This document provides an agenda and details for the "2nd Prepaid Cards Conference" taking place June 24-26, 2009 in Denver, Colorado. The conference will explore opportunities and challenges in the prepaid cards industry, including mobile payment trends, serving the unbanked population, developing general spending card programs, and global prepaid card case studies and regulations. Speakers will represent companies like H&R Block, KeyBank, MoneyGram, Nike, Travelex, and Western Union. Participants can attend panels, presentations, networking sessions, and roundtable discussions on topics such as gift card programs, payroll cards, mobile banking, and the prepaid market in Africa.
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Discovering New Opportunities
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June 24–26, 2009
Denver, CO
Leverage New Opportunities for Open- and Hear from
Closed-Loop Prepaid Cards and: Innovative Prepaid
Practitioners from:
Explore the mobile payment dynamics and development trends
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H&R Block
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Gain insight from over 15+ cross-industry financial and prepaid experts
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Afric Xpress NEW!
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Boost customer loyalty with compelling gift card incentives
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Travelex NEW!
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Optimize the distribution network for maximized profitability
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Patton Boggs LLP
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Meta Bank NEW!
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Examine general spending card business models and their profitability
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National City Bank NEW!
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Study consumer transaction behaviors to grasp the next horizon of
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MoneyGram NEW!
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development within the prepaid market
PEX Card NEW!
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Develop innovative products and services for the unbanked and underserved
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TravelCenters of America NEW!
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Manage and mitigate risks through advanced data management and anti-
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KeyBank NEW!
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fraud system establishment
Payoneer
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Explore innovative payroll and insurance prepaid card opportunities
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Outback Steakhouse Inc. NEW!
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Nike
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Western Union NEW!
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Palm Desert National Bank NEW!
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Media Partners
REI NEW!
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VivoTech NEW!
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Newcastle Building Society (UK) NEW!
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NovoPayment
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content to include:
Banks & Financial Institutions
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Case Studies Transportation & Ticketing
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Card Networks, Acquirers/Processors
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IQPC prides this event as a content
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value lies within the unique platform
it offers participants: interactive
panel discussions, topic-focused rou Hear What Past
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sessions. It is an opportunity you
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REGISTER Now! Call : Dhaval Thakur +1-416-597-4754 or Email: dhaval.thakur@iqpc.com
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3. MAIN CONFERENCE DAY 1
THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 2009
Registration and Coffee Sharing the statistics of the unbanked population in the U.S
8:00 •
Leveraging technologies to reshape customer relationships and
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Welcome Address and Opening Remarks from communication strategies
8:45
Chairperson Emmanuel Glover, Vice President, KeyBank
Case Study: Why Your Payroll Card Program Isn’t
Keynote Panel: Tying Prepaid Offerings to Real 2:30
9:00
Working
Demands during a Tough Economy
Uncovering misconceptions about unbanked and underbanked
Identifying how the prepaid industry is emerging from the •
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employees
credit crisis
• Revealing the real employer benefits
• Examining the opportunities and risks under the current economy
• Understanding fees and other employer concerns
• Studying the prepaid market segment and identifying the
• Learning from the best: Companies that have achieved real
potential for growth
value by using payroll cards optimally
Toffer Grant, Founder and CEO, PEX Card
Don Petrasek, Vice President, Treasury Management
Jim Tingey, Executive Vice President, Palm Desert National Bank
Prepaid Products, PNC National City Bank
Sharing European Perspective on Payment Innovations
10:00
Afternoon Networking Break
and Prepaid Case Studies 3:15
Examining the payment technologies evolution in Europe
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Case Study: Developing General Spending Card
3:45
• Discovering what’s next in the prepaid horizon
Programs to Meet Consumer Demand with Minimal
• Learning the development and applications of contactless cards
Risk
• Discussing the prepaid programs initiatives from Newcastle
Launching prepaid cards to leverage and compliment money
Building Society •
transfer services
Colin Greaves, Operations Director, Newcastle Building
• Examining & monitoring the transaction process and
Society (UK)
identifying potential risks
Morning Networking Break • Translating the relevant regulations to the dos and don'ts in
10:45
your process
Panel Discussion: Recent Legal Developments, Latest Justin Monk, Director, Prepaid Products, MoneyGram
11:15
Challenges of Expanded Products and Potential Willard Hart, Director, Fraud, MoneyGram
Impact of Regulatory Reform
Case Study: Creating Compelling Gift Programs
4:30
Navigating rapidly evolving federal and state laws - an update
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NIKE is a company: How Nike shows up in the gift card space
on the 2009 legislative changes •
The consumer decides: making gift cards relevant to the
• Examining the impact of the latest regulations and •
consumer
enforcement actions including anti-money laundering (AML),
• Evolve immediately: innovation within gift cards
unfair and deceptive practices and federal deposit insurance
Matt Davies, Gift Card Manager, NIKE
• Assessing potential legal challenges presented by new
functionalities and expanded markets: What to consider if you
Roundtable Discussions - Choose Your Group and
5:15
want to add a credit feature, venture abroad or offer a product
Voice Your Opinions
to a different group of customers
• Considering how consolidation of the federal banking agencies
Gift Card Revenue Generation & Maximization
could affect branded prepaid card programs
Competing with massive gift card offerings as well as the tough
• Looking at how the new federal Financial Product Safety
economic environment present major challenges for gift card
Commission could affect prepaid cards
program managers. They need to maintain consumer confidence
Moderator: Carol Van Cleef, Partner, Patton Boggs LLP
and loyalty to drive revenue streams. Brainstorming in this
session will explore innovative products and collaborative
Panel Discussion: A Global Perspective: Prepaid
12:00
channels for revenue generation.
