SAN RAMON, Calif., April 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- CARD
Corporation, the lifestyle mobile banking leader, announced it has
formed a strategic partnership with payments industry pioneer Meta
Financial Group, Inc (Nasdaq: CASH) ("Meta") to further develop
innovative payments solutions through best-in-class
technologies.
"In the current economic climate, people are hungrier than ever
for accessible and affordable financial services products," said
Tim Coltrell, Chief Executive
Officer of CARD. "Our partnership with Meta will help us improve
the breadth, depth, and quality of our product to help support the
growing interest we're seeing from consumers."
CARD also announced that financial services industry expert
Dave Petrini will join the company's
executive team as president and chief financial officer. Prior to
joining CARD, Petrini served as general manager of Green Dot -
Direct and CFO of AccountNow. Petrini joins CARD's team of seasoned
financial services industry veterans, with more than 100 years of
combined experience from Green Dot, NextCard, GE Capital, RushCard
and Providian.
Petrini commented, "CARD has experienced tremendous growth
through its lifestyle branded prepaid cards and is poised to become
the most trusted source for providing financial products that meet
the needs of a broad array of consumers." He continued, "I'm very
impressed with CARD's existing team of talented industry veterans
and the category-leading products that make us well positioned to
take advantage of the considerable market opportunity in the
financial services space."
In addition, CARD has enhanced its expertise by adding two
financial industry veterans to its board. Meta Financial Group
Chief Executive Officer Brad Hanson
will join CARD's board of directors along with existing board
member Dan Henry, former CEO at
Netspend and Euronet. CARD's mission is to create financial
products that meet everyone's financial needs. Today, CARD offers
prepaid cards that support personalized images relevant to a
consumer's interests, most notably the NFL Players Association
(NFLPA), consumer brands, TV shows and animated artists and
designers. The company plans to introduce additional financial
services supporting the connection to consumers personalized
interests later this year.
About CARD
CARD.com is the leader in affinity branded prepaid cards. The
company expertly crafts financial products that speak to the
passions of consumers while providing a banking solution that fits
seamlessly into today's mobile lifestyles. CARD offers 8,000
personalized card designs including Tom
Brady, Alvin Kamara and
Todd Gurley of the NFLPA and brands
like Hallmark, Betty Boop, Star Trek, Care Bears, Sonic the
Hedgehog and more. For more information visit www.card.com.
About Meta Financial Group, Inc.®
Meta Financial Group, Inc. ® (Nasdaq: CASH) is the holding
company for the financial services company MetaBank® ("Meta").
Founded in 1954, Meta has grown to operate in several different
financial sectors: payments, commercial finance, tax services,
community banking and consumer lending. Meta works with high-value
niche industries, strategic-growth companies and technology
adopters to grow their businesses and build more profitable
customer relationships. Meta tailors solutions for bank and
non-bank businesses, and provides a focused collaborative approach.
The organization is helping to shape the evolving financial
services landscape by directly investing in innovation and
complementary businesses that strategically expand its suite of
services. Meta has a national presence and over 1,200 employees,
with corporate headquarters in Sioux
Falls, S.D. For more information, visit the Meta Financial
Group website or LinkedIn.
Media Contact:
Angela
Nibbs
card@sparkpr.com
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