MasterCard®, Cardtronics Announce Surcharge-Free ATM Partnership Through Allpoint Network®

MasterCard Worldwide and Cardtronics, Inc., today announced an exclusive alliance providing Prepaid MasterCard issuers and program managers an opportunity to expand their ATM footprints through Cardtronics’ Allpoint Network, America’s largest surcharge-free ATM Network. The agreement provides Prepaid MasterCard issuers with the tools to compete effectively for new business and participants with surcharge-free access to more than 32,000 ATMs within the United States.

“MasterCard is committed to delivering market solutions that differentiate our prepaid offerings, strengthen our programs, and provide meaningful benefits to our issuers, program managers and cardholders,” said Neil Dugan, Vice President, U.S. Markets, MasterCard Worldwide. “Providing an extensive surcharge-free ATM network is increasingly important to winning new business across consumer, commercial and public sector segments. By partnering with Cardtronics’ Allpoint Network, we can help our prepaid partners to cost-effectively expand their ATM footprints, strengthening their prepaid offerings, and enhancing the cardholder experience.”

Allpoint has a significant presence in all 50 states, with one out of 12 ATMs in the United States participating in its network. Allpoint’s surcharge-free ATMs are located in highly trafficked retail locations like Target®, 7-Eleven®, and Costco®, providing convenience to cardholders and driving increased foot traffic for the retailers.

“The MasterCard Prepaid program, powered by Allpoint, will enable MasterCard issuers to meet and exceed the required levels of surcharge-free access on many payroll, tax, and government programs while meeting increasing general purpose cardholder demand for convenient surcharge-free ATM access,” said Ben Psillas, President, Allpoint Network. “The scope of surcharge-free access coupled with top retail locations is a critical component to winning new business and increasing cardholder satisfaction. With Allpoint, Prepaid MasterCard cardholders will have access to the nation’s largest surcharge-free ATM network.”

About MasterCard Worldwide

As a leading global payments company, MasterCard Worldwide prides itself on being at the heart of commerce, helping to make life easier and more efficient for everyone, everywhere. MasterCard serves as a franchisor, processor and advisor to the payments industry, and makes commerce happen by providing a critical economic link among financial institutions, governments, businesses, merchants, and cardholders worldwide. In 2009, $2.5 trillion in gross dollar volume was generated on its products by consumers around the world. Powered by the MasterCard Worldwide Network – the fastest payment processing network in the world – MasterCard processes over 22 billion transactions each year, has the capacity to handle 140 million transactions per hour, with an average network response time of 140 milliseconds and with 99.99 percent reliability. MasterCard advances global commerce through its family of brands, including MasterCard®, Maestro®, and Cirrus®; its suite of core products such as credit, debit, and prepaid; and its innovative platforms and functionalities, such as MasterCard PayPass™ and MasterCard inControl™. MasterCard serves consumers, governments, and businesses in more than 210 countries and territories. For more information, please visit us at www.mastercard.com. Follow us on Twitter: @mastercardnews.

About Cardtronics

Cardtronics (NASDAQ: CATM) is the world's largest non-bank owner of ATMs and operator of the largest surcharge-free ATM Network, Allpoint, with more than 32,000 ATMs in the U.S. Cardtronics operates over 33,700 ATMs across its portfolio, and places ATMs with many of the nation’s most influential merchants, including 7-Eleven®, Costco®, CVS®/pharmacy, Kroger®, Target® and Walgreens®. Across its network, Cardtronics provides financial institutions with innovative ways to connect to their customers including providing nationwide surcharge-free access through Allpoint. Allpoint provides greater access, convenience and savings to customers of financial institutions while providing institutions the tools to compete more effectively for customers. For more information, visit www.cardtronics.com or www.allpointnetwork.com.

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