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Award-Winning Aetna ValuePassSM Provides Consumers Access to "Pay as You Go" Affordable Dental Care

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Award-Winning Aetna ValuePass SM Provides Consumers Access to “Pay as You Go” Affordable Dental Care

Aetna ValuePass SM Card Named Judges’ Choice Winner in 7 th Annual Paybefore Awards


  • A unique, patent-pending innovation to help individuals purchase only the dental care they need, when they need it

  • Offers access to savings of 15% – 50% per visit from credentialed dental providers

  • Provides access for 132 million Americans without dental insurance

HARTFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Aetna (NYSE: AET) today announced that the Aetna ValuePassSM was named the 2013 Judges’ Choice award winner by Paybefore Awards at this year’s Prepaid Expo in Orlando, Florida. Judges’ Choice is a category created by the judges to recognize programs that demonstrate an innovative approach to prepaid solutions and show strong growth opportunity. The Aetna ValuePassSM empowers consumers to manage their dental care by allowing them to prepay for discounted services and receive care when needed. Aetna is the first health care company to offer a prepaid card that gives consumers access to affordable, quality dental care with no insurance plan or membership fee required.

“We are honored to have the Aetna ValuePassSM card recognized by Paybefore Awards, the most prestigious award of excellence in the prepaid industry,” said Marcia Vannuccini, head of Aetna Prepaid Card Solutions. “The Aetna ValuePassSM, a pay as you go offering, brings together dental care and prepaid technology in a unique way to help provide affordable care to the millions of Americans without dental insurance or to those who have limited coverage.”

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The Bancorp's KEEPS Prepaid MasterCard® Named Winner in Seventh Annual Paybefore Awards

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The Bancorp’s KEEPS Prepaid MasterCard ® Named Winner in Seventh Annual Paybefore Awards

WILMINGTON, Del.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The Bancorp Payment Solutions Group, a division of The Bancorp Bank (“Bancorp”), a wholly owned subsidiary of The Bancorp, Inc. (NAS: TBBK) , is proud to announce that The KEEPS Prepaid MasterCard has been recognized as a winner in the 2013 Paybefore Awards.

The KEEPS Prepaid MasterCard program was recognized in the “Expanding the Boundaries of Prepaid” category. The program offers attorneys a way to improve their bottom lines, while doing the right thing for clients by issuing payments in a much more responsible way. As an alternative to check cashers and cash, The KEEPS Prepaid MasterCard is offered for settlement disbursements of up to $50,000 and is a safer, lower cost, and more dignified alternative for the unbanked. Using a KEEPS Prepaid MasterCard allows those receiving settlements to fully participate in the online economy, pay bills, and receive the benefits and protections of the MasterCard Zero Liability policy, and real-time balance and transaction alerts.

Paybefore Awards, now in its seventh year, is the most prestigious recognition of excellence in the worldwide emerging payments industry. The awards are presented annually by Paybefore, whose publications are the leading source of industry information for alternative payments executives.

“We are honored to share this recognition with KEEPS America,” said Jeremy Kuiper, Managing Director, The Bancorp Bank. “This program offers an innovative solution for consumers allowing them to better manage their settlement finances.”

The winning programs were selected by a panel of five industry experts who served as judges for this year’s competition, which—once again—included a record number of entries from around the world.

“Paybefore Awards were created to honor the companies and individuals that are at the forefront of innovation as well as successful market implementation across the globe,” said Loraine DeBonis, Paybefore editor-in-chief and chair of the judging panel.

“It’s a dynamic time in electronic payments as companies like The Bancorp Bank and KEEPS America LLC continue to innovate to solve payments problems,” she continued. “We are proud to recognize their contributions to advancing the prepaid and emerging payments industry.”

These winning programs will now vie for Best-in-Category distinction, which will be announced during the Paybefore Awards ceremony on March 4 at the Prepaid Expo (www.prepaidexpousa.com). And for the first time in Paybefore Awards history, visitors to Paybefore.com will have a chance to vote on Best in Category. The outcome of this vote (counted as one-sixth of the total) …read more
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The Bancorp's Benefits Debit MasterCard® and Benefits Visa® Debit Card Named Winner in Seventh Annua

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The Bancorp’s Benefits Debit MasterCard ® and Benefits Visa ® Debit Card Named Winner in Seventh Annual Paybefore Awards

WILMINGTON, Del.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The Bancorp Payment Solutions Group, a division of The Bancorp Bank (“Bancorp”), a wholly owned subsidiary of The Bancorp, Inc. (NAS: TBBK) , is proud to announce that the Benefits Debit MasterCard and Benefits Visa Debit Card have been recognized as winners in the 2013 Paybefore Awards.

