2015-06-30 Form 10-Q
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
__________________________________________________
FORM 10-Q
þ
 
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2015
OR
o
 
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from            to
Commission file number 001-34819

GREEN DOT CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
95-4766827
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
3465 E. Foothill Blvd.
Pasadena, California 91107
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
 
(626) 765-2000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
     Large accelerated filer þ
 
Accelerated filer o
 
Non-accelerated filer o
 
Smaller reporting company o
 
 
 
 
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
 
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No þ
There were 52,075,449 shares of Class A common stock, par value $.001 per share (which number does not include 1,518,512 shares of Class A common stock issuable upon conversion of Series A Convertible Junior Participating Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock) as of July 31, 2015.
 



GREEN DOT CORPORATION
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PART I
ITEM 1. Financial Statements
GREEN DOT CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 
June 30, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
 
(unaudited)
 
 
Assets
(In thousands, except par value)
Current assets:
 
 
 
Unrestricted cash and cash equivalents
$
763,870

 
$
724,158

Federal funds sold
481

 
480

Restricted cash
4,665

 
2,015

Investment securities available-for-sale, at fair value
76,746

 
46,650

Settlement assets
46,855

 
148,694

Accounts receivable, net
23,193

 
48,917

Prepaid expenses and other assets
30,142

 
23,992

Income tax receivable

 
16,290

Total current assets
945,952

 
1,011,196

Restricted cash
2,182

 
2,152

Investment securities, available-for-sale, at fair value
122,433

 
73,781

Loans to bank customers, net of allowance for loan losses of $377 and $444 as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively
6,451

 
6,550

Prepaid expenses and other assets
11,052

 
11,883

Property and equipment, net
76,705

 
77,284

Deferred expenses
7,805

 
17,326

Net deferred tax assets
8,557

 
6,268

Goodwill and intangible assets
484,383

 
417,200

Total assets
$
1,665,520

 
$
1,623,640

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
 
 
 
Current liabilities:
 
 
 
Accounts payable
$
19,729

 
$
36,444

Deposits
608,081

 
565,401

Obligations to customers
55,321

 
98,052

Settlement obligations
4,300

 
4,484

Amounts due to card issuing banks for overdrawn accounts
1,721

 
1,224

Other accrued liabilities
69,901

 
79,137

Deferred revenue
13,749

 
24,418

Note payable
22,500

 
22,500

Income tax payable
11,213

 

Net deferred tax liabilities
4,253

 
3,995

Total current liabilities
810,768

 
835,655

Other accrued liabilities
40,254

 
31,495

Note payable
116,250

 
127,500

Total liabilities
967,272

 
994,650

Commitments and contingencies (Note 14)

 

Stockholders’ equity:
 
 
 
Convertible Series A preferred stock, $0.001 par value (as converted): 10 shares authorized as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014; 2 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively
2

 
2

Class A common stock, $0.001 par value: 100,000 shares authorized as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014; 51,911 and 51,146 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively
52

 
51

Additional paid-in capital
408,522

 
383,296

Retained earnings
290,002

 
245,693

Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(330
)
 
(52
)
Total stockholders’ equity
698,248

 
628,990

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$
1,665,520

 
$
1,623,640

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements

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GREEN DOT CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
(In thousands, except per share data)
Operating revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Card revenues and other fees
$
83,810

 
$
60,892

 
$
171,034

 
$
129,059

Processing and settlement service revenues
39,416

 
45,491

 
126,537

 
91,767

Interchange revenues
47,635

 
42,655

 
102,361

 
89,869

Stock-based retailer incentive compensation
(614
)
 
(2,022
)
 
(2,520
)
 
(4,410
)
Total operating revenues
170,247

 
147,016

 
397,412

 
306,285

Operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales and marketing expenses
55,845

 
57,200

 
117,124

 
117,443

Compensation and benefits expenses
41,461

 
30,215

 
82,815

 
57,178

Processing expenses
27,120

 
17,285

 
57,720

 
39,364

Other general and administrative expenses
38,903

 
20,584

 
66,939

 
46,908

Total operating expenses
163,329

 
125,284

 
324,598

 
260,893

Operating income
6,918

 
21,732

 
72,814

 
45,392

Interest income
1,118

 
1,039

 
2,496

 
2,016

Interest expense
(1,549
)
 
(29
)
 
(3,045
)
 
(45
)
Income before income taxes
6,487

 
22,742

 
72,265

 
47,363

Income tax expense
2,991

 
8,399

 
27,956

 
17,715

Net income
3,496

 
14,343

 
44,309

 
29,648

Income attributable to preferred stock
(99
)
 
(1,703
)
 
(1,263
)
 
(3,966
)
Net income available to common stockholders
$
3,397

 
$
12,640

 
$
43,046

 
$
25,682

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic earnings per common share:
$
0.07

 
$
0.32

 
$
0.83

 
$
0.66

Diluted earnings per common share:
$
0.06

 
$
0.31

 
$
0.83

 
$
0.64

Basic weighted-average common shares issued and outstanding:
51,811

 
39,394

 
51,631

 
38,433

Diluted weighted-average common shares issued and outstanding:
52,275

 
40,052

 
52,104

 
39,466

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements

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GREEN DOT CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(UNAUDITED)
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
(In thousands)
Net income
$
3,496

 
$
14,343

 
$
44,309

 
$
29,648

Other comprehensive income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unrealized holding (loss) gain, net of tax
(363
)
 
53

 
(278
)
 
90

Comprehensive income
$
3,133

 
$
14,396

 
$
44,031

 
$
29,738

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements

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GREEN DOT CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
(In thousands)
Operating activities
 
 
 
Net income
$
44,309

 
$
29,648

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment
18,478

 
15,557

Amortization of intangible assets
11,209

 

Provision for uncollectible overdrawn accounts
31,566

 
16,059

Employee stock-based compensation
11,623

 
8,686

Stock-based retailer incentive compensation
2,520

 
4,410

Amortization of premium on available-for-sale investment securities
508

 
538

Change in fair value of contingent consideration
(7,516
)
 

Impairment of capitalized software
4,997

 

Amortization of deferred financing costs
767

 

Deferred income tax expense
12

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
Accounts receivable, net
(3,765
)
 
3,458

Prepaid expenses and other assets
(3,417
)
 
1,983

Deferred expenses
9,521

 
6,372

Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities
(19,898
)
 
(16,328
)
Amounts due to card issuing banks for overdrawn accounts
497

 
(49,391
)
Deferred revenue
(10,719
)
 
(10,394
)
Income tax payable/receivable
27,424

 
13,960

Other, net
56

 
(49
)
Net cash provided by operating activities
118,172

 
24,509

 
 
 
 
Investing activities
 
 
 
Purchases of available-for-sale investment securities
(126,036
)
 
(93,388
)
Proceeds from maturities of available-for-sale securities
33,531

 
83,263

Proceeds from sales of available-for-sale securities
12,935

 
38,109

Increase in restricted cash
(1,253
)
 
(601
)
Payments for acquisition of property and equipment
(25,042
)
 
(14,096
)
Net decrease in loans
99

 
222

Acquisition, net of cash acquired
(65,209
)
 
(14,860
)
Net cash used in investing activities
(170,975
)
 
(1,351
)
 
 
 
 
Financing activities
 
 
 
Repayments of borrowings from note payable
(11,250
)
 

Borrowings on revolving line of credit
30,001

 

Repayments on revolving line of credit
(30,001
)
 

Proceeds from exercise of options
798

 
3,348

Excess tax benefits from exercise of options
27

 
3,563

Net increase in deposits
42,680

 
240,014

Net increase (decrease) in obligations to customers
60,929

 
(13,693
)
Contingent consideration payments
(668
)
 

Net cash provided by financing activities
92,516

 
233,232

 
 
 
 
Net increase in unrestricted cash, cash equivalents, and federal funds sold
39,713

 
256,390

Unrestricted cash, cash equivalents, and federal funds sold, beginning of year
724,638

 
423,621

Unrestricted cash, cash equivalents, and federal funds sold, end of period
$
764,351

 
$
680,011

 
 
 
 
Cash paid for interest
$
2,278

 
$
46

Cash paid for income taxes
$
891

 
$
219

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements

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GREEN DOT CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

Note 1—Organization
Green Dot Corporation (“we,” “us” and “our” refer to Green Dot Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiaries) is a pro-consumer technology innovator with a mission to reinvent personal banking for the masses. Our products and services include: Green Dot MasterCard and Visa-branded prepaid debit cards and several co-branded reloadable prepaid card programs, collectively referred to as our GPR cards; Visa-branded gift cards; checking account products, such as GoBank, an innovative checking account developed for use via mobile phones that is available at Walmart and online; our swipe reload proprietary products referred to as our cash transfer products, which enable cash loading and transfer services through our Green Dot Network; and tax refund processing services designed to facilitate the secure receipt of funds claimed by a taxpayer as a refund on a taxpayer's tax return.
Our products and services are available to consumers through a large-scale "branchless bank" distribution network of more than 100,000 U.S. locations, including retailers, neighborhood financial service center locations and tax preparation offices, as well as online, in the leading app stores and through leading online tax preparation providers. The Green Dot Network enables consumers to use cash to reload our prepaid debit cards or to transfer cash to any of our Green Dot Network acceptance members, including competing prepaid card programs and other online accounts. We are also the tax refund processing service provider for four out of the six leading consumer online and in-person tax preparation companies.
We market our products and services to consumers in the United States. Our prepaid debit cards are issued by our wholly-owned subsidiary, Green Dot Bank and third-party issuing banks including The Bancorp Bank and Sunrise Banks, N.A. We also have multi-year distribution arrangements with many large and medium-sized retailers, such as Walmart, Walgreens, CVS, Rite Aid, 7-Eleven, Kroger, Kmart, and Dollar Tree, and with various industry resellers, such as Blackhawk Network and Incomm. We refer to participating retailers collectively as our “retail distributors.” Our tax refund processing services are integrated into the offerings of the nation’s leading tax software companies, which, together, enable us to serve approximately 25,000 independent online and in-person tax preparers and accountants nationwide.
In January 2015, we completed the acquisition of AccountNow, Inc. We issued approximately 514,000 shares of our Class A common stock on the date of close and the remainder of the consideration was paid in cash. AccountNow's results of operations are included in our consolidated statements of operations following the acquisition date. We have not presented pro-forma results of operations because the effect of this acquisition was not material to our financial results. Of the total consideration transferred, we made a preliminary allocation of $61.6 million and $16.1 million to goodwill and intangible assets, respectively.  We may adjust this allocation after obtaining more information regarding, among other things, asset valuations, liabilities assumed, and revisions to preliminary estimates over the measurement period not to exceed 12 months from the date of acquisition.
Note 2—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, or GAAP. We consolidated our wholly-owned subsidiaries and eliminated all significant intercompany balances and transactions.
We have also prepared the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements in conformity with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X and, consequently, they do not include all of the annual disclosures required by GAAP. Reference is made to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 for additional disclosures, including a summary of our significant accounting policies. There have been no changes to our significant accounting policies during the six months ended June 30, 2015. In our opinion, the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments, consisting of normal and recurring items, except as otherwise noted, necessary for the fair presentation of our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods presented.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements    
In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-05, Customer's Accounting for Fees Paid in a Cloud Computing Arrangement ("ASU 2015-05").  This ASU provides guidance to customers about whether a cloud computing arrangement includes a software license. If a cloud computing arrangement includes a software license, the customer should account for the software license element of the arrangement consistent with the acquisition of other software licenses. If a cloud computing arrangement does not include a software license, the customer should account for the arrangement as a service contract. The new guidance does not change the accounting for service contracts. 

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GREEN DOT CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (CONTINUED)




Note 2—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
ASU 2015-05 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015. We are currently evaluating the provisions of the ASU to determine the potential impact the new standard will have on our consolidated financial statements.
In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-03, Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs ("ASU 2015-03") which changes the presentation of debt issuance costs in financial statements. ASU 2015-03 requires an entity to present such costs in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the related debt liability rather than as an asset. Amortization of the costs will continue to be reported as interest expense. The ASU is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015, with early adoption permitted. The new guidance will be applied retrospectively to each prior period presented. We are currently in the process of evaluating the impact of adoption of the ASU on our consolidated balance sheets.
In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers ("ASU 2014-09"), which supersedes nearly all existing revenue recognition guidance under GAAP. The core principle of ASU 2014-09 is to recognize revenues when promised goods or services are transferred to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which an entity expects to be entitled for those goods or services. ASU 2014-09 defines a five step process to achieve this core principle and, in doing so, more judgment and estimates may be required within the revenue recognition process than are required under existing GAAP.
In July 2015, the FASB voted to defer the effective date of ASU 2014-09 by one year, making the standard effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods therein, using either of the following transition methods: (i) a full retrospective approach reflecting the application of the standard in each prior reporting period with the option to elect certain practical expedients, or (ii) a retrospective approach with the cumulative effect of initially adopting ASU 2014-09 recognized at the date of adoption (which includes additional footnote disclosures). Early adoption is permitted for periods beginning after December 15, 2016. We are currently evaluating the impact of our pending adoption of ASU 2014-09 on our consolidated financial statements.
Note 3 — Investment Securities
Our available-for-sale investment securities were as follows:
 
Amortized cost
 
Gross unrealized gains
 
Gross unrealized losses
 
Fair value
 
(In thousands)
June 30, 2015
 
Corporate bonds
$
36,901

 
$
2

 
$
(34
)
 
$
36,869

Commercial paper
36,787

 
4

 
(3
)
 
36,788

U.S. Treasury notes
26,274

 
11

 
(1
)
 
26,284

Mortgage-backed securities
79,711

 
43

 
(477
)
 
79,277

Municipal bonds
2,129

 
66

 
(7
)
 
2,188

Asset-backed securities
17,772

 
5

 
(4
)
 
17,773

Total investment securities
$
199,574

 
$
131

 
$
(526
)
 
$
199,179

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Corporate bonds
$
40,433

 
$
4

 
$
(48
)
 
$
40,389

Commercial paper
7,648

 
1

 

 
7,649

U.S. Treasury notes
14,782

 
5

 
(16
)
 
14,771

Agency securities
2,950

 

 

 
2,950

Mortgage-backed securities
35,420

 
119

 
(177
)
 
35,362

Municipal bonds
5,555

 
61

 
(21
)
 
5,595

Asset-backed securities
13,727

 

 
(12
)
 
13,715

Total investment securities
$
120,515

 
$
190

 
$
(274
)
 
$
120,431





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GREEN DOT CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (CONTINUED)




Note 3 — Investment Securities (continued)
As of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the gross unrealized losses and fair values of available-for-sale investment securities that were in unrealized loss positions were as follows:
 
Less than 12 months
 
12 months or more
 
Total
fair value
 
Total unrealized loss
 
Fair value
 
Unrealized loss
 
Fair value
 
Unrealized loss
 
 
 
(In thousands)
June 30, 2015
 
Corporate bonds
$
29,312

 
$
(34
)
 
$

 
$

 
$
29,312

 
$
(34
)
Commercial paper
8,926

 
(3
)
 

 

 
8,926

 
(3
)
US Treasury notes
8,191

 
(1
)
 

 

 
8,191

 
(1
)
Mortgage-backed securities
64,444

 
(477
)
 

 

 
64,444

 
(477
)
Municipal bonds
393

 
(7
)
 

 

 
393

 
(7
)
Asset-backed securities
9,631

 
(4
)
 

 

 
9,631

 
(4
)
Total investment securities
$
120,897

 
$
(526
)
 
$

 
$

 
$
120,897

 
$
(526
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Corporate bonds
$
33,348

 
$
(48
)
 
$

 
$

 
$
33,348

 
$
(48
)
U.S. Treasury notes
6,068

 
(16
)
 

 

 
6,068

 
(16
)
Mortgage-backed securities
21,495

 
(163
)
 
1,143

 
(14
)
 
22,638

 
(177
)
Municipal bonds

 

 
419

 
(21
)
 
419

 
(21
)
Asset-backed securities
12,254

 
(12
)
 

 

 
12,254

 
(12
)
Total investment securities
$
73,165

 
$
(239
)
 
$
1,562

 
$
(35
)
 
$
74,727

 
$
(274
)
We did not record any other-than-temporary impairment losses during the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 or 2014 on our available-for-sale investment securities. We do not intend to sell these investments and we have determined that it is more likely than not that we will not be required to sell these investments before recovery of their amortized cost bases, which may be at maturity.
As of June 30, 2015, the contractual maturities of our available-for-sale investment securities were as follows:
 
Amortized cost
 
Fair value
 
(In thousands)
Due in one year or less
$
76,751

 
$
76,746

Due after one year through five years
23,760

 
23,753

Due after five years through ten years
330

 
336

Due after ten years
1,250

 
1,294

Mortgage and asset-backed securities
97,483

 
97,050

Total investment securities
$
199,574

 
$
199,179

The expected payments on mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities may not coincide with their contractual maturities because the issuers have the right to call or prepay certain obligations.









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GREEN DOT CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (CONTINUED)




Note 4—Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivable, net consisted of the following:
 
June 30, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
 
(In thousands)
Overdrawn account balances due from cardholders
$
14,029

 
$
14,412

Reserve for uncollectible overdrawn accounts
(12,039
)
 
(11,196
)
Net overdrawn account balances due from cardholders
1,990

 
3,216

 
 
 
 
Trade receivables
5,828

 
8,265

Reserve for uncollectible trade receivables
(62
)
 
(16
)
Net trade receivables
5,766

 
8,249

 
 
 
 
Receivables due from card issuing banks
9,420

 
28,349

Fee advances
496

 
6,545

Other receivables
5,521

 
2,558

Accounts receivable, net
$
23,193

 
$
48,917

Activity in the reserve for uncollectible overdrawn accounts consisted of the following:
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
(In thousands)
Balance, beginning of period
$
12,580

 
$
9,165

 
$
11,196

 
$
10,363

Provision for uncollectible overdrawn accounts:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fees
13,737

 
6,663

 
27,381

 
14,403

Purchase transactions
2,637

 
906

 
4,185

 
1,656

Charge-offs
(16,915
)
 
(8,179
)
 
(30,723
)
 
(17,867
)
Balance, end of period
$
12,039

 
$
8,555

 
$
12,039

 
$
8,555

Note 5—Property and Equipment
During the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 we recorded an impairment charge of $5.0 million associated with capitalized internal-use software that was determined to no longer be utilized and any remaining carrying value was written off. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, we did not record any impairment charges. The impairment charge is included within other general and administrative expenses in our consolidated statements of operations.












Note 6—Loans to Bank Customers

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GREEN DOT CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (CONTINUED)




The following table presents total outstanding loans, gross of the related allowance for loan losses, and a summary of the related payment status:
 
30-59 Days Past Due
 
60-89 Days Past Due
 
90 Days or More Past Due
 
Total Past Due
 
Total Current or Less Than 30 Days Past Due
 
Total Outstanding
 
(In thousands)
June 30, 2015
 
Residential
$
1

 
$

 
$

 
$
1

 
$
3,758

 
$
3,759

Commercial

 

 
28

 
28

 
280

 
308

Installment
2

 
11

 
4

 
17

 
2,744

 
2,761

Total loans
$
3


$
11

 
$
32

 
$
46

 
$
6,782

 
$
6,828

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Percentage of outstanding
%
 
0.2
%
 
0.5
%
 
0.7
%
 
99.3
%
 
100.0
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
3,861

 
$
3,861

Commercial

 

 

 

 
697

 
697

Installment
1

 
3

 
4

 
8

 
2,428

 
2,436

Total loans
$
1

 
$
3

 
$
4

 
$
8

 
$
6,986

 
$
6,994

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Percentage of outstanding
%
 
%
 
0.1
%
 
0.1
%
 
99.9
%
 
100.0
%
Nonperforming Loans
The following table presents the carrying value, gross of the related allowance for loan losses, of our nonperforming loans. See Note 2–Summary of Significant Accounting Policies to the Consolidated Financial Statements of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 for further information on the criteria for classification as nonperforming.
 
June 30, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
 
(In thousands)
Residential
$
291

 
$
54

Commercial
10

 
31

Installment
168

 
104

Total loans
$
469

 
$
189

Credit Quality Indicators
We closely monitor and assess the credit quality and credit risk of our loan portfolio on an ongoing basis. We continuously review and update loan risk classifications. We evaluate our loans using non-classified or classified as the primary credit quality indicator. Classified loans are those loans that have demonstrated credit weakness where we believe there is a heightened risk of principal loss, including all impaired loans. Classified loans are generally internally categorized as substandard, doubtful or loss, consistent with regulatory guidelines.
The table below presents the carrying value, gross of the related allowance for loan losses, of our loans within the primary credit quality indicators related to our loan portfolio:
 
June 30, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
 
Non-Classified
 
Classified
 
Non-Classified
 
Classified
 
(In thousands)
Residential
$
3,268

 
$
491

 
$
3,604

 
$
257

Commercial
288

 
20

 
635

 
62

Installment
2,612

 
149

 
2,306

 
130

Total loans
$
6,168

 
$
660

 
$
6,545

 
$
449



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Note 6—Loans to Bank Customers (continued)
Impaired Loans and Troubled Debt Restructurings
When, for economic or legal reasons related to a borrower’s financial difficulties, we grant a concession for other than an insignificant period of time to a borrower that we would not otherwise consider, the related loan is classified as a Troubled Debt Restructuring, or TDR. Our TDR modifications involve an extension of the maturity date at a stated interest rate lower than the current market rate for new debt with similar risk. The following table presents our impaired loans and loans that we modified as TDRs as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014:
 
June 30, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
 
Unpaid Principal Balance
 
Carrying Value
 
Unpaid Principal Balance
 
Carrying Value
 
(In thousands)
Residential
$
382

 
$
291

 
$
97

 
$
54

Commercial
255

 
10

 
270

 
31

Installment
375

 
168

 
367

 
104

Allowance for Loan Losses
Activity in the allowance for loan losses consisted of the following:
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
(In thousands)
Balance, beginning of period
$
340

 
$
435

 
$
444

 
$
464

Provision for loans
39

 

 
(34
)
 

Loans charged off
(9
)
 
(27
)
 
(44
)
 
(60
)
Recoveries of loans previously charged off
7

 
6

 
11

 
10

Balance, end of period
$
377

 
$
414

 
$
377

 
$
414

Note 7—Employee Stock-Based Compensation
We currently grant stock options and restricted stock units to employees and directors under our 2010 Equity Incentive Plan. Additionally, through our 2010 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, employees are able to purchase shares of our Class A common stock at a discount through payroll deductions. We have reserved shares of our Class A common stock for issuance under these plans.
The following table summarizes restricted stock units granted under our 2010 Equity Incentive Plan:
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
(In thousands, except per share data)
Restricted stock units granted
1,070

 
352

 
1,650

 
452

Weighted-average grant-date fair value
$
15.07

 
$
18.68

 
$
16.10

 
$
19.09

We issued no stock options during the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, and 54,000 and 106,000 during the three and six months ended June 30, 2014. Additionally, on March 31, 2015, we granted 242,587 shares of performance-based restricted stock units to certain executive employees under our 2010 Equity Incentive Plan.
The total stock-based compensation expense recognized was $6.4 million and $11.6 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, respectively, and $4.7 million and $8.7 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, respectively. Total stock-based compensation expense includes amounts related to awards of stock options and restricted stock units and purchases under our 2010 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.





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Note 8—Deposits
Deposits are categorized as non-interest or interest-bearing deposits as follows:
 
June 30, 2015
 
December 31, 2014

(In thousands)
Non-interest bearing deposit accounts
 
 
 
GPR deposits
$
559,977

 
$
529,779

Other demand deposits
31,920

 
19,631

Total non-interest bearing deposit accounts
591,897

 
549,410

Interest-bearing deposit accounts
 
 
 
Negotiable order of withdrawal (NOW)
1,018

 
905

Savings
7,791

 
7,985

Time deposits, denominations greater than or equal to $100
5,465

 
5,263

Time deposits, denominations less than $100
1,910

 
1,838

Total interest-bearing deposit accounts
16,184

 
15,991

Total deposits
$
608,081

 
$
565,401

The scheduled contractual maturities for total time deposits are presented in the table below:
 
June 30, 2015
 
(In thousands)
Due in 2015
$
1,843

Due in 2016
2,731

Due in 2017
2,271

Due in 2018
58

Due in 2019
336

Thereafter
136

Total time deposits
$
7,375

Note 9—Note Payable
As of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company's debt consisted of the following:
 
June 30, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
 
(In thousands)
Term facility
$
138,750

 
$
150,000

Revolving facility

 

Total notes payable
$
138,750

 
$
150,000

In October 2014, we entered into a $225.0 million credit agreement with Bank of America, N.A., as an administrative agent, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, and the other lenders party thereto. The credit agreement provides for 1) a $75.0 million five-year revolving facility (the "Revolving Facility") and 2) a five-year $150.0 million term loan facility ("Term Facility" and, together with the Revolving Facility, the “Senior Credit Facility). The credit agreement also includes an accordion feature that, subject to securing additional commitments from existing lenders or new lending institutions, will allow us to increase the aggregate amount of these facilities by up to an additional $50.0 million.
Quarterly principal payments of $5.6 million are payable on the loans under the Term Facility. During the six months ended June 30, 2015, we made scheduled quarterly principal payments totaling $11.2 million. The Senior Credit Facility matures on October 23, 2019 and any amounts then outstanding are due upon maturity.
Interest
At our election, loans made under the credit agreement bear interest at 1) a LIBOR rate (the “LIBOR Rate") or 2) a base rate determined by reference to the highest of (a) the Bank of America prime rate, (b) the United States federal funds rate plus 0.50% and (c) a daily rate equal to one-month LIBOR rate plus1.0% (the “Base Rate"), plus in either case an applicable margin. The applicable margin for borrowings depends on our total leverage ratio and varies from 2.50% to 3.00% for LIBOR Rate loans and 1.50% to 2.00% for Base Rate loans. The effective interest rate on

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Note 9—Note Payable (continued)
borrowings outstanding as of June 30, 2015 was 2.94%. Interest expense, excluding the amortization of debt issuance costs, related to our Senior Credit Facility was $1.1 million and $2.2 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015.
Covenants and restrictions
The Senior Credit Facility contains customary representations and warranties relating to us and our subsidiaries. The Senior Credit Facility also contains certain affirmative and negative covenants including negative covenants that limit or restrict, among other things, liens, indebtedness, investments and acquisitions, mergers and fundamental changes, asset sales, restricted payments, changes in the nature of the business, transactions with affiliates and other matters customarily restricted in such agreements. We must maintain a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio and a maximum consolidated leverage ratio at the end of each fiscal quarter, as set forth in the credit agreement. At June 30, 2015, we were in compliance with all such covenants.
Note 10—Income Taxes
Income tax expense for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 differs from the amount computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate to income before income taxes. The sources and tax effects of the differences are as follows:
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2015
 
2014
U.S. federal statutory tax rate
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit
2.5

 
1.8

General business credits
(1.1
)
 
(1.1
)
Employee stock-based compensation
1.0

 
1.1

Other
1.3

 
0.6

Effective tax rate
38.7
 %
 
37.4
 %
The effective tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 differs from the statutory federal income tax rate of 35% primarily due to state income taxes, net of federal tax benefit, general business credits and non-deductible employee stock based compensation. The increase in the effective tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2015 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2014 is primarily attributable to increased earnings in states that have higher statutory tax rates.
We establish a valuation allowance when we consider it more-likely-than-not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. As of June 30, 2015 and June 30, 2014, we did not have a valuation allowance on any of our deferred tax assets as we believed it was more-likely-than-not that we would realize the benefits of our deferred tax assets.
We are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service, or IRS, and various state tax authorities. Our consolidated federal income tax returns for the five-months ended December 31, 2009 and the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2011 are currently under examination by the IRS. We remain subject to examination of our federal income tax return for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2013. We generally remain subject to examination of our various state income tax returns for a period of four to five years from the respective dates the returns were filed.
As of June 30, 2015, we have net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $46.8 million and $40.3 million for federal and state tax purposes, respectively, which will be available to offset future income. If not used, these carryforwards will expire between 2025 and 2034. In addition, we have state business tax credits of approximately $4.1 million that will expire between 2028 and 2034 and other state business tax credits of approximately $1.4 million that will expire 2024.
As of June 30, 2015 and 2014, we had a liability of $7.0 million and $4.4 million, respectively, for unrecognized tax benefits related to various federal and state income tax matters excluding interest, penalties and related tax benefits. The reconciliation of the beginning unrecognized tax benefits balance to the ending balance is as follows:



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Note 10—Income Taxes (continued)
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
(In thousands)
Beginning balance
$
6,190

 
$
3,724

Increases related to positions taken during the current year
854

 
676

Ending balance
$
7,044

 
$
4,400

 
 
 
 
The total amount of unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate
$
7,044

 
$
4,400

We recognized accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as of both June 30, 2015 and 2014, of approximately $0.3 million.
Note 11—Earnings per Common Share
The calculation of basic and diluted EPS was as follows:
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
(In thousands, except per share data)
Basic earnings per Class A common share
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
3,496

 
$
14,343

 
$
44,309

 
$
29,648

Income attributable to preferred stock
(99
)
 
(1,703
)
 
(1,263
)
 
(3,966
)
Income attributable to common stock subject to repurchase
(1
)
 
(138
)
 
(48
)
 
(324
)
Net income allocated to Class A common stockholders
$
3,396

 
$
12,502

 
$
42,998

 
$
25,358

Weighted-average Class A shares issued and outstanding
51,811

 
39,394

 
51,631

 
38,433

Basic earnings per Class A common share
$
0.07

 
$
0.32

 
$
0.83

 
$
0.66

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Diluted earnings per Class A common share
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income allocated to Class A common stockholders
$
3,396

 
$
12,502

 
$
42,998

 
$
25,358

Re-allocated earnings
1

 
26

 
12

 
96

Diluted net income allocated to Class A common stockholders
3,397

 
12,528

 
43,010

 
25,454

Weighted-average Class A shares issued and outstanding
51,811

 
39,394

 
51,631

 
38,433

Dilutive potential common shares:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Stock options
272