Worldwide Roundtable Leaders:
In this panel discussion, global practitioners and market leaders
Laura Parker, Manager, National Sales, Gift Card, Outback
will be sharing their perspective and insight on the huge
Steakhouse Inc.
potential for new growing markets all over the world.
Matt Davies, Gift Card Manager, NIKE
Panelists: Alisa Jackson, Program Manager, Gift Card, REI
Nvalaye Kourouma, CEO, Afric Xpress
General Spending Cards Opportunities and Challenges
Yuval Tal, CEO, Payoneer • Identifying the opportunities and challenges from issuers’ and
Anabel Perez, Founder and CEO, NovoPayment (Invited)
processors’ perspectives
Colin Greaves, Operations Director, Newcastle Building • Exploring the innovations in the general spending cards
Society (UK) • Examining the risks associated
Roundtable Leader:
Networking Lunch
12:45
Don Petrasek, Vice President, Treasury Management
Prepaid Products, PNC National City Bank
Serving the Unbanked & Underserved with
1:45
Innovative Prepaid Programs Exploring Payroll and Insurance Cards
A recent survey shows 8.7% of U.S families do not have a • Identifying the scope of the market
checking or savings account, which means about 10 million • Examining the pioneering projects
families are outside traditional financial service coverage. The • Providing practical suggestions to develop the payroll and
prepaid card business is driven largely by the purchasing and insurance prepaid cards
transaction behavior of this group, developing functional financial Roundtable Leader to be Announced
products for them is a huge opportunity.
• Understanding the unbanked & underserved to develop better
End of Day One Conference
6:00
financial products
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4. MAIN CONFERENCE DAY 2
FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 2009
Registration and Coffee Combining Mobile Bank Convergence with Prepaid
8:15 11:45
Debit Card Products to Drive Consumer Acceptance
Welcome Address and Opening Remarks from and Benefits
8:45
Chairperson H&R Block’s Emerald Prepaid MasterCard marked the largest
launch of a prepaid debit card in the industry and innovation
Improving Prepaid Card “Stickiness” with Value-
9:00 never stops. In this session, Kevin Morrison will walk you through
Added Offerings the program design and share the recent outcome from mobile
As one of the largest bank issuers, Meta Payment Systems is banking features of their prepaid program.
rolling out an innovative product to allow prepaid cardholders • Introducing the prepaid debit card with in-depth
apply for a credit line which is a missing link in prepaid front understanding of consumer needs
market. Join this session with Trent Sorbe to learn about his • Leveraging the retail model to overcome distribution
insights of prepaid product proliferation and ground-breaking challenges and lift consumer acceptance
offerings for the prepaid cardholders. Sharing where and how mobile banking is coming into the picture
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• Breaking through the clutter of prepaid card products offerings • Piloting the text message functionality to build and strengthen loyalty
• Why iAdvance - bringing sensible credit to prepaid cardholders • Looking into other innovations to ensure consumers keep
Initiating piloting program for better consumer understandings coming back
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• Working with distribution partners for market penetration Kevin Morrison, Assistant Vice President of Card Program,
• Forecasting future developments H&R Block
Trent Sorbe, Vice President of Credit, Meta Payment
Networking Lunch
Systems, Meta Bank 12:30
Stabilizing Global Travel Cost Under Economic Mobile Payment: A Possible Game Changer for Africa
9:45 1:30
Turbulence with Prepaid Travel Cards Exploring mobile payment business opportunities and current
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Examining the costs and risks arising from global currency state of the market in Africa
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fluctuation • Examining the economic and social impact on the
• Analyzing cost savings from using the prepaid currency card communities: economic growth and empowerment
• Developing multiple channels and forging partnerships to • Capturing the opportunity: the case of Afric Xpress
reach bigger markets Nvalaye Kourouma, CEO, Afric Xpress
• Exploring more functionalities with the travel card
Case Study (Travel Centers of America): Serving the
Christopher Russell, Executive Vice President of 2:15
Unbanked on the Road
Outsourcing, Americas, Travelex
Studying and understanding your customers
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Morning Networking Break
10:30 Developing prepaid products according to your customer profile
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• Leveraging branch stores for distribution and profit maximization
Case Study: Exploring Innovative Prepaid Cards to
11:00 Scott Burslem, Non Fuel Income Manager, TravelCenters of
Provide Ultimate Customer Service America
Understanding the key drivers of entering the prepaid area
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Closing Remarks and End of Conference
Laying out the strategic role of prepaid in the business and 3:00
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organizational development
• Sharing the results of the prepaid products launch
• Exploring the prepaid innovations to serve the consumers more
effectively
Jorge Consuegra, Senior Vice President and General
Manager, US Product Management, Western Union
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