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SMKG bullish trend

The MACD for SMKG currently indicates a strong bullish signal for two reasons. First, the MACD is above the signal line, a 9day moving average. Second, the MACD is above 0 which implies that the underlying moving averages are trending higher.

smkg .005x .006

good support lately

up at 007 , this is real good for next week

the ask under 01 is very light only 2 market makers and then a clear 50% gain to build from

check it out

Expecting Big weeks ahead!!

SMKG stock holding up at 007 and news could make this junior into a serious player in debit industry

bid strenthening up

easy break out

007 in the money, time to break it through

wheres some news

355k at the ask, 007

nice .. tomorrow lets seee if we break 008's

SMKG biggest news ever, this is huge.

SmartCard Marketing Systems Inc (PINKSHEETS:SMKG) Signs Agreement with L.E.A.P. Learning Systems
/EINPresswire.com/ San Antonio, TX,. August 12th, 2010, 8:30 Am Eastern
Introducing an educational outreach program for 1.8 million Private School students in Thailand combining a prepaid debit card with an online learning module about credit and financial responsibility.
This week SMKG signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with The GoodNetwork System Co., Ltd., the owner of distribution and operational rights for "The L.E.A.P. Smart Learning System", to be the exclusive provider of prepaid debit cards and payment platform solutions to the parents and students of private schools in Thailand. GoodNetwork has licensed their L.E.A.P. Smart Learning System to the Private School Association of Thailand, covering 3,800 private, vocational and Private International schools with a total enrollment of 1.8 million students.
The program is designed so that at the completion of the Financial Responsibility module of L.E.A.P., the student will receive a prepaid debit card. Cash rewards for extra-curricular learning and community service are paid to the students through their prepaid card. Parents, schools and corporate sponsors provide the money for the rewards. SMKG and GoodNetwork are working toward a September 2010 launch date of the integrated program.
About L.E.A.P
L.E.A.P. is an acronym for Learn, Earn, Access and Prosper. It represents a unique and powerful learning environment for students all over the world, particularly in developing nations. It includes e-learning modules, edu-tainment, age-appropriate social networking, games and opportunities to earn cash, prizes and awards. For further information on the L.E.A.P. system, visit www.leapingsmart.com.
About SmartCard Marketing Systems Inc. (PINKSHEETS:SMKG)
The company is leading the way in Prepaid Card Service Program Management, Payment Processing of Pin Debit Online Transactions and Bill Payments in North America and Europe. Velocitymoney.com is the proprietary payment processing platform of SmartCard Marketing Systems Inc., which has an extensive Payment network world-wide for Consumers and Merchants.
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Contact :
Massimo Barone CEO maxbarone@gosmartcard.com
!-866-774-2555

this news is the kicker we needed

this and latin phone, they will become one of the biggest in this sector of prepaid

new deal signed

latin phone and now leaping smart . over 2.6mm customers potential for mastercard business , could be multimillion in cash flow for comp in future..

im in!

news with goodnetwork huge..

SmartCard Marketing Systems Inc (PINKSHEETS:SMKG) Signs Agreement to Provide Prepaid Cards and Management Platform to Innovative L.E.A.P. Learning Systems
8/12/2010 8:30 AM - PR Newswire

SAN ANTONIO, TX, Aug 12, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ --
Introducing an educational outreach program for 1.8 million Private School students in Thailand combining a prepaid debit card with an online learning module about credit and financial responsibility.

This week SMKG signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with The GoodNetwork System Co., Ltd., the owner of distribution and operational rights for "The L.E.A.P. Smart Learning System", to be the exclusive provider of prepaid debit cards and payment platform solutions to the parents and students of private schools in Thailand. GoodNetwork has licensed their L.E.A.P. Smart Learning System to the Private School Association of Thailand, covering 3,800 private, vocational and Private International schools with a total enrollment of 1.8 million students.

The program is designed so that at the completion of the Financial Responsibility module of L.E.A.P., the student will receive a prepaid debit card. Cash rewards for extra-curricular learning and community service are paid to the students through their prepaid card. Parents, schools and corporate sponsors provide the money for the rewards. SMKG and GoodNetwork are working toward a September 2010 launch date of the integrated program.

About L.E.A.P.

L.E.A.P. is an acronym for Learn, Earn, Access and Prosper. It represents a unique and powerful learning environment for students all over the world, particularly in developing nations. It includes e-learning modules, edu-tainment, age-appropriate social networking, games and opportunities to earn cash, prizes and awards. For further information on the L.E.A.P. system, visit www.leapingsmart.com.

this news should have serious impact with update

SmartCard Marketing Systems Inc (PINKSHEETS:SMKG) Signs Agreement to Provide Prepaid Cards and Management Platform to Innovative L.E.A.P. Learning Systems
Aug. 12, 2010 (PR Newswire) --

SAN ANTONIO, TX - Introducing an educational outreach program for 1.8 million Private School students in Thailand combining a prepaid debit card with an online learning module about credit and financial responsibility.