 
515

 
276

 
831

Restricted stock units
185

 
138

 
189

 
195

Employee stock purchase plan
7

 
5

 
8

 
7

Diluted weighted-average Class A shares issued and outstanding
52,275

 
40,052

 
52,104

 
39,466

Diluted earnings per Class A common share
$
0.06

 
$
0.31

 
$
0.83

 
$
0.64

For the periods presented, we excluded all shares of convertible preferred stock and certain restricted stock units and stock options outstanding, which could potentially dilute basic EPS in the future, from the computation of diluted EPS as their effect was anti-dilutive. The following table shows the weighted-average number of anti-dilutive shares excluded from the diluted EPS calculation:
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
(In thousands)
Class A common stock
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Options to purchase Class A common stock
794

 
673

 
789

 
608

Restricted stock units
85

 
57

 
96

 
35

Conversion of convertible preferred stock
1,518

 
5,369

 
1,516

 
6,011

Total options, restricted stock units and convertible preferred stock
2,397

 
6,099

 
2,401

 
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Note 12—Fair Value Measurements
Under applicable accounting guidance, fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date.
We determine the fair values of our financial instruments based on the fair value hierarchy established under applicable accounting guidance which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. There are three levels of inputs used to measure fair value.
For more information regarding the fair value hierarchy and how we measure fair value, see Note 2–Summary of Significant Accounting Policies to the Consolidated Financial Statements of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.
As of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, our assets and liabilities carried at fair value on a recurring basis were as follows:
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total Fair Value
June 30, 2015
(In thousands)
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Corporate bonds
$

 
$
36,869

 
$

 
$
36,869

Commercial paper

 
36,788

 

 
36,788

U.S. Treasury notes

 
26,284

 

 
26,284

Mortgage-backed securities

 
79,277

 

 
79,277

Municipal bonds

 
2,188

 

 
2,188

Asset-backed securities

 
17,773

 

 
17,773

Total assets
$

 
$
199,179

 
$

 
$
199,179

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Contingent consideration
$

 
$

 
$
14,976

 
$
14,976

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Corporate bonds
$

 
$
40,389

 
$

 
$
40,389

Commercial paper

 
7,649

 

 
7,649

U.S. Treasury notes

 
14,771

 

 
14,771

Agency securities

 
2,950

 

 
2,950

Mortgage-backed securities

 
35,362

 

 
35,362

Municipal bonds

 
5,595

 

 
5,595

Asset-backed securities

 
13,715

 

 
13,715

Total assets
$

 
$
120,431

 
$

 
$
120,431

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Contingent consideration
$

 
$

 
$
23,160

 
$
23,160


The following table presents changes in our contingent consideration payable for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, which is categorized in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
Three Months Ended June 30, 2015
 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015
 
(In thousands)
Balance, beginning of period
$
15,375

 
$
23,160

Payments of contingent consideration
(499
)
 
(668
)
Change in fair value of contingent consideration
100

 
(7,516
)
Balance, end of period
$
14,976

 
$
14,976


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Note 12—Fair Value Measurements (continued)
We based the fair value of our fixed income securities held as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 on quoted prices in active markets for similar assets. We had no transfers between Level 1, Level 2 or Level 3 assets during the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 or 2014.
Note 13—Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The following describes the valuation technique for determining the fair value of financial instruments, whether or not such instruments are carried at fair value on our consolidated balance sheets.
Short-term Financial Instruments
Our short-term financial instruments consist principally of unrestricted and restricted cash and cash equivalents, federal funds sold, settlement assets and obligations, and obligations to customers. These financial instruments are short-term in nature, and, accordingly, we believe their carrying amounts approximate their fair values. Under the fair value hierarchy, these instruments are classified as Level 1.
Investment Securities
The fair values of investment securities have been derived using methodologies referenced in Note 2–Summary of Significant Accounting Policies to the Consolidated Financial Statements of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014. Under the fair value hierarchy, our investment securities are classified as Level 2.
Loans
We determined the fair values of loans by discounting both principal and interest cash flows expected to be collected using a discount rate commensurate with the risk that we believe a market participant would consider in determining fair value. Under the fair value hierarchy, our loans are classified as Level 3.
Deposits
The fair value of demand and interest checking deposits and savings deposits is the amount payable on demand at the reporting date. We determined the fair value of time deposits by discounting expected future cash flows using market-derived rates based on our market yields on certificates of deposit, by maturity, at the measurement date. Under the fair value hierarchy, our deposits are classified as Level 2.
Contingent Consideration
The fair value of contingent consideration obligations are estimated through valuation models designed to estimate the probability of such contingent payments based on various assumptions.  Estimated payments are discounted using present value techniques to arrive at an estimated fair value.  Our contingent consideration payable is classified as Level 3 because we use unobservable inputs to estimate fair value, including the probability of achieving certain earnings thresholds and appropriate discount rates. Changes in fair value of contingent consideration are recorded through operating expenses.
Note Payable
The fair value of our note payable is based on borrowing rates currently available to a market participant for loans with similar terms or maturity. The carrying amount of our note payable approximates fair value because the base interest rate charged varies with market conditions and the credit spread is commensurate with current market spreads for issuers of similar risk. The fair value of the note payable is classified as a Level 2 liability in the fair value hierarchy.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The carrying values and fair values of certain financial instruments that were not carried at fair value, excluding short-term financial instruments for which the carrying value approximates fair value, at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are presented in the table below.






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Note 13—Fair Value of Financial Instruments (continued)

 
June 30, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
 
Carrying Value
 
Fair Value
 
Carrying Value
 
Fair Value
 
(In thousands)
Financial Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans to bank customers, net of allowance
$
6,451

 
$
5,170

 
$
6,550

 
$
5,399

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deposits
$
608,081

 
$
608,018

 
$
565,401

 
$
565,345

Note payable
$
138,750

 
$
138,750

 
$
150,000

 
$
150,000

Note 14—Commitments and Contingencies
We monitor the laws of all 50 states to identify state laws or regulations that apply (or may apply) to our products and services. We have obtained money transmitter licenses (or similar such licenses) where applicable, based on advice of counsel or when we have been requested to do so. If we were found to be in violation of any laws and regulations governing banking, money transmitters, electronic fund transfers, or money laundering in the United States or abroad, we could be subject to penalties or could be forced to change our business practices.
In the ordinary course of business, we are a party to various legal proceedings. We review these actions on an ongoing basis to determine whether it is probable that a loss has occurred and use that information when making accrual and disclosure decisions. We have not established reserves or possible ranges of losses related to these proceedings because, at this time in the proceedings, the matters do not relate to a probable loss and/or the amounts are not reasonably estimable.
From time to time we enter into contracts containing provisions that contingently require us to indemnify various parties against claims from third parties. These contracts primarily relate to: (i) contracts with our card issuing banks, under which we are responsible to them for any unrecovered overdrafts on cardholders’ accounts; (ii) certain real estate leases, under which we may be required to indemnify property owners for environmental and other liabilities, and other claims arising from our use of the premises; (iii) certain agreements with our officers, directors, and employees, under which we may be required to indemnify these persons for liabilities arising out of their relationship with us; and (iv) contracts under which we may be required to indemnify our retail distributors, suppliers, vendors and other parties with whom we have contracts against claims arising from certain of our actions, omissions, violations of law and/or infringement of patents, trademarks, copyrights and/or other intellectual property rights.
Generally, a maximum obligation under these contracts is not explicitly stated. Because the obligated amounts associated with these types of agreements are not explicitly stated, the overall maximum amount of the obligation cannot be reasonably estimated. With the exception of overdrafts on cardholders’ accounts, historically, we have not been required to make payments under these and similar contingent obligations, and no liabilities have been recorded for these obligations in our consolidated balance sheets.
For additional information regarding overdrafts on cardholders’ accounts, refer to Note 4 — Accounts Receivable.
As of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, we had $1.5 million outstanding in standby letters of credit related to our corporate facility lease.
Note 15—Significant Customer Concentration
A credit concentration may exist if customers are involved in similar industries, economic sectors, and geographic regions. Our retail distributors operate in similar economic sectors but diverse domestic geographic regions. The loss of a significant retail distributor could have a material adverse effect upon our card sales, profitability, and revenue growth.
Revenues derived from our products sold at retail distributors constituting greater than 10% of our total operating revenues were as follows:
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Walmart
48%
 
54%
 
42%
 
58%

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Note 15—Significant Customer Concentration (continued)
Excluding stock-based retailer incentive compensation of $0.6 million and $2.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $2.5 million and $4.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, revenues derived from our products sold at retail distributors constituting greater than 10% of our total operating revenues were as follows:
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Walmart
48%
 
55%
 
43%
 
58%
The concentration of GPR cards activated (in units) and the concentration of sales of cash transfer products (in units) derived from our products sold at our four largest retail distributors, including Walmart, was as follows:
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Concentration of GPR cards activated (in units)
59%
 
71%
 
60%
 
72%
Concentration of sales of cash transfer products (in units)
81%
 
80%
 
81%
 
81%
Settlement assets derived from our products sold at our four largest retail distributors comprised the following percentages of the settlement assets recorded on our consolidated balance sheets:
 
June 30, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
Walmart
63%
 
22%
Three other largest retail distributors, as a group
13%
 
6%
Note 16—Segment Information
As of December 31, 2014, and prior, our operations were within one reportable segment. As a result of recent acquisitions occurring in late 2014 and early 2015, we have realigned our operations into two reportable segments: Account Services and Processing and Settlement Services. We identified our reportable segments based on factors such as how we manage our operations and how our chief operating decision maker views results. Our chief operating decision maker organizes and manages our business primarily on the basis of product and service offerings and uses operating income to assess profitability.
The Account Services segment consists of revenues and expenses derived from our branded and private label deposit account programs. These programs include our Green Dot-branded and affinity-branded GPR card accounts, private label GPR card accounts, checking accounts and open-loop gift cards. The Processing and Settlement Services segment consists of revenues and expenses derived from reload services through the Green Dot Network and our tax refund processing services. The Corporate and Other segment primarily consists of unallocated corporate expenses, depreciation and amortization, intercompany eliminations and other costs that are not considered when management evaluates segment performance. We do not evaluate performance or allocate resources based on segment asset data, and therefore such information is not presented.
The following table presents certain financial information for each of our reportable segments for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015. We have determined that it is impracticable to restate segment information for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, as well as to provide disclosures under both the old basis and new basis of reporting for certain items. Therefore, no such disclosures are presented.
 
Three Months Ended June 30, 2015
 
Account Services
 
Processing and Settlement Services
 
Corporate and Other
 
Total
 
(In thousands)
Operating revenues
$
134,772

 
$
42,631

 
$
(7,156
)
 
$
170,247

Operating expenses
112,827

 
30,363

 
20,139

 
163,329

Operating income
$
21,945

 
$
12,268

 
$
(27,295
)
 
$
6,918




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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (CONTINUED)




Note 16—Segment Information (continued)

 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015
 
Account Services
 
Processing and Settlement Services
 
Corporate and Other
 
Total
 
(In thousands)
Operating revenues
$
282,631

 
$
132,807

 
$
(18,026
)
 
$
397,412

Operating expenses
230,980

 
67,220

 
26,398

 
324,598

Operating income
$
51,651

 
$
65,587

 
$
(44,424
)
 
$
72,814



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ITEM 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, contains forward-looking statements regarding future events and our future results that are subject to the safe harbors created under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”). All statements other than statements of historical facts are statements that could be deemed to be forward-looking statements. These statements are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about the industries in which we operate and the beliefs and assumptions of our management. Words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “targets,” “goals,” “projects,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” “continues,” “endeavors,” “strives,” “may” and “assumes,” variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. In addition, any statements that refer to projections of our future financial performance, our anticipated growth and trends in our businesses, and other characterizations of future events or circumstances are forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned that these forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions that are difficult to predict, including those identified below, under “Part II, Item 1A. Risk Factors,” and elsewhere herein. Therefore, actual results may differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements for any reason.
In this Quarterly Report, unless otherwise specified or the context otherwise requires, “Green Dot,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to Green Dot Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries.
Overview
Green Dot Corporation, along with its wholly owned subsidiaries, is a pro-consumer financial technology innovator with a mission to reinvent personal banking for the masses. We are the largest provider of reloadable prepaid debit cards and cash reload processing services in the United States. We are also a leader in mobile technology and mobile banking with our award-winning GoBank mobile checking account. Through our wholly owned subsidiary, TPG, we are additionally the largest processor of tax refund disbursements in the U.S. Our products and services are available to consumers through a large-scale "branchless bank" distribution network of more than 100,000 U.S. locations, including retailers, neighborhood financial service center locations and tax preparation officers, as well as online, in the leading app stores and through leading online tax preparation providers.
Financial Results and Trends
Our results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 were as follows:
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
 
 
 
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
 
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
Change
 
%
 
2015
 
2014
 
Change
 
%
 
(In thousands, except percentages)
Total operating revenues
170,247

 
147,016

 
23,231

 
15.8
 %
 
397,412

 
306,285

 
91,127

 
29.8
%
Total operating expenses
163,329

 
125,284

 
38,045

 
30.4
 %
 
324,598

 
260,893

 
63,705

 
24.4
%
Net income
3,496

 
14,343

 
(10,847
)
 
(75.6
)%
 
44,309

 
29,648

 
14,661

 
49.5
%
Total operating revenues
Our total operating revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2015 increased from the three months ended June 30, 2014 due to increases in card revenues and other fees and interchange revenues, driven primarily by sales of prepaid cards under programs acquired through our recent acquisitions of companies focused on online and direct to consumer marketing channels. We achieved these results despite a significant decline in our processing and settlement service revenues, primarily as a result of the discontinuation of our MoneyPak PIN product during the first quarter of 2015.
Our total operating revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2015 increased from the six months ended June 30, 2014 due to increases in processing and settlement service revenues, card revenues and other fees, and interchange revenues. Processing and settlement service revenues increased primarily as a result of tax refund processing revenues generated during the first six months of 2015 by TPG, partially offset by a decrease in cash transfer revenues as a result of the discontinuation of our MoneyPak PIN product. Card revenues and other fees and interchange revenues increased for the same reasons discussed above for the three month period.
Excluding the effects of these acquisitions, our card revenues and other fees and interchange revenues increased for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 from the comparable periods in the prior year as a result of improved revenue per active card.

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As a result of the discontinuation of our MoneyPak PIN product during the first quarter of 2015, we expect our cash transfer revenues to decline on a year-over-year basis in absolute dollars and as a percentage of total operating revenues. We also anticipate that the loss in cash transfer revenue will be greater in the first half of 2015, as our customers and retail distributors transition from MoneyPak PIN to our POS swipe reload product. While it is difficult to predict the full extent to which our business will be impacted by the discontinuation of our MoneyPak PIN product, we believe the discontinuation may also adversely impact the performance of our key metrics, such as the number of active cards in our portfolio, gross dollar volume and purchase volume, as customers transition to POS swipe reloads. Accordingly, we anticipate potential declines in our interchange and fee revenues during the second half of the year depending upon the impact that the discontinuation of our MoneyPak PIN product has on the size of our active card portfolio.
We experienced a decline in revenue associated with the Walmart MoneyCard program in 2014 and in the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 due primarily to lower fee products we introduced and a decline in the number of active cards. Accordingly, unless we are able to increase overall program revenue through higher unit economics per card, or through an increase of active cards, or a combination of both, we expect our 2015 revenues from this program to decline on a year-over-year basis due primarily to the continual impact of lower fee cards comprising a larger portion of our overall active card portfolio.
Total operating expenses
Our total operating expenses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 increased from the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 due to increases in other general and administrative expenses, processing expenses and compensation and benefits expenses, in each case, increasing as a percentage of total operating revenues. Compensation and benefits expenses increased primarily due to an increase in our employee headcount as a result of our acquisitions subsequent to June 30, 2014 and processing expenses increased primarily due to period-over-period growth in purchase volume. Other general and administrative expenses increased primarily due to amortization associated with our acquired intangible assets, impairment charges related to certain capitalized software costs and general and administrative operating expenses associated with our acquisitions subsequent to June 30, 2014.
As previously announced, we renewed our Walmart MoneyCard agreement in June 2015. The term of the agreement is retroactive to May 1, 2015 and expires on May 1, 2020, with an automatic renewal clause for an additional period of two years, subject to certain terms as discussed in the agreement. Revenues generated under the MoneyCard program have represented a substantial but declining portion of our total operating revenues. Under this new agreement, the sales commission rate we pay to Walmart for the MoneyCard program increased from the prior agreement. Consequently, our sales and marketing expenses during the three months ended June 30, 2015 have been and for the second half of 2015 will be materially impacted by the increased commission rate.
We also expect our compensation and benefits and other general and administrative expenses to increase for 2015 as a result of increased headcount and facilities costs associated with our acquisitions in the fourth quarter of 2014 and first quarter of 2015. We also expect an increase in general and administrative expenses due to higher amortization associated with our acquired intangible assets and higher depreciation and amortization expenses associated with our investment in technology to support our new products launches and improve our core infrastructure. For additional information on depreciation and amortization related to internal-use software and acquired intangible assets, refer to Note 7 — Property and Equipment and Note 8- Goodwill and Intangible Assets, in our latest Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Income tax expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 was $3.0 million and $28.0 million compared to $8.4 million and $17.7 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014. Income tax expense increased primarily as a result of generating higher taxable income and a slightly higher effective tax rate.
Key Metrics
We review a number of metrics to help us monitor the performance of, and identify trends affecting, our business. We believe the following measures are the primary indicators of our quarterly and annual revenues.
Number of Cash Transfers — represents the total number of reload transactions that we conducted through our retail distributors in a specified period. We processed 9.55 million and 12.55 million reload transactions in the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and 19.64 million and 25.15 million reload transactions in the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. We review this metric as a measure of the size and scale of our retail cash reload network, as an indicator of customer engagement and usage of our products and services, and to analyze cash transfer revenue, which is a key component of our financial performance.
Number of Tax Refunds Processed — represents the total number of tax refunds processed in a specified period through TPG. We processed 2.00 million and 10.52 million tax refund transactions in the three and six months ended

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June 30, 2015, respectively. We had no tax refund transactions processed during three and six months ended June 30, 2014. We review this metric as a measure of the size and scale of our tax refund processing platform and as an indicator of customer engagement and usage of our products and services.
Number of Active Cards — represents the total number of GPR cards and checking accounts in our portfolio that had a purchase, reload or ATM withdrawal transaction during the previous 90-day period. We had 4.80 million and 4.72 million active cards outstanding as of June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. We review this metric as a measure of the overall size and scale of our GPR card portfolio and an indicator of customer engagement and usage of our products and services.
Gross Dollar Volume — represents the total dollar volume of funds processed and settled by our consolidated enterprise, excluding tax refunds processed by TPG. Our gross dollar volume was $5.2 billion and $4.7 billion for the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $11.5 billion and $10.0 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. We review this metric as a measure of the size and scale of our processing infrastructure and as an indicator of customer engagement and usage of our products and services.
Purchase Volume — represents the total dollar volume of purchase transactions made by customers using our GPR, checking account and gift card products. This metric excludes the dollar volume of ATM withdrawals. Our purchase volume was $3.8 billion and $3.4 billion for the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $8.5 billion and $7.3 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. We use this metric to analyze interchange revenue, which is a key component of our financial performance.
Key components of our results of operations
Operating Revenues
We classify our operating revenues into the following four categories:
Card Revenues and Other Fees — Card revenues consist of monthly maintenance fees, ATM fees, new card fees and other revenues. We charge maintenance fees on GPR cards and checking accounts, such as GoBank, to cardholders on a monthly basis pursuant to the terms and conditions in our cardholder agreements. We charge ATM fees to cardholders when they withdraw money at certain ATMs in accordance with the terms and conditions in our cardholder agreements. We charge new card fees, if applicable, when a consumer purchases a GPR card, gift card, or a checking account product. Other revenues consist primarily of revenue associated with our gift card program, transaction-based fees and fees associated with optional products or services, which we offer to cardholders from time to time.
Our aggregate monthly maintenance fee revenues vary primarily based upon the number of active cards in our portfolio and the average fee assessed per account. Our average monthly maintenance fee per active account depends upon the mix of products in our portfolio at any given point in time and upon the extent to which fees are waived based on various incentives provided to customers in an effort to encourage higher usage and retention. Our aggregate ATM fee revenues vary based upon the number of cardholder ATM transactions and the average fee per ATM transaction. The average fee per ATM transaction depends upon the mix of products in our portfolio at any given point in time and the extent to which cardholders use ATMs within our free network that carry no fee for cash withdrawal transactions. Our aggregate new card fee revenues vary based upon the number of GPR cards and checking accounts activated and the average new card fee. The average new card fee depends primarily upon the mix of products that we sell since there are variations in new account fees based on the product and/or the location or source where our products are purchased. Our aggregate other fees vary primarily based upon account sales of all types, gift card sales, purchase transactions and the number of active accounts in our portfolio.
Processing and Settlement Service Revenues — Processing and settlement service revenues consist of cash transfer revenues and tax refund processing service revenues. We earn cash transfer revenues when consumers fund their cards through a reload transaction at a Green Dot Network retail location. Our aggregate cash transfer revenues vary based upon the mix of locations where reload transactions occur, since reload fees vary by location. We earn tax refund processing service revenues when a customer of a third party tax preparation company chooses to pay their tax preparation fee through the use of our tax refund processing services.
Interchange Revenues — We earn interchange revenues from fees remitted by the merchant’s bank, which are based on rates established by the payment networks, when customers make purchase transactions using our products. Our aggregate interchange revenues vary based primarily on the number of active cards in our portfolio, the average transactional volume of the active cards in our portfolio and on the mix of cardholder purchases between those using signature identification technologies and those using personal identification numbers and the corresponding rates.

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Stock-based retailer incentive compensation — In May 2010, we issued to Walmart 2,208,552 shares of our Class A common stock, subject to our right to repurchase them at $0.01 per share upon a qualifying termination of our prepaid card program agreement with Walmart. Prior to May 2015, we recognized each month the fair value of the 36,810 shares issued to Walmart as to which our right to repurchase lapsed using the then-current fair market value of our Class A common stock. We recorded the fair value recognized as stock-based retailer incentive compensation, a contra-revenue component of our total operating revenues. Beginning in May 2015, we no longer record stock-based retailer compensation as a result of our repurchase right lapsing completely.
Operating Expenses
We classify our operating expenses into the following four categories:
Sales and Marketing Expenses — Sales and marketing expenses consist primarily of the sales commissions we pay to our retail distributors and brokers, advertising and marketing expenses, and the costs of manufacturing and distributing card packages, placards and promotional materials to our retail distributors and personalized GPR and GoBank cards to consumers who have activated their cards. We generally establish sales commission percentages in long-term distribution agreements with our retail distributors, and aggregate sales commissions are determined by the number of prepaid cards, checking account products and cash transfers sold at their respective retail stores and, in certain cases, by the revenue generated from the ongoing use of those cards. We incur advertising and marketing expenses for television, online and in-store promotions. Advertising and marketing expenses are recognized as incurred and typically deliver a benefit over an extended period of time. For this reason, these expenses do not always track changes in our operating revenues. Our manufacturing and distribution costs vary primarily based on the number of GPR and GoBank accounts activated by consumers.
Compensation and Benefits Expenses — Compensation and benefits expenses represent the compensation and benefits that we provide to our employees and the payments we make to third-party contractors. While we have an in-house customer service function, we employ third-party contractors to conduct call center operations, handle routine customer service inquiries and provide consulting support in the area of IT operations and elsewhere. Compensation and benefits expenses associated with our customer service and loss management functions generally vary in line with the size of our active card portfolio, while the expenses associated with other functions do not.
Processing Expenses — Processing expenses consist primarily of the fees charged to us by the payment networks, which process transactions for us, the third-party card processor that maintains the records of our customers' accounts and processes transaction authorizations and postings for us, and the third-party banks that issue our accounts. These costs generally vary based on the total number of active accounts in our portfolio and gross dollar volume transacted by those accounts. Also included in processing expenses are bank fees associated with our tax refund processing services. Bank fees generally vary based on the total number of tax refund transfers processed.
Other General and Administrative Expenses — Other general and administrative expenses consist primarily of professional service fees, telephone and communication costs, depreciation and amortization of our property and equipment and intangible assets, changes in contingent consideration, transaction losses (losses from customer disputed transactions, unrecovered customer purchase transaction overdrafts and fraud), rent and utilities, and insurance. We incur telephone and communication costs primarily from customers contacting us through our toll-free telephone numbers. These costs vary with the total number of active cards in our portfolio, as do losses from customer disputed transactions, unrecovered customer purchase transaction overdrafts and fraud. Costs associated with professional services, depreciation and amortization of our property and equipment, amortization of our acquired intangible assets, rent and utilities vary based upon our investment in infrastructure, business development, risk management and internal controls and are generally not correlated with our operating revenues or other transaction metrics.
Income Tax Expense
Our income tax expense consists primarily of the federal and state corporate income taxes accrued on income resulting from the sale of our products and services.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Reference is made to the critical accounting policies and estimates disclosed in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014. There have been no changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates during the six months ended June 30, 2015.



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Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Reference is made to the recent accounting pronouncements disclosed in Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies to the Consolidated Financial Statements included herein.
Comparison of Three-Month Periods Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014
Operating Revenues
The following table presents a breakdown of our operating revenues among card revenues and other fees, processing and settlement service revenues and interchange revenues, as well as contra-revenue items:
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
Amount
 
% of Total
Operating Revenues
 
Amount
 
% of Total
Operating Revenues
 
(In thousands, except percentages)
Operating revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Card revenues and other fees
$
83,810

 
49.2
 %
 
$
60,892

 
41.4
 %
Processing and settlement service revenues
39,416

 
23.2

 
45,491

 
30.9

Interchange revenues
47,635

 
28.0

 
42,655

 
29.1

Stock-based retailer incentive compensation
(614
)
 
(0.4
)
 
(2,022
)
 
(1.4
)
Total operating revenues
$
170,247

 
100.0
 %
 
$
147,016

 
100.0
 %
Card Revenues and Other Fees — Card revenues and other fees totaled $83.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015, an increase of $22.9 million, or 37.6%, from the comparable period in 2014. The increase was primarily due to higher volume of monthly maintenance fees, ATM fees and other fees, principally transaction-based fees, of $9.3 million, $4.7 million and $6.0 million, respectively, driven by our recent acquisitions of companies focused on online and direct to consumer marketing channels. Additionally, card revenues and other fees increased as a result of period-over-period growth in revenue per active card, driven by favorable customer behavior in all of our prepaid card portfolios.
Processing and Settlement Service Revenues — Processing and settlement service revenues totaled $39.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015, a decrease of $6.1 million, or 13.4%, from the comparable period in 2014. This decrease was primarily the result of lower cash transfer revenues of $18.8 million due to the discontinuation of our MoneyPak PIN product. The decrease in our cash transfer revenues was partially offset by revenues generated from our tax refund processing services of $12.7 million, for which there were no such revenues for the comparable period in 2014 given the timing of the acquisition of TPG. Revenues generated from our tax refund processing services declined sequentially and are expected to continue to decline for the remainder of the year due to seasonality associated with that business.
Interchange Revenues — Interchange revenues totaled $47.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015, an increase of $4.9 million, or 11.5%, from the comparable period in 2014. The increase was primarily the result of period-over-period growth of 12.0% in purchase volume, partially offset by a slight decline in the effective interchange rate we earn on purchase volume. This average rate decline was the result of a shift in the mix of payment networks and payment types, and can fluctuate from period to period.
Stock-based Retailer Incentive Compensation — Stock-based retailer incentive compensation was $0.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015, a decrease of $1.4 million or 70% with the comparable period in 2014.
Operating Expenses
The following table presents a breakdown of our operating expenses among sales and marketing, compensation and benefits, processing, and other general and administrative expenses:

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Three Months Ended June 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
Amount
 
% of Total
Operating Revenues
 
Amount
 
% of Total
Operating Revenues
 
(In thousands, except percentages)
Operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales and marketing expenses
$
55,845

 
32.8
%
 
$
57,200

 
38.9
%
Compensation and benefits expenses
41,461

 
24.4

 
30,215

 
20.5

Processing expenses
27,120

 
15.9

 
17,285

 
11.8

Other general and administrative expenses
38,903

 
22.8

 
20,584

 
14.0

Total operating expenses
$
163,329

 
95.9
%
 
$
125,284

 
85.2
%
Sales and Marketing Expenses — Sales and marketing expenses totaled $55.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015, a decrease of $1.4 million, or 2.4% from the comparable period in 2014. This decrease was primarily the result of lower manufacturing and distribution card packaging costs of $0.8 million and a decrease in advertising expenses of $0.4 million. Sales commission expenses in absolute dollars has remained flat for the comparable periods despite the increased sales commission rate we pay to Walmart under under the new agreement, due to lower cash transfer revenue.
Compensation and Benefits Expenses — Compensation and benefits expenses totaled $41.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015, an increase of $11.3 million or 37.4% from the comparable period in 2014. This increase was primarily the result of an increase of $8.7 million in employee salaries and related benefits and an increase of $1.7 million in stock-based compensation. These increases were primarily attributable to our acquisitions subsequent to June 30, 2014.
Processing Expenses — Processing expenses totaled $27.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015, an increase of $9.8 million or 56.6% from the comparable period in 2014. This increase was due to our period-over-period growth in purchase volume of 12%, expenses associated with our tax refund processing services of $1.1 million, for which there were none for the comparable period in 2014 given the timing of the acquisition of TPG, and a decrease in the volume incentives from the payment networks. The amount of volume incentives we record in future periods will vary based on changes in performance expectations, our actual performance and amendments to existing contracts.
Other General and Administrative Expenses — Other general and administrative expenses totaled $38.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015, an increase of $18.3 million or 88.8%, from the comparable period in 2014. This increase was primarily driven by $5.6 million in amortization of acquired intangibles associated with our acquisitions, $5.0 million in impairment charges related to certain capitalized internal-use software and $1.5 million in depreciation and amortization of property and equipment. Other general and administrative expenses were also impacted by increases in professional service expenses and our provision for overdrawn accounts of $2.0 million and $1.7 million, respectively.
Income Tax Expense
The following table presents a breakdown of our effective tax rate among federal, state and other:
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
2015
 
2014
U.S. federal statutory tax rate
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit
7.0

 
1.7

General business credits
(5.0
)
 
(0.6
)
Employee stock-based compensation
3.9

 
0.6

Other
5.2

 
0.2

Effective tax rate
46.1
 %
 
36.9
 %
Our income tax expense decreased by $5.4 million to $3.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015 from the comparable period in 2014 due to a decrease in income before income taxes over those same periods, partially offset by an increase in our effective tax rate by 9.2 percentage points from 36.9% to 46.1% primarily due to increased earnings in states that have higher statutory tax rates. Each quarter we update our estimate of the annual effective tax rate, and if our estimated annual effective tax rate changes, we make a cumulative adjustment in that quarter. A cumulative adjustment related to the change in our year-to-date effective tax rate, as discussed below under "Comparison of six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014," is reflected in our income tax expense and effective tax

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rate for the three months ended June 20, 2015. The other category consists of a variety of permanent differences, none of which were individually significant.

