Title: Pitchbook US template
1Stored Value / Prepaid Debit Cards
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 F I N A N C I A L  S E R V I C E S 20th
Anniversity GTOT Winter Seminar San Antonio,
Texas December 11, 2007 Jan
Konigsberg Garry Hamilton
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 C O N F I D E N T I A L
2Agenda
- Card Transaction Growth
- Benefits Payer - Recipients
- Types of Cards
- Types of Programs
- Cardholders Features
- Cardholder Surveys
- Consumer Protection
- Use during Disaster Recovery
- Lessons Learned
3The Growth of Prepaid Debit Cards for Mainstream
Financial Access
- Growing consumer market acceptance for prepaid
cards - Overcomes barriers to agencies efforts to
increase direct deposit, primarily lack of bank
accounts by some recipients
Data source ATM Debit News, EFT Data Book
4Debit Card Services Help Payment Recipients
Realize the Benefits of Direct Deposit
- Mainstream financial services for recipients
without bank accounts - All enrollees will be accepted
- Results in cost savings to government agencies
- Improves services for payment recipients
5Advantages for Government Agencies
- No cost to the agencies
- Eliminates costs associated with issuing payments
by paper checks - Allows agencies to fully convert to ACH payments
- Improves services to payment recipients
- Card issuer assumes responsibilities for
escheatment of funds
6Advantages for Payment Recipients
- No monthly service fees to cardholders with
alternatives for accessing funds without paying
fees - The prestige of a branded card
- Recipients use funds as needed rather than check
cashing and carrying money - Check cashing difficulties eliminated
- Eliminates mail time - payments received quicker
7Types of Card
Standard and Custom Card Designs
Branded Non-Branded
Specific Benefit
8Government Payment Programs Direct Payment Card
- State, County, and Municipal disbursements of
consumer-owned funds to recipients who do not
have checking accounts. - Applications
- Child Support
- Unemployment Insurance
- Home Energy Assistance
- Workers Compensation
- Characteristics
- Branded Card - VISA
- Consumer-owned funds
- Standard ACH funding
- Account-based, FDIC-insured
- Batch enrollment and updates
- Complete customer service
- Web administrative system
9Government Payroll Programs Payroll Card
- Federal, State, County and Municipal payroll
disbursement of consumer-owned funds to
recipients who do not have checking accounts. - Applications
- Federal, State, County, Municipal government
payroll - Union payroll
- Characteristics
- Branded card -VISA
- Consumer-owned funds
- Standard ACH funding
- Account-based, FDIC-insured
- Batch enrollment and updates
- Complete customer service
- Web administrative system
10Single Use Card Cash Card
- Focused on situations where funds are loaded to a
card issued over-the-counter. Corporate or
consumer-owned funds. Non-account based with
limited customer service. - Applications
- Dept of Corrections payments
- Termination pay
- Disaster Relief
- Home Energy Assistance
- Election worker pay
- Jury service
- Expense reimbursement
- Temporary Relocation
- Characteristics
- Standard non-branded card
- Consumer or corporate-owned funds
- Over-the-counter card issuance
- Card funding via Agent Service Center
- Limited customer service (IVR only)
- Short term card expiration
11Account Features for Cardholders
- All cardholders accepted regardless of credit
history - No cost or low service fees
- Access to cash at virtually any ATM
- Make purchases at any location that accepts Visa
Debit - Purchase with cash-back at any many locations
- Automated Web account services
- Cardholder withdrawals limited to amounts on
deposit
12Cardholder Survey Results
What is the main reason you signed up for the
Direct Benefit Card?
1396 of Cardholder Survey Respondents Would
Recommend the Card to a Friend
Overall, has your experience been positive or
negative?
95 POSITIVE
How satisfied are you with the following benefits
of the Card?
14Full Consumer Protection
FDIC Insurance Each cardholder should be
individually insured by the FDIC for up to
100,000 no consumer funds at risk Regulation
E Full compliance including monthly account
statements Zero Liability Policy Cardholders
are not liable for reported unauthorized
purchases or withdrawals Privacy Cardholder
personal information not used for marketing Data
Security In-house operations secure data from
unauthorized access
15No Significant Development Required by Government
Agencies
Fully automated process for high volume data
transfer
- Same as existing ACH process
Individual or small volume entry of new
enrollments through a secure Web site
Reconciliation reports, adjustments, queries
16Electronic Payment Cards for Disaster
Preparedness/Recovery
- Debit cards provide access to funds for displaced
populations and when meeting urgent needs - Integrated as part of the existing payments
distribution program - Effective in responding to individual, localized
or regional scale disaster events
17Lessons Learned
Best if cards offered along with direct deposit
Cardholders prefer the safety and convenience of
payment cards
Advanced communication to payees improves
program/adoption success
Standardization reduces complexity
Programs should not shift costs to payees