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03 Sep 2010
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Accelerating business growth in the prepaid industry.

 

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Standard Members of the Giftex Prepay Network

 North America
 
    
Archway
 
                                                                                          
Archway s an international company headquartered in Minneapolis, MN, providing fulfilment, logistics, and print procurement services.
 
Archway helps retailers with gift card programs achieve highly efficient execution of many aspects of a gift card program, and their vision for gift and prepay will be influential in the years ahead.
 
      
Marriott International
 
 
With 15 Marriott brands and more than 3,000 hotels and resorts worldwide, there's a lot to learn about Marriott International. As a leader in the hospitality industry, they enjoy outstanding name recognition, exceptional customer preference, unprecedented international locations and a reputation for operational excellence.
 
Marriott International, Inc., is a leading lodging company. Its heritage can be traced to a root beer stand opened in Washington, D.C., in 1927 by J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott. Today, Marriott International has about 3,000 lodging properties located in the United States and 67 other countries and territories.
 
       
SVM
 
 
The US leader in gift card issuing, marketing and fulfilment/distribution with a unique focus on the petrol sector. SVM are the largest issuer of gasoline gift cards and are B2B specialist.
 
Europe 
 
               

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 organization. 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 recognize and faithfully service the Group’s clients’ best interests.
 
 
 
 
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 organizations.  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 program design through to customer acquisition and ongoing scheme success.   They make prepaid debit work effectively, efficiently and profitably.
 
Card Commerce also owns and operates giftcardshop.ie, the online store that makes thoughtful gift giving easy and convenient with gift cards and vouchers from Ireland's leading retail, hotel and leisure brands.
 
 
 
 

 Grass Roots Group

 
Grass Roots is a performance improvement company.
 
They help their clients to improve the performance of their organization 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.
 
Paybefore.com
 
 
Paybefore is the leading provider of information to the rapidly growing network branded prepaid and stored value card industry.  Their 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.
 
 

 paysafecard

 
At last you can pay with cash on the internet! What's more, it's quick, easy and safe. You don't need a credit card or a bank account. Whether you want to play a game on-line, make a phone call via the internet or go shopping, by choosing paysafecard you'll be getting the safest, simplest solution going: that's because paysafecard is a prepaid card that lets you pay on the internet.
 

 
 
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 programs.
 
 

 

 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.
 
     
Sodexo Pass
 
 
Sodexo meets the expectations of companies and public authorities through innovative, value-adding services. For meals, transportation, health care, and cultural activities, a Pass from Sodexo helps simplify life.
 
 
 
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 favorite 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 Program 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. 
 
      
Vincento Payment Solutions
 
 
Vincento Payment Solutions Ltd is the electronic money issuer of choice for consumers and merchants interested in safe, secure and convenient electronic payments that put you in control.

For individuals, Vincento offers online convenience, control and security with an easily redeemable loyalty scheme that allows you to earn points as you spend and redeem as you want.

For merchants, Vincento delivers direct financial benefits from being a part of the Loyalty Network.

Australia / Asia
 
      
Accor Hotels
 
 
Accor is a global leader in corporate services, operating in nearly 100 countries, with 17,000 employees. Accor is committed to the development of the Australian market for choice-based gifts.
 
 
ValuAccess
 
 
ValuAccess provides full service gift card and loyalty solutions to Asian retailers, hospitality and entertainment service providers.  Their total solution includes card fulfilment, issuing, processing, program management and 3rd party retail and corporate distribution. Their partners include many of the big names in the retail and distribution world, including HMV Hong Kong, Pacific Coffee Company and 7-Eleven.