Comparison of Six-Month Periods Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014
Operating Revenues
The following table presents a breakdown of our operating revenues among card revenues and other fees, processing and settlement service revenues and interchange revenues, as well as contra-revenue items:
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
Amount
 
% of Total
Operating Revenues
 
Amount
 
% of Total
Operating Revenues
 
(In thousands, except percentages)
Operating revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Card revenues and other fees
$
171,034

 
43.0
 %
 
$
129,059

 
42.1
 %
Processing and settlement service revenues
126,537

 
31.8

 
91,767

 
30.0

Interchange revenues
102,361

 
25.8

 
89,869

 
29.3

Stock-based retailer incentive compensation
(2,520
)
 
(0.6
)
 
(4,410
)
 
(1.4
)
Total operating revenues
$
397,412

 
100.0
 %
 
$
306,285

 
100.0
 %
Card Revenues and Other Fees — Card revenues and other fees totaled $171.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015, an increase of $41.9 million, or 32%, from the comparable period in 2014. The increase was primarily due to higher volume of monthly maintenance fees, ATM fees and other fees, principally transaction-based fees, of $15.2 million, $10.2 million and $12.9 million, respectively, driven by our recent acquisitions of companies focused on online and direct to consumer marketing channels. Additionally, card revenues and other fees increased as a result of period-over-period growth in revenue per active card, driven by favorable customer behavior in all of our prepaid card portfolios.
Processing and Settlement Service Revenues — Processing and settlement service revenues totaled $126.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015, an increase of $34.7 million, or 38%, from the comparable period in 2014. The increase was primarily the result of revenues generated from our tax refund processing services of $68.8 million, for which there were no such revenues for the comparable period in 2014 given the timing of the acquisition of TPG. This increase was offset by a decrease in cash transfer revenues of $34.0 million due to the discontinuation of the MoneyPak PIN product during the first quarter of 2015.
Interchange Revenues — Interchange revenues totaled $102.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015, an increase of $12.5 million, or 14%, from the comparable period in 2014. The increase was primarily the result of period-over-period growth in purchase volume of 17%, partially offset by a decline in the effective interchange rate we earn on purchase volume. This rate decline was the result of a shift in the mix of payment networks and payment types and can fluctuate from period to period.
Stock-based Retailer Incentive Compensation — Stock-based retailer incentive compensation was $4.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015, a decrease of $1.9 million, or 43%, from the comparable period in 2014.
Operating Expenses
The following table presents a breakdown of our operating expenses among sales and marketing, compensation and benefits, processing, and other general and administrative expenses:

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Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
Amount
 
% of Total
Operating Revenues
 
Amount
 
% of Total
Operating Revenues
 
(In thousands, except percentages)
Operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales and marketing expenses
$
117,124

 
29.5
%
 
$
117,443

 
38.3
%
Compensation and benefits expenses
82,815

 
20.8

 
57,178

 
18.7

Processing expenses
57,720

 
14.5

 
39,364

 
12.9

Other general and administrative expenses
66,939

 
16.8

 
46,908

 
15.3

Total operating expenses
$
324,598

 
81.6
%
 
$
260,893

 
85.2
%
Sales and Marketing Expenses — Sales and marketing expenses totaled $117.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015, a decrease of $0.3 million from the comparable period in 2014. This decrease was primarily the result of a decrease in sales commissions of $1.9 million due to lower cash transfer revenues as previously discussed, offset by an increase of $1.7 million in advertising and marketing expenses.
Compensation and Benefits Expenses — Compensation and benefits expenses totaled $82.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015, an increase of $25.6 million or 45% from the comparable period in 2014. This increase was due to increases of $19.8 million in employee salaries and related benefits, $2.9 million in stock based compensation and $2.9 million in third party contractor expenses, primarily driven by our acquisitions subsequent to June 2014.
Processing Expenses — Processing expenses totaled $57.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015, a increase of $18.3 million or 46% from the comparable period in 2014. This increase was due to our growth in period-over-period purchase volume of 17%, expenses associated with our tax refund processing services of $5.1 million, for which there were none for the comparable period in 2014, and a decrease in the volume incentives from the payment networks, as discussed above.
Other General and Administrative Expenses — Other general and administrative expenses totaled $66.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015, an increase of $20.0 million or 43%, from the comparable period in 2014. This increase was primarily driven by $11.2 million in amortization of acquired intangibles, $5.0 million in impairment charges associated with certain capitalized internal-use use software, and $2.9 million in depreciation and amortization of property and equipment. Other general and administrative expenses were also impacted by increases in professional service expenses of $2.7 million, our provision for overdrawn accounts of $2.5 million, telecommunication expenses of $2.1 million and other expenses of $6.8 million, consisting primarily of general operating expenses from the normal course of business and expenses incurred due to our acquisitions. These increases were offset by a $7.5 million gain associated with the change in the fair value of contingent consideration and a decrease of $5.6 million in losses from customer disputed transactions.
Income Tax Expense
The following table presents a breakdown of our effective tax rate among federal, state and other:
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2015
 
2014
U.S. federal statutory tax rate
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit
2.5

 
1.8

General business credits
(1.1
)
 
(1.1
)
Employee stock-based compensation
1.0

 
1.1

Other
1.3

 
0.6

Effective tax rate
38.7
 %
 
37.4
 %
Our income tax expense increased by $10.2 million to $28.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 from the comparable period in 2014 due to an increase in income before income taxes and an increase in our effective tax rate by 1.3% from 37.4% to 38.7%. The increase in our effective tax rate was primarily due to increased earnings in states that have higher statutory tax rates.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The following table summarizes our major sources and uses of cash for the periods presented:

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Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
(In thousands)
Total cash provided by (used in)
 
 
 
Operating activities
$
118,172

 
$
24,509

Investing activities
(170,975
)
 
(1,351
)
Financing activities
92,516

 
233,232

Increase in unrestricted cash and cash equivalents and federal funds sold
$
39,713

 
$
256,390

For the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, we financed our operations primarily through our cash flows from operations and certain financing activities. At June 30, 2015, our primary source of liquidity was unrestricted cash and cash equivalents totaling $763.9 million. We also consider our $199.2 million of available-for-sale investment securities to be highly-liquid instruments.
We use trend and variance analysis as well as our detailed budgets and forecasts to project future cash needs, making adjustments to the projections when needed. We believe that our current unrestricted cash and cash equivalents, cash flows from operations and borrowing capacity under our senior credit facility will be sufficient to meet our working capital, capital expenditure, debt service requirements and our proposed $150 million stock repurchase program, as discussed below, for at least the next 12 months.
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Our $118.2 million of net cash provided by operating activities in the six months ended June 30, 2015 was primarily the result of $44.3 million of net income, adjusted for certain non-cash operating items of $42.6 million, decreases in accounts receivable and deferred expenses of $27.8 million and $9.5 million, respectively, and an increase in our income tax payable of $27.4 million. We used our income tax receivable as of December 31, 2014 to cover a portion of our estimated tax payments for the first quarter of 2015. These were offset by decreases in accounts payable and other accrued liabilities and deferred revenue of $19.9 million and $10.7 million, respectively. Our $24.5 million of net cash provided by operating activities in the six months ended June 30, 2014 was primarily the result of $29.6 million of net income, adjusted for certain non-cash operating expenses of $29.2 million, and a decrease in accounts receivable of $19.5 million, partially offset by a $49.4 million payment to GE Capital Retail Bank to settle our liability associated with overdrawn cardholder account balances and a decrease in accounts payable and other accrued liabilities of $16.3 million.
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Our $171.0 million of net cash used in investing activities in the six months ended June 30, 2015 reflects payments for a business acquisition and the acquisition of property and equipment of $65.2 million and $25.0 million, respectively, as well as purchases of available-for-sale investment securities, net of sales and maturities, of $79.6 million. Our $1.4 million of net cash provided by investing activities in the six months ended June 30, 2014 reflects payments for acquisition of property and equipment and a business acquisition of $14.1 million and $14.9 million, respectively, partially offset by sales and maturities of available-for-sale investment securities, net of purchases, of $28.0 million.
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Our $92.5 million of net cash provided by financing activities in the six months ended June 30, 2015 was primarily the result of a $42.7 million increase in customer deposits and an increase in obligations to customers of $60.9 million, partially offset $11.3 million in repayments of our note payable. Our $233.2 million of net cash provided by financing activities in the six months ended June 30, 2014 was primarily the result of a $240.0 million increase in customer deposits, partially offset by a decrease in obligations to customers of $13.7 million. The increase in customer deposits was primarily a result of the transition of all outstanding customer deposits associated with our GPR card program with GE Capital Retail Bank to Green Dot Bank.
Commitments
We anticipate that we will continue to purchase property and equipment as necessary in the normal course of our business. The amount and timing of these purchases and the related cash outflows in future periods is difficult to predict and is dependent on a number of factors including the hiring of employees, the rate of change of computer hardware and software used in our business and our business outlook. During 2015, we intend to continue to invest in new products and programs, new features for our existing products and IT infrastructure to scale and operate effectively to meet our strategic objectives.

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We have used cash to acquire businesses and technologies and we anticipate that we may continue to do so in the future. The nature of these transactions makes it difficult to predict the amount and timing of such cash requirements. We may also be required to raise additional financing to complete future acquisitions.
Additionally, we anticipate making ongoing cash contributions to our subsidiary bank, Green Dot Bank, to maintain its capital, leverage and other financial commitments at levels we have agreed to with our regulators. Additionally, our investment securities may act as short-term collateral to Green Dot Bank to satisfy any requirements associated with its legal lending limit.
Senior Credit Facility
In October 2014, we entered into a $225 million credit agreement with Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, and other lenders party thereto. The agreement provides for (i) a $75 million five-year revolving facility (the “Revolving Facility”) and (ii) a five-year $150 million term loan facility (the “Term Facility” and, together with the Revolving Facility, the “Senior Credit Facility”). At our election, loans made under the credit agreement bear interest at (1) a LIBOR rate or (2) a base rate as defined in the agreement, plus an applicable margin (2.94% as of June 30, 2015). The balance outstanding on the Term Facility was $150.0 million at December 31, 2014. Quarterly principal payments of $5.6 million are payable on the loans under the Term Facility. The loans made under the Term Facility mature and all amounts then outstanding thereunder are payable on October 23, 2019. There were no borrowings on the Revolving Facility at June 30, 2015. We are also subject to certain financial covenants, which include maintaining a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio and a maximum consolidated leverage ratio at the end of each fiscal quarter, as defined in the agreement. At June 30, 2015, we were in compliance with all such covenants.
Proposed Stock Repurchase Program
In June 2015, our Board of Directors authorized, subject to regulatory approval, a repurchase of shares of our Class A Common Stock in an amount up to $150 million under a stock repurchase program with no expiration date. The stock repurchase program may be carried out at the direction of management, subject to the limitations set forth in Rule 10b-18 of the Securities and Exchange Commission and other legal requirements, and any further limitations that may be established by the Board of Directors. Repurchases may be made through open market purchases, block trades, and in negotiated private transactions. The stock may be repurchased on an ongoing basis and will be subject to the availability of stock, general market conditions, the trading price of the stock, alternative uses for capital and our financial performance. The program will become effective upon regulatory approval and will continue until otherwise suspended, terminated or modified at any time for any reason by our Board of Directors. Any repurchased shares will be held as treasury stock and will be available for general corporate purposes.
Contractual Obligations
There have been no material changes in our contractual obligations disclosed in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of and for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, we did not have any relationships with unconsolidated organizations or financial partnerships, such as structured finance or special purpose entities that would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or other contractually narrow or limited purposes.
Capital Requirements for Bank Holding Companies
Our subsidiary bank, Green Dot Bank, is a member bank of the Federal Reserve System and our primary regulators are the Federal Reserve Board and the Utah Department of Financial Institutions. We are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the banking agencies. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on our financial statements. Under capital adequacy guidelines, we must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of the assets, liabilities and certain off-balance sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. The capital amounts and classification are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk weightings and other factors.
In July 2013, the Federal Reserve and other U.S. banking regulators approved final rules regarding new risk-based capital, leverage and liquidity standards, known as “Basel III.” The Basel III rules, which became effective for us and our bank on January 1, 2015, are subject to certain phase-in periods that occur over several years. The U.S. Basel III rules contain new capital standards that change the composition of capital, increase minimum capital ratios and strengthen counterparty credit risk capital requirements. The Basel III rules also include a new definition of common

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equity Tier 1 capital and require that certain levels of such common equity Tier 1 capital be maintained. The rules also include a new capital conservation buffer, which impose a common equity requirement above the new minimum that can be depleted under stress, and could result in restrictions on capital distributions and discretionary bonuses under certain circumstances, as well as a new standardized approach for calculating risk-weighted assets. Under the Basel III rules, we must maintain a ratio of common equity Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets of at least 4.5%, a ratio of Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets of at least 6%, a ratio of total capital to risk-weighted assets of at least 8% and a minimum Tier 1 leverage ratio of 4.0%.
As of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, we were categorized as "well capitalized" under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action. To be categorized as "well capitalized," we must maintain specific total risk-based, Tier 1 risk-based and Tier 1 leverage ratios as set forth in the table below. There are no conditions or events since June 30, 2015 which management believes would have changed our category as "well capitalized."
The actual amounts and ratios, and required "well capitalized" minimum capital amounts and ratios at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 were as follows:
 
Actual
 
Regulatory "well capitalized" minimum
 
Amount
 
Ratio
 
Amount
 
Ratio
 
(In thousands, except ratios)
June 30, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tier 1 leverage
$
374,582

 
27.3
%
 
$
68,570

 
5.0
%
Common equity Tier 1 capital
374,582

 
72.0

 
23,407

 
4.5

Tier 1 capital
374,582

 
72.0

 
31,210

 
6.0

Total risk-based capital
376,898

 
72.5

 
52,016

 
10.0

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tier 1 leverage
$
200,917

 
21.3
%
 
$
47,113

 
5.0
%
Tier 1 risk-based capital
200,917

 
45.4

 
26,561

 
6.0

Total risk-based capital
201,368

 
45.5

 
44,269

 
10.0







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ITEM 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
Market risk is the potential for economic losses from changes in market factors such as foreign currency exchange rates, credit, interest rates and equity prices. We believe that we have limited exposure to risks associated with changes in foreign currency exchange rates and equity prices. We have no significant foreign operations, and we do not transact business in foreign currencies.
Interest rate risk
We do not consider our cash and cash equivalents or our investment securities to be subject to significant interest rate risk due to their short duration.
As of June 30, 2015, we had $138.8 million term loan outstanding under our $225.0 million credit agreement ("Credit Agreement"). Refer to Note 9 — Note Payable to the Consolidated Financial Statements included herein for additional information. Our term loan and revolving credit facility are, and are expected to be, at variable rates of interest and expose us to interest rate risk. If interest rates increase, our debt service obligations on the variable rate indebtedness would increase even though the amount borrowed remained the same, and our net income would decrease. Although any short-term borrowings under our revolving credit facility would likely be insensitive to interest rate changes, interest expense on short-term borrowings will increase and decrease with changes in the underlying short-term interest rates. Assuming our Credit Agreement is drawn up to its maximum borrowing capacity of $225.0 million, based on the applicable LIBOR and margin in effect as of June 30, 2015, each quarter point of change in interest rates would result in a $0.6 million change in our annual interest expense. We actively monitor our interest rate exposure and our objective is to reduce, where we deem appropriate to do so, fluctuations in earnings and cash flows associated with changes in interest rates. In order to accomplish this objective, we may enter into derivative financial instruments, such as forward contracts and interest rate hedge contracts only to the extent necessary to manage our exposure. We do not hold or enter into derivatives or other financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes.
Credit and liquidity risk
We also have exposure to credit and liquidity risk associated with the financial institutions that hold our cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, available-for-sale investment securities, settlement assets due from our retail distributors that collect funds and fees from our customers, and amounts due from our issuing banks for fees collected on our behalf.
We manage the credit and liquidity risk associated with our cash and cash equivalents, available-for-sale investment securities and amounts due from issuing banks by maintaining an investment policy that restricts our correspondent banking relationships to approved, well capitalized institutions and restricts investments to highly liquid, low credit risk related assets. Our policy has limits related to liquidity ratios, the concentration that we may have with a single institution or issuer and effective maturity dates as well as restrictions on the type of assets that we may invest in. The management Asset Liability Committee is responsible for monitoring compliance with our Capital Asset Liability Management policy and related limits on an ongoing basis, and reports regularly to the audit committee of our board of directors.
Our exposure to credit risk associated with our retail distributors is mitigated due to the short time period, currently an average of two days that retailer settlement assets are outstanding. We perform an initial credit review and assign a credit limit to each new retail distributor. We monitor each retail distributor’s settlement asset exposure and its compliance with its specified contractual settlement terms on a daily basis and assess their credit limit and financial condition on a periodic basis. Our management's Enterprise Risk Management Committee is responsible for monitoring our retail distributor exposure and assigning credit limits and reports regularly to the audit committee of our board of directors.

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ITEM 4. Controls and Procedures
Disclosure controls and procedures — Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and acting Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 13d-15(e)), and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) at the end of the period covered by this report. Based on such evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures, our Chief Executive Officer and acting Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, at the end of such period, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and acting Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Change in internal control over financial reporting — There was no material change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) during the three months ended June 30, 2015 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls — Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and acting Chief Financial Officer, does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal controls will prevent all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within our company have been detected.

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PART II
ITEM 1. Legal Proceedings
Refer to Note 14 — Commitments and Contingencies to the Consolidated Financial Statements included herein for information regarding our legal proceedings.
ITEM 1A. Risk Factors
Risks Related to Our Business
Our operating results may fluctuate in the future, which could cause our stock price to decline.
Our quarterly and annual results of operations may fluctuate in the future as a result of a variety of factors, many of which are outside of our control. If our results of operations fall below the expectations of investors or any securities analysts who follow our Class A common stock, the trading price of our Class A common stock could decline substantially. Fluctuations in our quarterly or annual results of operations might result from a number of factors, including, but not limited to:
the timing and volume of purchases, use and reloads of our prepaid cards and other products and services;
the timing and volume of tax refunds processed by us, including the impact of any general delays in tax refund disbursements from the U.S. and State Treasuries;
the timing and success of new product or service introductions by us or our competitors;
seasonality in the purchase or use of our products and services;
changes in the level of interchange rates that can be charged;
fluctuations in customer retention rates;
changes in the mix of products and services that we sell;
changes in the mix of retail distributors through which we sell our products and services;
the timing of commencement, renegotiation or termination of relationships with significant retail distributors and network acceptance members;
the timing of commencement of new product development and initiatives that cause us to expand into new distribution channels, the timing of costs of existing product roll-outs to new retail distributors and the length of time we must invest in those new products, channels or retail distributors before they generate material operating revenues;
our ability to effectively sell our products through online and direct mail marketing initiatives;
our ability to obtain timely regulatory approval for strategic initiatives;
changes in our or our competitors’ pricing policies or sales terms;
significant changes in our risk policies and controls;
the amount and timing of costs related to fraud losses;
the amount and timing of commencement and termination of major advertising campaigns;
the amount and timing of costs related to the development or acquisition of complementary businesses;
the amount and timing of costs of any major litigation to which we are a party;
the amount and timing of capital expenditures and operating costs related to the maintenance and expansion of our business, operations and infrastructure, including our investments in a processing solution to replace our current processing services provider;
accounting charges related to impairment of capitalized internal-use software, intangible assets and goodwill;
our ability to control costs, including third-party service provider costs and sales and marketing expenses in an increasingly competitive market;
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changes in the political or regulatory environment affecting the banking or electronic payments industries generally or the industries for prepaid financial services and tax refund processing specifically.
The loss of operating revenues from Walmart would adversely affect our business.
Historically, most of our operating revenues were derived from prepaid financial services sold at our four largest retail distributors. As a percentage of total operating revenues, operating revenues derived from products and services sold at the store locations of Walmart was approximately 48% for the three months ended June 30, 2015. We expect that Walmart will continue to have a significant impact on our operating revenues in future years. Although in 2015, on the whole, we expect this concentration to decrease as a result of organic growth outside of Walmart and the additions of several recent acquisitions, it would be difficult to replace Walmart, and the operating revenues derived from products and services sold at their stores. Accordingly, the loss of Walmart would have a material adverse effect on our business. In addition, any publicity associated with the loss of any of our large retail distributors could harm our reputation, making it more difficult to attract and retain consumers and other retail distributors, and could lessen our negotiating power with our remaining and prospective retail distributors.
Our contracts with these retail distributors have terms that expire at various dates through 2020, and they can in limited circumstances, such as our material breach or insolvency or, in the case of Walmart, our failure to meet agreed-upon service levels, certain changes in control of us, and our inability or unwillingness to agree to requested pricing changes, be terminated by these retail distributors on relatively short notice. Walmart also has the right to terminate its agreement prior to its expiration or renewal for a number of other specified reasons, including: a change by us in our card operating procedures that Walmart reasonably believes will have a material adverse effect on Walmart's operations; our inability or unwillingness to make Walmart MoneyCards reloadable outside of our reload network in the event that our reload network does not meet particular size requirements in the future; and in the event Walmart reasonably believes that it is reasonably possible, after the parties have explored and been unable to agree on any alternatives, that the Federal Reserve Board may determine that Walmart exercises a controlling influence over our management or policies. There can be no assurance that we will be able to continue our relationships with our largest retail distributors on the same or more favorable terms in future periods or that our relationships will continue beyond the terms of our existing contracts with them. Our operating revenues and operating results could suffer if, among other things, any of our retail distributors renegotiates, terminates or fails to renew, or to renew on similar or favorable terms, its agreement with us or otherwise chooses to modify the level of support it provides for our products.
Our base of tax preparation partners is concentrated and our success depends in part on our ability to retain existing partners.
If one or more of our major tax preparation partners were to substantially reduce or stop offering our services to their customers, our business, operating results and financial condition would be harmed. Historically, substantially all of TPG’s revenues have come from sales through a relatively small number of tax preparation firms. We do not have long-term contractual commitments from any of our current tax preparation partners and our tax preparation partners may elect to not renew their contracts with us with little or no advance notice. As a result, we cannot be assured that any of our current tax preparation partners will continue to partner with us past the terms in their current agreements. A termination with certain tax preparation partners that provide commercial tax preparation software would result in lost revenue and the loss of the ability to secure future relationships with new or existing tax preparation firms that use such tax software.
Our future success depends upon the active and effective promotion of our products and services by retail distributors and tax preparation partners, but their interests and operational decisions might not always align with our interests.
Historically, most of our operating revenues are derived from our products and services sold at the stores of our retail distributors. Following our acquisition of TPG, we expect this dependence on retail distributors to continue and expand to include tax preparation partners as the TPG business is largely derived from products and services sold through retail tax preparation businesses and income tax software providers. Revenues from our retail distributors and tax preparation partners depend on a number of factors outside our control and may vary from period to period. Because we compete with many other providers of products, including competing prepaid cards and tax refund processing services, for placement and promotion of products in the stores of our retail distributors or in conjunction with the delivery of tax preparation services by our tax preparation providers, our success depends on our retail distributors and tax preparation partners and their willingness to promote our products and services successfully. In general, our contracts with these third parties allow them to exercise significant discretion over the placement and promotion of our products and services; they could give higher priority to the products and services of other companies for a variety of reasons. Accordingly, losing the support of our retail distributors and tax preparation partners might limit or reduce the sales of our products and services. Our operating revenues and operating expenses may also be negatively affected

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by operational decisions by our retail distributors and tax preparation partners. For example, if a retail distributor reduces shelf space for our products or implements changes in its systems that disrupt the integration between its systems and ours, our product sales could be reduced or decline and we may incur additional merchandising costs to ensure our products are appropriately stocked. Similarly, for a variety of reasons, many of our tax preparation partners that provide commercial income tax preparation software offer their customers several types for tax refund processing services, including those of our competitors. Even if our retail distributors and tax preparation partners actively and effectively promote our products and services, there can be no assurance that their efforts will maintain or result in growth of our operating revenues.
Our operating revenues for a particular period are difficult to predict, and a shortfall in our operating revenues may harm our results of operations.
Our operating revenues for a particular period are difficult to predict. Our card revenues and other fees, cash transfer revenues and interchange revenues, collectively, may decline or grow at a slower rate than in prior periods. Our ability to meet financial expectations could be adversely affected by various factors, such as the failure of our supply chain management efforts to increase revenues, delays in implementing revenue growth activities or the failure of these activities to generate expected revenues, and increased competition within the store locations of many of our largest retail distributors. We also expect seasonal or other influences to cause sequential quarterly fluctuations and periodic declines in our operating revenues, operating income and net income. For example, in recent years, our results from the provision of prepaid financial services for each of the first two quarters have been favorably affected by large numbers of taxpayers electing to receive their tax refunds via direct deposit on our cards, which caused our operating revenues to be typically higher in the first halves of those years than they were in the corresponding second halves of those years. We expect these seasonal trends to be amplified in 2015 as a result of our provision of tax refund processing services following our acquisition of TPG. TPG’s business is highly seasonal as it generates the substantial majority of its revenue in the first quarter, and substantially all of its revenue in the first half of each calendar year.
Our ability to increase card usage and cardholder retention and to attract new long-term users of our products can also have a significant effect on our operating revenues. We may be unable to generate increases in card usage, cardholder retention or attract new long-term users of our products for a number of reasons, including our inability to maintain our existing distribution channels, the failure of our cardholder retention and usage incentives to influence cardholder behavior, our inability to predict accurately consumer preferences or industry changes and to modify our products and services on a timely basis in response thereto, and our inability to produce new features and services that appeal to existing and prospective customers. As a result, our operating results could vary materially from period to period based on the degree to which we are successful in increasing card usage and cardholder retention and attracting long-term users of our products.
Any of the above factors could have a material adverse impact on our business, operating results and financial condition.
The industries in which we compete are highly competitive, which could adversely affect our operating results.
The prepaid financial services and tax refund services industries are highly competitive and include a variety of financial and non-financial services vendors. We expect competition in the markets in which we compete will continue and intensify as existing competitors and new market entrants have brought to market products and services that are substantially similar to ours or that may be perceived to be better than ours. For example, Walmart, Walgreens, CVS and others have been selling competitive products at their store locations for the past several years. Competition is expected to negatively impact our operating revenues, and could cause us to compete on the basis of price or increase our sales and marketing expenses, any of which would likely seriously harm our business, operating results and financial condition. Our current and potential competitors include:
prepaid card program managers, such as American Express, First Data, Total Systems Services, and other traditional banks, such as J.P. Morgan Chase, that have entered the prepaid card market;
reload network providers, such as Visa, Western Union and MoneyGram;
prepaid card distributors, such as InComm and Blackhawk Network; and
providers of tax refund processing services, including tax preparation businesses with their own internally-developed products and services and independent providers, such as Republic Bank & Trust Company.
Some of these vendors compete with us in more than one of the vendor categories described above, while others are primarily focused in a single category. In addition, competitors in one category have worked or are working with competitors in other categories to compete with us. A portion of our cash transfer revenues is derived from reloads to

