Monday, March 8, 2010

Rush Card® Joins Green Dot® Network, Providing Additional Cash Reload Options for All Cardholders

Customers can load their cards at approximately 50,000 retailer locations nationwide using Green Dot MoneyPak®


MONROVIA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Green Dot, a leading provider of prepaid financial services and owner of the nation’s largest cash reload network, announced today that they have signed an agreement with UniRush, LLC. This agreement will allow RushCard customers to add cash to their prepaid cards using Green Dot’s MoneyPak®.



MoneyPak is available at approximately 50,000 retailer locations nationwide, including Walmart, CVS/pharmacy, Kmart, Kroger, Rite Aid, 7-Eleven, and Walgreens. Customers simply purchase the MoneyPak with cash, and then transfer the money to their prepaid card.



“We're excited about working with the Green Dot Network to offer RushCard members another convenient and affordable way to add money to their cards," says Ram Palaniappan, General Manager for RushCard.



“We are pleased to welcome RushCard into the Green Dot Network,” said Mark Troughton, President, Cards and Network for Green Dot. “With the addition of RushCard, nearly all major prepaid programs now participate in the Green Dot Network, providing customers nationwide with the most convenient way to load their cards with cash. Green Dot and RushCard share a commitment to delivering tremendous value, innovation and customer satisfaction, and we look forward to a productive relationship.”



For more details, visit www.moneypak.com.



About Green Dot Corporation

Green Dot is a leading prepaid financial services company providing simple, low-cost and convenient money management solutions to a broad base of U.S. consumers. Green Dot also owns and operates the Green Dot Network, a leading prepaid card reloading network in the United States. Consumers can access the Green Dot Network and use it for a wide variety of transactions, including cash loading onto prepaid cards and adding funds to a PayPal account through MoneyPak®. Green Dot sells its cards and offers reload services nationwide at approximately 50,000 retail stores, including Walmart, CVS/pharmacy, Kmart, Kroger, Meijer, Radio Shack, Rite Aid, 7-Eleven, and Walgreens, which provide consumers convenient access to its products and services. Green Dot's products include Green Dot MasterCard® and Visa® branded prepaid debit cards and the Green Dot MoneyPak®. Green Dot is headquartered in the greater Los Angeles area. For more details, visit www.greendot.com and www.moneypak.com.

About UniRush LLC

Headquartered in Cincinnati, UniRush LLC was created to offer the over 48 million Americans without access to a traditional banking relationship an array of basic financial services via the Prepaid Visa RushCard. Benefits of the program include direct deposit, the ability to withdraw funds at over 850,000 ATMs globally, the ability to use the card wherever Visa debit cards are accepted and free 24/7 customer service. For more information about UniRush and RushCard visit www.rushcard.com.



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