NetSpend, a provider of prepaid reloadable debit cards and Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. have announced they will offer a New Orleans Saints-branded prepaid Visa debit card to Winn-Dixie customers in the Greater New Orleans area.
The cards, which are issued by Inter National Bank of McAllen, TX, are now available at approximately 70 stores.
The companies also announced that customers who purchase and activate a new Saints NetSpend Visa Prepaid Debit Card between August 10th and December 2nd are automatically entered to win four tickets to a Saints home game during the 2009-2010 season. One grand prize winner gets a VIP trip featuring four tickets to the January 3rd game between the New Orleans Saints and the Carolina Panthers in Charlotte, NC with round trip air and hotel accommodations1.
'Prepaid debit has long been a financial tool of choice for those consumers who have been overlooked and underserved by traditional financial services companies,' said Dan Henry, chief executive officer at Netspend. 'Now, those consumers can not only better manage their finances, but they can show their support for the New Orleans Saints as well. This partnership is a great example of our three entities coming together to benefit the customer.'
'We are pleased to partner with NetSpend, Visa and the New Orleans Saints to provide our customers an added convenience in their shopping experience,' said Mary Kellmanson, Winn-Dixie's Vice President of Marketing. 'Winn-Dixie has been proudly serving the communities of New Orleans since 1956, and this is just one more way for us to continue earning our shoppers' trust and loyalty.'
According to the group, prepaid debit cards offer a viable financial alternative for the approximately 100 million underbanked consumers in the United States. Designed as a convenient tool to help cardholders better manage their finances, a prepaid debit card allows only the amount that is pre-deposited on the card to be spent. Saints NetSpend Visa Prepaid Debit cardholders can reload their cards at more than 500 Winn-Dixie stores in the Southeastern United States and at approximately 90,000 other locations throughout the country. Cardholders also have access to free direct deposit, Anytime Alerts and online card-to-card fund transfers.
Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc., is a food retailer headquartered in Jacksonville, FL. The Company currently operates 515 retail grocery locations, including more than 400 in-store pharmacies, in Florida, Alabama, Louisiana, Georgia and Mississippi.
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