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cards managed by companies that compete with us as program managers. We also face actual and potential competition from retail distributors or from other companies, such as PayPal and Visa that have decided or may in the future decide to compete, or compete more aggressively, in the prepaid financial services industry. Similarly, some of our tax preparation partners have developed or may seek to develop their own products and services that compete with our tax refund processing services.
We also compete with businesses outside of the prepaid financial services industry, including traditional providers of financial services, such as banks that offer demand deposit accounts and card issuers that offer credit cards, private label retail cards and gift cards. In particular, our GoBank product is designed to compete directly with banks by providing products and services that they have traditionally provided. These and other competitors in the larger electronic payments industry are introducing new and innovative products and services, such as those involving radio frequency and proximity payment devices (such as contactless cards), e-commerce and mobile commerce, that compete with ours. We expect that this competition will continue as the prepaid financial services industry and the larger banking and electronic payments industry continues to rapidly evolve. We also expect to compete with businesses outside the traditional tax refund processing services industry in the future as new entrants seek to develop software solutions that may replace the need for our tax refund processing services.
Many existing and potential competitors have longer operating histories and greater name recognition than we do. In addition, many of our existing and potential competitors are substantially larger than we are, may already have or could develop substantially greater financial and other resources than we have, may offer, develop or introduce a wider range of programs and services than we offer or may use more effective advertising and marketing strategies than we do to achieve broader brand recognition, customer awareness and retail penetration. We could experience increased price competition as we are facing increased competition with a greater number of offerings from existing competitors and new market entrants. If this happens, we expect that the purchase and use of our products and services would decline in the near term and farther into the future. If price competition materially intensifies, we may have to increase the incentives that we offer to our retail distributors and our tax preparation partners and decrease the prices of our products and services, any of which would likely adversely affect our operating results.
Our long-term success depends on our ability to compete effectively against existing and potential competitors that seek to provide prepaid cards or other electronic payment products and services or tax refund processing services. If we fail to compete effectively against any of the foregoing threats, our revenues, operating results, prospects for future growth and overall business could be materially and adversely affected.
We make significant investments in products and services that may not be successful.
Our prospects for growth depend on our ability to innovate by offering new, and adding value to our existing, product and service offerings and on our ability to effectively commercialize such innovations. We will continue to make significant investments in research, development, and marketing for new products and services, including our checking account products and other mobile or banking products arising out of our acquisitions or otherwise. Investments in new products and services are speculative. Commercial success depends on many factors, including innovativeness, price, the competitive environment and effective distribution and marketing. If customers do not perceive our new offerings as providing significant value, they may fail to accept our new products and services, which would negatively impact our operating revenues. We may not achieve significant operating revenues from new product and service investments for a number of years, if at all. Moreover, new products and services may not be profitable, and even if they are profitable, operating margins for new products and services may not be as high as the margins we have experienced in the past.
Acquisitions or investments could disrupt our business and harm our financial condition.
We have in the past acquired, and we expect to acquire in the future, other businesses and technologies. The process of integrating an acquired business, product, service or technology can create unforeseen operating difficulties, expenditures and other challenges such as:
increased regulatory and compliance requirements;
regulatory restrictions on revenue streams of acquired businesses;
implementation or remediation of controls, procedures and policies at the acquired company;
diversion of management time and focus from operation of our then-existing business to acquisition integration challenges;
coordination of product, sales, marketing and program, and systems management functions;
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retention of employees from the acquired company;
integration of employees from the acquired company into our organization;
integration of the acquired company’s accounting, information management, human resource and other administrative systems and operations generally with ours;
liability for activities of the acquired company prior to the acquisition, including violations of law, commercial disputes, and tax and other known and unknown liabilities; and
increased litigation or other claims in connection with the acquired company, including claims brought by terminated employees, customers, former stockholders or other third parties.
If we are unable to successfully integrate an acquired business or technology or otherwise address these difficulties and challenges or other problems encountered in connection with an acquisition, we might not realize the anticipated benefits of that acquisition, we might incur unanticipated liabilities or we might otherwise suffer harm to our business generally. Unanticipated costs, delays or other operational or financial problems related to integrating the acquired company and business with our company may result in the diversion of our management's attention from other business issues and opportunities. To integrate acquired businesses, we must implement our technology systems in the acquired operations and integrate and manage the personnel of the acquired operations. We also must effectively integrate the different cultures of acquired business organizations into our own in a way that aligns various interests, and may need to enter new markets in which we have no or limited experience and where competitors in such markets have stronger market positions. Failures or difficulties in integrating the operations of the businesses that we acquire, including their personnel, technology, compliance programs, financial systems, distribution and general business operations and procedures, marketing, promotion and other relationships, may affect our ability to grow and may result in us incurring asset impairment or restructuring charges. Furthermore, acquisitions and investments are often speculative in nature and the actual benefits we derive from them could be lower or take longer to materialize than we expect.
To the extent we pay the consideration for any future acquisitions or investments in cash, it would reduce the amount of cash available to us for other purposes. Future acquisitions or investments could also result in dilutive issuances of our equity securities or the incurrence of debt, contingent liabilities, amortization expenses, or impairment charges against goodwill on our balance sheet, any of which could harm our financial condition and negatively impact our stockholders.
Fraudulent and other illegal activity involving our products and services could lead to reputational damage to us, reduce the use and acceptance of our cards and reload network, reduce the use of our tax refund processing services, and may adversely affect our financial position and results of operations.
Criminals are using increasingly sophisticated methods to engage in illegal activities involving prepaid cards, reload products or customer information. In addition, to the extent our checking account products become widely adopted by consumers, we expect that criminals will target our checking account products as well. Illegal activities involving our products and services often include malicious social engineering schemes, where people are asked to provide a prepaid card or reload product in order to obtain a loan or purchase goods or services. Illegal activities may also include fraudulent payment or refund schemes and identity theft. We rely upon third parties for some transaction processing services, which subjects us and our customers to risks related to the vulnerabilities of those third parties. A single significant incident of fraud, or increases in the overall level of fraud, involving our cards and other products and services, could result in reputational damage to us, which could reduce the use and acceptance of our cards and other products and services, cause retail distributors or network acceptance members to cease doing business with us or lead to greater regulation that would increase our compliance costs. Fraudulent activity could also result in the imposition of regulatory sanctions, including significant monetary fines, which could adversely affect our business, operating results and financial condition. Furthermore, we have accelerated the implementation of risk control mechanisms that have made it more difficult for all customers, including legitimate customers, to obtain and use our products and services. We believe it is likely that our risk control mechanisms may continue to adversely affect our new card activations from legitimate customers for the foreseeable future and that our operating revenues will be negatively impacted as a result.
As a bank holding company, we are subject to extensive and potentially changing regulation and may be required to serve as a source of strength for Green Dot Bank, which may adversely affect our business, financial position and results of operations.
As a bank holding company, we are subject to comprehensive supervision and examination by the Federal Reserve Board and must comply with applicable regulations and other commitments we have agreed to, including financial commitments in respect to minimum capital and leverage requirements. If we fail to comply with any of these requirements, we may become subject to formal or informal enforcement actions, proceedings, or investigations, which could result in regulatory orders, restrictions on our business operations or requirements to take corrective actions,

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which may, individually or in the aggregate, affect our results of operations and restrict our ability to grow. If we fail to comply with the applicable capital and leverage requirements, or if our subsidiary bank fails to comply with its applicable capital and leverage commitments, the Federal Reserve Board may limit our ability to pay dividends, or if we become less than adequately capitalized, require us to raise additional capital. In addition, as a bank holding company and a financial holding company, we are generally prohibited from engaging, directly or indirectly, in any activities other than those permissible for bank holding companies and financial holding companies. This restriction might limit our ability to pursue future business opportunities which we might otherwise consider but which might fall outside the scope of permissible activities.
Moreover, in response to the financial crisis of 2008 and the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, or the Dodd-Frank Act, banking supervisors in the United States continue to implement a variety of new requirements on banking entities. Some of these requirements apply or will apply directly to us or to our subsidiary bank, while certain requirements apply or will apply only to larger institutions. Although we cannot anticipate the final form of many of these regulations, how they will affect our business or results of operations, or how they will change the competitive landscape in which we operate, such regulations could have a material adverse impact on our business and financial condition, particularly if they make it more difficult for us or our retail distributors to sell our card products.
Changes in laws and regulations to which we are subject, or to which we may become subject, may increase our costs of operation, decrease our operating revenues and disrupt our business.
The provision of banking services, prepaid financial services and tax refund processing services is highly regulated and, from time to time, the laws and regulations affecting these industries, and the manner in which they are interpreted, are subject to change and legal action. Accordingly, changes in laws and regulations or the interpretation or enforcement thereof may occur that could increase our compliance and other costs of doing business, require significant systems redevelopment, or render our products or services less profitable or obsolete, any of which could have an adverse effect on our results of operations. For example, we could face more stringent anti-money laundering rules and regulations, as well as more stringent licensing rules and regulations, compliance with which could be expensive and time consuming. In addition, adverse rulings relating to our industries could cause our products and services to be subject to additional laws and regulations, which could make our products and services less profitable.
If onerous regulatory requirements were imposed on the sale of our products and services and our bank, the requirements could lead to a loss of retail distributors or tax preparation partners, which, in turn, could materially and adversely impact our operations. Moreover, if our products are adversely impacted by the interpretation or enforcement of these regulations or we or any of our retail distributors or tax preparation partners were unwilling or unable to make any such operational changes to comply with the interpretation or enforcement thereof, we would no longer be able to sell our products and services through that noncompliant retail distributor or tax preparation partner, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position and results of operations.
State and federal legislators and regulatory authorities are increasingly focused on the banking and consumer financial services industries, and may propose and adopt new legislation that could result in significant adverse changes in the regulatory landscape for financial institutions and financial services companies. In December 2014, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or CFPB, issued a notice of proposed rulemaking requesting comment on proposed amendments to Regulation E, which implements the Electronic Fund Transfer Act and Regulation Z, which implements the Truth in Lending Act. The proposed rules seek to, among other things, create comprehensive consumer protections for prepaid financial products, create a new disclosure regime regarding fees charged for acquiring and using prepaid cards, and impose new requirements on any credit features associated with prepaid accounts.
If the CFPB's rulemaking or other new regulations or laws result in changes in the way we are regulated, these regulations could expose us to increased regulatory oversight, more burdensome regulation of our business, and increased litigation risk, each of which could increase our costs and decrease our operating revenues. Furthermore, limitations placed on fees we charge or the disclosures that must be provided with respect to our products and services could increase our costs and decrease our operating revenues. It is difficult to determine with any certainty what obligations the final rules, if any, might impose or what impact they might have on our business.
Changes in laws and regulations, or our failure to comply with existing laws and regulations, applicable to our tax refund-related services could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, results of operations, and financial condition and the return on our investment in the acquisition of TPG.
We expect to derive a significant portion of our revenues and earnings in 2015 from the tax refund processing and settlement services offered by our recently acquired wholly owned subsidiary, TPG. The tax preparation industry is regulated under a variety of statutes in addition to those regulations currently applicable to our legacy products and services, all of which are subject to change and which may impose significant costs, limitations or prohibitions on the way we conduct or expand our tax refund processing and related services.  In recent years, state legislators, state

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attorneys general, and regulators have increased their focus on the tax preparation industry including tax refund processing services and the use thereof by tax preparation firms.  Laws making such services less profitable, or even unprofitable, could be passed in any state at any time or existing laws could expire or be amended, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, results of operations, and financial condition.  State regulators have broad discretionary power and may impose new requirements, interpret or enforce existing regulatory requirements in different ways or issue new administrative rules, even if not contained in state statutes, and state attorneys general could take actions, that affect the way we offer our tax refund-related services and may force us to terminate, modify, or cease our operations in particular states. State or Federal regulators could also impose rules that are generally adverse to our tax refund-related services. Any new requirements or rules, or new interpretations of existing requirements or rules, or failure to follow requirements or rules, or future lawsuits or rulings, could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, results of operations, and financial condition.
We operate in a highly regulated environment, and failure by us, the banks that issue our cards, the businesses that participate in our reload network, the banks that assist with our tax refund processing services, and our tax preparation partners to comply with applicable laws and regulations could have an adverse effect on our business, financial position and results of operations.
We operate in a highly regulated environment, and failure by us, the banks that issue our cards or the businesses that participate in our reload network to comply with the laws and regulations to which we are subject could negatively impact our business. We are subject to state money transmission licensing requirements and a wide range of federal and other state laws and regulations. In particular, our products and services are subject to an increasingly strict set of legal and regulatory requirements intended to protect consumers and to help detect and prevent money laundering, terrorist financing and other illicit activities.
Many of these laws and regulations are evolving, unclear and inconsistent across various jurisdictions, and ensuring compliance with them is difficult and costly. For example, with increasing frequency, federal and state regulators are holding businesses like ours to higher standards of training, monitoring and compliance, including monitoring for possible violations of laws by the businesses that participate in our reload network. Failure by us or those businesses to comply with the laws and regulations to which we are or may become subject could result in fines, penalties or limitations on our ability to conduct our business, or federal or state actions, any of which could significantly harm our reputation with consumers and other network participants, banks that issue our cards and regulators, and could materially and adversely affect our business, operating results and financial condition.
Changes in rules or standards set by the payment networks, such as Visa and MasterCard, or changes in debit network fees or products or interchange rates, could adversely affect our business, financial position and results of operations.
We are subject to association rules that could subject us to a variety of fines or penalties that may be levied by the card associations or networks for acts or omissions by us or businesses that work with us, including card processors, such as Total System Services, Inc. The termination of the card association registrations held by us or any changes in card association or other debit network rules or standards, including interpretation and implementation of existing rules or standards, that increase the cost of doing business or limit our ability to provide our products and services could have an adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition. In addition, from time to time, card associations increase the organization and/or processing fees that they charge, which could increase our operating expenses, reduce our profit margin and adversely affect our business, operating results and financial condition.
Furthermore, a substantial portion of our operating revenues is derived from interchange fees. For the three months ended June 30, 2015, interchange revenues represented 28.0% of our total operating revenues, and we expect interchange revenues to continue to represent a significant percentage of our total operating revenues. The amount of interchange revenues that we earn is highly dependent on the interchange rates that the payment networks set and adjust from time to time.
The enactment of the Dodd-Frank Act required the Federal Reserve Board to implement regulations that have substantially limited interchange fees for many issuers. While the interchange rates that may be earned by us and our subsidiary bank are exempt from the limitations imposed by the Dodd-Frank Act, there can be no assurance that future regulation or changes by the payment networks will not impact our interchange revenues substantially. If interchange rates decline, whether due to actions by the payment networks or future regulation, we would likely need to change our fee structure to offset the loss of interchange revenues. However, our ability to make these changes is limited by the terms of our contracts and other commercial factors, such as price competition. To the extent we increase the pricing of our products and services, we might find it more difficult to acquire consumers and to maintain or grow card usage and customer retention, and we could suffer reputational damage and become subject to greater regulatory

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scrutiny. We also might have to discontinue certain products or services. As a result, our total operating revenues, operating results, prospects for future growth and overall business could be materially and adversely affected.
Our actual operating results may differ significantly from our guidance.
From time to time, we may issue guidance in our quarterly earnings conference calls, or otherwise, regarding our future performance that represents our management’s estimates as of the date of release. This guidance, which includes forward-looking statements, is based on projections prepared by our management. These projections are not prepared with a view toward compliance with published guidelines of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and neither our independent registered public accounting firm nor any other independent expert or outside party compiles or examines the projections. Accordingly, no such person expresses any opinion or any other form of assurance with respect to those projections.
Projections are based upon a number of assumptions and estimates that, while presented with numerical specificity, are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond our control, and are based upon specific assumptions with respect to future business decisions, some of which will change. For example, our recent estimates of the financial impact of the discontinuation of our MoneyPak PIN product are subject to a variety of assumptions and estimates and are highly uncertain due to our reliance on our retail distributors to transition our MoneyPak customers to POS swipe reload transactions. While we have stated and we intend to continue to state possible outcomes as high and low ranges that are intended to provide a sensitivity analysis as variables are changed, we can provide no assurances that actual results will not fall outside of the suggested ranges.
The principal reason that we release guidance is to provide a basis for our management to discuss our business outlook with analysts and investors. We do not accept any responsibility for any projections or reports published by any of these persons.
Guidance is necessarily speculative in nature, and it can be expected that some or all of the assumptions underlying the guidance furnished by us will prove to be incorrect or will vary significantly from actual results. For example, on a number of occasions in 2014 and during the first two quarters of 2015 we adjusted our revenue guidance when actual results varied from our assumptions. Accordingly, our guidance is only an estimate of what management believes is realizable as of the date of release. Actual results will vary from our guidance and the variations may be material. In light of the foregoing, investors are urged not to rely upon our guidance in making an investment decision with respect to our Class A common stock.
Any failure to implement our operating strategy successfully or the occurrence of any of the events or circumstances set forth in this Item 1A could result in our actual operating results being different from our guidance, and such differences may be adverse and material.
We receive important services from third-party vendors. Replacing them would be difficult and disruptive to our business.
Some services relating to our business, including fraud management and other customer verification services, transaction processing and settlement, card production, and customer service, are outsourced to third-party vendors. We also depend on third-party banks to assist with our tax refund processing services. It would be difficult to replace some of our third-party vendors in a timely manner if they were unwilling or unable to provide us with these services during the term of their agreements with us and our business and operations could be adversely affected. In particular, due to the seasonality in our tax refund processing services business, any material service interruptions or service delays with key vendors during the tax season could result in losses that have an even greater adverse effect on that business than would be the case with our overall business.
Our business could suffer if there is a decline in the use of prepaid cards as a payment mechanism or there are adverse developments with respect to the prepaid financial services industry in general.
As the prepaid financial services industry evolves, consumers may find prepaid financial services to be less attractive than traditional or other financial services. Consumers might not use prepaid financial services for any number of reasons, including the general perception of our industry. For example, negative publicity surrounding other prepaid financial service providers could impact our business and prospects for growth to the extent it adversely impacts the perception of prepaid financial services among consumers. If consumers do not continue or increase their usage of prepaid cards, our operating revenues may remain at current levels or decline. Predictions by industry analysts and others concerning the growth of prepaid financial services as an electronic payment mechanism may overstate the growth of an industry, segment or category, and you should not rely upon them. The projected growth may not occur or may occur more slowly than estimated. If consumer acceptance of prepaid financial services does not continue to develop or develops more slowly than expected or if there is a shift in the mix of payment forms, such as cash, credit

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cards, traditional debit cards and prepaid cards, away from our products and services, it could have a material adverse effect on our financial position and results of operations.
A data security breach could expose us to liability and protracted and costly litigation, and could adversely affect our reputation and operating revenues.
We and our retail distributors, tax preparation partners, network acceptance members, third-party processors and the merchants that accept our cards receive, transmit and store confidential customer and other information in connection with the sale and use of our products and services. Our encryption software and the other technologies we use to provide security for storage, processing and transmission of confidential customer and other information may not be effective to protect against data security breaches by third parties. The risk of unauthorized circumvention of our security measures has been heightened by advances in computer capabilities and the increasing sophistication of hackers. Our retail distributors, tax preparation partners, network acceptance members, third-party processors and the merchants that accept our cards also may experience similar security breaches involving the receipt, transmission and storage of our confidential customer and other information. Improper access to our or these third parties’ systems or databases could result in the theft, publication, deletion or modification of confidential customer and other information.
A data security breach of the systems on which sensitive cardholder or other customer or end-customer data and account information are stored could lead to fraudulent activity involving our products and services, reputational damage and claims or regulatory actions against us. If we are sued in connection with any data security breach, we could be involved in protracted and costly litigation. If unsuccessful in defending that litigation, we might be forced to pay damages and/or change our business practices or pricing structure, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our operating revenues and profitability. We would also likely have to pay (or indemnify the banks that issue our cards for) fines, penalties and/or other assessments imposed by Visa or MasterCard as a result of any data security breach. Further, a significant data security breach could lead to additional regulation, which could impose new and costly compliance obligations. In addition, a data security breach at one of the third-party banks that issue our cards or at our retail distributors, tax preparation partners, network acceptance members or third-party processors could result in significant reputational harm to us and cause the use and acceptance of our cards or other products and services to decline, either of which could have a significant adverse impact on our operating revenues and future growth prospects. Moreover, it may require substantial financial resources to address and remediate any such breach, which could have a significant adverse impact on our operating results.
Litigation or investigations could result in significant settlements, fines or penalties.
We are subject to regulatory oversight in the normal course of our business, and have been and from time to time may be subject to regulatory or judicial proceedings or investigations. The outcome of securities class actions and other litigation and regulatory or judicial proceedings or investigations is difficult to predict. Plaintiffs or regulatory agencies or authorities in these matters may seek recovery of very large or indeterminate amounts, seek to have aspects of our business suspended or modified or seek to impose sanctions, including significant monetary fines. The monetary and other impact of these actions, litigations, proceedings or investigations may remain unknown for substantial periods of time. The cost to defend, settle or otherwise resolve these matters may be significant. Further, an unfavorable resolution of litigation, proceedings or investigations against us could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results, or financial condition. In this regard, such costs could make it more difficult to maintain the capital, leverage and other financial commitments at levels we have agreed to with the Federal Reserve Board and the Utah Department of Financial Institutions. If regulatory or judicial proceedings or investigations were to be initiated against us by private or governmental entities, adverse publicity that may be associated with these proceedings or investigations could negatively impact our relationships with retail distributors, tax preparation partners, network acceptance members and card processors and decrease acceptance and use of, and loyalty to, our products and related services, and could impact the price of our Class A common stock. In addition, such proceedings or investigations could increase the risk that we will be involved in litigation. The outcome of any such litigation is difficult to predict and the cost to defend, settle or otherwise resolve these matters may be significant. For the foregoing reasons, if regulatory or judicial proceedings or investigations were to be initiated against us by private or governmental entities, our business, results of operations and financial condition could be adversely affected or our stock price could decline.
We must adequately protect our brand and our intellectual property rights related to our products and services and avoid infringing on the proprietary rights of others.
The Green Dot, GoBank and TPG brands are important to our business, and we utilize trademark registrations and other means to protect them. Our business would be harmed if we were unable to protect our brand against infringement and its value was to decrease as a result.
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seven patents outstanding and three patents pending. Although we generally seek patent protection for inventions and improvements that we anticipate will be incorporated into our products and services, there is always a chance that our patents or patent applications could be challenged, invalidated or circumvented, or that an issued patent will not adequately cover the scope of our inventions or improvements incorporated into our products or services. Additionally, our patents could be circumvented by third-parties.
Recent and proposed changes to U.S. patent laws and rules may also affect our ability to protect and enforce our intellectual property rights. For example, the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act transitions the manner in which patents are issued and changes the way in which issued patents are challenged. The long-term impact of these changes are unknown, but this law could cause a certain degree of uncertainty surrounding the enforcement and defense of our issued patents, as well as greater costs concerning new and existing patent applications.
We may unknowingly violate the intellectual property or other proprietary rights of others and, thus, may be subject to claims by third parties. These assertions may increase over time as a result of our growth and the general increase in the pace of patent claims assertions, particularly in the United States. Because of the existence of a large number of patents in the mobile technology field, the secrecy of some pending patents, and the rapid rate of issuance of new patents, it is not economically practical or even possible to determine in advance whether a product or any of its elements infringes or will infringe on the patent rights of others. Regardless of the merit of these claims, we may be required to devote significant time and resources to defending against these claims or to protecting and enforcing our own rights. We might also be required to develop a non-infringing technology or enter into license agreements and there can be no assurance that licenses will be available on acceptable terms and conditions, if at all. Some of our intellectual property rights may not be protected by intellectual property laws, particularly in foreign jurisdictions. The loss of our intellectual property or the inability to secure or enforce our intellectual property rights or to defend successfully against an infringement action could harm our business, results of operations, financial condition and prospects.
We are exposed to losses from customer accounts.
Fraudulent activity involving our products may lead to customer disputed transactions, for which we may be liable under banking regulations and payment network rules. Our fraud detection and risk control mechanisms may not prevent all fraudulent or illegal activity. To the extent we incur losses from disputed transactions, our business, results of operations and financial condition could be materially and adversely affected.
Additionally, our cardholders can incur charges in excess of the funds available in their accounts, and we may become liable for these overdrafts. While we decline authorization attempts for amounts that exceed the available balance in a cardholder’s account, the application of card association rules, the timing of the settlement of transactions and the assessment of the card’s monthly maintenance fee, among other things, can result in overdrawn accounts.
Maintenance fee assessment overdrafts occur as a result of our charging a cardholder, pursuant to the card’s terms and conditions, the monthly maintenance fee at a time when he or she does not have sufficient funds in his or her account. Our remaining overdraft exposure arises primarily from late-posting. A late-post occurs when a merchant posts a transaction within a payment network-permitted timeframe but subsequent to our release of the authorization for that transaction, as permitted by card association rules. Under card association rules, we may be liable for the amount of the transaction even if the cardholder has made additional purchases in the intervening period and funds are no longer available on the card at the time the transaction is posted.
We consider overdrawn account balances to be our receivables due from cardholders. We maintain reserves to cover the risk that we may not recover these receivables due from our cardholders, but our exposure may increase above these reserves for a variety of reasons, including our failure to predict the actual recovery rate accurately. To the extent we incur losses from overdrafts above our reserves or we determine that it is necessary to increase our reserves substantially, our business, results of operations and financial condition could be materially and adversely affected.
An impairment charge of goodwill or other intangibles could have a material adverse impact on our financial condition and results of operations.
Because we have grown in part through acquisitions, our net goodwill and intangible assets represent a significant portion of our consolidated assets. Our net goodwill and intangible assets were $484.4 million as of June 30, 2015. Under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, or U.S. GAAP, we are required to test the carrying value of goodwill and intangible assets at least annually or sooner if events occur that indicate impairment could exist. These events or circumstances could include a significant change in the business climate, including a significant sustained decline in a reporting unit’s fair value, legal and regulatory factors, operating performance indicators, competition and other factors.

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U.S. GAAP requires us to assign and then test goodwill at the reporting unit level. If over a sustained period of time we experience a decrease in our stock price and market capitalization, which may serve as an estimate of the fair value of our reporting unit, this may be an indication of impairment. If the fair value of our reporting unit is less than its net book value, we may be required to record goodwill impairment charges in the future. In addition, if the revenue and cash flows generated from any of our other intangible assets is not sufficient to support its net book value, we may be required to record an impairment charge. The amount of any impairment charge could be significant and could have a material adverse impact on our financial condition and results of operations for the period in which the charge is taken.
If we are unable to keep pace with the rapid technological developments in our industry and the larger electronic payments industry necessary to continue providing our network acceptance members and cardholders with new and innovative products and services, the use of our cards and other products and services could decline.
The electronic payments industry is subject to rapid and significant technological changes, including continuing advancements in the areas of radio frequency and proximity payment devices (such as contactless cards), e-commerce and mobile commerce, among others. We cannot predict the effect of technological changes on our business. We rely in part on third parties, including some of our competitors and potential competitors, for the development of, and access to, new technologies. We expect that new services and technologies applicable to our industry will continue to emerge, and these new services and technologies may be superior to, or render obsolete, the technologies we currently utilize in our products and services. Additionally, we may make future investments in, or enter into strategic alliances to develop, new technologies and services or to implement infrastructure change to further our strategic objectives, strengthen our existing businesses and remain competitive. However, our ability to transition to new services and technologies that we develop may be inhibited by a lack of industry-wide standards, by resistance from our retail distributors, network acceptance members, third-party processors or consumers to these changes, or by the intellectual property rights of third parties. Our future success will depend, in part, on our ability to develop new technologies and adapt to technological changes and evolving industry standards. These initiatives are inherently risky, and they may not be successful or may have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We face settlement risks from our retail distributors, which may increase during an economic downturn.
The vast majority of our business is conducted through retail distributors that sell our products and services to consumers at their store locations. Our retail distributors collect funds from the consumers who purchase our products and services and then must remit these funds directly to accounts established for the benefit of these consumers at the banks that issue our cards. The remittance of these funds by the retail distributor takes on average two business days. If a retail distributor becomes insolvent, files for bankruptcy, commits fraud or otherwise fails to remit proceeds to our card issuing bank from the sales of our products and services, we are liable for any amounts owed to our customers. As of June 30, 2015, we had assets subject to settlement risk of $46.9 million. Given the possibility of recurring volatility in global financial markets, the approaches we use to assess and monitor the creditworthiness of our retail distributors may be inadequate, and we may be unable to detect and take steps to mitigate an increased credit risk in a timely manner.
Economic downturns could result in settlement losses, whether or not directly related to our business. We are not insured against these risks. Significant settlement losses could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
Economic, political and other conditions may adversely affect trends in consumer spending.
The electronic payments industry, including the prepaid financial services segment within that industry, depends heavily upon the overall level of consumer spending. If the recovery of the U.S. economy slows or conditions in the United States become uncertain or deteriorate, we may experience a reduction in the number of our cards that are purchased or reloaded, the number of transactions involving our cards and the use of our reload network and related services. A sustained reduction in the use of our products and related services, either as a result of a general reduction in consumer spending or as a result of a disproportionate reduction in the use of card-based payment systems, would materially harm our business, results of operations and financial condition.
Our business is dependent on the efficient and uninterrupted operation of computer network systems and data centers.
Our ability to provide reliable service to customers and other network participants depends on the efficient and uninterrupted operation of our computer network systems and data centers as well as those of our retail distributors, network acceptance members and third-party processors. Our business involves movement of large sums of money, processing of large numbers of transactions and management of the data necessary to do both. Our success in our

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branded and private label account programs, as well as our processing and settlement services, depends upon the efficient and error-free handling of the money that is a) collected by our retail distributors and remitted to network acceptance members or the banks that issue our cards and b) remitted from the IRS and states to taxpayers, tax refund preparation partners and the third party processors. We rely on the ability of our employees, systems and processes and those of the banks that issue our cards, our retail distributors, tax refund preparation partners, our network acceptance members and third-party processors to process and facilitate these transactions in an efficient, uninterrupted and error-free manner. Their failure to do so could materially and adversely impact our operating revenues and results of operations, particularly during the tax season, when we derive substantially all of operating revenues for our tax refund processing services and a significant portion of our other operating revenues.
In the event of a breakdown, a catastrophic event (such as fire, natural disaster, power loss, telecommunications failure or physical break-in), a security breach or malicious attack, an improper operation or any other event impacting our systems or processes, or those of our vendors, or an improper action by our employees, agents or third-party vendors, we could suffer financial loss, loss of customers, regulatory sanctions and damage to our reputation. The measures we have taken, including the implementation of disaster recovery plans and redundant computer systems, may not be successful, and we may experience other problems unrelated to system failures. We may also experience software defects, development delays and installation difficulties, any of which could harm our business and reputation and expose us to potential liability and increased operating expenses. Some of our contracts with retail distributors, including our contract with Walmart, contain service level standards pertaining to the operation of our systems, and provide the retail distributor with the right to collect damages and potentially to terminate its contract with us for system downtime exceeding stated limits. If we face system interruptions or failures, our business interruption insurance may not be adequate to cover the losses or damages that we incur.
We must be able to operate and scale our technology effectively to manage any future growth.
Our ability to continue to provide our products and services to network participants, as well as to enhance our existing products and services and offer new products and services, is dependent on our information technology systems. If we are unable to manage the technology associated with our business effectively, we could experience increased costs, reductions in system availability and losses of our network participants. Any failure of our systems in scalability and functionality would adversely impact our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Our future success depends on our ability to attract, integrate, retain and incentivize key personnel.
Our future success will depend, to a significant extent, on our ability to attract, integrate, retain and recognize key personnel, namely our management team and experienced sales, marketing and program and technology development personnel. Replacing departing key personnel can involve organizational disruption and uncertainty. We must retain and motivate existing personnel, and we must also attract, assimilate and motivate additional highly-qualified employees. We may experience difficulty in managing transitions and assimilating our newly-hired personnel, which may adversely affect our business. Competition for qualified management, sales, marketing and program and technology development personnel can be intense. Competitors have in the past and may in the future attempt to recruit our top management and employees. If we fail to attract, integrate, retain and incentivize key personnel, our ability to manage and grow our business could be harmed.
We might require additional capital to support our business in the future, and this capital might not be available on acceptable terms, or at all.
If our unrestricted cash and cash equivalents balances and any cash generated from operations are not sufficient to meet our future cash requirements, we will need to access additional capital to fund our operations. We may also need to raise additional capital to take advantage of new business or acquisition opportunities. We may seek to raise capital by, among other things:
issuing additional shares of our Class A common stock or other equity securities;
issuing debt securities; and
borrowing funds under a credit facility.
We may not be able to raise needed cash in a timely basis on terms acceptable to us or at all. Financings, if available, may be on terms that are dilutive or potentially dilutive to our stockholders. The holders of new securities may also receive rights, preferences or privileges that are senior to those of existing holders of our Class A common stock. In addition, if we were to raise cash through a debt financing, the terms of the financing might impose additional conditions or restrictions on our operations that could adversely affect our business. If we require new sources of financing but they are insufficient or unavailable, we would be required to modify our operating plans to take into account the limitations of available funding, which would harm our ability to maintain or grow our business.