This week SMKG signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with The GoodNetwork System Co., Ltd., the owner of distribution and operational rights for "The L.E.A.P. Smart Learning System", to be the exclusive provider of prepaid debit cards and payment platform solutions to the parents and students of private schools in Thailand. GoodNetwork has licensed their L.E.A.P. Smart Learning System to the Private School Association of Thailand, covering 3,800 private, vocational and Private International schools with a total enrollment of 1.8 million students.

The program is designed so that at the completion of the Financial Responsibility module of L.E.A.P., the student will receive a prepaid debit card. Cash rewards for extra-curricular learning and community service are paid to the students through their prepaid card. Parents, schools and corporate sponsors provide the money for the rewards. SMKG and GoodNetwork are working toward a September 2010 launch date of the integrated program.


About L.E.A.P.


L.E.A.P. is an acronym for Learn, Earn, Access and Prosper. It represents a unique and powerful learning environment for students all over the world, particularly in developing nations. It includes e-learning modules, edu-tainment, age-appropriate social networking, games and opportunities to earn cash, prizes and awards. For further information on the L.E.A.P. system, visit www.leapingsmart.com.


About SmartCard Marketing Systems Inc. (PINKSHEETS:SMKG)


The company is leading the way in Prepaid Card Service Program Management, Payment Processing of Pin Debit Online Transactions and Bill Payments in North America and Europe. Velocitymoney.com is the proprietary payment processing platform of SmartCard Marketing Systems Inc., which has an extensive Payment network world-wide for Consumers and Merchants.


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industry discussion news on debit card market

Debating the Future of Debit Cards a from pymnt news source

We asked: Will reduction in interchange fees put a damper on the growth of debit cards?
"Logic suggests no. But each market is obviously different and card issuers and acquirers will reevaluate their business model if their income or costs concerning one product line changes significantly.

In the Australian market, there has been a growth in scheme debit cards. Occurring post the RBA intervention into interchange. What has motivated the banks to shift their well established and high volume proprietary debit card base to scheme debit. Probably a number of factors but lower interchange on credit must have had an influence." - Peter
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"...Debit cards are a function of the current economy, folks are using debit for budgeting purposes, younger demographics tend to use debit versus credit, payroll, unemployment and other benefits are now routinely loaded on prepaid and reloadable debit cards. Finally the utility of the debit card (basically taking the place of checks for the unbanked) has created another market. As a retailer my biggest complaint is that Visa and MC want you to "honor" all cards. However a prepaid card such as Green Dot and others don't require a credit check. Very problematic for retailers that offer installment plans." - Mark Tabak
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"Most earthlings do not have/want/need a bank account. Most earthlings wont qualify for credit. Most earthlings need to pay. As earth is decreasing it's dependency on cash, debit will continue to grow.

Besides consumers, Merchants are key to the growth of debit. Merchants pay for interchange. Merchants accept credit cards since they enable guaranteed payment for credit sales, and thus increase sales. Merchants accept debit cards since it's cheaper than cash. When debit interchange become more expensive than cash, merchants will seriously start resisting debit, as there is no benefit to them other than consumer convenience.

Merchants will in general complain when interchange increases, as reduces their margins, however in general interchange increases causes inflation. Merchants will in general welcome interchange decreases, however this will seldom lead to deflation...

Credit and debit should not be viewed as two competing forces, rather as "paying with your own money" or "paying with the banks money". As a consumer I use both debit and credit in wide range of situations for a wide range of different reasons.

That being said : When a merchant does not accept my credit card, I pay with my debit card. When a merchant does not accept my debit card, I pay with my credit card. When a merchant does not accept any of my cards, I pay using cash..." -- Wynand
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"Debit cards will continue to grow. No bank will refuse to offer debit cards - no merchant will refuse to accept debit cards. The global market has reached critical mass with debit cards - they are here to stay and debit products are a cornerstone of the retail banking world. Consumers expect them to be accepted and they expect them to be offered at low to no cost. Changes to interchange fee structures will not directly impact consumer adoption of debit cards.

