[September 08, 2010]

Third Annual Prepaid Press Expo Biggest, Best Ever

The Prepaid Press Expo 2010 (tppEXPO'10), the premier gathering of the prepaid services industry, ended Thursday, August 26, at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas. For the third year in a row, tppEXPO again grew at a double digit rate over the previous year, and has become the largest gathering of prepaid industry professionals.

"The Prepaid Press Expo is the only industry trade show that covers all of the segments of the prepaid industry - calling card, wireless, loyalty, debit and gift cards," said Frank Squilla, SVP of sales for InComm (News - Alert), a leading stored value and gift card provider and tppEXPO'10 Senator Sponsor. "All of the different players converged and met with retailers, distributors and others who are involved in this fast growing industry."

Approximately 1,600 attendees at tppEXPO'10 met with nearly 60 exhibitors, 13 corporate sponsors and 9 meda partners.

"We are very gratified with the turnout," said show producer, Robin Tobias. "The rich mix of prepaid business sectors and the combination of players from service providers to distributors and retailers made this a meaningful experience. We continue to grow and diversify as the industry matures."

Pete Pattullo, CEO of NetworkIP, a provider of hosted prepaid services, and Emperor Sponsor, commented, "This event keeps getting bigger and better! Re-enforcing and demonstrating the resiliency and adaptability of the prepaid long distance/calling card industry."

The conference sessions at tppEXPO'10 highlighted the trends driving the prepaid industry. "The buzz this year was convergence," said Gene Retske, conference director. "The dialogue between prepaid telephony providers, payments people and the other prepaid sectors was amazing."

tppEXPO'10 thanks its sponsors for their support: Emperor - NetworkIP; Senator - Auris, Direct Wholesale, Digitalk, Eureka Revenue, Hyperlink, Lunex Group, iBasis (News - Alert), IDT, InComm, and Total Call International; Centurion - Callture and Global Service Solutions.

Lisa Brown, expo director, announced that tppEXPO'11 will open on Monday, August 15, 2011 at the Paris, Las Vegas Hotel. Interested sponsors and exhibitors can contact Lisa at 866.203.2334, extension 505, or [email protected].

About The Prepaid Press Expo

The Prepaid Press Expo is the biggest independent industry trade show for prepaid services, and is a partner with The Prepaid Press, the industry's leading publication.

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