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Accelerating business growth in the prepaid industry.

 

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Premier Members of the Giftex Prepay Network


Accor Services                                                                 
 
  
Worldwide leader in corporate added-value prepaid services for employee benefits, rewards & loyalty and expense management with 430 000 clients in 40 countries and 30 million daily users. Accor Services also provides prepaid services to third party companies.
 
 
 
Customer Advantage ProgramGmbH
 
 
CAP Customer Advantage Program GmbH is the company established by Deutsche Telekom AG and Arcandor AG – formerly KarstadtQuelle AG – to operate the HappyDigits program. As a CRM service provider, CAP GmbH develops and markets the bonus program, along with other incentive programs; it also operates and distributes gift cards.
 
 

 

CPI Card Group
 
 
CPI Card Group is the UK's leading gift card and plastic card services supplier.  With two factories in England, CPI offers a great customer experience of design, cards, personalization, fulfilment, gift card carrier packaging, point of sale and distribution services. CPI has delivered more gift card projects than any other card company in Europe and has therefore built up a unique portfolio of deployment expertise that provides class leading support to our customer's and world-wide retailer's programs. 
 
 

 
 
 
Datacard
 
 
Datacard Group is a global enterprise that offers the world's best-selling secure ID and card personalization solutions, including systems for high-volume card issuance, card delivery, secure ID issuance and passport production, services and supplies.
 
Datacard Ga-Vehren Attacher(r) systems deliver flexible, high-speed personalization and gift card package finishing in plastic card delivery, direct mail and commercial printing environments.
  
 
 

 

 Debenhams

 
Debenhams has 141 stores across the UK and Ireland and a fully transactional website, reflecting Debenhams' commitment to offering customers greater value, a wider choice and excellent service across every shopping channel. Debenhams offer a unique mix of own brands including Designers at Debenhams, international brands and concessions from fashion, accessories, lingerie and homewares.
 
Debenhams were amongst the first adopters of giftcards in the UK, launching in September 2002.

 

 

 
 
 
First Data
 
 
First Data is a major payments processor for banks, finance companies and merchants across Europe, Middle East and Africa. With 20 years of European payments and processing experience and a deep understanding of each market they serve, First Data is a leading independent transaction processor in Europe.
 
They have an unrivalled presence across Europe, with operations in Austria, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Spain and the UK. First Data employs approximately 5,300 people and serves more than 500 clients in 35 countries across EMEA.
 
With the ability to tailor solutions for regional, local market or individual requirements, First Data delivers a comprehensive range of payment services to meet our clients’ business needs in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
 
 

 
 
InComm
 
 
InComm is the industry leading marketer, distributor and technology innovator of stored-value gift and prepaid products. With more than US$5 billion in retail sales transactions processed in 2006, and a retail distribution network that reaches more than 145,000 locations, InComm is North America's largest provider of gift cards, wireless and other prepaid products, offering more products at more locations than any of its competitors. InComm Europe is focused on the development and delivery of technology based marketing solutions specialising in the prepay market.
 
 
 
 

 Innovative Graphics Group

 
Generates, enhances and executes creative ideas that help direct marketing campaigns. Since 1995, they have been bringing high-touch printed formats and processes to the North American market for some of the world's most successful direct marketers.
 
 
 

 

The Logic Group

 
The Logic Group partners with leading organizations across Europe to enhance the effectiveness, security and profitability of their customer interactions. 
 
The Company specializes in the secure management of information and transactions through the delivery of trusted payment and loyalty solutions that enable increased revenue, improved profit, and reduced operating costs and risk.
 
We combine our skills, experience and innovation into client solutions that drive improved customer experience, enhanced customer insight and stronger customer relationships.  
  
 
 
Narboni
 
 
An IGH Solutions company.
 
 

 
 
Retail Decisions
 
 
Retail Decisions (ReD) is a payment card issuer and world leader in card fraud prevention and payment processing. A specialist supplier to the payments industry worldwide, ReD has over 20+ years experience in the fraud prevention market. 
 
Its blue-chip international clients come from the global retail, telecommunications, travel, petroleum, logistics, banking and the broader e-commerce sectors.  They include Wal-Mart, Macy's, Bloomingdale's, Tesco, Texaco, Shell, Asda, Comet, Travelocity, T-Mobile and Virgin Mobile.  Based in the UK, the company has offices in the United States, Australia and South Africa with representation in Japan, India, China and South America. 
 
 
 River Island
 
 
Successful retailer which now number 250 stores in the UK and Ireland, with another 20 stores in 6 overseas countries. International expansion is set to continue with new River Island flagship stores in Europe opening in Amsterdam in 2006 and Barcelona in 2007. The business culture is one of commitment to change and delivering great fashion and service to its customer base.  Over the past three years River Island has actively promoted itself with the aim of increasing overall awareness and raising the profile of the brand.
 
 

 
 
Sainsburys
 
 
Sainsbury is a leading UK food retailer with interests in financial services. It consists of Sainsbury’s Supermarkets, Sainsbury’s Local, Bells Stores, Jacksons Stores and JB Beaumont, Sainsbury’s Online and Sainsbury’s Bank. It employs 148,000 people.
 
Sainsbury’s Business Direct is the corporate department of Sainsbury’s supermarkets, providing gifts directly to businesses.
 
 

 
 
Salans
 
 
Salans is a full service international law firm built on a pioneering spirit with 550 lawyers globally operating from 18 offices. Their overriding objective is to provide a dynamic and flexible service to their clients to meet the needs of a fast developing global marketplace. They are uniquely located in a combination of emerging market hubs and key financial centres, providing their clients with comprehensive cross-border legal services.
 
 
   
 
Serverside
 
 
Serverside Group is the global technology leader in digital card design and a provider of innovative online marketing solutions to the cards industry. Our aim is to introduce issuers around the world to the future of card marketing.
 
 
     

Subway

 
With over 28,000 restaurants in 86 countries, their gift card program (run by EIPC in Europe and ValuePay Services in the US) is set to revolutionise their relationship with customers, enabling them to focus not only on general or segment, but on individual customer needs.
 
 
          
SVS
 
 
Stored Value Solutions has been the innovative force behind gift cards since 1996 when they began creating, managing and developing gift card programs for some of the best-known names in retailing. With over one billion transactions a year, they are the leader in Stored Value Solutions.
 
SVS continue to break new ground by helping retailers and businesses of all kinds discover the power of stored value to build brands, generate incremental sales, capture new sales opportunities and forge stronger customer relationships.
 
 

 
 
Travel Tags
 
 
Specializes in producing gift, loyalty and membership cards using innovative print, packaging and fulfillment technologies. Part of the IGH Solutions family of companies, their wide range of printing, personalization, packaging, finishing and fulfillment capabilities have made them leaders in the production of stored value cards and other card products.
 
 

 
 
 
TXN Plus
 
 
An innovator of electronic payment applications, loyalty and reward programs that include credit, debit and stored value card applications, solutions and technologies for diverse consumer demographics and merchant sectors in the global marketplace.