However, changes to interchange fee structures will change the ways in which consumers USE debit cards - so, yes, an indirect impact is possible. If issuers need to counter-balance a reduction in one revenue stream by charging fees for this or that transaction type, consumers will respond by adjusting usage patterns. Some consumers may opt for increasing usage of cash or check/cheque, while others move towards credit card usage. In the US, I would expect to see increases in PIN-debit purchases if "signature" (dual-message) debit becomes subject to fees, since PIN-debit fee structures are not likely to change dramatically. In fact, the smarter banks in the US will attempt to increase PIN POS activity within their card base, rather than start charging fees on the cards in general or on signature debit transactions.

Is there anyone out there that will stop using a debit card fully and completely if they are charged nominal fees? I personally could not imagine cutting up my debit card and walking into a bank branch to get cash or make a deposit or transfer funds between current/DDA and savings accounts, or going back to writing checks at the checkout lines in big stores - let alone handing large amounts of cash. I would however, limit my usages to ATM activity, and increase usage of my credit card.

(Another theme you may see through these answers is that there is a country/cultural component to the answers one may give to this question. Wynand, who posted a reploy in this thread, and I have discussed this previously to a great extent - as we live on different continents)" - Jim Schlegel
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"Absolutely agree that interchange is transparent to the consumer, however let me take a counter viewpoint just for fun!. Today, other than non-issuing bank ATM fees, most issuers/FI's do not charge any fees to their customers for debit card usage. It is not out of the realm of possibility that banks may begin charging customers fees for debit card usage to make up for lost interchange revenue. It could start with setting a debit purchase threshold on a checking account per month and charging say 10 cents for every debit transaction over 10 a month. However, unless this became a widespread practice, consumers would have the option to change banks. If this happens it may have an impact on the growth of debit." - Ben

wow .. 5kshares to move .007

007 x 0075 17k and power over .01

SMKG

Here is a stock to watch.. I have been hearing some chatter about this company the past couple of days and it might be coming into play. I looked at the charts on this one and it showing a little promise here and it might be a good time to get in on this one. We are at a good support level of .005 and could see this bounce back to.01 or higher with a good press release. Here is some info on the company to start ur DD



Smart Card Marketing Systems, Inc. provides prepaid cards, value smart storage cards, and payment processing services. It offers GoSmartCard platform, a proprietary Internet-based platform that provides a medium for merchants and retailers to create programs for new and existing customers, as well as to collect purchasing data, such as brand loyalty, buying preferences, and personal account information. The company also offers VelocityMoney PIN-based debit card, a stored value re-loadable automated teller machine (ATM) card to make retail purchases, receive direct payroll deposits from their employer, withdraw cash at ATMs, and send money to family or friends. In addition, it provides VelocityMerchant, an e-commerce site that provides merchants with various products and services, including cheque processing, clearing, and imaging direct to their corporate bank account; generic or private label prepaid MasterCard; instant issue re-loadable debit cards; activation, reloading, and fulfillment services; instant money transfers; accounts receivable management; data capture and conversion; claims/warranty processing; and technical contact centre support services. Further, the company distributes various prepaid products and offers bill payment services for carriers. Smart Card Marketing Systems was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas.

true, heard some biggee contracts in pipe

they have announced some already and could be sweet

rebound dip from profiteers.. .70's

we know where this will go

would like to see this bust out of the gates

well consolidated.. just needs a kick off party

SMKG news out,, could start things off well this week

SmartCard Marketing Systems Inc.: SmartCard Marketing Systems Inc. (PINKSHEETS: SMKG) Prepaid Debit Card Market Expected To Grow
Posted on: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 07:53:37 EDT


San Antonio, Tx., Aug 30, 2010 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) --
Industry experts estimate the Prepaid Debit Card market will grow by 20% per annum to a record $400Billion by 2017 in the USA. SmartCard Marketing is an established company in the Prepaid Debit Card segment with 30 years of management and industry experience with a fully deployable Card Management & E-wallet platform marketed under the Velocitymoney trade name and Velocitymoney.com site to Financial Institutions, Merchant Banks, Businesses and Consumers.

SmartCard Marketing Systems Inc. (PINKSHEETS: SMKG | PowerRating) CEO Massimo Barone stated "We have successfully created a niche opportunity for our company in the Prepaid Debit Card market with the ability to implement and deploy card programs within a minimal time frame, which has been our core strategy. Our primary objective is to capture the shift from Credit facilitated cards which has been a traditional financial model for most banks to underwrite credit- to a shift worldwide toward Prepaid Debit Cards. The significance of developing an International Portfolio will allow us to capitalize on future industry consolidation from major banks when the Financial Industry has found its footing again. We feel strong that a portfolio of world class card programs and a solid active base of customers will lead to an eventual merger or acquisition."

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its gettin better, just tuck in the stock

and the buyers will come