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More information on "Stored-Value" debit cards. Here is a section from todays Press Release that mentions the stored value cards. Below that is a link from onedebit.com (a part of Gobal Vision and their debit card web site). The link is below.

Esprit has also been working with Mr. Jack Chang, Global's CEO, to begin offering that company's e-wallet prepaid debit card system and electronic money management (EM2) system. Founded in August of 2002, Global is a developer and worldwide wholesale marketer of a new generation of prepaid (also known as "Stored-Value") financial payment products and services.


Link: http://www.onedebit.com/

We are a premier wholesale provider of Prepaid Debit Cards (sometimes called "stored value" cards). We provide Prepaid Debit Cards - through our high volume distributors - to businesses and individuals on a worldwide basis.

Prepaid Debit Cards for financial services applications come in the form of ATM Cards and branded (full-function) Prepaid Debit Cards. ATM Cards are PIN-based cards that can be used by cardholders to withdraw cash from ATMs and to complete purchases on POS terminals with PIN pads.

A branded Prepaid Debit Card can be a Visa Debit Card or a MasterCard Debit Card with the association's logo and hologram on the front of the card. Branded Prepaid Debit Cards allow cardholders to do online purchases, pay bills, do signature-based transactions in restaurants as well as use for ATM withdrawals and POS purchases.

The significant features of these cards are:
Global - Offered by a non-U.S. bank, the International Debit Card can be issued to residents of most countries in the world.


Everyone Qualifies - Because it is "Prepaid", un-banked and banked consumers of most countries in the world can qualify for the International Debit Card.


Instant Issuance - Because the cardholder's name is optional on the card, the International Debit Card can be instantly issued. For example, an employer can immediately give a new employee a new debit card on location, activate the card and then load the net pay onto the card.


Versatile Worldwide Applications - In addition to provide security of funds and convenience, the card makes an excellent payroll card that can be issued to employees everywhere. It can also be an excellent funds transfer card used by consumers to transfer and remit funds to families in the home country.


Very High Initial and Monthly Recurring Residuals For Distributors - The cards can be sold at the market rate of the particular region of the world to bring immediate upfront revenue. An International Debit Card can also bring $8-10 of Monthly Recurring Residual per card, depending on usages.
The card can be used to withdraw cash at more than 1,500,000 ATM’s worldwide and to purchase products and services at 12 million merchant locations worldwide. Because it is a full function branded debit card, it can also be used for online or telephone bill payment and Internet purchases.

Benefits To Cardholders

The benefits that the International Card can provide you include:
Convenience - Customers prefer Debit Cards because it acts virtually the same as cash, only with much more security.
Security - Funds not used can be securely stored in the Prepaid Bank account in a bank.
No Currency Conversions - Because the denomination is in U.S. dollars, the cardholder can use the card everywhere without having to convert currencies at different countries.
Saving Paycheck Hassles and Risks – Payrolls and payments can be “Direct Payroll Deposited” or transferred to the cards. This can save the risks and hassles of waiting for the checks and cashing checks, especially for consumers, who don't have bank accounts.
Security features such as personal identification numbers (PINs) and no offline imprinter (on embassed cards) transactions also protect you against theft and fraud.
There are no interest charges that are normally associated with credit cards.
Funds Transfer – Consumers can conveniently and inexpensively transfer funds to friends and relatives anywhere. For example, you can buy two cards, and then send one to your mother in a different country. Every time you want to send her money, you can do card-to-card-transfer or load up her card.
Bill Payment & On-line Purchases – It is a full function branded debit card; you can pay bills and purchase products and services on-line or through phone calls using the card. (Note: you cannot do on-line purchases or bill payments with regular Prepaid ATM Debit cards.)