No Borders, Inc. Concludes Agreement with Federation of Co-Operatives in Mexico.LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. -- No Borders, Inc., (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). : NBDR), a Nevada Corporation A Nevada Corporation is a corporation chartered under the laws of the U.S. state of Nevada. Nevada, like the state of Delaware (See Delaware corporation), is well known as a corporate haven. , announced today that it has executed an agreement with the Asociacion Mexicana de Uniones de Credito del Sector Social, called "AMUCSS AMUCSS Asociación Mexicana de Uniones de Crédito del Sector Social (México) " pursuant to which the AMUCSS' credit union branches will deploy the No Borders Stored Value Card and Platform, providing payments of funds remitted from the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. to No Borders' cardholders in Mexico. The charges for a money transfer to an AMUCSS payout location will be significantly lower than the charges that would otherwise be incurred when U.S. residents send money via the No Borders stored value card platform to the same areas in Mexico. In a unique partnership for North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , No Borders will provide AMUCSS with an advanced technology platform to offer a wide range of financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. to migrants in the U.S. as well as their families in Mexico who become members of affiliated local credit unions. AMUCSS consist of 12 Mexican Credit Unions located in rural and semi-rural areas in Mexico, with a membership of in excess of 10,000 members. For over 12 years the associated Credit Unions have provided their members with valuable financial services, including depository accounts and small business and personal loans. Located in the most inaccessible rural migrant sending regions of Southern Mexico, AMUCSS is an internationally renowned pioneer in financial services to markets traditionally ignored by established financial institutions. It is expected that this unique collaboration will set a new standard for the rest of the Mexican credit union sector, which consists of approximated 1,500 credit unions with nearly 1 million members. No Borders is in the business of providing a debit/stored value card and platform through which a variety of financial and commercial services and products can be offered to residents of developing countries and to immigrants from those countries who reside in the United States and send money back home on a regular basis. No Borders also offers significantly lower cost money transfers and long distance telephone services, with its initial focus on Mexico and El Salvador El Salvador (ĕl sälväthōr`), officially Republic of El Salvador, republic (2005 est. pop. 6,705,000), 8,260 sq mi (21,393 sq km), Central America. . According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas covers the Eleventh Federal Reserve District, which includes Texas, northern Louisiana and southern New Mexico. It has branch offices in El Paso, Houston, and San Antonio. , Mexican immigrants in the U.S. sent back to Mexico an estimated $13.3 billion in 2003, and as of March 31, 2004, the numbers increased by 22% when compared to the same three-month period in 2003. The Company believes that it will accelerate its penetration into this growing market, first by reducing the excessive costs currently charged to the consumer, and second by offering a full range of financial and commercial services and products to this emerging transnational market, at significantly lower prices. Dr. Raul Hinojosa, co-founder, President and Chairman of No Borders, is a Professor of political economy in the Cesar Chavez Noun 1. Cesar Chavez - United States labor leader who organized farm workers (born 1927) Cesar Estrada Chavez, Chavez Center at UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX and a leading authority on the subject of the economic integration between the United States and Latin America. Dr. Hinojosa states, "We have made it a priority to generate alliances with credit unions on both sides of the border. The alliance with AMUCSS represents the first of many other alliances No Borders intends to conclude with Credit Unions throughout Mexico. These alliances facilitate No Borders' ability to be able to provide lower cost remittance services through our Stored Value Card and Platform to what generally are deemed underserved communities, while at the same time offering a range of low cost financial services and products to families in Mexico, with payments through our stored value card guaranteed by members of the same family residing in the United States. For example it is anticipated that Mexicans in the US could service a small business loan made by an AMUCSS Credit Union to heir families in Mexico via regular payments through the No Borders Stored Value Card." For further information, contact Al Kau, Investor Relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. in California at (888) 795-3166. Certain statements in this release and other written or oral statements made by or behalf of the company are "forward looking statements" within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Statements regarding future events and developments and our future performance, as well as management's expectations, beliefs, plans estimates or projections relating to the future are forward-looking statements within the meaning of these laws. The forward looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties including market acceptance of the company's services and projects and the company's continued access to capital and other risks and uncertainties outlined in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which are incorporated herein by reference. The actual results the company achieves may differ materially from any forward-looking statements due to such risks and uncertainties. These statements are based on our current expectations and speak only as of the date of such statements. The company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of future events, new information or otherwise. |
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