eCommLink Congratulates Allow Card of America on Winning Prestigious OSCARDS Award in Paris.LAS VEGAS Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. -- Allow Card, a stored-value card A smart card that is "loaded" with cash. See smart card. for teenagers, was awarded the prestigious OSCARDS award in international competition at an awards ceremony in Paris on Nov. 8, 2006. The OSCARDS, sponsored by France's Publi-News, are awarded annually to honor the world's most innovative credit, debit and stored-value cards. The OSCARDS honor distinguishes the Allow Card as the industry's most noteworthy prepaid card this year. "Receiving the 2006 OSCARDS award for the Allow Card is a tremendous privilege and honor," said Marla Beans, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Allow Card of America. "The Allow Card is unique because it addresses many of the challenges parents face in educating youth on finance, both in 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. and abroad. It provides families with financial tools to help support and teach responsible money management to children. We are truly appreciative of the industry recognition inherent in receiving an OSCARDS award and feel justified in our commitment to making financial education the foundation of the Allow Card." Don Barbacovi, vice president of sales and business development for eCommLink, said, "As the Allow Card payment processor, all of us at eCommLink are so proud of this international recognition. We congratulate Allow Card on winning the OSCARDS and being named the most innovative card in this year's prepaid card category." The Allow Card, a prepaid card for teenagers offered by Mesa, Ariz.-based Allow Card of America, Inc., was one of four cards in its category Co the only prepaid card from the United States Co nominated for the prestigious award. OSCARDS director Ange Galula wrote in Publi-News: "This selection follows a one-year process during which Altenor Consulting and Publi-News together identified 250 innovative cards worldwide. Of those 250 cards, 20 were selected in the following categories: 1) rewards and loyalty programs, 2) services, 3) shapes, design and visuals, 4) pre-paid cards, and 5) technologies." Galula continued, "Banking experts from France, Belgium, the United States and Singapore voted to decide the winners in each category." The Allow Card is available online at www.AllowCard.com and can be used everywhere MasterCard([R]) debit is accepted. Nearly 25,000 Allow Cards will be in circulation by the end of 2006. About eCommLink, Inc. eCommLink, Inc. (www.eCommLink.com) provides stored-value card processing solutions for many financial institutions across the U.S. eCommLink's enterprise payment processing platform is the foundation of a multitude of stored-value, debit card debit card, card that allows the cost of goods or services that are purchased to be deducted directly from the purchaser's checking account. They can also be used at automated teller machines for withdrawing cash from the user's checking account. solutions. Operations include electronic funds transfer See EFT. (application, communications) electronic funds transfer - (EFT, EFTS, - system) Transfer of money initiated through electronic terminal, automated teller machine, computer, telephone, or magnetic tape. , check cashing, payroll, and bill payment capabilities. eCommLink provides clients with secure transactions across multiple accounts from a single Web site, wireless device, or re-loadable card. With its relocation from Houston to the Las Vegas campus of The Selling Source Co a technology marketing company Co ECL (Emitter-Coupled Logic) A digital circuit composed of bipolar transistors in which the emitter ends are wired together. ECL gates switch faster than TTL gates, but consume more power. See TTL, I2L and bipolar. 1. is positioned to offer its clients a wide array of ancillary services from real-time data Real-time data denotes information that is delivered immediately after collection. There is no delay in the timeliness of the information provided. Some uses of this term confuse it with the term dynamic data. verification to state-of-the-art online marketing and disaster recovery services, all designed to increase card sales and transaction volumes. About Allow Card of America, Inc. Headquartered in Mesa, Ariz., Allow Card of America, Inc. (www.AllowCard.com) is a privately held 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. corporation that emphasizes financial literacy Financial literacy is the ability of individuals to make appropriate decisions in managing their personal finances. Raising levels of financial literacy is now a focus of government programmes in countries including[1] Australia, Japan, the United States and the UK. for young people. The Allow Card Prepaid MasterCard([R]) encourages parents and children to acquire vital money management knowledge and skills that will provide for a lifetime of economic advantages. |
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