Membership Information

	The Facts About Gift Cards
	NBPCA Membership Brochure
	NBPCA Membership Enrollment Form

Government Update

Government Update, a bi-weekly electronic publication that highlights legislative, regulatory, and litigation issues that affect the network branded prepaid card business, is now an exclusive benefit of NBPCA membership. To request a sample issue, please contact us.

Contributed Articles

	Prepaid Cards - One New Way to Receive Unemployment Benefits - March 2009
	Getting Creative with Gift Cards from First Data - November 2008
	Tips for Money-Savvy Holiday Shopping - October, 2008
	Ad Incentive Magazine - Ecount - February, 2008

NBPCA Comments

	On May 26th, 2008 the Congressional Quarterly, a publication read by Members of Congress and their staff, issued an article on prepaid cards. There were several incorrect statements attributed to network branded cards prompting the NBPCA to ask for this information to be corrected. You can read the letter sent by the NBPCA to the Editor of the publication here: NBPCA responds to misinformation in Congressional Quarterly
	NBPCA - NDIC Response Letter - November 15, 2006
	NBPCA Submits Comment Letter on Reg E/Payroll Cards - March 13, 2006

News Releases

	Branded Gift Card Holiday Guide Press Release
	The Facts About Gift Cards
	NBPCA Suggests Ways to Simplify the Spring Gift-Giving Season
	Gift Card Radio Spot--Winter 2007
	Tips for Redeeming Network Branded Gift Cards
	Tips for Giving and Using Network Branded Gift Cards
	Gift Cards from American Express, Discover, MasterCard and Visa Earn 93% Satisfaction with Consumers
	Branded Prepaid Cards: A Smart Addition to Your Student's School Supplies List
	NBPCA Survey Shows Strong Growth Potential for Reloadable Prepaid Cards
	NBPCA Year One Accomplishments
	NBPCA Board of Directors for Membership Year Two
	Branded Gift Cards Turn New Graduates’ Wish Lists into Reality
	PIF and NBPCA Enter Formal Co-operation Agreement (PIF Announcement)
	NBPCA Survey Finds Consumers Want Prepaid Health Care Cards
	Dan McDermott Joins NBPCA as Government Relations Advisor
	Gift Card Tips
	Branded Gift Cards Solve Gift-Giving Dilemma
	NBPCA One Year Anniversary

Of Interest

	Middle East & N. Africa FATF
	The Role of Hawala in Money Laundering
	The Federal Reserve’s 2007 Payments Study Summary (released on December 10, 2007)
	Are Consumers Cashing Out?
	NY Fed: Understanding Risk Management in Emerging Retail Payments
	Montgomery County Gift Card Report 2007 Press Release Report
	Comdata Gift Card Research
	SPGGC v. Blumenthal: US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Decided October 19, 2007
	Out-of-State Banks May Not Issue Stored Value in Montana
	State Farm Bank v. Superintendent of the Ohio Division of Financial Institutions (filed 10/1/07)
	S1860 Violent Crime Act (StoredValueCards)
	HR3156 ViolentCrimeAct-StoredValueCards
	Consumer Behavior and Payment Choice: FRB of Boston, 2006 Conference Summary
	Neteller Decision: July 18, 2007
	Explaining the Increase in Remittances to Mexico: FRB of Dallas, July/August 2007
	Stored-Value Cards: A Card for Every Reason: FRB Kansas City, June 2007
	Revised BSA/AML Exam Manual--August 24, 2007
	OTS Notice of Advanced Rulemaking: Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices - August 3, 2007
	2007 National Money Laundering Strategy U.S. Department of Treasury
	U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals Decision: Simon (et al) v. Kelly Ayotte, NH Attorney General
	FinCEN Annual Report
	Visa Responds to FTC on Kmart Proposed Settlement
	Supreme Court Ruling: Watters v Wachovia, April 2007
	FTC/Darden Settlement -- April 3, 2007
	FTC/Kmart Settlement--March 12, 2007 Agreement Containing Consent Order Complaint Attachment A Analysis of Proposed Consent Order to Aid Public Comment Statement of Commissioner Harbour and Commissioner Leibowitz, Concurring in Part and Dissenting in Part News Release
	Canada/US Organized Crime Threat Assessment The DEA, FBI, and Royal Canadian Mounted Police recently issued an assessment of organized crime in the U.S. and Canada. "Stored value cards" are mentioned at the top of page 14, as part of the discussion of money laundering through Internet Payment Systems, which begins on page 13.
	OTS Gift Card Program Guidance
	OTS Gift Card Brochure
	NDIC Responds to NBPCA's Comments on "Assessment"
	NDIC - Prepaid Stored Value Cards: A Potential Alternative to Traditional Money Laundering Methods
	OCC Files Amicus Brief in NH Gift Card Case
	US v Arbuckle (Moola Zoola Superceding Indictment)
	Financial Action Task Force - October 13, 2006
	Distributing Prepaid Cards through Worker Centers: A Gateway to Asset Building for Low-Income Households
	The Role of Electronic Payments in Disaster Recovery: Providing More Than Convenience
	Montgomery County Gift Card Report 2006
	Montgomery County Gift Card Report 2005
	Clinton Proposes Debit/Check Card Consumer Protection Act of 2006
	Legal Compliance Issues for Health Benefit Cards (PowerPoint Presentation)
	Long-Awaited IRS Guidance For Health Benefit Cards Includes Many Surprises
	FinCEN Q&A on Independent Reviews of MSB AML Programs
	2006 Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Examination Manual Q&A on the BSA/AML Examination Manual
	Fed Releases Reg E Updates Covering Payroll Cards, August 24, 2006
	CA 1737 Vetoed, October 2, 2006
	CA 1737 on Consumer Rebates, August 24, 2006
	OCC Bulletin - Gift Card Disclosures, August 14, 2006
	NH District Court Rules in "Simon Mall" Case
	Prepaid Cards: An Important Innovation in Financial Services (A Discussion Paper by the Philadelphia Fed's Payment Cards Center)
	"How Effective Were the Financial Safety Nets in the Aftermath of Katrina?"
	U.S. Money Laundering Threat Assessment
	Payment instrument choice: The case of prepaid cards
	OTS: Preemption of State Gift Card Restrictions
	Terrorist Financing Money Laundering: FinCEN Has Taken Steps to Better Analyze Bank Secrecy Act Data But Challenges Remain
	The SAR Activity Review
	The Supervisory Framework Surrounding Nonbank Participation in the U.S. Retail Payments System - by Richard Sullivan