InteliSpend Wins Four Awards in Sixth Annual Paybefore Awards

FENTON, Mo., March 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Paybefore has chosen InteliSpend Prepaid Solutions as a winner of four awards in the 2012 Paybefore Awards, including:

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• Breakout Prepaid Company of the Year
• Most Effective Prepaid Marketing (Firestone: How America Gets to the Game Promotion)
• Most Effective Prepaid Solution (Wellness)
• Most Effective Prepaid Solution (Monsanto: Rapid Recognition)

Paybefore Awards, now in its sixth year, is the most prestigious recognition of excellence in the worldwide prepaid and stored-value card industry. The awards are presented annually by Paybefore, whose publications are the leading source of industry information for the global prepaid community.

"Paybefore Awards were created to honor the companies and individuals that are keeping prepaid on the cutting edge of payments," said Loraine DeBonis, Paybefore editor-in-chief and chair of the judging panel.

"We're honored by all of the awards, especially those recognizing our clients' programs," said Sheree Stewart, COO and product officer. "We take pride in delivering intelligent solutions to complex challenges our clients present, so to have wins for both Firestone and Monsanto is very gratifying. Being named Breakout Company of the Year is also a huge honor," added Stewart, "and it's validation for all that we've accomplished in the past year – rebranding our company, building a brand-new product platform, and solidifying relationships with all four payment networks."

Winning the Paybefore awards, especially the Breakout Prepaid Company of the Year, was due in part to InteliSpend achieving best-in-class program management scores and top-notch employee engagement, significant achievements considering the amount of transition that took place during the time period.

Based on client surveys, InteliSpend:

• achieved highest customer service score in company history
• achieved highest on-time delivery score in company history
• achieved highest client retention score in company history

Employee engagement experts found InteliSpend worthy of:

• 50 Most Engaged Workplaces™ in the United States –by Achievers to top employers that display leadership and innovation towards engaging their employees
• Employer of the Year (101-250 employee category) – by AAIM Employers Association for creating organizational value and business results through policies and best practices in human resource management
• Highest Overall Job Satisfaction Score – by HR Solutions from their International Employee Engagement Survey, representing 2,400+ companies and more than 3 million employees

"Winning awards for excellence in prepaid doesn't happen by accident. It's quite the opposite.  It happens through purposeful focus both on your people talent and your business know-how," CEO Darryl Hutson said. "Simply put: business expertise and commitment plus engaged and talented people results in intelligent, award-winning solutions for our clients."

About InteliSpend: InteliSpend Prepaid Solutions, LLC, an independent entity within Maritz Holdings, Inc., is an issuer and reseller of American Express®- and Discover®-branded prepaid products, and a program manager for MasterCard and Visa. InteliSpend provides businesses with prepaid solutions, including stored-value cards, online reward management technology, and program management. Its products address a broad array of applications, such as employee reward and recognition, sales incentives, expense management, and consumer promotions. InteliSpend is headquartered in Fenton, MO, and is a licensee of U.S. Patents 5,689,100 and 5,956,695 and Canadian Patent 2,215,969.

About Paybefore: Paybefore is the leading information provider to prepaid and stored value industry professionals, offering the latest news, commentary and analysis. Paybefore's family of industry publications include: Paybefore.com™, a searchable online news and information portal; Paybefore News™, daily news briefs delivered electronically; Paybefore News International™, a weekly compilation of prepaid news and events from outside the United States; Paybefore Update™, an e-newsletter delivered 20 times a year; Paybefore Legal™, a downloadable e-newsletter covering the legislative, regulatory and judicial developments in prepaid, as well as feature articles by leading attorneys in the field; Paybefore Magazine™, a biannual print publication featuring in-depth articles on the opportunities, challenges and trends in the global prepaid and stored value industry; and the only industry directory, Paybefore Buyer's Guide™, available online and in print. Visit us at www.paybefore.com.

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