The Benefits Debit MasterCard and Benefits Visa Debit Card were recognized in the “Best Benefits Distribution Card Program” category. Plan participants have the ability to pay for services with their debit card rather than paying out of pocket and submitting claims for reimbursement. Using the debit card, cardholders have the ability to view and monitor transactions real-time online through Alegeus’s WealthCare Portal or WealthCare Mobile applications. Alegeus offers a fully integrated imaging solution which allows participants to simply fax or upload a receipt that is automatically linked to the transaction in the system. The technological innovations of Alegeus’ solution are primarily driven by their configurability of the order of reimbursement, plan level rules, and plan level settlement capabilities with employers.

Paybefore Awards, now in its seventh year, is the most prestigious recognition of excellence in the worldwide prepaid and emerging payments industry. The awards are presented annually by Paybefore, whose publications are the leading source of industry information for alternative payments executives.

“We are honored to share this recognition with Alegeus Technologies,” said Jeremy Kuiper, Managing Director, The Bancorp Bank. “This program offers unique plan designs to meet the most unusual or creative of consumer directed benefits.”

The winning programs were selected by a panel of five industry experts who served as judges for this year’s competition, which—once again—included a record number of entries from around the world.

“Paybefore Awards were created to honor the companies and individuals that are at the forefront of innovation as well as successful market implementation across the globe,” said Loraine DeBonis, Paybefore editor-in-chief and chair of the judging panel.

“It’s a dynamic time in electronic payments as companies like The Bancorp Bank and Alegeus Technologies continue to innovate to solve payments problems,” she continued. “We are proud to recognize its contributions to advancing the prepaid and emerging payments industry.”

The winning programs will now vie for Best-in-Category distinction, which will be announced during the Paybefore Awards ceremony on March 4 at the Prepaid Expo (www.prepaidexpousa.com). And for the first time in Paybefore Awards history, visitors to Paybefore.com will have …read more
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The Bancorp's TPC Payables Prepaid Visa® Card Named Winner in Seventh Annual Paybefore Awards

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The Bancorp’s TPC Payables Prepaid Visa ® Card Named Winner in Seventh Annual Paybefore Awards

WILMINGTON, Del.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The Bancorp Payment Solutions Group, a division of The Bancorp Bank (“Bancorp”), a wholly owned subsidiary of The Bancorp, Inc. (NAS: TBBK) , is proud to announce that TPC Payables Prepaid Visa Card has been recognized as a winner in the 2013 Paybefore Awards.

The TPC Payables Prepaid Visa Card was recognized in the “Best Business-to-Business Prepaid Card” category. The Payments Company (TPC) facilitates electronic payments between businesses, vendors, and employees. Backed by its proprietary software and AP advantage ePay Network, TPC provides a complete accounts payable disbursement solution that includes software integration, vendor enrollment, payment processing, and reconcilement. Clients import a single file of payment instructions and AP advantage executes financial transactions and delivers associated customized electronic payment details. The company specifically targets underserved middle market clients that are unable to implement ePayments without technical resources and available credit. Using a virtual debit card solution, companies prefund their payments while earning cash rebates and moving away from costly and environmentally unfriendly paper checks.

Paybefore Awards, now in its seventh year, is the most prestigious recognition of excellence in the worldwide prepaid and emerging payments industry. The awards are presented annually by Paybefore, whose publications are the leading source of industry information for alternative payments executives.

“We are honored to share this recognition with The Payments Company,” said Jeremy Kuiper, Managing Director, The Bancorp Bank. “This program is truly unique and provides consumers with a convenient card solution.”

This winning program was selected by a panel of five industry experts who served as judges for this year’s competition, which—once again—included a record number of entries from around the world.

“As the world changes, so do the payment and money management needs of individuals, businesses and government agencies,” added Marilyn Bochicchio, Paybefore’s CEO. “Paybefore Awards recognizes the organizations that use financial services to make people’s lives better, which is why it is so exciting for us to honor those who champion innovation and excellence.”

These winning programs will now vie for Best-in-Category distinction, which will be announced during the Paybefore Awards ceremony on March 4 at the Prepaid Expo (www.prepaidexpousa.com). And for the first time in Paybefore Awards history, visitors to Paybefore.com will have a chance to vote on Best in Category. The outcome of this vote (counted as one-sixth of the total) will be combined with the five judges’ picks to determine Best-in-Category honorees.

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