No Borders Announces Mexican President Vicente Fox Demonstrates Stored Value Card at Conference in Mexico
27 October 2005 - 11:00PM
Business Wire
No Borders, Inc. (OTCBB:NBDR), a Nevada Corporation, announced
today that during the 4th annual National Micro-Credit Summit in
Queretaro, Mexico, Mexican President Vicente Fox demonstrated two
basic functionalities of a bank issued No Borders stored value card
in front of an audience which included cabinet secretaries, two of
Mexico's state Governors, as well as micro-finance leaders from
various areas throughout the world. The demonstration was designed
to illustrate how the cards could be used by recipients of
micro-loans, as President Fox announced the agreement between No
Borders and the government initiated PRONAFIM Endowment Fund which
had been signed Tuesday, October 25, 2005. During the
demonstration, President Fox received funds onto a bank issued demo
No Borders' PRONAFIM/SIN FRONTERAS stored value card from a second
No Borders demo stored value card which showed the ease of
transferring funds between cards. Also demonstrated was a transfer
from a second No Borders' PRONAFIM/SIN FRONTERAS card to President
Fox' card showing the ease of transferring funds from a
microfinance institution loan disbursement account to a micro-loan
recipient. President Fox expressed great enthusiasm and support for
the collaboration and efforts of both PRONAFIM and No Borders. The
agreement between No Borders and PRONOFIM Endowment Fund had been
announced by No Borders on Tuesday October 25, 2005. About No
Borders No Borders is in the business of providing a debit and
stored value card platform through which a variety of financial and
commercial services and products can be offered to residents of
developing countries and to immigrants from those countries who
reside in the United States and send money back home on a regular
basis. No Borders offers significantly lower cost money transfers
and long distance telephone services, initially focusing on Mexico,
El Salvador and Ecuador, and now adding Pakistan and other
countries in Asia, the Middle East and Africa to its focus after
completing its alliance with InfoSpan Inc. According to
Inter-American Development Bank, Latin American immigrants in the
US sent back home an estimated close to $40 Billion in 2004, and
that growth for 2005 is expected to increase by over 20%. The
Company believes that it will accelerate its penetration into this
growing market, first by reducing the excessive costs currently
charged to the consumer, and second by offering a full range of
financial and commercial services and products to this emerging
transnational market, at significantly lower prices. Certain
statements in this release and other written or oral statements
made by or behalf of the company are "forward-looking statements"
within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Statements
regarding future events and developments and our future
performance, as well as management's expectations, beliefs, plans,
estimates or projections relating to the future are forward-looking
statements within the meaning of these laws. The forward-looking
statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties
including market acceptance of the company's services and projects
and the company's continued access to capital and other risks and
uncertainties outlined in its filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, which are incorporated herein by reference.
The actual results the company achieves may differ materially from
any forward-looking statements due to such risks and uncertainties.
These statements are based on our current expectations and speak
only as of the date of such statements were made. The company
undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise statements.
The company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise
any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of future
events, new information or otherwise.
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