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RNS Number : 4121N 
Hertford International Group PLC 
17 February 2009 
 

 17 February 2009 
Hertford International Group PLC 
("Hertford" or "the Company") 
 
 
Launch of Eclipse prepaid card 
 
 
Hertford International (AIM: HIG), a provider of personal financial products and 
services, is pleased to announce the launch of its Eclipse prepaid debit card. 
 
 
The card is designed for everyday spending and can be used wherever MasterCard 
is accepted, which is estimated to be around 25 million locations worldwide. The 
Eclipse card can be obtained online at www.eclipsecard.co.uk and currently costs 
GBP8.95. Online payment can be done via SMS (a charge appears on the customers 
phone bill after they receive a unique access code to use on the website), debit 
and credit card as well as by e-voucher which can be purchased at any of 
PayPoint's 19,000 nationwide outlets. 
 
 
Following the mobile phone model, the Eclipse card is available on a pay monthly 
or pay as you go pricing plan, allowing users to minimise their ongoing costs. 
Cash can be loaded onto the card at over 40,000 locations throughout the UK 
which include Post Office and PayPoint retail outlets. In addition, the cards 
can also be loaded via bank transfer, salary payments and standard debit and 
credit cards. 
 
 
In addition to being targeted at those people who have limited access to the 
traditional banking system, the Eclipse card has a broad market appeal for other 
applications such as secure online shopping and budget control. 
 
 
Unlike most other pre-paid cards, the Eclipse card is easy to obtain, even by 
those recently arrived in the country. This availability is made possible 
through the offer of a limited-spend card, created for those who do not at 
present have a sufficient electronic footprint in the UK. This facility ensures 
that all applicants are accepted. Cardholders of the limited Eclipse card have 
the opportunity to upgrade to an un-limited card at a later date, subject to 
identity verification. In such instances the limited restrictions are lifted, 
though the card itself will not need to be exchanged. The Eclipse card complies 
with all regulatory and anti-money laundering standards. 
 
 
A number of value added services will be available to owners of the Eclipse card 
in order to improve customer satisfaction and loyalty. Services include cashback 
shopping through the lovecashback.com portal and discount vouchers both of which 
allow users to make material savings when shopping online. Other money saving 
services are planned for launch in the near future. 
 
 
There are currently 2.3 million prepaid cards in issue in the UK. This number is 
expected to rise to 7 million by 2010. The Eclipse card programme will enable 
Hertford to target this market and provide cross-selling opportunities for other 
Hertford products and services such as cheque cashing and money remittance. 
Commenting on the launch, Lewis Findlay, Chief Executive of Hertford said, "The 
Eclipse card offers the consumer a secure, reliable way to store, spend and save 
money outside the traditional banking system during these hard economic times." 
"The launch of this product will help Hertford maximise customer acquisition and 
penetration in the UK prepaid debit card market, estimated to be worth GBP4 
billion by 2010." 
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Contacts: 
Hertford International Group Plc       Tel: +44 (0) 20 3178 4444 
Paul Marks, Non-Executive Chairman 
Lewis Findlay, Chief Executive Officerwww.hertfordinternationalgroup.com 
 
 
Zimmerman International Limited     Tel: +44 (0) 20 7060 1760 
Graeme Thom 
Thilo Hoffmann/Charity Walmsleywww.zimmint.com 
 
 
Hythe Securities  Tel: +44 (0) 20 7713 6688 
Menaz Metha 
Tavistock Communications            Tel: +44 (0) 20 7920 3150 
Jeremy Carey 
Matt Ridsdale www.tavistock.co.uk 
 
 
 
 
Notes to Editors: 
Hertford was admitted to the AIM market in December 2007 with a strategy to 
provide financial services to in the main those people who are not able to 
access a traditional bank account (the "unbanked"). 
Hertford owns 100% of CrewCard Network ("CCN"), a marketer of prepaid debit card 
programmes targeted at a number of high growth niche money transfer markets, 
including those people without a bank account. 
CCN's business model is to develop several complementary brands, develop its own 
distribution network, and build an ongoing relationship with its card users, 
which will enable it to sell additional products and services. 
As part of this strategy, Hertford has announced the acquisition of Cheque 
Exchange Ltd ("CEL") from Provident Financial Plc. CEL is the super agent for 
MoneyGram and is a profitable cheque cashing and money remittance business. This 
acquisition gives Hertford an established operational infrastructure, a sales 
force, and positive cash-flow. 
 
This information is provided by RNS 
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange 
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