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The occurrence of catastrophic events could damage our facilities or the facilities of third parties on which we depend, which could force us to curtail our operations.
We and some of the third-party service providers on which we depend for various support functions, such as customer service and card processing, are vulnerable to damage from catastrophic events, such as power loss, natural disasters, terrorism and similar unforeseen events beyond our control. Our principal offices, for example, are situated in the foothills of southern California near known earthquake fault zones and areas of elevated wild fire danger. If any catastrophic event were to occur, our ability to operate our business could be seriously impaired. In addition, we might not have adequate insurance to cover our losses resulting from catastrophic events or other significant business interruptions. Any significant losses that are not recoverable under our insurance policies, as well as the damage to, or interruption of, our infrastructure and processes, could seriously impair our business and financial condition.
If we fail to maintain proper and effective internal controls, our ability to produce accurate financial statements on a timely basis could be impaired, which could result in a loss of investor confidence in our financial reports and have an adverse effect on our stock price.
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of our financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with U.S. GAAP. If we are unable to maintain adequate internal control over financial reporting, we might be unable to report our financial information on a timely basis and might suffer adverse regulatory consequences or violate NYSE listing standards. There could also be a negative reaction in the financial markets due to a loss of investor confidence in us and the reliability of our financial statements. We have in the past and may in the future discover areas of our internal financial and accounting controls and procedures that need improvement. Our internal control over financial reporting will not prevent or detect all error and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system will be met. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within our company will be detected. If we are unable to maintain proper and effective internal controls, we may not be able to produce accurate financial statements on a timely basis, which could adversely affect our ability to operate our business and could result in regulatory action, and could require us to restate, our financial statements. Any such restatement could result in a loss of public confidence in the reliability of our financial statements and sanctions imposed on us by the SEC.
Changes in accounting standards or inaccurate estimates or assumptions in the application of accounting policies could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.
Our accounting policies and methods are fundamental to how we record and report our financial condition and results of operations. Some of these policies require use of estimates and assumptions that may affect the reported value of our assets or liabilities and results of operations and are critical because they require management to make difficult, subjective and complex judgments about matters that are inherently uncertain. If those assumptions, estimates or judgments were incorrectly made, we could be required to correct and restate prior period financial statements. Accounting standard-setters and those who interpret the accounting standards (such as the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the SEC, banking regulators and our independent registered public accounting firm) may also amend or even reverse their previous interpretations or positions on how various standards should be applied. These changes can be difficult to predict and can materially impact how we record and report our financial condition and results of operations. In some cases, we could be required to apply a new or revised standard retroactively, resulting in the need to revise and republish prior period financial statements.
Our debt agreements contain restrictive covenants and financial ratio tests that restrict or prohibit our ability to engage in or enter into a variety of transactions. If we fail to comply with these covenants or tests, our indebtedness under these agreements could become accelerated, which could adversely affect us.
In October 2014 we entered into a $225.0 million term credit agreement with Bank of America, N.A., as an administrative agent, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, and other lenders. This agreement contains various covenants that may have the effect of limiting, among other things, our ability and the ability of certain of our subsidiaries to: merge with other entities, enter into a transaction resulting in a change in control, create new liens, incur additional indebtedness, sell assets outside of the ordinary course of business, enter into transactions with affiliates (other than subsidiaries) or substantially change the general nature of our and our subsidiaries’ business, taken as a whole, make certain investments, enter into restrictive agreements, or make certain dividends or other distributions. These restrictions could limit our ability to take advantage of financing, merger, acquisition or other opportunities, to fund our business operations or to fully implement our current and future operating strategies.

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Under the agreement, we have agreed to maintain compliance with a maximum consolidated leverage ratio and a minimum consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.75 and 1.25, respectively, at the end of any fiscal quarter. Our ability to meet these financial ratios and tests will be dependent upon our future performance and may be affected by events beyond our control (including factors discussed in this “Risk Factors" section). If we fail to satisfy these requirements, our indebtedness under these agreements could become accelerated and payable at a time when we are unable to pay them. This would adversely affect our ability to implement our operating strategies and would have a material adverse effect on our financial condition.
Risks Related to Ownership of Our Class A Common Stock
The price of our Class A common stock may be volatile.
In the recent past, stocks generally, and financial services company stocks in particular, have experienced high levels of volatility. The trading price of our Class A common stock has been highly volatile since our initial public offering and may continue to be subject to wide fluctuations. The trading price of our Class A common stock depends on a number of factors, including those described in this “Risk Factors” section, many of which are beyond our control and may not be related to our operating performance. Factors that could cause fluctuations in the trading price of our Class A common stock include the following:
price and volume fluctuations in the overall stock market from time to time;
significant volatility in the market prices and trading volumes of financial services company stocks;
actual or anticipated changes in our results of operations or fluctuations in our operating results;
actual or anticipated changes in the expectations of investors or the recommendations of any securities analysts who follow our Class A common stock;
actual or anticipated developments in our business or our competitors’ businesses or the competitive landscape generally;
the public’s reaction to our press releases, other public announcements and filings with the SEC;
litigation and investigations or proceedings involving us, our industry or both or investigations by regulators into our operations or those of our competitors;
new laws or regulations or new interpretations of existing laws or regulations applicable to our business;
changes in accounting standards, policies, guidelines, interpretations or principles;
general economic conditions;
changes to the indices in which our Class A common stock is included; and
sales of shares of our Class A common stock by us or our stockholders.
In the past, many companies that have experienced volatility in the market price of their stock have become subject to securities class action litigation. We may be the target of this type of litigation in the future. Securities litigation against us could result in substantial costs and divert our management’s attention from other business concerns, which could seriously harm our business.
Our charter documents, Delaware law and our status as bank holding company could discourage, delay or prevent a takeover that stockholders consider favorable and could also reduce the market price of our stock.
Our certificate of incorporation and bylaws contain provisions that could delay or prevent a change in control of our company. These provisions could also make it more difficult for stockholders to nominate directors for election to our board of directors and take other corporate actions. These provisions, among other things:
provide for non-cumulative voting in the election of directors;
provide for a classified board of directors;
authorize our board of directors, without stockholder approval, to issue preferred stock with terms determined by our board of directors and to issue additional shares of our Class A common stock;
limit the voting power of a holder, or group of affiliated holders, of more than 24.9% of our common stock to 14.9%;

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provide that only our board of directors may set the number of directors constituting our board of directors or fill vacant directorships;
prohibit stockholder action by written consent and limit who may call a special meeting of stockholders; and
require advance notification of stockholder nominations for election to our board of directors and of stockholder proposals.
These and other provisions in our certificate of incorporation and bylaws, as well as provisions under Delaware law, could discourage potential takeover attempts, reduce the price that investors might be willing to pay in the future for shares of our Class A common stock and result in the trading price of our Class A common stock being lower than it otherwise would be.
In addition to the foregoing, under the BHC Act and the Change in Bank Control Act, and their respective implementing regulations, Federal Reserve Board approval is necessary prior to any person or company acquiring control of a bank or bank holding company, subject to certain exceptions. Control, among other considerations, exists if an individual or company acquires 25% or more of any class of voting securities, and may be presumed to exist if a person acquires 10% or more of any class of voting securities. These restrictions could affect the willingness or ability of a third party to acquire control of us for so long as we are a bank holding company.
If securities analysts do not continue to publish research or reports about our business or if they publish negative evaluations of our Class A common stock, the trading price of our Class A common stock could decline.
We expect that the trading price for our Class A common stock will be affected by any research or reports that securities analysts publish about us or our business. If one or more of the analysts who currently cover us or our business downgrade their evaluations of our Class A common stock, the price of our Class A common stock would likely decline. If one or more of these analysts cease coverage of our company, we could lose visibility in the market for our Class A common stock, which in turn could cause our stock price to decline.



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ITEM 6. Exhibits
The following documents are filed as exhibits to this report:
Exhibit Number
 
Description of Exhibits
 
 
 
10.1†
 
Amended and Restated Walmart MoneyCard Program Agreement dated as of May 1, 2015 by and among the Registrant, Green Dot Bank, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Walmart Stores Texas L.P., Wal-Mart Louisiana, LLC, Wal-Mart Stores Arkansas, LLC, Wal-Mart Stores East, L.P. and Wal-Mart Puerto Rico, Inc.
 
 
 
10.2(1)†
 
Green Dot Corporation Corporate Transaction Policy
 
 
 
31.1
 
Certification of Steven W. Streit, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
 
31.2
 
Certification of Mark Shifke, Acting Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
 
32.1
 
Certification of Steven W. Streit, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
 
32.2
 
Certification of Mark Shifke, Acting Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
 
101.INS
 
XBRL Instance Document*
 
 
 
101.SCH
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document*
 
 
 
101.CAL
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document*
 
 
 
101.DEF
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document*
 
 
 
101.LAB
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document*
 
 
 
101.PRE
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document*
_____________
*
Pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, the Interactive Data Files on Exhibit 101 hereto are deemed not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, are deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and otherwise are not subject to liability under those sections.
Confidential treatment has been requested with regard to certain portions of this document. Such portions were filed separately with the Commission.
(1)
Exhibit 10.2 is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.01 filed with the Registrant's current report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on April 9, 2015.


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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
Green Dot Corporation
 
 
 
 
 
Date:
August 10, 2015
By:
 
/s/ Mark Shifke
 
 
Name:
 
Mark Shifke
 
 
Title:
 
Acting Chief Financial Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX
The following documents are filed as exhibits to this report:
Exhibit Number
 
Description of Exhibits
 
 
 
10.1†
 
Amended and Restated Walmart MoneyCard Program Agreement dated as of May 1, 2015 by and among the Registrant, Green Dot Bank, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Walmart Stores Texas L.P., Wal-Mart Louisiana, LLC, Wal-Mart Stores Arkansas, LLC, Wal-Mart Stores East, L.P. and Wal-Mart Puerto Rico, Inc.
 
 
 
10.2(1)†
 
Green Dot Corporation Corporate Transaction Policy
 
 
 
31.1
 
Certification of Steven W. Streit, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
 
31.2
 
Certification of Mark Shifke, Acting Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
 
32.1
 
Certification of Steven W. Streit, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
 
32.2
 
Certification of Mark Shifke, Acting Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
 
101.INS
 
XBRL Instance Document*
 
 
 
101.SCH
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document*
 
 
 
101.CAL
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document*
 
 
 
101.DEF
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document*
 
 
 
101.LAB
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document*
 
 
 
101.PRE
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document*
_____________
*
Pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, the Interactive Data Files on Exhibit 101 hereto are deemed not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, are deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and otherwise are not subject to liability under those sections.
Confidential treatment has been requested with regard to certain portions of this document. Such portions were filed separately with the Commission.
(1)
Exhibit 10.2 is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.01 filed with the Registrant's current report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on April 9, 2015.





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EXB 10.1 - GDOT MoneyCard Agreement
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* Certain confidential information contained in this document, marked by asterisks, has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

AMENDED AND RESTATED WALMART MONEYCARD PROGRAM AGREEMENT
This AMENDED AND RESTATED WALMART MONEYCARD AGREEMENT, including any Schedules and Exhibits hereto (collectively, this “Agreement”) is entered into as of the Effective Date, by and among (1) Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Wal-Mart Stores Texas L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, Wal-Mart Louisiana, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Wal-Mart Stores Arkansas, LLC, an Arkansas limited liability company, Wal-Mart Stores East, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership and Wal-Mart Puerto Rico, Inc., a Puerto Rico corporation (each of the foregoing entities, individually and collectively, “Retailer”), (2) Green Dot Corporation (“GDC” or “Green Dot), a Delaware corporation, and (3) Green Dot Bank, a Utah chartered Fed member bank and wholly owned subsidiary of GDC (“Bank”). GDC, Bank and Retailer may be referred to herein individually as “Party” and collectively as the “Parties.”
    WHEREAS, Retailer, GDC and Bank (as assignee of GE Capital Retail Bank, f/k/a/ GE Money Bank) are parties to that certain Walmart MoneyCard Program Agreement, dated as of May 27, 2010 and from time to time amended (as amended, the “2010 Agreement”), pursuant to which Bank issues, Green Dot services, and Retailer markets and sells MoneyCards and certain other financial products and services, which agreement is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2015;
WHEREAS, the Parties wish to enter into this Agreement to replace the 2010 Agreement as it relates to MoneyCards and to continue, as modified by this Agreement, the Program for the sale, marketing, load and reload of MoneyCards, as well as the potential sale of such other Retailer- branded financial products and services as may be mutually agreed by the Parties from time to time.
NOW, THEREFORE, based on the foregoing and the mutual and dependent promises contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereto agree as follows:
1.    DEFINITIONS; RULES OF INTERPRETATION.
1.1     For the purpose of this Agreement, the following terms have the meaning set forth below in this Section 1:
“Affiliate” means with respect to any Person, any Person that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with such Person. For the purposes of this definition, the term “control” (including the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”) means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of the Person in question.
    
“Applicable Law” means all laws (including common law), codes, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations, regulatory bulletins or guidance, regulatory examinations or orders, decrees and orders of any Governmental Authority as may be amended and in effect from time to time during the Term and that apply to a Party, including: (i) the Electronic Fund Transfer Act and Regulation E; (ii) the Bank Secrecy Act; (iii) the Gramm-Leach Bliley Act; (iv) the CARD Act; (v) the USA PATRIOT Act; (vi) any and all statutes, rules, regulations, orders or directives enforced by OFAC; and (vii) any statutes, rules, regulations, orders or directives of any Governmental Authority relating to money transmission or unclaimed property.

“Billing Period” means each Business Day and any non-Business Day immediately following such Business Day (e.g., Friday, Saturday and Sunday constitute a single Billing Period if Monday is a Business Day).


        




“Business Day” means any day, except Saturday, Sunday, or a day on which banks are required or permitted to be closed in the State of Delaware.
“CARD Act” means the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009, Pub. L. No. 111-24, 123 Stat. 1734, together with the rules, regulations, orders or directives promulgated under such statute.
“Card Network” means VISA, MasterCard or such other payment card network or association as designated by Retailer.
“Cardholder” means an individual to which Bank has issued a Product or who is or may become obligated under or with respect to use of the Product.
“Cardholder Funds” means funds received from a consumer or Cardholder for the purchase of, a POS Load or a POS Reload to a Product.
“Cardholder Website” means the website operated by Bank under the domain name www.walmartmoneycard.com through which Cardholders may acquire or activate MoneyCards, pay bills online, and view balance, purchase history and such other information agreed to by the Parties and that provides such other and further functionalities and features mutually agreed upon by the Parties.
“CEOs” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.8(b).
    “Confidential Information” means any and all proprietary, non-public material, documents and information supplied by or on behalf of one Party to another Party in connection with the Program or the performance of this Agreement, including (i) information concerning a Party’s marketing plans, objectives, or financial results and (ii) the terms of this Agreement. Confidential Information does not include any information that is sourced from information which: (a) at the time of disclosure by one Party hereto or thereafter is generally available or known to the public (other than as a result of an unauthorized disclosure by the other Party hereto); (b) was available to the receiving Party on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the disclosing Party (provided that such source, to the best of the receiving Party’s knowledge, was not obligated to the disclosing Party to keep such information confidential); (c) was in the receiving Party’s possession prior to disclosure by the disclosing Party to it; or (d) Servicing Data or GDC Data. Confidential Information disclosed under the 2010 Agreement will be deemed Confidential Information under this Agreement.
“Control” means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and material policies of an entity, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, or otherwise. Control is presumed to exist if a single person or entity, or a group of affiliated persons or entities, owns more than 50% of the voting securities or membership interests of an entity.
“Daily Report” means a written report from GDC to Retailer identifying the Gross Settlement Amount due Bank for each Billing Period.
“Disputed Matter” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.8.
“Effective Date” means May 1, 2015.
“Expedited Review” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.9.
“GDC Change of Control” means (i) any sale of all or substantially all of the assets of GDC (whether in one or a series of transactions); (ii) the merger or consolidation of GDC (whether as the survivor or otherwise) into another corporation (by operation of law or otherwise); or (iii) the purchase of more than 50% of the capital stock of GDC by a single person or entity, or a group of affiliated persons or entities.
“GDC Matters” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.10(b).
“GDC Prohibited Change of Control” means a GDC Change of Control where (i) the acquirer of GDC or its assets or capital stock (a) is not at least as financially sound as GDC or not at least as financially or operationally capable of meeting the obligations of GDC under this Agreement as GDC as reasonably determined by Retailer, (b) is

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the debtor under any proceeding under any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, liquidation or similar law, or has made any assignment or general arrangement for the benefit of creditors (and such assignment or arrangement is in effect on the date of the acquisition), or has had a liquidator, receiver or similar official appointed with respect to it or any substantial portion of its assets, or is insolvent (however evidenced) or will become insolvent as a result of such acquisition, or is generally unable to pay its debts as they fall due; (c) would, in the commercially reasonable judgment of Retailer, cause harm to the goodwill or reputation of Retailer or the Retailer name or brand; (d) is, or one or more of its Affiliates, successors or assigns are, in the business of operating general merchandise or grocery retail sales or warehouse outlets; or (e) has been engaged in material litigation with Retailer in the past ten (10) years or there has been the threat of such material litigation; or (ii) for a period of [*] after such GDC Change of Control, for reasons resulting from the GDC Change of Control, [*] is not employed by GDC and playing a substantial and active role in the management of GDC.
    
“Governmental Authority” means any government, any state or any political subdivision or branch thereof and any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory, or administrative functions of or pertaining to government, whether federal, state, local or territorial.

“Green Dot Technology” means any and all technology owned by Green Dot or Bank at the time such technology is provided for use in establishing, developing or administering the Program, along with any and all changes or modifications to such technology made by or on behalf of Green Dot or Bank.
“Green Dot Created Technology” means any and all technology created by or on behalf of Green Dot or Bank in connection with establishing, developing or administering the Program.
“Gross Settlement Amount” means the Cardholder Funds collected by Retailer and all Product fees assessed by Bank and collected by Retailer in connection with the sale of a Product at a Store or a POS Load or a POS Reload at a Store.

“Indemnified Claim” means a claim, demand, allegation, complaint, proceeding, investigation or discovery asserted by a third party (including any Governmental Authority) against a Party to this Agreement or such Party’s directors, officers, employees or agents.

“Indemnified Party” means a Party and such Party’s officers, directors, employees and agents against whom an Indemnified Claim is asserted.

“Indemnifying Party” means a Party from which indemnity against an Indemnified Claim is requested pursuant to this Agreement.

“Initial Term” means the period commencing on the Effective Date and ending on May 1, 2020.
    
“Intellectual Property” means trade names, logos, trademarks, service marks, trade dress, Internet domain names, copyrights, patents, trade secrets, know how, and proprietary technology.

“Marketing Fund” means a marketing fund to be funded from Total Program Revenue to be administered by GDC and Retailer for marketing the Program, funding Cardholder value propositions and such other purposes mutually agreed upon by Retailer and GDC.
“MoneyCard” means the Walmart MoneyCard, a general purpose reloadable prepaid card branded with Retailer Marks and those of the applicable Card Network. As of the Effective Date, MoneyCard includes the Walmart MoneyCard Basic Card, the Walmart MoneyCard Plus Card, the Walmart MoneyCard Preferred Card and Walmart MoneyCard Specialty Cards (including the NASCAR card, the NFL team card and Mossy Oak card).
“MCX” means Merchant Customer Exchange, a limited liability company that Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. participates in with other merchants for the purpose of creating and operating a mobile commerce environment which includes payments, or such entity’s successors or assigns.


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“MCX Integration” means the incorporation into the MCX Wallet of the MoneyCard.
“MCX Network” means a network established by MCX in which merchants (or their processors or other agents) obtain authorization and settlement services in connection with transactions initiated using an MCX Wallet.
“MCX Plan” means the written plan adopted by the Parties for the MCX Integration.
“MCX Wallet” means an application, program or website that permits consumers to access account information and initiate payment transactions through the MCX Network by use of an access code, mobile phone or other consumer electronic device.
“Object Code” means the computer software code generated by a compiler or assembler that has been translated from the source code of a program.
“OFAC” means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury.
“Party” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
“PCI Standards” means the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards.
“Person” means and includes any individual, partnership, joint venture, corporation, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any department or agency thereof.
“POS Load(s)” means point of sale loading of funds to a Product in connection with the sale of a Product.
“POS Reload(s)” means the point of sale reloading of funds to a Product at Stores.
“Prepaid Access Rule” means the “Final Rule – Definitions and Other Regulations Relating to Prepaid Access” promulgated by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the United States Department of the Treasury and published July 29, 2011 in the Federal Register, 76 FR 45403, as such rule is from time to time amended.
“Product(s)” means MoneyCards and such other Retailer-branded financial products or services as the Parties mutually agree to include in the Program through a written amendment to this Agreement.
“Program” means the program established by this Agreement pursuant to which Products are issued by Bank, distributed, sold and marketed by the Parties and pursuant to which POS Loads and POS Reloads for the Products are accepted and processed through the GDC network.
“Program Management Committee” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5(a).
“Principal” means GDC and/or Bank, as applicable.
“Renewal Term” means one period of two years commencing on the expiration of the Initial Term.
“Repeated SLA Failure” means that GDC fails to achieve the default percentage set forth in Exhibit 2.12(a) with respect to the same Service Level either during [*] or for [*] during [*] period during the Term.
“Repeated SuperSLA Failure” means that GDC fails to achieve the default percentage set forth in Exhibit 2.12(b) with respect to the same Super Service Level either during [*] or [*] during [*] period during the Term.
“Retailer BINS” means a series of bank identification numbers solely dedicated for use by MoneyCards or Products issued pursuant to the Program.
“Retailer Dashboard” means the Walmart myMoneyCenter website hosted by or on behalf of Retailer at which customers who obtain financial services that are offered by Retailer or third parties under a branding or contractual relationship with Retailer are able to access information about such financial services and through which Cardholders will access the Cardholder Website.
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“Retailer Dashboard Provider” means a third-party service provider, vendor, or contractor engaged by Retailer in the operation or hosting of the Retailer Dashboard.
“Retailer Marks” means the names, trade names, logos, service marks and trademarks of Retailer identified on Schedule 2.5(a).
“Retailer Matters” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.10(a).
    “Retailer Technology” means any and all technology owned by Retailer or any of its Affiliates at the time such technology is provided for use in establishing, developing or administering the Program, along with any and all changes or modifications to such technology made by or on behalf of Retailer or any of its Affiliates.
“Retailer Created Technology” means any and all technology created by or on behalf of Retailer or its Affiliates in connection with establishing, developing or administering the Program.
“Sales Data” means data identifying Product sales, POS Loads and POS Reloads at Stores.
“SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Senior Officers” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.8(a).
“Service Levels” means the service level targets set forth in Exhibit 2.12(a).
“Service Level Credits” means the liquidated damages identified in Schedule 2.12 and payable by GDC to Retailer for GDC’s failure to meet the Super Service Levels.
“Service Provider” means a third-party service provider, vendor or contractor engaged by GDC or Bank in the operation of the Program.    
“Services” means the POS Loads and POS Reloads and other related services in connection with the offering of the Products under this Agreement.
“Servicing Data” means such data identified on Schedule 7.5, requested by Retailer and reasonably necessary for Retailer to operate the Retailer Dashboard.
“Super Service Levels” means the service level targets set forth in Exhibit 2.12(b).
“Specialty Marks” means the names, trade names, logos, services marks or trademarks owned by a third party and licensed to Retailer for display and use on Products.
“Store(s)” means a Walmart Discount Store, Walmart SuperCenter, Walmart Neighborhood Market, Walmart.com, or retail store operating under the “Walmart” brand in the Territory that is owned or operated by a Retailer and in which Retailer in its sole discretion elects to market, distribute, and offer Products, POS Loads or POS Reloads.
“Term” means the Initial Term and the Renewal Term, if any.
“Territory” means, for purposes of POS Reloads, the states of the United States of America (other than Vermont), the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and for purposes of issuance of the MoneyCard, the states of the United States of America (other than Vermont) and the District of Columbia.
“Total Program Revenue” means, for a period, the [*] and [*] and [*] derived [*], in each case, [*], but excluding [*]; and [*].
“2010 Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
1.2     Rules of Interpretation. In this Agreement, the following rules of interpretation apply:
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(a)    all references to a plural form shall include the singular form (and vice versa);
(b)    the terms “include” and “including” are meant to be illustrative and not exclusive, and shall be deemed to mean “include without limitation” or “including without limitation;”
(c)    the word “or” is disjunctive, but not necessarily exclusive, except where clearly indicated by the context;
(d)    the word “and” is conjunctive only, except where clearly indicated by the context;
(e)    the words “herein,” “hereof,” “hereunder” and words of like import shall refer to this Agreement as a whole (including its Schedules and Exhibits), unless the context clearly indicates to the contrary (for example, where a particular Section, Schedule or Exhibit is the intended reference);
(f)    where specific language is used to clarify or illustrate by example a general statement contained herein, such specific language shall not be deemed to modify, limit or restrict the construction of the general statement which is being clarified or illustrated;
(g)    text enclosed in parentheses has the same effect as text that is not enclosed in parentheses;
(h)    all references made in this Agreement to a statute or statutory provision shall mean such statute or statutory provision as it has been amended through the date as of which the particular portion of this Agreement is to take effect, or to any successor statute or statutory provision relating to the same subject as the statutory provision so referred to in this Agreement, and to any then applicable rules, regulations, guidances, orders or directives promulgated thereunder, unless otherwise provided;
(i)    all references in this Agreement to an Article, Section or Schedule are to the Article of, Section of, or Schedule to this Agreement unless otherwise expressly provided;
(j)    all references to an Article or Section in this Agreement shall, unless the context clearly indicates to the contrary, refer to all sub-parts or sub-components of any said article or section;
(k)    all references to “notice,” “notification,” “approval” or “consent” shall be deemed to include the words “in writing” unless otherwise specifically noted;.
(l)    except as otherwise set forth in Section 9.4, all references to a “writing” shall include an electronic transfer of information by e-mail, over the Internet or otherwise;
(m)    all references to “days” mean calendar days unless otherwise indicated through the use of the phrase “Business Day;”
(n)    the construction of this Agreement shall not take into consideration the Party who drafted or whose representative drafted any portion of this Agreement, and no canon of construction shall be applied against a Party on the basis that such Party was the drafter;
(o)    any Article, Section, Subsection, Paragraph or Subparagraph headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement;
(p)    unless the context otherwise requires or unless otherwise provided herein, all references in this Agreement to a particular agreement, instrument, or document also shall refer to all schedules or exhibits, renewals, extensions, modifications, amendments and restatements of such agreement, instrument, or document;
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2.    ISSUANCE, SALE AND MARKETING OF PRODUCTS; APPOINTMENT OF RETAILER AS AGENT OR DELEGATE; MONEYCARD FEATURES; USE OF RETAILER MARKS; MCX INTEGRATION; MARKETING FUND; SERVICE LEVELS AND SUPERSERVICE LEVELS; NON-EXCLUSIVE
2.1.    Bank Issuance of MoneyCards. Subject to and in accordance with this Agreement and Applicable Law, Bank shall issue MoneyCards to individuals residing in the Territory. Bank will issue all MoneyCards under the Retailer BINS. Subject to point of sale technology, Cardholders will be prompted to enter a PIN for purchases using a MoneyCard. Bank will use commercially reasonable efforts to add and implement EMV chip functionality to MoneyCards and to issue (and to reissue with respect to outstanding MoneyCards as such MoneyCards expire) all MoneyCards as EMV enabled plastic chip card on a schedule mutually agreed upon by the Parties, but not later than December 31, 2017.
2.2.    Card Network(s) Selection. As of the Effective Date, the Card Networks for MoneyCards will be Visa and MasterCard. Retailer may from time to time designate the Card Network or Card Networks on which new MoneyCards will be issued, with reasonable advance notice to GDC and Bank of any changes to such designation.
2.3.    Limited Agency. Retailer and each Principal agree to the agency terms set forth in Schedule 2.3 provided by GDC and Bank. GDC and Bank shall monitor changes in Applicable Law, update the provisions of Appendix 1 to Schedule 2.3 as needed, and promptly provide notice to Retailer of any such changes in Applicable Law and the updated provisions of Appendix 1 to Schedule 2.3 as a result thereof.
2.4.    Offering of Products and Services; Promotional Activities; Merchandising.
(a)    Except as set forth in Sections 2.4(d), Products will be available for purchase exclusively at Stores and the Cardholder Website. Except as set forth in Sections 2.4(d), Retailer agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to promote and sell the Products at the Stores. Retailer may accept whatever form of payment for Products and POS Loads as Retailer deems appropriate. Except as otherwise stated in this Agreement, each Party will be responsible for its own costs and expenses associated with its performance of this Agreement.
(b)    Except as set forth in this Section 2.4(d), Retailer shall provide and install displays/fixtures for the display of the Products. Products and Product packaging materials will be displayed at displays/fixtures or locations in the Stores designated by Retailer in its sole discretion. GDC at its own expense will provide Retailer with commercially reasonable amounts of Product, Product packaging and marketing materials as mutually agreed upon by the Parties. GDC (or, subject to Retailer’s prior approval, its Service Provider) will be responsible for stocking and replenishing Products in the Stores at displays/fixtures designated by Retailer, and removing any discontinued Products from the Stores.
(c)    All Product marketing materials, including physical Product, and Product packaging and displays, will be subject to each Party’s prior approval in writing, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. The Parties may also from time to time mutually agree via written communication to specific marketing initiatives and related cost allocations, as well as to add or remove Products.
(d)    As of the Effective Date, Retailer will offer and Bank will process POS Reloads of MoneyCards at Stores located in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. MoneyCards will not be available for sale at Stores located in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
(e)    Bank will be the Principal and will process any POS Reloads in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
2.5.    Limited License to Use Retailer Marks.
(a)    Subject to and only in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, Retailer hereby grants GDC and Bank during the Term a non-exclusive, non-sublicensable, non-transferable, revocable license to use Retailer Marks solely in the connection with the creation, development, marketing, promotion, service, sale and administration of the Products, as such use is approved from time-to-time by Retailer pursuant to the terms hereof.


