Gift Cards India joins ‘Voices of Prepaid India’

Feb. 11, 2012 - PRLog -- 10th February 2012

Gift Cards India is the latest member to join Voices of Prepaid India partnering with Global Prepaid Exchange, and some of the industry’s other leading players to drive the demand for prepaid in India.

VOPI India is a programme of activities funded by companies from across the prepaid industry’s value chain: (issuers (including banks and telcos), programme managers, transaction processors, distributors, merchant acquirers, retailers, agencies, settlement partners or networks, card manufacturers and the regulator). The programmes purpose is to stimulate demand for prepaid products and services in India by creating awareness, understanding and interest in prepaid as an attractive solution for businesses and government. Gift Cards India joins as an Advisory Board Member, allowing them to help drive the strategic direction of the group which will deliver value to the industry through work-streams such as Events, Public Relations and Community Relations.
This news comes as VOPI looks set to announce itself as body dedicated to promoting growth and success within the industry. The group will next week be involved in three separate industry events over two days in Mumbai (Retailer Best Practice Workshop 2012, Gift & Prepaid Retreat India 2012 and Prepaid Awards India 2012).
Firoz Khan, Co-Founder & COO “We are excited to join this market-leading programme, and look forward to collaborating with the prepaid industry to create awareness, understanding and interest in prepaid as an attractive solution for  consumers, businesses and government.”

Tony Craddock, CEO, Global Prepaid Exchange comments “It is great to have forward thinking company’s such as Gift Cards India join the Voices of Prepaid India initiative. Prepaid holds great promise in India, and I applaud Gift Cards India’s willingness to work with us to collaborate, grow their business and ultimately the marketplace.”

About Voices of Prepaid India (VOPI)
Voices of Prepaid India will look to encourage the main prepaid players in India to create a voice for the community and a forum from which collaboration, innovation and problem-solving is facilitated. Furthermore, members of VOPI will receive specific member benefits under three work-streams, each with its own objectives and defined deliverables, which are synergistic and reinforcing: Events, Public Relations, Community Relations. Advisory Board members include American Express, Atos Worldline, Itz Cash, FIS and Gift Cards India. Programme partners include Qwikcilver and Zaggle.

For more information please contact Ajay Kumar, ajay.kumar@globalprepaidexchange.com.

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