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62 UNITED KINGDOM www.ceotodaymagazine.com CEO Today Global Awards 2020 What have been some of Prepaid Financial Services’ key milestones and achievements in the last 12 months? • PFS announced the completion of a deal to acquire the physical prepaid card portfolio of Barclaycard in the UK and migrate onto its own platform. • Samsung announced a partnership with PFS to launch Samsung Pay for its branded cards. Cardholders on specific programmes issued and managed by PFS in the UK can enable Samsung Pay and use Contactless wherever the contactless symbol is displayed and Mastercard accepted. Near Field Communication (NFC) and enhanced security features including fingerprint authentication, PIN/iris scan make the user experience safe and seamless. • Samsung Electronics France announced the compatibility in France of Samsung Pay services with PCS Mastercard payment cards from Prepaid Financial Services (PFS). The users of PCS cards in France and holders of Samsung smartphones can use Samsung Pay to pay for their purchases in-store with their smartphone. NOEL MORAN CEO of Prepaid Financial Services www.PrepaidFinancialServices.com About Noel Moran Later this year, Noel Moran will write himself into the history books when he is unveiled as the European Entrepreneur of the Year for the third year in a row. The CEO kickstarted his career in Financial Services after leaving Saint Patrick’s Classical School in Navan, County Meath, Ireland aged 17. He worked with two of the main traditional Irish banks, Permanent TSB and AIB. From there, he enjoyed a rapid ascent within the banking world in the United Kingdom working at Lloyds Bank, Royal Bank of Scotland, Co-Operative Bank and MBNA. Since founding Prepaid Financial Services (PFS) in 2008, Noel has been instrumental in the evolution of the FinTech industry. Within just a few years, he was the CEO of one of the fastest Financial Technology companies in the world to become profitable. PFS has returned profits for 11 consecutive years and has been awarded a list of major accolades for its innovative electronic money solutions. In 2019, the prestigious European Business Awards named PFS the Business of the Year in the UK. Noel’s expertise in FinTech, innovation, e-money, banking solutions, e-wallets, physical and virtual prepaid cards, and current accounts in the UK, means he is a regular guest in-studio on TV, radio, newspapers and magazines. Noel is an Official Member of the Forbes Finance Council in the United States and he writes about the international payments industry for Forbes.com.