open loop innovative prepaid VISA debit products primarily for use in online payment transactions and have a portfolio of ‘off the shelf’ and ‘bespoke’ prepaid VISA products that meet business needs ranging from delivering Brand presence in High Street retailers with gift cards, electronic E-gift vouchers that can be both used and sold online, providing electronic delivery promotional vouchers that can be used online anywhere in the World to supplying staff with loyalty rewards, at the same time  delivering new revenue streams to you and added value for your customers.
 
 
 
Besso
 
                                                                                                      
Independent insurance broking organisation. The reliance placed on face-to-face negotiations with the Insurance Market means that individual broking skills have a vital role to play.  Besso has a long-standing policy of attracting the leading specialists across the full range of markets in which we transact business.
 
The Group prides itself on having not simply the expertise but also the experience, and the market personalities, to recognise and faithfully service the Group’s clients’ best interests.
 
 
 
 

B&Q

 
 
B&Q is the UK’s leading DIY and garden centre retailer, offering over 45,000 inspirational home improvement and garden products for the homemaker – from the occasional to serious DIY’er, and trade professionals.
 
B&Q is the number one DIY retailer in Europe and the third largest in the world, with more than 60 stores opened internationally, including B&Q Beijing, which is now the largest B&Q store in the world.
 
 
 
 
Card Commerce 
                                               
 
Card Commerce is an independent, highly focused provider of prepaid debit services.  They work as a trusted partner with leading financial services, retail and government organisations.  Their industry leading
multi-currency payment platform, PayPlus OnDemand, is built to support all types of prepaid debit products including gift, savings, remittance, benefit and insurance schemes.  Their end-to-end service supports their partners from programme design through to customer acquisition and ongoing scheme success.   They make prepaid debit work effectively, efficiently and profitably.
 
 
       
Caxton fx
 
 
CAXTONfx is one of Europe’s leading foreign exchange companies.  it offers bank-beating rates and fee-free transfers on large currency transfer transactions - they exchange millions on a daily basis. Their success has been based on two simple principles: Value and Service. They set themselves apart by offering genuine value for money.
 
 

 
    
Cicero Consulting
 
 
Cicero Consulting is a Nordic consulting company specialised in Banking, Cards and Finance, offering market information, analysis, consulting services and financial application solutions. For the cards market, Cicero provides market reports and a unique portal solution with newsfeed, and price and loyalty programme data for more than 1,300 credit, charge, debit and prepaid cards in the Nordics, Baltics, Poland and Russia.
 
 

 
 
 
Comet
 
 
Comet is the second largest electrical retailer in the UK and part of Kesa Electricals plc, a pan-European group operating in seven European countries. Its focus is on giving customers the best price, best choice and the best service.
 
With more than 250 stores throughout the UK, Comet offers a unique all-round shopping experience with a range of services including home delivery, full installation of products such as televisions and computers, take back facilities for large products, and comprehensive after sales service.
 
 
 

 

Databac Group
 
 
The Databac Group is a specialist manufacturer and supplier of cards, badges and related products. Since 1970, our focus has been squarely on the identification of people and products. This involves cards - including systems to produce them and accessories with which to wear them - and software development for applications such as visitor ID.

We produce cards incorporating technologies for use in a host of applications, such as access control, time recording, library, data collection, loyalty and membership. That's why we work closely with OEMs and systems designers to ensure our cards' compatibility with reading equipment specifications.

 

 
 
Graphic Communications
 
 
Founded in 1979, Graphic Communications, a division of Unisource Inc, is the world’s largest paper and printing service. Operating from 20 offices across the USA and UK, Graphic Communications annually sell and service 1.5 million tons of paper and more than $150 million in printing and packaging, with combined sales exceeding $1 billion. Forward thinking and at the front of new markets, they have seen the opportunity with prepay and gift cards, and joined the Giftex Prepay Network to position themselves as the paper, packaging and printing suppliers.
 
 
 
 
 

 Grass Roots Group

 
Grass Roots is a performance improvement company.
 
They help their clients to improve the performance of their organisation by providing services that tackle issues relating to:
·         Employee engagement
·         Channel performance
·         Customer engagement
 
This process typically involves the integration of five core activities:
·         Communication
·         Education
·         Measurement
·         Reward
·         Events
 
They serve over 1000 organisations in the U.K. with a growing list of companies seeking an international solution. Their reputation has grown by providing creative, effective solutions and delivering the promises we make.
 
 

GTP

 
G-T-P is an award-winning and innovative transaction processor, specialising in prepaid cards and own label b2b account cards. Our flexible solutions include network branded, restricted and closed loop cards, offering greater convenience, process automation, lower costs, increased sales, customer loyalty, increased security and improved access to information.
 
 
Prepaid Meida
 
 
Paybefore is the leading provider of information to the rapidly growing network branded prepaid and stored value card industry.  Our fully integrated family of media properties includes: the Paybefore NewsTM, Paybefore UpdateTM, and Paybefore LegalTM email newsletters; the Paybefore.comTM online portal; and the Paybefore MagazineTM print publication.  Paybefore also produces the Paybefore Buyers GuideTM, Paybefore DataTM, and Paybefore AwardsTM.  As the network branded prepaid and stored value card industry continues to emerge and grow, Paybefore serves as a trusted partner.
 
 

 
 
Rdf
 
 
RDF Group  has a reputation for identifying markets at early stages in their development, outsourcing services to satisfy the demand that corresponds with such growth and tailoring their IT recruitment.
 
RDF works for many leading financial services companies, such as Visa Europe, American Express and TNS. RDF has strongly held views about how IT will be required to build the complex capabilities of tomorrow’s gift and prepay programmes.
 
 
 

 

 Si Servizi

 
Si Servizi provides banks, financial institutions and companies with innovative services and solutions, primarily in the area of electronic payment systems (payments using POS devices and smart cards and electronic and mobile commerce).

The company is a service provider with a complete, integrated portfolio of products and services that facilitate the entire life cycles of customers' payment systems.

Si Servizi works with skill and passion to make the payment industry more secure, efficient and profitable to the benefit of all involved.

 

 
 
Starbucks
 
 
Starbucks Coffee Company provides an uplifting experience that enriches people’s lives one moment, one human being, one extraordinary cup of coffee at a time. Through the Starbucks Experience they create a “ Third Place” - somewhere between work and home where people can relax on their own or with friends over a cup of coffee. 
 
But Starbucks are not to be mistaken as just a cup of coffee. With the Starbucks Card they are leading innovators in prepay, gift and loyalty, caring not only for their customers but for the environment and their local communities.
 
 
   
WHSmith
 
 
WHSmith is the UK’s favourite News/Magazines, Books and Stationery retailer, with over 795 stores in High Street and Travel locations throughout the UK, and is present in 399 of the UK’s top 400 High Streets. Their own Gift Card Programme launched in 2005 and was followed by the launch of one of the first UK “Gift Card Shops” in  November 2006. In addition, they have a paper voucher offer in our High Street stores and for the B2B market. They intend to remain at the forefront of the UK market and are currently exploring a number of new initiatives.