Accomplished Industry Veteran Kyle Ruschman Joins FiCentive as VP of Sales and Business
Development
SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 16, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FiCentive, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Payment Data Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYDS), is excited to
announce the addition of two new prepaid partners, SVM and UniTeller. FiCentive also announces the addition of Kyle Ruschman as VP of Sales and Business Development, where he will lead the organization’s
growth initiatives.
Houston Frost, SVP of Prepaid Products for Payment Data Systems, said, “These two new partnerships clearly demonstrate that our
FiCentive prepaid card platform continues to offer the features and versatility that prepaid card issuers see as most relevant in
today’s dynamic marketplace. In addition, Kyle brings the experience and industry knowledge to leverage this technology and
spearhead our prepaid growth initiatives.”
“I couldn’t be more excited to join the FiCentive and Payment Data Systems family of companies, and I look forward to building
on the strong foundation already in place,” said Kyle Ruschman.
SVM, a leading global provider of gift and prepaid card solutions for businesses, recently
announced through the strategic partnership with FiCentive their ability to offer a virtual open-loop prepaid card that can be used
at retail locations using Apple Pay, Android Pay, or Samsung Pay. SVM's products are used by leading incentive, rewards,
loyalty, and other companies to incent and reward their customers, employees, and prospects.
UniTeller is a leader in international money transfer processing services, offering remittance solutions to business
partners and individuals. UniTeller will use FiCentive to create a full white-labeled prepaid card offering, called
uLinkcard (ulinkcard.com), for its uLink Digital Remittance program (ulinkremit.com), where customers will be able to send remittances using the card at preferred
rates. UniTeller supports a network of more than 110,000 paying locations worldwide connecting their customers living in
the U.S. with their families abroad.
About FiCentive
FiCentive, a subsidiary of Payment Data Systems, Inc., quickly and securely delivers customized prepaid card programs for
corporations, financial institutions, affinity groups and other organizations that need to deliver a financial solution to their
customers, vendors, or employees. FiCentive has extensive knowledge and experience gained by processing prepaid card
programs for over ten years with highly efficient, secure, cost-effective, and integrated payment solutions.
Website: http://ficentive.com/
About Payment Data Systems, Inc.
Payment Data Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYDS), a leading integrated payment solutions provider, offers a wide range of
payment solutions to merchants, billers, banks, service bureaus, and card issuers. The Company operates credit, debit/prepaid, and
ACH payment processing platforms to deliver convenient, world-class payment solutions and service to their clients. The strength of
the Company lies in its ability to provide tailored solutions for card issuance, payment acceptance, and bill payments as well as
its unique technology in the prepaid sector. Payment Data is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, and has offices in
Nashville, Tennessee.
Websites: www.singularpayments.com, www.payfacinabox.com, www.akimbocard.com, and www.ficentive.com. Find us on Facebook®.
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related to the realization of the anticipated opportunities from the Singular acquisition, the management of the Company's growth,
the loss of key resellers, the relationships with the Automated Clearinghouse network, bank sponsors, third-party card processing
providers and merchants, the security of our software, hardware and information, and compliance with complex federal, state and
local laws and regulations, and other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission including its annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017. One or more of these factors have
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