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(b)    Retailer in its sole discretion from time to time may change the appearance or style of the Retailer Marks, provided that GDC and Bank will have a commercially reasonable time (not to exceed ninety days) after Retailer’s approval to modify any previously issued materials, including Products, to include the Retailer Marks, as modified or changed by Retailer.
(c)    GDC and Bank each acknowledge and agree that (i) Retailer Marks are owned solely and exclusively by Retailer, (ii) except for the limited license set forth in Section 2.5(a), GDC and Bank have no rights, title or interest in or to the Retailer Marks, and GDC and Bank agree not to apply for registration of the Retailer Marks (or any mark confusingly similar thereto) anywhere in the world, (iii) all use of the Retailer Marks by GDC and Bank will inure exclusively to the benefit of Retailer, (iv) GDC and Bank will not modify the Retailer Marks or use them for any purpose other than as set forth in this Section 2.5, (v) GDC and Bank will not engage in any action that adversely affects the good name, good will, image or reputation of Retailer or associated with the Retailer Marks, (vi) GDC and Bank will at all times use the appropriate trade or service mark notice ((TM), (SM) or (R), whichever is applicable) or such other notice as Retailer may from time to time specify on any item or material bearing the Retailer Marks, and (vii) Retailer must review and approve in advance the use of the Retailer Marks in all materials to be disseminated electronically or otherwise by GDC or Bank, to the extent such materials refer to Retailer or its products or services, or contain the Retailer Marks, which approval may be withheld or conditioned by Retailer in its commercially reasonable business discretion.
(d)    If GDC or Bank breaches this Section 2.5, Retailer may notify GDC and Bank of the breach and demand that the breach be cured within ten (10) Business Days or as promptly as practicable. If the breach is not cured, Retailer may, in its sole discretion, suspend the limited license granted in this Section 2.5 until such time as GDC and Bank have provided Retailer with adequate assurances, acceptable to Retailer in its sole discretion, that the cause of the breach has been fully cured and will not be repeated.
2.6.    Specialty Marks. From time to time, Retailer may obtain rights from third parties to use Specialty Marks in connection with the issuance, manufacture, marketing, distribution and sale of MoneyCards co-branded with such Specialty Marks. Retailer covenants to obtain sufficient rights for Bank and GDC, as the case may be, to issue, manufacture, market, distribute and sell any such Specialty Cards hereunder. Bank and GDC agree that any use of Specialty Marks by Bank and GDC is subject to the terms, conditions and provisions of the applicable agreement between Retailer and the owner of the applicable Specialty Mark, and Bank and GDC must comply with the terms, conditions and provisions of the applicable agreement between Retailer and the owner of the applicable Specialty Mark. Bank and GDC agree to enter into and execute such sublicense agreements as Retailer may reasonably request in connection with the use of Specialty Marks.
(a)    With respect to the MoneyCard co-branded with the “[*]” Specialty Mark, GDC will pay to Retailer a license fee of [*]% of the retail sales price of each MoneyCard co-branded with the “[*]” Specialty Mark. GDC shall pay such license fee to Retailer monthly in arrears within [*], or on such other frequency as Retailer may reasonably request and GDC approves, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.
(b)    With respect to MoneyCards co-branded with Specialty Marks other than the “[*]” Specialty Mark, to the extent a license fee must be paid to the owner of such Specialty Mark, the Parties will mutually agree upon the allocation and payment of such license fee among the Parties.
2.7.    [*]. To the extent the Bank deploys [*] to MoneyCards that were developed primarily for [*], Retailer shall receive an exclusivity period of [*] with respect to all such [*]. Such exclusivity period shall commence [*] other than [*].
2.8.    MCX Integration. At the written request of Retailer, GDC and Bank agree to implement the MCX Integration in accordance with the MCX Plan and the provisions of this Section 2.8. Within thirty days of receipt by GDC of Retailer’s written request, GDC and Bank will adopt a reasonable timeframe for completion of the MCX Integration based on an assessment of the work necessary to complete the MCX Integration.
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appropriate during the course of the MCX Integration. The Parties shall confer regularly as necessary to assess the technical, operational, business and economic matters related to the MCX Integration.
(b)    After adoption of the MCX Plan, Bank shall enter into and maintain agreement(s) with MCX or its agents or operators as reasonably necessary for participation of the Bank and the MoneyCard in the MCX Network and MCX Wallet.
(c)    GDC and Bank shall work in good faith to complete its obligations in the MCX Plan in accordance with the timeframe adopted by the Parties but will not be responsible for delays in completing the MCX Integration caused by Retailer.
(d)    The actual costs associated with MCX Integration and allocated to the Program will be treated as [*] and paid from [*], but such costs will not exceed [*]. The share of [*] allocated to [*] will not exceed [*].
2.9.    Marketing Fund. Each of Retailer and GDC shall contribute [*] of each month’s Total Program Revenue to the Marketing Fund to be administered by GDC and Retailer. Any funds remaining in the marketing fund created pursuant to Section 7.1 of the 2010 Agreement as of the Effective Date shall be rolled over and credited to the Marketing Fund. GDC and Retailer will use best efforts to use the Marketing Fund in accordance with a collaborative, mutually agreed marketing plan, and to use funds in the year in which they were credited, provided that any funds remaining at the end of a calendar year shall be rolled over to the following calendar year. Any funds remaining in the Marketing Fund at the expiration or termination of this Agreement shall be [*]. Unless otherwise specified by Retailer at any time, GDC shall withhold Retailer’s contribution to the Marketing Fund from the amounts payable to Retailer pursuant to Section 3.2.
2.10.    Non-Exclusive. The Parties agree that this Agreement is not exclusive, and does not grant or confer on Bank or Green Dot any exclusive rights with respect to the Products. Retailer, in its sole discretion and at any time, may market, sell, and distribute products, and offer point-of-sale loads or point-of-sale reloads, pursuant to an arrangement that does not involve Bank or GDC.
2.11.    Cardholder Website: Bank shall have the sole responsibility for providing and maintaining the Cardholder Website in accordance with the Service Level Standards, the PCI Standards, Applicable Law and this Agreement. All aspects of the Cardholder Website will comply with the Walmart style guide as Walmart may provide to Bank from time to time. The registration of the domain name www.walmartmoneycard.com belongs to Retailer. Bank agrees it is responsible for any payment card data in its possession or control. Upon implementation of the Retailer Dashboard and completion of the migration of current (legacy) Cardholders that have access to the Retailer Dashboard, Cardholders will log in to and access the Cardholder Website through the Retailer Dashboard.
2.12.    Service Level Standards. The Parties agree to the provisions set forth in Schedule 2.12.
2.13.    New Products and Services. At any time during the Term, a Party shall have the right to propose new products or services to be considered for inclusion in the Program, and to submit a proposal to the Program Management Committee for approval. If approved by the Program Management Committee, the Parties shall execute a new Product Addendum for the new products or services to be added as a Product, Service or a new product type to be included in this Agreement.
3.    REVENUE; COMPENSATION; DAILY REPORTS; SETTLEMENT; PROTECTION OF CARDHOLDER FUNDS
3.1.    Consumer Fees.  The fees charged to Cardholders in connection with the MoneyCard as of the Effective Date are set forth in Schedule 3.1, and such fees may not be modified without the mutual written agreement of the Parties. Retailer at any time may request that Bank or Green Dot, as applicable, eliminate or reduce any price or fee charged to Cardholders in connection with a Product. If, within [*] after such a request made by notice, Bank or Green Dot, as applicable, have not agreed to each of Retailer’s requested change(s), then Bank or Green Dot, as applicable,





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shall provide a written explanation to Retailer with respect to the reason for which such Party is rejecting Retailer’s requested change(s). After receipt of such written explanation, Retailer may terminate this Agreement upon one hundred eighty days’ notice to the other Parties. Retailer shall not request such price changes primarily for the purpose of forcing termination of this Agreement.
3.2.    Compensation and Audit of Total Program Revenue. GDC will pay Retailer a monthly fee equal to [*] of each month’s Total Program Revenue. GDC will make all such payments within twenty business days of the end of each month. GDC’s obligation under this Section 3.2 will survive termination or expiration of this Agreement for so long as any Product is outstanding or active. In addition to Retailer’s rights under Section 4.2(b), upon Retailer’s written request and at any time that a Product is outstanding or active, GDC and Bank shall furnish to Retailer or its designee all such information concerning GDC’s and Bank’s performance of their obligations under this Section 3.2, including documentation reasonably supporting the amount and calculation of Total Program Revenue. In addition to Retailer’s rights under Section 4.2(b), at any time that a Product is outstanding or active, Retailer or a third party designated by Retailer on reasonable advance notice to GDC or Bank, as applicable, of not less than [*] may examine and inspect GDC’s and Bank’s records relating to Total Program Revenue and GDC’s and Bank’s compliance with their obligations under this Section 3.2.
3.3.    Settlement of Funds. The Parties agree to the reporting and settlement process set forth in this Section 3.3.
(a)    Retailer will transmit Sales Data to GDC in real time upon the completion of the applicable transaction at a Store.     
(b)    GDC will deliver to Retailer the Daily Report not later than 9:00 a.m. Central Time on the [*].
(c)    Retailer will initiate a wire transfer to the account designated in writing by Bank for the Gross Settlement Amount, net of any sales or other taxes, [*] later than [*] on the [*]after Retailer’s receipt of the Daily Report. Retailer’s wire of the Gross Settlement Amount pursuant to this Section 3.3(c) will satisfy and discharge all of Retailer’s obligations to Bank and GDC with respect to the Gross Settlement Amount for the applicable Billing Period.
(d)    Within sixty days of delivery of a Daily Report, any Party may deliver to the other Parties a request for adjustment to the amounts paid pursuant to the Daily Report and sufficient documentation to support such adjustment. Bank shall apply any undisputed adjustment to a Daily Report [*]. The Parties shall work together in good faith to resolve any disputes regarding adjustments and to automate the adjustment process.
3.4.    Cardholder Funds. Retailer acknowledges and agrees that Retailer will receive Cardholder Funds for the express purpose of having such Cardholder Funds loaded or reloaded to a Product, as applicable in accordance with the Cardholder’s instructions. The Cardholder Funds will not be used for any Retailer operating or general purpose account or otherwise treated as property of Retailer. Subject to Section 4.4, Retailer agrees that prior to Retailer’s remittance of the Gross Settlement Amount in accordance with Section 3.3 it shall be liable to Bank for all Cardholder Funds and purchase fees associated with Products purchased in Stores and for POS Loads and POS Reloads, as applicable, associated with such Products.
3.5.    Effect of Bankruptcy. The Cardholder Funds shall be and remain the sole property of the applicable Cardholders during and after the time the Cardholder Funds are presented to Retailer by the Cardholder and will not be deemed the property or an asset of Retailer, nor will such Cardholder Funds be included on any Retailer balance sheet or asset statement. Furthermore, Retailer agrees that it will hold Cardholder Funds in trust on behalf of the Cardholder pending remittance to Bank in accordance with Section 3.3, and the Cardholder Funds will not be subject to creditors (whether secured or unsecured) of Retailer or its Affiliates, whether in connection with any bankruptcy or secured creditor proceeding filed by or against Retailer, its Affiliates or otherwise. Retailer shall take all action necessary or appropriate: (a) not to cause the Cardholder Funds to become subject to any pledge, assignment, transfer or security interest made or granted, voluntarily or involuntarily, by Retailer to any third party; and (b) to accomplish the immediate release to Bank of all Cardholder Funds, current or future, and remove such Cardholder Funds from inclusion in any Retailer bankruptcy proceeding or proceeding taken by any creditor of Retailer. Retailer agrees that (i) in any cash management or other related motion filed in its bankruptcy proceeding, that Retailer will include a request to obtain bankruptcy court authorization to continue the financial compensation, remittance of funds and


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transfer of Cardholder Funds to Bank, each as provided for in Section 3.3 and (ii) Retailer will obtain entry of an order approving such arrangements on an interim and/or final basis in form and substance acceptable to GDC. Retailer shall not argue or assert in any bankruptcy proceeding that the Cardholder Funds are part of its bankruptcy estate.
3.6.    Fraud Alert and Recovery
(a)    Each Party agrees that it will be responsible for all damages resulting from the fraud, willful misconduct or gross negligence of its employees, contractors, representatives or agents (other than any agency established hereunder).
(b)    The Parties agree to cooperate with one another and any Governmental Authority and to use commercially reasonable efforts to prevent and mitigate Program fraud and losses. In the event that Retailer discovers fraud or theft by a Cardholder or by a Retailer employee, agent or representative or other conduct by a Cardholder or a Retailer employee, agent or representative that has resulted in a loss to Retailer or the Program (for example, loading of a MoneyCard in a fraudulent manner due to fraud by a Cardholder or Retailer employee), Retailer shall communicate to GDC via email, fax, phone or overnight mail information about such fraudulent transaction, unless Retailer reasonably determines that it is prevented from making any such communication by Applicable Law, a law enforcement request, an applicable Retailer privacy policy, or a contractual agreement with a third party (such as a confidentiality or non-disclosure agreement), and GDC and Bank will immediately attempt to close the affected account and recover funds loaded to that account. In the event of such recovery of funds, GDC or Bank as applicable will refund to Retailer all applicable amounts.
3.7.    Reporting. Green Dot and Bank will provide Retailer with monthly settlement statements and final reports, as well as such other reports as Retailer may reasonably request in writing from time to time.
4.    PROGRAM RESPONSIBILITIES AND COMPLIANCE
4.1.    Legal Compliance. Each Party agrees that it will comply with Applicable Law in connection with its performance hereunder.
(a)    Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Parties agree as follows: (i) as required by the CARD Act, Retailer shall not label, display, market, promote or sell any prepaid Products as gift cards; (ii) each Party shall, at all times, maintain written policies and procedures to regularly monitor and verify that prepaid Products are not labeled, displayed, marketed, promoted or sold by Retailer as gift cards. Such policies and procedures shall include guidelines regarding the display of Products in compliance with the CARD Act. The Parties shall from time to time and upon the request of the other Parties, meet to discuss compliance with this Section 4.1 and the CARD Act and Applicable Law. Each Party shall be responsible for all cost and liabilities to the extent arising out of its failure to comply with the CARD Act and the provisions of this Section 4.1.
(b)    The Parties acknowledge and agree that the Program is under the principal oversight and control of Bank, and that Retailer is not a “provider of prepaid access” as such term is defined in the Prepaid Access Rule, 31 CFR 1010.100, or any successor provision, with respect to the Program. GDC and Bank each acknowledges and agrees that each is responsible for, and shall at all times remain responsible for, compliance with the Prepaid Access Rule with respect to the Program. GDC and Bank shall (i) obtain and maintain all records related to a Program that may be required pursuant to the Prepaid Access Rule, including 31 CFR 1022.210(d)(1)(iv), 31 CFR 1022.420, or any successor provisions, and (ii) at all times comply with the requirements set forth under 31 CFR 1022.380. GDC and Bank represent, warrant and covenant that each of GDC and Bank will comply with all Applicable Law and the PCI Standards at all relevant times.
(c)    GDC or Bank shall perform OFAC monitoring, holding and case resolution with respect to the Program to prevent the occurrence of any OFAC prohibited transaction, and shall notify Retailer if such monitoring results in any Cardholders being identified as true, positive matches with individuals appearing on OFAC watch lists. GDC or Bank shall notify Retailer of true, positive matches promptly but not later than 72 hours after GDC identifies a Cardholder as a true, positive match with individuals appearing on OFAC watch lists. Additionally, in coordination with Retailer, GDC or Bank shall be responsible for (i) compliance with all Applicable Law pertaining to anti-money



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laundering in connection with the Program; (ii) developing and implementing anti-money laundering policies and procedures for the Program; and (iii) maintaining appropriate record-keeping relating to the foregoing subclauses (i) and (ii) in connection with the Program.
(d)    GDC agrees that during the Term it will monitor Applicable Law (including the federal Bank Secrecy Act and all applicable state money transmitter laws) and any changes in Applicable Law that may have a material adverse impact on the Program, that may impose a material obligation on Retailer as it relates to the Program, that may impose a material obligation on GDC or Bank as it relates to the Program, or that may require modifications to the Program or this Agreement. GDC will promptly notify Retailer in writing of any changes in Applicable Law of which GDC becomes aware that may have a material adverse impact on the Program, that may impose a material obligation on Retailer as it relates to the Program, that may impose a material obligation on GDC or Bank as it relates to the Program, or that may require modifications to the Program or this Agreement. Such notice by GDC must include a summary of such changes in Applicable Law, the impact that such changes have on the Program and any GDC proposals or recommendations relating to modifications of the Program that may be necessary to address such changes in Applicable Law.
4.2.    Records and Inspection. Retailer, GDC and Bank shall keep accurate books and records of transactions relating to Product sales and transactions, the Services and the Program, and must maintain such books and records for not less than the period required by Applicable Law but in no event less than [*] following the end of the Term; provided, however, GDC and Bank shall keep accurate books and records relating to the calculation of Total Program Revenue for so long as any Products are outstanding or active and for purposes of fulfilling their obligations relating to unclaimed property under Section 4.4. GDC and Bank shall request, and in good faith use commercially reasonable efforts to contractually require, their Service Providers to agree to audit provisions substantially similar to those set forth in this Agreement and grant access to Retailer, GDC and Bank for purposes of examining and inspecting such Service Providers’ books and records pertaining to their performance of obligations under this Agreement.
(a)    During the Term and for a period of [*] after expiration or termination of this Agreement, GDC on reasonable advance notice to Retailer of not less than [*] may examine and inspect Retailer’s records relating exclusively to Products sold, POS Loads or POS Reloads in Stores and Retailer’s compliance with its obligations hereunder; provided, however, that unless Retailer provides its prior consent, no such inspection or audit may take place at any Store. Such audit shall take place at Retailer’s offices during normal business hours and in a manner that does not interfere with regular business operations. GDC may not conduct an audit or inspection more than one time during any consecutive twelve month period unless otherwise required by Applicable Law or a Governmental Authority.
(b)    During the Term and for a period of [*] after expiration or termination of this Agreement (or for a longer period of time as reasonably necessary to the extent Retailer receives inquiries from Governmental Authorities relating to unclaimed property in connection with the Program), Retailer or a third party designated by Retailer on reasonable advance notice to GDC or Bank, as applicable, of not less than [*] may examine and inspect GDC’s and Bank’s records relating to Products sold, POS Loads or POS Reloads in Stores, Total Program Revenue and GDC’s and Bank’s compliance with their obligations hereunder. Such audit shall take place at GDC’s or Bank’s offices during normal business hours and in a manner that does not interfere with regular business operations. Retailer may not conduct an audit or inspection more than one time during any consecutive twelve month period unless (i) otherwise required by Applicable Law or a Governmental Authority; (ii) Retailer has a reasonable belief that GDC or Bank is not acting in compliance with the terms of this Agreement or Applicable Law; or (iii) an audit performed pursuant to this Agreement reveals any systemic error or operational deficiency or failures. During the Term and for a period of [*] after expiration or termination of this Agreement, GDC and Bank shall furnish to Retailer or its designee all such information concerning GDC’s and Bank’s performance of its obligations hereunder as Retailer may reasonably request, including documentation reasonably supporting the amount and calculation of Total Program Revenue. Any limitations on Retailer’s audit or other rights in this Section 4.2(b) do not apply to and do not limit or restrict Retailer’s rights under Section 3.2.
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GDC and Bank shall not distribute or communicate training materials to any Store without the prior consent of Retailer.
4.4.    Unclaimed Property. As among the Parties, Bank and GDC are and will be deemed the holder of all Cardholder Funds, any accounts associated with the Products and any and all unclaimed property relating to the Products or the Program. GDC or Bank, as applicable, will report and remit to each jurisdiction as required by Applicable Law all unclaimed property held, due or owing in connection with the Products and the Program.
4.5.    Program Management Committee.
(a)    Retailer, GDC and Bank hereby establish a committee to review and provide guidance on the strategy and direction of the Program (the “Program Management Committee”). The Program Management Committee shall consist of six members, with three members appointed by Retailer and three members appointed by GDC and Bank. The members shall be the following persons, or their designees, of the Parties unless otherwise mutually agreed:
(i)    For Retailer: a project management representative, a finance representative and a marketing representative.
(ii)    For GDC and Bank: a project management representative, a finance representative and a marketing representative.
(b)    The Program Management Committee may appoint one or more other subcommittees to advise it regarding specific matters. Subcommittee members need not be members of the Program Management Committee.
4.6.    Meetings and Governance.
(a)    The Program Management Committee shall hold a meeting, no less frequently than quarterly. All meetings of the Program Management Committee shall require a quorum consisting of not less than two members from GDC and Bank and two members from Retailer. Prior to each meeting, each Party shall provide prior notice to the other Parties of the members who will be attending the meeting.
(b)    Special meetings of the Program Management Committee may be held when scheduled by a prior act of the Program Management Committee or when called by a Party by delivery of at least five Business Days’ prior notice to the other Parties. Any such notice must specify the purpose of the special meeting. If fewer than all members are present in person, by telephone or by proxy, the business transacted at such special meeting shall be limited to that stated in the notice.
(c)    The Program Management Committee may meet in-person or telephonically.
4.7 Program Management Committee Responsibilities. The responsibilities of the Program Management Committee shall be agreed upon by Bank, GDC and Retailer in writing from time to time, and shall at a minimum include the following:
(a)    reviewing and approving the annual Program marketing plan and reviewing the use of the Marketing Fund;
(b)    reviewing and approving any changes to the existing Products and Services and any proposed new products and services for the Program;
    (c)    reviewing and approving any changes to the look and feel of Product documentation, other than changes required by Applicable Law;
(d)    reviewing changes to the Product fees established by Bank or GDC;
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In addition to those responsibilities described above, a Party may add to the agenda items for the review or approval of the Program Management Committee during its quarterly meeting.
4.8    Dispute Resolution Procedures. Upon the occurrence of any event that, pursuant to the express provisions of this Agreement, is subject to the escalation provisions set forth in this Section 4.8, or upon the occurrence of any other material dispute under this Agreement by notice to the other Parties (“Disputed Matter”), the following procedures shall apply:
(a)    The Parties will attempt to resolve the Disputed Matter promptly by referring the Disputed Matter to the Program Management Committee. The Program Management Committee will meet in person or by telephone within ten Business Days after the notice of the Disputed Matter and attempt in good faith to resolve the Disputed Matter.

(b)    In the event the Program Management Committee does not resolve the Disputed Matter within fifteen Business Days from receipt of notice of such Disputed Matter, the Parties will attempt to resolve the Disputed Matter promptly by negotiations between the Chief Revenue Officer (or equivalent) for GDC, President (or equivalent) for Bank, and the Senior Vice President, Walmart Services (or equivalent) for Retailer (collectively, “Senior Officers”) or their respective designees. The Senior Officers or their designees will meet in person or by telephone within ten Business Days after the notice of the dispute and attempt in good faith to resolve the Disputed Matter.
                    
(c)    In the event the Senior Officers do not resolve the Disputed Matter within fifteen Business Days from receipt of notice of such Disputed Matter (which time period may be extended by written agreement of the Senior Officers), the Parties will refer the Disputed Matter to the Chief Executive Officer (or equivalent) for GDC, President (or equivalent) for Bank, and the Chief Operating Officer (or equivalent) for Retailer (collectively, “CEOs”) or their respective designees.

(d)    In the event the CEOs do not resolve the Disputed Matter within fifteen Business Days from receipt of the notice of such Disputed Matter (which time period may be extended by written agreement of the CEOs), the Parties agree that all Disputed Matters that are Retailer Matters will be decided within the sole discretion of Retailer, and all Disputed Matters that are GDC Matters will be decided within the sole discretion of GDC and Bank. In the event the Disputed Matter is not a Retailer Matter or a GDC Matter, then this Agreement will control or if there is no governing provision in this Agreement, the matter will remain as status quo.

(e) Notwithstanding the dispute resolution provisions of this Section 4.8, a Party may seek equitable relief at any time before or during any dispute resolution proceedings in any court of competent jurisdiction to protect its interests or to preserve the status quo pending completion of any dispute resolution process or to otherwise protect its rights or interests as permitted at law and in equity. By seeking or obtaining such remedy, the Party seeking injunctive relief hereunder will not waive any of the provisions of this Section 4.8.
    
(f) Nothing in this Section 4.8 shall limit a Party’s right to give notice of termination or otherwise pursue its right to terminate this Agreement or pursue any other rights set forth in this Agreement.

4.9 Expedited Review. In the event a Party requests Expedited Review of a Disputed Matter, such changes relating to such Disputed Matter shall not be implemented by a Party until the completion of the review process set forth in this Section 4.9 (“Expedited Review”) and the Parties have approved such changes; provided, however, that a Party may immediately implement any change required by Applicable Law or as necessary to prevent fraud after sending notice to the other Parties describing the change and its rationale for such change. Disputed Matters subject to Expedited Review are subject to the following procedures:

(a) Upon a notice of a request for Expedited Review of a Disputed Matter, the Parties shall attempt to resolve the Disputed Matter promptly by negotiations between the Senior Officers or their respective designees. The Senior Officers or their designees will meet in person or by telephone within five Business Days after the notice of Expedited Review and attempt in good faith to resolve the Disputed Matter.

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designees. The CEOs will meet in person or by telephone within five Business Days after the notice of Expedited Review and attempt in good faith to resolve the Disputed Matter. In the event the CEOs or their designees do not resolve the Disputed Matter within five Business Days from receipt of the referral notice from the Senior Officers, the Parties agree that all Disputed Matters that are Retailer Matters will be decided within the sole discretion of Retailer, and all Disputed Matters that are GDC Matters will be decided within the sole discretion of GDC and Bank. In the event the Disputed Matter is not a Retailer Matter or a GDC Matter, then this Agreement will control or if there is no governing provision in this Agreement, the matter will remain as status quo.
    
4.10.    Retailer and GDC Matters.
(a) Subject to Applicable Law and the provisions of this Agreement, “Retailer Matters” are:
(i)    use of Retailer Marks;
(ii)    changes to Retailer information technology and processing systems that would not be reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Program;
(iii)    changes required by Applicable Law applicable to Retailer regardless of whether such change would have an adverse effect on the Program;
(iv)    Retailer capital expenditures;
(v)    changes to Retailer’s privacy policy that (x) would not be reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Program, or (y) are required by Applicable Law applicable to Retailer; and
(vi)    management and retention of Retailer personnel.
(b) Subject to Applicable Law and the provisions of this Agreement, “GDC Matters” are:
(i)    changes to information technology and processing systems of GDC or Bank that would not be reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Program or Retailer;
(ii)    changes required by Applicable Law applicable to GDC or Bank regardless of whether such change would have an adverse effect on the Program;
(iii)    capital expenditures of GDC or Bank; and
(iv)    management and retention of personnel of GDC or Bank.
4.11. Service Providers. GDC and Bank may use one or more qualified Service Providers in connection with the operation of the Program, provided that GDC and Bank shall provide advance notice to Retailer regarding establishment or termination of such use, and GDC and Bank shall be liable to Retailer for the full performance of all obligations under this Agreement performed by any such Service Provider.
5.    TERM AND TERMINATION
5.1.    Term. Unless earlier terminated, upon expiration of the Initial Term, this Agreement will continue for one Renewal Term, unless notice of non-renewal is sent by any Party hereto at least one hundred eighty days prior to the expiration of the Initial Term.
5.2.    Termination. If either Party materially breaches any term or condition of this Agreement and the breaching Party fails to cure such breach within thirty days after receiving notice of the breach from non-breaching Party with as much identifying detail as is reasonable, the non-breaching Party may terminate this Agreement on notice at any time following the end of such thirty day period. This Agreement will terminate immediately upon notice if a Party: (a) becomes insolvent (i.e., becomes unable to pay its debts in the ordinary course of business as they come due), (b) makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors, (c) is named as a debtor in a bankruptcy proceeding; (d) has a receiver appointed over it, or (e) has ceased or announced its intent to cease its ongoing business operations.

