Monday, October 12, 2009

New Orleans Saints Prepaid Visa Cards Offered by NetSpend and Winn-Dixie



AUSTIN, Texas & JACKSONVILLE, Fla.--(Business Wire)--
NetSpend, a leading provider of prepaid reloadable debit cards and Winn-Dixie
Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ:WINN), 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."

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.

About NetSpend Corporation

NetSpend Corporation is one of the leading providers of prepaid debit cards in
the United States. A pioneer in the industry since its inception in 1999,
NetSpend prepaid debit cards give financial freedom and convenience to the more
than 100 million underbanked consumers in the United States. NetSpend is the
only company in the prepaid debit industry to offer an end-to-end solution for
consumers and merchants with a proprietary processing platform, card
fulfillment, customer service and risk management capabilities. More information
about the company can be found at http://www.netspend.com or by following the
company on Facebook or Twitter.

About Winn-Dixie

Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc., is one of the nation`s largest food retailers. Founded
in 1925, the Company is 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. For more
information, please visit www.winn-dixie.com. 
 
Source: Company Press Release 
 
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