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Successful Year-Round Campaign Continues to Benefit the National Breast

Cancer Foundation

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to underbanked customers' demonstrated desire to adopt and contribute to a cause, NetSpend Corp., one of the premier providers of prepaid solutions in the United States, and ACE Cash Express, a leading retailer of financial services, have announced continuation of the successful pink All-Access(R) Visa(R) Prepaid Card to benefit the National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF), an organization dedicated to breast cancer awareness, education and early detection.

NetSpend and Ace launched the first reloadable prepaid debit card to offer consumers a way to support breast cancer awareness. The pink All-Access Visa Prepaid Card program was projected to raise $100,000 in its first year and already has far exceeded that amount, the sponsors report.

"We are so thankful for everyone who has purchased a NetSpend prepaid Visa card and continues to spend with it," said Janelle Hail, founder and president of NBCF who is also a 27-year breast cancer survivor. "Each time a cardholder makes a purchase, a portion of it is donated to the Foundation and these funds will help educate women that early detection is the most important element in the fight against breast cancer."

NetSpend and ACE representatives presented the program's first donation to the Foundation at White Memorial Medical Center in Los Angeles last year. The funds directly aid in providing educational materials and free mammograms to women who could not otherwise afford the procedure.

"Our research indicated that under-banked consumers have an authentic appetite to support important causes so we are not surprised the industry's first prepaid cause-related card has been so successful," said Rick Savard, CEO of NetSpend. "We look forward to presenting another check to the National Breast Cancer Foundation in the fut
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