Company pioneers unique multi-purpose gift card, perfect for holiday giving
SEATTLE, Nov. 8, 2010 — Tango Card announces the launch of a new and better approach to giving and getting gift cards. In addition to its free web and iPhone platform for organizing cards and checking gift card balances, the company now sells leading retail gift cards and a first-of-its-kind multi-use card, the Tango Card. Launched with ten major retail brands and eight non-profit partners, Tango Card ensures consumers have choices that bring them the greatest satisfaction.
Over the past five years, gift cards have become the most popular and most requested gift. The industry has made advancements in card distribution, e-mailed cards, and early mobile applications, advancements that have spurred rapid growth in the almost $90 billion market.
"Over the next five years, we will see major changes in how consumers buy and use gift cards," says David Leeds, CEO and Founder of Tango Card. "Tango Card will deliver great consumer solutions, and this starts with our anchor product, the Tango Card."
The Tango Card provides the recipient with three great options. First, they can use their value (called "Tango Dollars") to select gift cards from premier consumer-friendly retail brands. This ensures the recipient gets the exact card they want. Second, the recipient can choose to donate a portion or all of their Tango Dollars to one of Tango Card's eight non-profit partners. "Charity gift cards are an emerging source of revenue for these organizations, and the Tango Card offers key advantages to consumers and to non-profits," says Leeds.
"Grameen Foundation is pleased to work with Tango Card. Our collaboration gives us an opportunity to introduce our programs to more people and to creatively raise money to end global poverty through microfinance and technology," says Sandra Adams, Vice President External Affairs, Grameen Foundation.
The third feature of the Tango Card represents a tremendous consumer value. Any unused value on a Tango Card can be redeemed for cash. "Consumers and consumer groups have been calling for the ability to get cash for unused balances," says Leeds. "We have made this ability a core component of our product and we are the first company to do it."
Tango Card charges a nominal administrative fee, under 5%, for its automated cash redemption service. This fee is much lower than the purchase fees on many pre-paid cash cards, and approximately four times lower than explicit and hidden costs associated with selling a card through a third-party site that buys unwanted cards.
"Early feedback on the Tango Card has been outstanding and we look forward to making it an even better product over time," Leeds concludes.
About Tango Card
Tango Card is creating new and exciting distribution channels for the premier gift card brands, and is pioneering digital and mobile solutions focused on how consumers will buy and use gift cards in the coming decade. When Tango Card started in 2009, it was the first company to focus exclusively on helping consumers use all of the value on their gift cards. To learn more, visit http://www.tangocard.com, find the Tango Card iPhone application on Apple's app store, or follow us on Twitter.
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Ethan Schaffer
Tango Card, Inc.
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877.55.Tango (877.558.2646)
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