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5.3.    Additional Termination Rights. Retailer may terminate this Agreement (a) as set forth in Schedule 2.12 or (b) upon not less than sixty days’ advance notice to Bank and GDC if there occurs a GDC Prohibited Change of Control.
5.4.    Effect of Termination. Upon termination or expiration of this Agreement (a) the Parties will cease the marketing, sale, POS Loads and POS Reloads of Products, (b) Retailer will securely destroy all Product inventory and promptly transmit all Cardholder Funds in its possession to Bank and (c) GDC will continue to make the payments required under Section 3.2 with respect to previously sold, POS Loaded or POS Reloaded Products for the life of such Products. The provisions of Sections 3.2 and 3.3 (with respect to Products sold prior to termination), and Sections 3.4, 3.5, 4.1, 4.2, 6, 7, 8, 9 and such other provisions that by their nature are intended to survive termination, shall survive the termination or expiration hereof.
5.5.    Emergency Suspension.
(a)    Grounds for Emergency Suspension. The Parties acknowledge and agree that any Party may suspend or terminate the marketing, promotion, distribution, load and/or reload of Products at one or more Stores in the event that (i) such action is necessary to comply with Applicable Law; (ii) such Party has reasonable suspicion to believe that a high volume of fraudulent activity is taking place at such Store(s) in connection with the Program; or (ii) such Party has a reasonable, documented belief that the any of the other Parties has materially violated Applicable Law.
(b)    Notices and Cooperation. The suspending Party shall give the other Parties notice if such Party intends to exercise its suspension rights hereunder. The notice must identify in reasonable detail the reasons for the suspension, unless prohibited by Applicable Law. The Parties shall meet within twenty-four hours of the non-suspending Party’s receipt of such notice to discuss how to address the suspending Party’s concerns, and the appropriate geographic and temporal scope of such suspension, with the Parties’ mutual goal being to continue the sale of Products as widely as possible under the circumstances.
6.    INDEMNIFICATION
6.1.    GDC and Bank Indemnification of Retailer. Each of GDC and Bank shall jointly and severally indemnify, defend and hold harmless Retailer, its Affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents from and against any and all damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses and costs of defense) incurred by Retailer, its Affiliates or their respective directors, officers, employees and agents arising out of any Indemnified Claim relating to or arising out of: (a) any claim or assertion that any products, processes or services of GDC or Bank infringe or misappropriate any copyright, trademark, trade secret, patent or other proprietary or intellectual property rights of a third party; (b) GDC’s or Bank’s breach of any representation, warranty or covenant contained in this Agreement (including its exhibits); (c) the negligence or willful misconduct (whether by act or omission) of GDC, Bank or any of their directors, officers, employees or agents; or (d) the violation of Applicable Law by GDC, Bank or any of their directors, officers, employees or agents; provided, however, that in no event shall GDC or Bank be obligated to indemnify Retailer under this Section 6.1 for any losses to the extent such losses result from (i) the negligence or willful misconduct of Retailer, (ii) any violation or failure to comply with this Agreement by Retailer, (iii) Retailer’s failure to comply with Applicable Law to the extent required by this Agreement, or (iv) Retailer’s failure to comply with Applicable Law as instructed by GDC or Bank in accordance with Section 8.4(d).
6.2.    Retailer Indemnification of GDC and Bank. Retailer shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless GDC, Bank, their Affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents from and against any and all damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses and costs of defense) incurred by GDC, Bank or their respective directors, officers, employees and agents arising out of any Indemnified Claim relating to or arising out of: (a) any claim or assertion that the Retailer Marks infringe or misappropriate any copyright, trademark, trade secret, patent or other proprietary or intellectual property rights of a third party; (b) Retailer’s breach of any representation, warranty or covenant contained in this Agreement (including its exhibits); (c) the negligence or willful misconduct (whether by act or omission) of Retailer or any of its directors, officers, employees or agents; or (d) the violation of Applicable Law by Retailer or any of its directors, officers, employees or agents; provided, however, that in no event shall Retailer be obligated to indemnify GDC or Bank under this Section 6.2 for any losses to the extent such losses result from (i) the negligence or willful misconduct of GDC or Bank, (ii) any violation or failure to comply with this Agreement by GDC or Bank, (iii) GDC’s or Bank’s failure to comply with



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Applicable Law to the extent required by this Agreement or (iv) GDC’s or Bank’s failure to instruct Retailer of its compliance obligations relating to Applicable Law in accordance with Section 8.4(d).
6.3.    Indemnified Party will provide prompt notice to Indemnifying Party upon receipt of any Indemnified Claim; provided, however, Indemnified Party’s failure to provide such notice or delay in providing such notice will not relieve Indemnifying Party of its obligations under this Section 6 unless such failure or delay materially prejudiced Indemnified Party’s defense of the Indemnified Claim.
6.4.    Subject to Sections 6.5, 6.6 and 6.7, the Indemnifying Party shall have the sole and absolute right to control and assume the defense of any such Indemnified Party at its expense and in the name of the Indemnified Party and to select the counsel for the defense of such Indemnified Claim. The Indemnified Party may participate, at its own expense, in such defense and in any settlement discussions directly or through counsel of its choice on a monitoring, non-controlling basis. The Parties agree to cooperate in good faith in connection with the defense, negotiation, or settlement of any Indemnified Claim.
6.5.    Notwithstanding Section 6.4, the Indemnifying Party shall not have the right to control the defense of any such Indemnified Claim if: (i) the Indemnifying Party fails to assume the defense of such Indemnified Claim or acknowledge in writing that it will assume the defense of such Indemnified Claim within fifteen Business Days of receipt of notice of the Indemnified Claim; (ii) the Indemnified Party reasonably determines (at any time while the Indemnified Claim is pending) based upon advice of counsel that there are issues that could raise possible conflicts of interest between the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party or that the Indemnified Party has claims or defenses that are separate from or in addition to the claims or defenses of the Indemnifying Party; (iii) such Indemnified Claim seeks an injunction, cease and desist order, or other equitable relief against the Indemnified Party that could reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect the ongoing business of the Indemnified Party, other than the Program; or (iv) it contests (in whole or in part), its indemnification obligations (but only as to the obligations specific to the Indemnifying Party in the event a third party gives rise to indemnification obligations of more than one party). In each such case described in clauses (i) through (iv) above, the Indemnified Party will have the right to control the defense of the Indemnified Claim and retain its own counsel, and the Indemnifying Party shall pay the reasonable cost of such defense, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses of one law firm, and shall be entitled to participate in the defense of such claim, on a non-controlling basis, at its expense with counsel of its own choosing.
6.6.    If the Indemnified Party reasonably objects to the execution of the litigation strategy by counsel selected by Indemnifying Party in the defense of the Indemnified Claim, Indemnified Party may request in writing that Indemnifying Party replace such counsel at Indemnifying Party’s expense. Any such notice from Indemnified Party will provide in reasonable detail the reasons for Indemnified Party’s request. If after conferring in good faith the Parties are unable to agree upon the need for replacement of counsel, Indemnified Party shall have the right to assume the control of the defense and retain its own counsel, and the Indemnified Party shall pay the reasonable cost of such defense.
6.7.    The Indemnifying Party may, upon prior notice to and consultation with the Indemnified Party, compromise or enter into a settlement agreement that involves solely the payment of money by the Indemnifying Party, if (i) such settlement includes a complete, unconditional, irrevocable release of the Indemnified Party with respect to such Indemnified Claim, and (ii) in the good faith judgment of the Indemnified Party, such settlement is not likely to establish a precedential custom or practice adverse to the continuing business interests of the Indemnified Party; provided, however, if the Indemnifying Party requests the Indemnified Party to accept a financial settlement or financial compromise offered by the third party asserting the Indemnified Claim as the primary aspect of any such settlement with respect to any Indemnified Claim (assuming that no part of the settlement or compromise involves a material change in the Indemnified Party’s methods of doing business or otherwise materially restricts any of its respective future conduct) and the Indemnified Party withholds its consent thereto, the obligation of the Indemnifying Party to the Indemnified Party under this Section 6 with respect to such Indemnified Claim will not thereafter exceed the aggregate amount that the Indemnifying Party would have paid hereunder in connection with such settlement or compromise (including reimbursable expenses to the date thereof).
6.8.    Subrogation. The Indemnifying Party shall be subrogated to any third party claims or rights of the Indemnified Party as against any other Persons (except Persons that are directors, officers, employees, agents or representatives of Indemnified Party or its Affiliates or that have a contractual right of indemnity or contribution against Indemnified Party with respect to the Indemnified Claim) with respect to any amount paid to the Indemnifying


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Party under this Section 6. The Indemnified Party shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnifying Party, at the Indemnifying Party’s expense, in the assertion by the Indemnifying Party of any such claim against such other persons.
7.    CONFIDENTIALITY, INFORMATION SECURITY AND DATA SHARING; RETAILER DASHBOARD
7.1.    Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, a Party may use Confidential Information received or obtained from or on behalf of disclosing Party solely in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and in accordance with Applicable Law, including any and all Applicable Law relating to the privacy and security of personally identifiable information.
7.2.    Each Party shall receive Confidential Information in confidence and not disclose Confidential Information to any third party, except: (a) as may be agreed upon in writing by the disclosing Party; (b) as otherwise required by Applicable Law or operating regulations of a Card Network; (c) as may be necessary to exercise its rights or perform its obligations under this Agreement; or (d) as may otherwise be permitted under this Agreement, including pursuant to Schedule 7.4. Each Party will use its best efforts to cause its officers, employees, and agents to take such action as shall be necessary or advisable to preserve and protect the confidentiality of Confidential Information. Except with respect to information received by Retailer pursuant to Schedule 7.4, upon written request, each Party shall destroy or return to the disclosing Party all Confidential Information in its possession or control, subject to each Party’s respective document retention policies with respect to information required to be maintained by regulatory authorities.
7.3.    Each Party shall maintain the confidentiality of this Agreement and its terms and will not disclose this Agreement or its terms to any third party; provided that a Party may disclose this Agreement or its terms: (a) as required by Applicable Law, but subject to the requirements of Section 9.12 as applicable to the Party; (b) to its Affiliates having a need to know, provided that such Affiliates must treat this Agreement and its terms as confidential and in accordance with the requirements contained in Section 7 and Section 9.12; (c) to its advisors, including accountants, consultants and attorneys, provided such advisors are obligated to maintain the confidentiality of this Agreement and its terms; or (d) with the prior consent of the other Parties.
7.4    In accordance with Schedule 7.4, Bank agrees to provide Retailer with access to data to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law and consistent with Bank’s applicable privacy policies. Retailer accepts responsibility for implementing administrative, technical, and physical controls designed to secure data in its possession obtained pursuant to Schedule 7.4, and will hold Bank and GDC harmless from any breach of such data from Retailer’s systems if such breach is not attributable to (a) any act or omission of Bank or GDC; (b) failure of Bank’s or GDC’s security program; or (c) Bank’s or GDC’s failure to comply with this Agreement or Applicable Law. Retailer and Bank shall consult with one another as privacy questions and concerns relating to the Products arise.
7.5.        Retailer Dashboard

(a)    Retailer may provide Cardholders with access to Servicing Data and with single-sign on access to the Cardholder Website through the Retailer Dashboard.  The Retailer Dashboard will contain static, read-only Servicing Data provided by Bank, and Bank shall maintain all Servicing Data displayed on the Retailer Dashboard on Bank servers and will transmit Servicing Data to the Retailer Dashboard in response to Cardholder request or as necessary to display transaction history and account information on the Retailer Dashboard.  Retailer will be responsible for establishing and operating the Retailer Dashboard in accordance with procedures and specifications mutually agreed upon in writing by the Parties.  Bank will transmit Servicing Data to Retailer in accordance with procedures and specifications mutually agreed upon in writing by the Parties.  Each Party will use reasonable efforts to establish and maintain interoperability between Bank’s or GDC’s systems and the Retailer Dashboard in order to transmit Servicing Data from Bank to the Retailer Dashboard in accordance with procedures and specifications mutually agreed upon in writing by the Parties.
(b)    Bank and GDC shall make any required modifications to its systems or procedures as necessary to provide the Servicing Data to the Retailer Dashboard in accordance with the milestones for development, rollout and launch of the Retailer Dashboard mutually agreed upon in writing by the Parties.  The Parties shall establish and maintain reasonable policies and procedures that are mutually agreeable for the timing of and procedures for Bank’s provision of Servicing Data to Retailer, system interoperability, problem detection, severity determination, partner notification, escalation and resolution with respect to the related operations of their respective systems in connection


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with the Retailer Dashboard. Retailer may use one or more qualified Retailer Dashboard Providers in connection with the operation of the Retailer Dashboard, provided that Retailer shall provide advance notice to Bank regarding the engagement or termination of a Retailer Dashboard Provider and, as between Retailer and Bank or GDC, Retailer shall be responsible for the performance of all obligations under this Agreement performed by any such Retailer Dashboard Provider.
(c)    Retailer accepts responsibility for implementing administrative, technical, and physical controls designed to secure Servicing Data in its possession, and will hold Bank and GDC harmless from any breach of such data from Retailer’s systems if such breach is not attributable to (i) any act or omission of Bank or GDC; (ii) failure of Bank’s or GDC’s security program; or (iii) Bank’s or GDC’s failure to comply with this Agreement or Applicable Law.
7.6.    GDC and Bank represent, warrant and covenant that each currently complies with, and at all times during the Term and whenever GDC and Bank possess Walmart Information (as defined in Schedule 7.6), will comply with the terms, conditions, requirements and provisions of the Retailer Information Security Addendum attached to this Agreement as Schedule 7.6.
8.    REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
8.1.    Representations and Warranties of GDC: GDC represents and warrants to Retailer as of the Effective Date and at all times thereafter, with the exception of the representation in Section 8.1(f), which is made on the Effective Date, that: (a) it is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of Delaware, (b) it is duly qualified and is properly licensed to do business, and is in good standing (A) in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business requires it to so qualify or be licensed, and (B) with each Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over it; (c) it has and shall maintain all necessary licenses, permits, approvals, and registrations from all Governmental Authorities which are required to perform its obligations hereunder, including in all jurisdictions as necessary to sponsor Retailer as an agent with respect to its obligations under this Agreement, including under Section 2.3; (d) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by GDC and the performance of its obligations hereunder require no consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, declaration or filing with, or other action by, any Governmental Authority or other third party, except for such consents, approvals, orders, authorizations, registrations, declarations or filings which GDC has made or obtained; (e) the performance of its obligations hereunder do not and will not violate any other agreement to which it is a party; (f) as of the Effective Date, there are no pending or, to the knowledge of GDC, threatened or reasonably foreseeable, claims or litigation against GDC that would adversely impact GDC’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement; and (g) it and its Service Providers will at all times during the Term comply with Applicable Law, any Card Network regulations and any PCI Standards on the handling or storage of data that may be established by applicable Card Network to the extent such requirements apply to the activities of GDC (or its Service Providers) with respect to the Program.
8.2.    Representations and Warranties of Bank: Bank represents and warrants to Retailer as of the Effective Date and at all times thereafter, with the exception of the representation in Section 8.2(f), which is made on the Effective Date, that: (a) it is a bank duly organized and chartered, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of Utah, (b) it is duly qualified and is properly licensed to do business, and is in good standing (A) in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business requires it to so qualify or be licensed, and (B) with each Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over it; (c) it has and shall maintain all necessary licenses, permits, approvals, and registrations from all Governmental Authorities which are required to perform its obligations hereunder, including in all jurisdictions as necessary to sponsor Retailer as an agent with respect to its obligations under this Agreement, including under Section 2.3; (d) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Bank and the performance of its obligations hereunder require no consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, declaration or filing with, or other action by, any Governmental Authority or other third party, except for such consents, approvals, orders, authorizations, registrations, declarations or filings which Bank has made or obtained; (e) the performance of its obligations hereunder do not and will not violate any other agreement to which it is a party; (f) as of the Effective Date, there are no pending or, to the knowledge of Bank, threatened, claims or litigation against Bank that would adversely impact Bank’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement; and (g) it and its Service Providers will at all times during the Term comply with Applicable Law, any Card Network regulations and any PCI Standards on the handling or storage of data that may be established by applicable Card Network to the extent such requirements apply to the activities of Bank (or its Service Providers) with respect to the Program.



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8.3.    Representations and Warranties of Retailer: Retailer represents and warrants to GDC and Bank as of the Effective Date and at all times thereafter, with the exception of the representation in Section 8.3(f), which is made on the Effective Date, that: (a) each Retailer is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is organized; (b) it is duly qualified and is properly licensed to do business, and is in good standing (A) in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business requires it to so qualify or be licensed, and (B) with each Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over it; (c) it has and shall maintain all necessary licenses, permits, approvals, and registrations from all Governmental Authorities which are required to perform its obligations hereunder; (d) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Retailer and the performance of its obligations hereunder require no consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, declaration or filing with, or other action by, any Governmental Authority or any other third party, except for such consents, approvals, orders, authorizations, registrations, declarations or filings which Retailer has made or obtained; (e) the performance of its obligations hereunder do not and will not violate any other agreement to which it is a party; (f) as of the Effective Date, there are no pending or, to the knowledge of Retailer, threatened, claims or litigation against Retailer that would adversely and materially impact Retailer’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement; and (g) it and its subcontractors will at all times during the Term comply with Applicable Law as instructed by GDC and Bank pursuant to Section 8.4(d), any Card Network regulations and any PCI Standards on the handling or storage of data that may be established by applicable Card Network to the extent such requirements apply to the activities of Retailer (or its subcontractors) with respect to the Program.
8.4.    Additional Covenants of Bank and GDC. Without limiting the generality of any other provision in this Agreement, Bank and GDC hereby covenant as follows:
(a)    Bank or GDC shall provide all notices and disclosures that may be required by Applicable Law and Card Network regulations in connection with the Program.
(b)    Bank or GDC shall ensure the operating procedures for the Program, the Program privacy policy and all Product documentation (including Product fees) comply in all material respects with Applicable Law and Card Network regulations.
(c)    Bank shall be solely responsible for complying with Applicable Law that governs unclaimed and abandoned property, including the reporting and escheatment of unclaimed property, in connection with any fun loaded on the Products under the Program. Bank shall handle any inquiries from Cardholders or any other person regarding escheatment of such funds with respect to the Program.
(d) Bank or GDC shall be responsible for instructing Retailer with respect to Retailer’s compliance obligations relating to Applicable Law that pertain to Retailer’s participation in the Program.
9.    GENERAL PROVISIONS
9.1.    Assignment. Without limiting Retailer’s rights under Section 5.3, no Party may assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior consent of the other Parties; provided, however, Retailer shall have the right to assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder to an Affiliate without the prior consent of GDC or Bank if such assignment is part of a corporate reorganization of Retailer. Any attempted assignment in violation of this Section 9.1 shall be void. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the Parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
9.2.    Intellectual Property/Rights in Technology:
(a)    Retailer and its Affiliates own exclusively all Retailer Technology and Retailer Created Technology. Green Dot and Bank own exclusively all Green Dot Technology and Green Dot Created Technology.
(b)    Subject to the limited licenses granted in Section 9.2(c), each Party owns and will retain all right, title and interest in and to Intellectual Property owned, currently used or which may be developed or used by such Party in the future. Except to the extent expressly permitted in Section 9.2(c), no Party may distribute, sell, modify, reproduce, publish, display, perform, prepare derivative works, or otherwise use any of the Intellectual Property of any other Party without the express consent of such Party. Nothing in this Agreement constitutes a work for hire agreement, and


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nothing in this Agreement constitutes an agreement by a Party to assign or otherwise convey title to any to any Intellectual Property to any other Party.
(c)    Retailer grants to Green Dot and Bank a limited non-exclusive, royalty-free, fully paid up, non-assignable, non-sublicensable, worldwide right and license to use the Retailer Technology and the Retailer Created Technology in Object Code solely to the extent necessary to comply with Green Dot’s and Bank’s obligations under this Agreement. Green Dot and Bank grant to Retailer a limited non-exclusive, royalty-free, fully paid up, non-assignable, non-sublicensable, worldwide right and license to use the Green Dot Technology and Green Dot Created Technology in Object Code to the extent necessary to comply with Retailer’s obligations under this Agreement. The foregoing limited licenses will expire and terminate in their entirety upon the expiration or termination of this Agreement. No Party shall have any right to modify, reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble the technology licensed to it under this Section 9.2(c). Each Party agrees to keep the technology licensed to it hereunder confidential as Confidential Information in accordance with Section 7. The limited licenses granted under this Section 9.2(c) are AS IS and without any express or implied warranty of any kind. WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, EACH LICENSING PARTY DISCLAIMS ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AGAINST INTERFERENCE OF ENJOYMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
(d)    The Parties shall not be obligated to jointly develop any technology in connection with the Program. Subject to Retailer’s rights under Section 2.7, if the Parties, in their sole discretion, determine to jointly develop technology, the Parties must enter into a written agreement confirming the scope of such joint development efforts and the respective rights of the Parties in any jointly developed technology including ownership of the Intellectual Property in any ideas, technology, designs, know-how or processes jointly developed.
9.3.    Limitation of Liability: NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION IN THIS AGREEMENT, NO PARTY, OR THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES SHALL BE LIABLE TO ANY OTHER PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, EQUITY OR OTHERWISE, FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFITS (EVEN IF SUCH DAMAGES ARE FORESEEABLE, AND WHETHER OR NOT ANY PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING THE WRONGFUL DEATH OR INJURY OF ANY PERSON. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE LIMITATIONS CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION 9.3 DO NOT AND WILL NOT APPLY TO ANY DAMAGES THAT (I) ARE INDEMNIFIABLE UNDER SECTION 6; OR (II) ARISE OUT OF A BREACH BY BANK OR GDC OF THE RETAILER INFORMATION SECURITY ADDENDUM OR A “DATA INCIDENT” AS DEFINED IN THE RETAILER INFORMATION SECURITY ADDENDUM.
9.4.    Notices. Any notices and other communications required or permitted under this Agreement shall be effective if in writing and delivered personally or sent by Federal Express or other generally recognized overnight carrier or by certified U.S. Mail, return receipt requested and with postage prepaid, addressed to the Parties at the addresses set forth below:
GDC
Green Dot Corporation
3465 E. Foothill Blvd
Pasadena, CA 91107
Attention: Chief Executive Officer

With a copy to:
(which copy does not constitute notice)

Green Dot Corporation
3465 E. Foothill Blvd
Pasadena, CA 91107
Attention: General Counsel

Retailer
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
702 S.W. 8th Street
Bentonville, AR 72716-0385
Attention: Senior Vice President, Walmart Services

With a copy to:
(which copy does not constitute notice)

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
702 S.W. 8th Street
Bentonville, AR 72716-0385
Attention: Legal Department, Corporate Division




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Bank
Green Dot Bank
1675 North Freedom Boulevard (200 West)
Provo, UT 84604
Attention: President

 
Unless otherwise specified herein, such notices or other communications shall be deemed effective (and to have been received) (a) on the date delivered, or the date delivery is refused, if delivered personally; (b) one Business Day after being sent, if sent by Federal Express or other generally recognized overnight carrier; or (c) three Business Days after being deposited in the U.S. Mail for delivery by certified mail, return receipt requested, with postage prepaid. Each of the Parties hereto shall be entitled to specify another address for receiving notices by giving notice thereof to the other Parties as set forth herein.
9.5.    Termination of 2010 Agreement. This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement among the Parties hereto, and supersedes all prior agreements or understandings, either written or oral, among the Parties pertaining to the Program. Without limiting the foregoing, the Parties agree that the 2010 Agreement, including all prior amendments and supplements thereto, is and shall be terminated as of the Effective Date and of no further force or effect through the Effective Date with respect to the Program; provided, however, (a) that any provisions that are expressly provided under the 2010 Agreement to survive the termination of the 2010 Agreement shall survive; (b) that any funds remaining in the marketing fund created pursuant to Section 7.1 of the 2010 Agreement shall be rolled over and credited to the Marketing Fund in accordance with Section 2.9 hereof; and (c) that the 2010 Agreement will continue in effect and will continue to apply solely as to the offering and sale of financial products and services, other than MoneyCards and the Program, offered and sold pursuant to the 2010 Agreement, including Green Dot branded general purpose, reloadable prepaid cards, starter kits for GoBank checking accounts and Green Dot network reloads and payment services. Following the Effective Date, the terms and conditions hereof shall solely govern the Parties’ relationship with respect to all MoneyCards previously sold pursuant to the 2010 Agreement and all POS Loads, POS Reloads and other Program transactions occurring upon the Effective Date relating to such MoneyCards. Each Party acknowledges and agrees that each and every provision of this Agreement, including the recitals and any “whereas” clause, is contractual in nature and binding on the Parties.
9.6.    Joint and Several Obligations.

(a)    Except with respect to Wal-Mart Puerto Rico, Inc., each obligation of a Retailer hereunder shall be a joint and several obligation of all Retailers and their respective successors and permitted assigns, and each Retailer is a primary obligor of all obligations of every Retailer and their respective successors and permitted assigns hereunder. In addition, except with respect to Wal-Mart Puerto Rico, Inc., any rights of Bank or GDC that relate to the acts or omissions of, or events affecting, Retailer, shall be applicable with respect to such acts or omissions of, or events affecting, any Retailer. For all purposes of this Agreement, notice given to or demand made upon any Retailer shall be deemed to be notice given to or demand made upon each Retailer. Each Retailer covenants for the benefit of Bank and GDC to enter into such agreements and to make such other arrangements as may be necessary to ensure that each Retailer receives copies of all such notices or demands from each other Retailer hereunder. Whenever this Agreement requires that payments be made to Retailer, Bank and GDC may make such payments directly to any Retailer, which Retailer shall receive such payment in trust for itself and the other Retailer entitled to all or any portion thereof. Bank and GDC shall have no obligation to ensure and no liability for the correct application of any payments made by it between the various Retailer parties hereto.
(b)    Notwithstanding Section 9.6(a), Wal-Mart Puerto Rico, Inc. will be responsible only with respect to POS Reloads at Stores in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and will not be responsible for the obligations, liability or acts, errors or omissions of any other Retailer.
(c)    Each obligation of GDC or Bank under this Agreement is and will be a joint and several obligation of each of GDC and Bank.



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9.7.    Independent Contractors. Other than the limited agency set forth in Section 2.3, the Parties intend to remain independent parties, and nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed or construed to create the relationship of principal and agent or of partnership or joint venture.
9.8.    Waiver and Remedies. Unless expressly set forth herein to the contrary, all remedies set forth herein are cumulative and are in addition to any and all remedies provided to any Party at law or in equity. No waiver, modification of, or amendment to this Agreement shall be valid unless set forth in writing and signed by each of the Parties hereto.
9.9.    Governing Law and Venue. This Agreement and the rights and obligations of the Parties hereunder are and will be governed by, and construed and interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the conflict of laws provisions thereof. The state and federal courts located in New Castle County, Delaware will have exclusive jurisdiction with respect to any action or suit concerning or arising out of this Agreement or the Parties’ business relationship. The Parties consent to jurisdiction in the state and federal courts located in New Castle County, Delaware, and waive any defenses based on venue, inconvenience of forum, or lack of personal jurisdiction there.
9.10.    Mutual Drafting. The Parties hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement and, in the event of an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement will be construed as jointly drafted by the Parties hereto and no presumption or burden of proof will arise favoring or disfavoring any Party by virtue of the authorship of any provision of this Agreement.
9.11.    Severability. If any provision of this Agreement (or any portion thereof) is determined to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall be binding on the Parties hereto and enforceable in accordance with their terms, as though the invalid or unenforceable provision (or portion thereof) was not contained in this Agreement.
9.12.    Publicity/Press Releases; GDC or Bank Filings or Disclosures Required by Applicable Law.     
(a)    Except as required by Applicable Law, no disclosure concerning this Agreement or the transactions contemplated in this Agreement, including any press release or other communication, may be made, issued, published or otherwise disseminated without the mutual consent of the Parties regarding the content and timing of such disclosure, and, neither Retailer, GDC, Bank nor any of their respective Affiliates may make any disclosure or issue or cause the publication or other dissemination of any subsequent press release or other public announcement (to the extent not issued or made in accordance with this Agreement or otherwise mutually agreed upon) with respect to this Agreement, the Program or any transaction contemplated by this Agreement.
(b)    To the extent GDC or Bank is required by Applicable Law, including any applicable securities law, to make any filing, disclosure or any other public statement concerning this Agreement, the Program or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, before filing, issuing, publishing or otherwise disseminating any such filing, disclosure, release or making any public statement, GDC shall provide notice to Retailer and shall consult with Retailer in good faith with respect to the content and timing of such filing, disclosure, release or other public statement. Unless required by Applicable Law, no such filing, disclosure, release or public statement may include a copy of this Agreement or any other document(s) relating to the Program. If GDC or Bank is required by Applicable Law to file this Agreement or any other document(s) relating to the Program or this Agreement with or as an exhibit to any report, filing or disclosure with the SEC, GDC or Bank (as applicable) will apply for and seek, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law (including 17 C.F.R. § 240.24b-2), confidential treatment for this Agreement or any other document(s) relating to the Program or this Agreement. If GDC or Bank is required by Applicable Law to file this Agreement or any other document(s) relating to the Program or this Agreement with or as an exhibit to any report, filing or disclosure with any other Governmental Authority, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, GDC or Bank (as applicable) shall take all reasonable efforts to obtain confidential treatment for this Agreement or any other document(s) relating to the Program or this Agreement.
9.13.    Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which together shall constitute one instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed this Amended and Restated Walmart MoneyCard Program Agreement as of the Effective Date.
WAL-MART STORES, INC.
WAL-MART STORES ARKANSAS, LLC
WAL-MART STORES EAST, L.P.
WAL-MART STORES TEXAS, L.L.C
WAL-MART LOUISIANA, L.L.C.
WAL-MART PUERTO RICO, INC.

By:   /s/ DANIEL J. ECKERT      
Name: Daniel J. Eckert
Title: Senior Vice President
GREEN DOT CORPORATION






By:   /s/ STEVEN W. STREIT      
Name:   Steven W. Streit         
Title:   CEO               
 
 
GREEN DOT BANK
By:   /s/ LEWIS GOODWIN      
Name:   Lewis Goodwin         
Title:   President and CEO         
 
 
 
 
 
                            


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Schedule 2.3

AGENCY APPOINTMENT TERMS

Each Principal hereby appoints Retailer as its representative and agent with the authority to sell payment instruments and to engage in money transmission on behalf of such Principal. For the sole purpose of this Agreement, Retailer shall be deemed an agent of the Principals. Neither Principal nor Retailer may authorize subrepresentatives except in compliance with Applicable Law. Principal and Retailer are subject to supervision, examination and regulation as provided by Applicable Law. Retailer agrees that it shall operate in full compliance with all Applicable Law, including the FinCEN prepaid access rules. Retailer hereby consents to inspections by Governmental Authorities of its books and records relating to Principal as may be required by Applicable Law. Principals shall have the obligation to amend the provisions of Appendix I of this Schedule 2.3 and update them to the extent required for continued compliance with Applicable Law or as directed by a Governmental Authority and with prior notice to Retailer. Retailer is under a duty to act only as authorized under this Agreement, and if Retailer exceeds such authority, this Agreement may be terminated and Retailer may be subject to disciplinary action by Governmental Authorities.

ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW:

To the extent Retailer has operations in the various states listed on Appendix 1 hereto, Principals and Retailer agree to the additional terms set forth in such Appendix 1 with respect to such operations in such states (Retailer may be referred to in Appendix 1 as “delegate”, “authorized delegate”, “authorized vendor”, “agent”, “delegate “, “authorized seller” or “authorized representative”, and Principals may be referred to as “licensee”, all in accordance with the applicable statutory text). Solely with respect to Retailer’s operations in the State of New York, if any, Retailer and Principals agree to the terms set forth in Appendix 2. As required by Arizona law, a copy of the Arizona statute governing money transmission are appended hereto as Appendix 3, and incorporated herein by reference.


        



Appendix 1 to Schedule 2.3

Provisions Required by Various State Laws
This Appendix applies to any of Retailer’s locations in the states listed below. Retailer may be referred to below as “delegate”, “authorized delegate”, “authorized vendor”, “agent”, “delegate “, “authorized seller”, “authorized representative” or “you”, in accordance with the applicable statutory text.
Alaska
1) Authorized Delegate agrees to operate in full compliance with Chapter 55 (Alaska Uniform Money Services Act) of the Alaska Statutes, AS 06.55 Sec. 101, et seq.

2) Authorized Delegate is designated as Principals’ authorized delegate with the authority to conduct business regulated under AS 06.55 on behalf of Principals.

3) Authorized Delegate certifies that it is familiar with, and agrees to operate in full compliance with AS 06.55 and Chapter 55 (Alaska Uniform Money Services Act) of the Alaska Statutes, including the requirements of AS 06.55.301(b) for the remission of money, the trust and other requirements of AS 06.55.301(d), and the record maintenance requirements of AS 06.55.405 and Chapter 55.

4) Authorized Delegate acknowledges that it consents to examination or investigation by the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development (the “Department”).

5) Principals are subject to regulation by the Department, and, as part of that regulation, the Department may suspend or revoke an authorized delegate designation or require Principals to terminate an authorized delegate designation.

6) Authorized Delegate acknowledges receipt of the written policies and procedures required under AS 06.55.301(a).
Arizona
Authorized delegate shall operate in full compliance with A.R.S.§ 6-1208.B, a current copy of which is provided as Appendix 2 hereto.
Arkansas
Authorized delegate shall operate in full compliance with the Uniform Money Services Act, § 23-55-101.
Connecticut
The Commissioner of the Department of Banking may examine the agents of licensee.
Agent shall, from the moment of receipt, hold the proceeds of a sale or delivery of a licensee's Connecticut payment instruments in trust for the benefit of such licensee or of an agent of the licensee on behalf of such licensee.
Agent is prohibited from engaging subagents in the business of issuing Connecticut payment instruments or in the business of money transmission.
District of Columbia
Licensee appoints authorized delegate as its agent with authority to engage in money transmission, on behalf of licensee.
Authorized delegate shall operate in full compliance with the District of Columbia Money Transmissions Law, Chapter 12 of Title 26 of the District of Columbia Code (DC Code §§ 26-1001, et seq.) and any rules, regulations or orders issued thereunder, as amended from time to time.


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Florida
Authorized vendor shall report to the licensee, immediately upon discovery, the theft or loss of currency received for a transmission or payment instrument.
Authorized vendor shall  display a notice to the public, in such form as prescribed by rule, that the vendor is the authorized vendor of the licensee.
Authorized vendor shall remit all amounts owed to the licensee for all transmissions accepted and all payment instruments sold in accordance with the contract between the licensee and the authorized vendor.
Authorized vendor shall hold in trust all currency or payment instruments received for transmissions or for the purchase of payment instruments from the time of receipt by the licensee or authorized vendor until the time the transmission obligation is completed.
Authorized vendor shall not commingle the money received for transmissions accepted or payment instruments sold on behalf of the licensee with the money or property of the authorized vendor, except for making change in the ordinary course of the vendor's business, and ensure that the money is accounted for at the end of the business day.
Authorized vendor consents to examination or investigation by the Office of Financial Regulation.
Authorized vendor shall adhere to the applicable state and federal laws and rules pertaining to a money services business, including the Florida Money Transmitters' Code (Fla. Stat. § 560.101, et seq.).
Authorized vendor shall provide such other information or disclosure as may be required by rule.
Hawaii
Licensee appoints Retailer as licensee's delegate with authority to engage in money transmission on behalf of the licensee.
Neither a licensee nor an authorized delegate may authorize subdelegates without the written consent of the Commissioner of Financial Institutions.
Licensee is subject to supervision and rule by the Commissioner.
Authorized delegate certifies that it is in compliance with the recordkeeping and reporting requirements under Title 31 United States Code Section 5311 et seq., 31 Code of Federal Regulations Part 103, Section 125, and other federal and state laws pertaining to money laundering.
Authorized delegate shall comply with the Hawaii Money Transmitters Act (HRS § 498D-1, et seq.).
Idaho
Licensee appoints Retailer as its representative with authority to engage in money transmission on behalf of the licensee.
Neither a licensee nor an authorized representative may authorize sub-representatives without the written consent of the Director of Finance of the Idaho Department of Finance.
Licensee is subject to supervision and regulation by the Director.
Authorized representative consents to the Director's inspection, with or without prior notice to the licensee or authorized representative(s), of the books and records of authorized representative(s) of the licensee when the Director has a reasonable basis to believe that the licensee or authorized representative is in violation of Chapter 29 of Title 26 of the Idaho Code.
Authorized representatives are under a duty to act only as authorized under the contract with the licensee and an authorized representative that exceeds its authority is subject to cancellation of its contract and disciplinary action by the Director.
Authorized representative shall comply with the Idaho Money Transmitters Act (Idaho Code §§ 26-2901, et seq.).
Illinois
Authorized seller shall operate in full compliance with the laws of Illinois and the United States, including the Illinois Transmitters of Money Act, 205 Illinois Compiled Statutes Section 657 (205 Ill. Comp. Stat. §§ 657/1, et seq.), and any rules, regulations or orders issued thereunder, as amended from time to time.

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The appointment of Retailer as an authorized seller in Illinois is subject to satisfaction of all applicable requirements of the Illinois Transmitters of Money Act.
The agent agreement is conditioned on Retailer receiving approval from the State of Illinois to operate as a Money Transfer Agent in that State and shall not take effect unless and until such approval is received. In the event such approval is denied or not received, the agent agreement shall be null and void. In the event that approval is revoked, [GreenDot] may terminate the agent agreement upon written notice, any other provision of the agent agreement notwithstanding.
Iowa
Authorized delegate shall operate in full compliance with the Iowa Sale of Certain Instruments for Payment of Money (Iowa Code §§ 533C.1, et seq.), as amended from time to time.
Authorized delegate shall remit all money owing to licensee in accordance with the terms of the contract between the licensee and the authorized delegate.
Authorized delegate shall not provide money services outside the scope of activity permissible under the contract between the authorized delegate and the licensee, except activity in which the authorized delegate is licensed to engage under article 2 or 3 of the Iowa Code.
Authorized delegate holds in trust for the benefit of the licensee all money net of fees received from money transmission.
Kentucky
Licensee designates Retailer as its agent with authority to engage in money transmission on behalf of the licensee as authorized under the Kentucky Money Transmitters Act (KRS § 286.11-001 et seq.).
Agent shall operate in full compliance with applicable federal and state law, including the Kentucky Money Transmitters Act, and rules promulgated thereunder, and any order issued by the Executive Director of the Kentucky Department of Financial Institutions pursuant thereto.
Neither a licensee nor an agent of the licensee may authorize subagents.
Agent shall timely remit all money legally due to the licensee in accordance with the terms of the written contract between the licensee and the agent.
Licensee and agent are subject to regulation by the Executive Director.
Maine
Licensee appoints Retailer as its delegate with authority to engage in money transmission on behalf of the licensee.
Neither a licensee nor an authorized delegate may authorize subdelegates without the written consent of the Superintendent of Consumer Credit Protection within the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation.
Licensees are subject to supervision and regulation by the Superintendent.
Authorized delegate shall comply with the Maine Money Transmitters Act (32 M.R.S., §§ 6101, et seq.).
Maryland
Licensee appoints Retailer as its authorized delegate with authority to engage in the business of money transmission on behalf of the licensee.
Neither the licensee nor the authorized delegate may authorize subagents or subauthorized delegates without written consent of the Commissioner of Financial Regulation in the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation.
Authorized delegate is subject to supervision, examination, and regulation by the Commissioner.
Authorized delegate will operate in full compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, including the Maryland Money Transmission Act (Md. Financial Institutions Code Ann. § 12-401 et seq.), and any rules, regulations or orders issued thereunder, as amended from time to time.


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Michigan
Authorized delegate shall operate in compliance with the Money Transmission Services Act (M.C.L. §§ 487.1001, et seq.) and other applicable law.
Minnesota
Licensee appoints Retailer as its delegate with authority to engage in money transmission on behalf of the licensee.
Neither a licensee nor an authorized delegate authorize subdelegates without the written consent of the Commissioner of the Minnesota Commerce Department.
Licensees are subject to supervision and regulation by the Commissioner and as a part of that supervision and regulation, the Commissioner may require the licensee to cancel an authorized delegate contract as a result of a violation of section 53B.21 (relating to authorized delegate conduct, including prohibitions on fraudulent statements and a requirement to conduct business in a safe and sound manner).
Authorized delegate shall comply with the Minnesota Money Transmitters Act" (Minn. Stat. §§ 53B.01, et seq.).
New Hampshire
The New Hampshire Banking Department may examine the business affairs and records of any licensee, authorized delegate, or any other person, whether licensed or not, as it deems necessary to determine compliance with this chapter and the rules adopted pursuant to it.
New Jersey
Licensee appoints Distributor as its delegate with authority to engage in the activities of a money transmitter on behalf of the licensee.
Delegate shall operate in compliance with the New Jersey Money Transmitters Act, New Jersey Statutes, Title 17, Chapter 15C (NJ Stat. Ann. §§ 17:15C-1, et seq.) and any regulations and orders issued thereunder, as amended from time to time.
North Carolina
Licensee appoints Retailer as its delegate with authority to engage in money transmission on behalf of the licensee.
Neither a licensee nor an authorized delegate may authorize subdelegates without the written consent of the Commissioner of Banks of the State of North Carolina.
Licensees are subject to supervision and regulation by the Commissioner of Banks of the State of North Carolina.
Licensee shall issue a certificate of authority for each location at which it conducts licensed activities in North Carolina through authorized delegates such as Retailer. The certificate shall be posted in public view at each location of Retailer in North Carolina and shall state as follows: "Money transmission on behalf of [Principal] is conducted at this location pursuant to the Money Transmitters Act."
Authorized delegate shall operate in full compliance with the Money Transmitters Act (NC Gen. Stat. §§ 53-208.1, et seq.).
North Dakota
Licensee appoints Retailer as its delegate with authority to engage in money transmission on behalf of the licensee.
Neither a licensee nor an authorized delegate may authorize subdelegates without the written consent of the commissioner.
Licensees are subject to supervision and regulation by the Commissioner of North Dakota Department of Financial Institutions.
Authorized delegate shall operate in compliance with the North Dakota Sale of Checks Act (N.D. Cent. Code, §§ 13-09-01, et seq.).


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Ohio
Authorized delegate shall operate in compliance with the Ohio Money Transmitters Law (O.R.C. Ann. §§ 1315.01, et seq.).
Oregon
Licensee appoints Retailer as the licensee's delegate with authority to engage in money transmission on behalf of the licensee.
Neither a licensee nor an authorized delegate may authorize subdelegates without the written consent of the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services.
Licensees, authorized delegates and subdelegates are subject to supervision and regulation by the Director.
Authorized delegate shall operate in compliance with the Oregon Money Transmission law (O.R.S. §§ 717.200, et seq.).
South Dakota
Licensee appoints Retailer as its delegate with authority to engage in money transmission on behalf of the licensee.
Neither a licensee nor an authorized delegate may authorize subdelegates without the written consent of the director.
Licensees are subject to supervision and regulation by the Director of the South Dakota Division of Banking.
Authorized delegate shall operate in compliance with the South Dakota Money Transmission law (CHAPTER 51A-17).
Tennessee
Licensee appoints Retailer as its agent with authority to sell payment instruments or transmit money on behalf of the licensee in compliance with state and federal law, including the Tennessee Money Transmission Act of 1994 (Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 45-7-201, et seq.).
Neither a licensee nor an authorized agent may authorize sub-agents without the written consent of the Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions.
Licensees are subject to supervision and regulation by the Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions.
Authorized agent consents to the Commissioner's inspection, with or without prior written notice to licensee or agent, of the books and records of agent.
Authorized agent is under a duty to act only as authorized under the contract with licensee, and if agent exceeds its authority; it is subject to cancellation of its contract by licensee and disciplinary action by the Commissioner.
Texas
You are appointed as GDC’s authorized delegate in the State of Texas with the authority to conduct money transmission on behalf of GDC in accordance with your agreement.
You acknowledge that your agreement sets forth the nature and scope of our relationship and our respective rights and responsibilities.
You certify that you are familiar with, and agree to fully comply with, all applicable state and federal laws, rules and regulations pertaining to money transmission, including Chapter 151 of the Texas Finance Code (“Chapter 151”) and rules adopted thereunder, relevant provisions of the Bank Secrecy Act and the USA PATRIOT ACT, and Chapter 271 of the Texas Financial Code.
You agree to remit funds to GDC in accordance with your agreement and with Sections 151.403(b) and (c) of the Texas Finance Code.
You agree to impose a trust on money and monetary value received in accordance with your agreement and Section 151.404 of the Texas Finance Code.


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You agree to prepare and maintain records as required by Chapter 151 or a rule adopted thereunder or as reasonably requested by the commissioner.
You consent to examination or investigation by the Banking Commissioner of the State of Texas or persons designated thereby and acting under his/her direction and authority (the “Commissioner”).
You acknowledge that you are subject to regulation by the Commissioner and that, as part of that regulation, the commissioner may suspend or revoke an authorized delegate designation or require GDC to terminate an authorized delegate designation.
You acknowledge receipt of written policies and procedures designed to ensure that you comply with applicable state and federal law.
You acknowledge having been provided regulatory website addresses through you you can access Chapter 151 and the Bank Secrecy Act, the USA PATRIOT ACT, and Chapter 271 of the Texas Finance Code.
Vermont
Authorized delegate shall operate in full compliance with Chapter 79, Title 8 of the Vermont Statutes, as amended from time to time (8 V.S.A. §§ 2500, et seq.).
Virginia
Authorized delegate to comply with the provisions of the Virginia Money Order Sales and Money Transmission Services (Va. Code Ann. §§ 6.2-1900, et seq.) and all other applicable state and federal laws and regulations.
Authorized delegate will remit all sums owing to the licensee in accordance with the terms of the agent agreement.
Authorized delegate will permit the State Corporation Commission and the Commissioner of Financial Institutions to investigate or examine its business pursuant to § 6.2-1910.
Authorized delegate is prohibited from using a subdelegate, or from otherwise designating or appointing another person to sell money orders or engage in money transmission business on behalf of the licensee.
Washington
Authorized delegate will operate in full compliance with the Uniform Money Services Act (Rev. Code Wash. § 19.230.005 et seq.) and any rules regulations and orders issued thereunder, as amended from time to time.
Neither licensee nor authorized delegates may authorize subdelegates.
Authorized delegate may not provide money services other than those allowed licensee under its license.
West Virginia
Authorized delegate shall operate in full compliance with the laws of this state and of the United States, including the West Virginia Check and Money Order Sales, Money Transmission Services, Transportation and Currency Exchange (W. Va. Code §§ 32A-2-1, et seq.) (the "West Virginia Law").
Authorized delegate shall hold in trust for the licensee from the moment of receipt of the proceeds of any business transacted under the West Virginia Law in an amount equal to the amount of proceeds due the licensee less the amount due the authorized delegate.
 

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Wyoming
Licensee appoints Retailer as its delegate with authority to engage in money transmission on behalf of the licensee.
Neither a licensee nor an authorized delegate may authorize subdelegates without the written consent of the Commissioner of the Wyoming Division of Banking.
Authorized delegates are subject to supervision and regulation by the Commissioner of the Wyoming Division of Banking.
Authorized delegate shall operate in full compliance with the Wyoming Money Transmitters Act (W.S. §§ 40-22-101, et seq.).







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Appendix 2 to Schedule 2.3

New York Provisions

The purpose of this Appendix is to clarify Retailer’s role as seller of the Products for Bank. To the extent that any part of this Appendix conflicts with the Agreement, this Appendix shall control (solely with respect to Retailer’s operations in the State of New York).

1.
Retailer is hereby appointed as Bank’s sales agent solely for the limited purpose of selling the Products in the State of New York and delivering to Bank any fees and payments paid by purchasers of the Green Dot Bank-Issued Products, in accordance with the terms of the Agreement. Retailer hereby acknowledges that Bank is the issuer of the Green Dot Bank-Issued Cards, has the primary relationship with Cardholders, and that Bank is responsible for all amounts collected by Retailer from consumers who purchase the Green Dot Bank-Issued Products.
2.
All funds (less any fees belonging to Retailer, if applicable) received by Retailer from the sales of Products shall be funds owned by and belonging to Bank, and held for the benefit of consumers who have purchased the Green Dot Bank-Issued Products.
3.
Retailer shall make and keep such accounts, papers, books, and other records, and preserve such materials for such period of time as may be required the Agreement. Retailer shall comply with any other requirements or instructions issued by Bank relating to the Products or arising out of the Agreement.
4.
Retailer shall comply with all applicable provisions of the laws of the State of New York and regulations and orders issued by the New York State Department of Financial Services, and consents to inspections by New York State authorities.

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Appendix 3 to Schedule 2.3
Arizona Statute

(text of statute appended as required by Arizona law)

Arizona Revised Statutes Annotated Currentness
Title 6. Banks and Financial Institutions
Chapter 12. Transmitters of Money
Article 1. Licenses and Regulation

"Sec. 6. Applicability

"All persons engaged in activities in this state that are regulated by this act on its effective date shall file applications as prescribed by title 6, chapter 12, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, as added by this act, on or before November 1, 1991. A person who has filed a timely application for a license under title 6, chapter 12, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, shall not be deemed to be in violation of any licensing provision of that article until after that application is either denied or a license is issued by the department. During the period while the application is pending, the applicant shall be subject to all other provisions of title 6, chapter 12, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, as added by this act, in the same manner as if the applicant were licensed."

§ 6-1201. Definitions

In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. "Authorized delegate" means a person designated by the licensee under § 6-1208.

2. "Check cashing" means exchanging for compensation a check, debit card payment order, draft, money order, traveler's check or payment instrument of a licensee for money delivered to the presenter at the time and place of the presentation.

3. "Control" means ownership of fifteen per cent or more of a licensee or controlling person, or the power to vote fifteen per cent or more of the outstanding voting securities of a licensee or controlling person. For the purpose of determining the percentage controlled by any one person, that person's interest shall be aggregated with the interest of any other person controlled by that person or an officer, partner or authorized delegate of that person, or by a spouse, parent or child of that person.

4. "Controlling person" means a person directly or indirectly in control of a licensee.

5. "Engage in the business" means conducting activities regulated under this chapter more than ten times in any calendar year for compensation or in the expectation of compensation. For purposes of this paragraph, "compensation" means any fee, commission or other benefit.

6. "Foreign money exchange" means exchanging for compensation money of the United States government or a foreign government to or from money of another government at a conspicuously posted exchange rate at the time and place of the presentation of the money to be exchanged.

7. "Licensee" means a person licensed under this chapter.

8. "Location" means a place of business at which activity regulated by this chapter occurs.

9. "Money" means a medium of exchange that is authorized or adopted by a domestic or foreign government as a part of its currency and that is customarily used and accepted as a medium of exchange in the country of issuance.

10. "Money accumulation business" means obtaining money from a money transmitter as part of any activity that is carried on for financial gain if the money that is obtained by all persons acting in concert in the activity, in amounts of one thousand dollars or more, totals over fifty thousand dollars in the preceding twelve-month period. Money accumulation business does not include a person who is subject to the reporting requirements under 31 United States Code § 5313. The exception that is established by 31 United States Code § 5331, subsection (c), paragraph 1 does not apply to persons who are engaged in the


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money accumulation business.

11. "Money transmitter" means a person who is located or doing business in this state, including a check casher and a foreign money exchanger, and who does any of the following:

(a) Sells or issues payment instruments.

(b) Engages in the business of receiving money for the transmission of or transmitting money.

(c) Engages in the business of exchanging payment instruments or money into any form of money or payment instrument.

(d) Engages in the business of receiving money for obligors for the purpose of paying that obligor's bills, invoices or accounts.

(e) Meets the definition of a bank, financial agency or financial institution as prescribed by 31 United States Code § 5312 or 31 code of federal regulations § 103.11.

12. "Outstanding payment instruments" means unpaid payment instruments whose sale has been reported to a licensee.

13. "Payment instrument" means a check, draft, money order, traveler's check or other instrument or order for the transmission or payment of money sold to one or more persons whether or not that instrument or order is negotiable. Payment instrument does not include an instrument that is redeemable by the issuer in merchandise or service, a credit card voucher or a letter of credit.

14. "Permissible investment" means any of the following:

(a) Money on hand or on deposit in the name of the licensee.

(b) Certificates of deposit or other debt instruments of a bank, savings and loan association or credit union.

(c) Bills of exchange or time drafts that are drawn on and accepted by a bank, otherwise known as banker's acceptances, and that are eligible for purchase by member banks of the federal reserve system.

(d) Commercial paper bearing a rating of one of the three highest grades as defined by a nationally recognized organization that rates these securities.

(e) Securities, obligations or other instruments whose payment is guaranteed by the general taxing authority of the issuer, of the United States or of any state or by any other governmental entity or any political subdivision or instrumentality of a governmental entity and that bear a rating of one of the three highest grades by a nationally recognized investment service organization that has been engaged regularly in rating state and municipal issues for at least five years.

(f) Stocks, bonds or other obligations of a corporation organized in any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or the several territories organized by Congress that bear a rating of one of the three highest grades by a nationally recognized investment service organization that has been engaged regularly in rating corporate securities for at least five years.

(g) Any receivable that is due to a licensee from its authorized delegate pursuant to a contract between the licensee and authorized delegate as prescribed in § 6-1208 if the amount of investment in those receivables does not exceed ninety per cent of the total amount of those receivables after subtracting the amount of those receivables that are past due or doubtful of collection.

15. "Responsible individual" means a person who is employed by a licensee and who has principal active management authority over the business of the licensee in this state that is regulated under this chapter.

16. "Trade or business" has the same meaning prescribed in § 162 of the internal revenue code of 1954 and includes the money accumulation business.

17. "Transmitting money" means the transmission of money by any means including transmissions within this country or to or from locations abroad by payment instrument, wire, facsimile [FN1] internet or any other electronic transfer, courier or otherwise.

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18. "Traveler's check" means an instrument identified as a traveler's check on its face or commonly recognized as a traveler's check and issued in a money multiple of United States or foreign currency with a provision for a specimen signature of the purchaser to be completed at the time of purchase and a countersignature of the purchaser to be completed at the time of negotiation.

§ 6-1202. License required

A. A person shall not sell or issue payment instruments, engage in the business of receiving money for transmission or transmitting money, engage in the business of exchanging payment instruments or money into any form of money or payment instrument or engage in the business of receiving money for obligors for the purpose of paying that obligor's bills, invoices or accounts without first obtaining a license as provided in this chapter or becoming an authorized delegate of a licensee with respect to those activities. A licensee is under the jurisdiction of the department. A person who is not licensed under this chapter or who is not an authorized delegate of a licensee with respect to those activities is presumed to be engaged in a business that is regulated by this chapter and that requires a license if he advertises, solicits or holds himself out as being in the business of selling or issuing payment instruments, of receiving money for transmission or transmitting money or of converting one form of money to another form of money.

B. No person other than a corporation organized and in good standing under the laws of the state of its incorporation or, if a corporation organized under the laws of a country other than the United States and in good standing under the laws of the country of its incorporation and authorized to do business in this state, may apply for or be issued a license as provided in this chapter.

C. A person engages in business activity regulated by this chapter in this state if any of the following applies:

1. Conduct constituting any element of the regulated activity occurs in this state.

2. Conduct occurs outside this state and constitutes an attempt, offer or conspiracy to engage in the activity within this state and an act in furtherance of the attempt, offer or conspiracy occurs within this state.

3. As part of a business activity described by this section a person knowingly transmits money into this state or makes payments in this state without disclosing the identity of each person on whose behalf money was transmitted or payment was made.

§ 6-1203. Exemptions

A. This chapter does not apply to:

1. The United States or any department or agency of the United States.
2. This state, including any political subdivision of this state.

B. This chapter does not apply to the following if engaged in the regular course of their respective businesses, except that the provisions of article 2 of this chapter apply to:
1. A bank, financial institution holding company, credit union, savings and loan association or savings bank, whether organized under the laws of any state or the United States when the term "money transmitter" is used.

2. A person who engages in check cashing or foreign money exchange and engages in other activity regulated under this chapter only as an authorized delegate of a licensee acting within the scope of the contract between the authorized delegate and the licensee.

3. A person licensed pursuant to chapter 5, 6, 7 or 8 of this title, [FN1] chapter 9, article 2 of this title, [FN2] chapter 12.1 of this title [FN3] or title 32, chapter 9. [FN4]

§ 6-1204. Application for license; fees

A. Each application for a license shall be made in writing, under oath and in the form prescribed by the superintendent. The application shall contain at least the following:




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1. Copies of the articles of incorporation for the applicant, a listing of all trade names or fictitious names used by the applicant and other information concerning the corporate status of the applicant.

2. The address of the applicant's principal place of business, the address of each location where the applicant intends to transact business in this state, including any branch offices, and the name and address of each location of any authorized delegates.

3. For each executive officer and director of the applicant and for each executive officer and director of any controlling person, unless the controlling person is a publicly traded company on a recognized national exchange and has assets in excess of four hundred million dollars, a statement of personal history in the form prescribed by the superintendent.

4. An identification statement for each branch manager and responsible individual including all of the following:

(a) Name and any aliases or previous names used.

(b) Date and place of birth.

(c) Alien registration information, if applicable.

(d) Employment history and residence addresses for the preceding fifteen years.

(e) Social security number.

(f) Criminal convictions, excluding traffic offenses.

5. The name and address of each authorized delegate.

6. The identity of any account in any financial institution through which the applicant intends to conduct any business regulated under this chapter.

7. A financial statement audited by a licensed independent certified public accountant.

B. Each application shall be accompanied by the nonrefundable application fee and an annual fee as prescribed in § 6-126.
§ 6-1205. Bond required; conditions; notice; cancellation; substitution

A. Each application for a license shall be accompanied by and each licensee shall maintain at all times a bond executed by the licensee as principal and a surety company authorized to do business in this state as surety. The bond shall be in the amount of twenty-five thousand dollars for a licensee with five or fewer authorized delegates and locations, one hundred thousand dollars for a licensee with more than five but fewer than twenty-one authorized delegates and locations and an additional five thousand dollars for each authorized delegate and location in excess of twenty but fewer than two hundred one authorized delegates and locations, to a maximum of two hundred fifty thousand dollars and an additional five thousand dollars for each authorized delegate and location in excess of two hundred authorized delegates and locations, to a maximum of five hundred thousand dollars.

B. The bond shall be conditioned on the faithful compliance of the licensee, including its directors, officers, authorized delegates and employees, with this chapter. The bond shall be payable to any person injured by the wrongful act, default, fraud or misrepresentation of the licensee, his authorized delegates or his employees or to the state for the benefit of the person injured. Only one bond is required for any licensee irrespective of the number of officers, directors, locations, employees or authorized delegates of that licensee.

C. The bond shall remain in effect until cancelled by the surety, which cancellation may be had only after thirty days' written notice to the superintendent. That cancellation does not affect any liability incurred or accrued during the thirty day period.

D. In lieu of the bond prescribed in this section, an applicant for a license or a licensee may deposit with the superintendent cash or alternatives to cash acceptable to the superintendent in the amount of the required bond. Notwithstanding § 35-155, subsection E, the principal amount of the deposit shall be released only on written authorization of the superintendent or on the order of a court of competent jurisdiction. The principal amount of the deposit shall not be released to the licensee before the expiration of five years from the first occurrence of any of the following:

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1. The date of substitution of a bond for a cash alternative unless the superintendent determines in his discretion that the bond constitutes adequate security for all past, present or future obligations of the licensee. After that determination, the cash alternative may be immediately released.

2. The surrender of the license.

3. The revocation of the license.

4. The expiration of the license.

E. Notwithstanding subsections A through D of this section, if the required amount of the bond is reduced, whether by change in the number of authorized delegates or locations or by legislative action, a cash deposit in lieu of that bond shall not be correspondingly reduced but shall be maintained at the higher amount until the expiration of three years from the effective date of the reduction in the required amount of that bond unless the superintendent in his discretion determines otherwise.
§ 6-1205.01. Net worth requirements
A. Each applicant for a license shall have and each licensee shall maintain at all times a net worth of at least one hundred thousand dollars, calculated according to generally accepted accounting principles.

B. Any licensee who is engaged in the business regulated under this chapter at more than one location pursuant to § 6-1207 or through authorized delegates pursuant to § 6-1208 shall have an additional net worth of fifty thousand dollars for each location or authorized delegate located in this state, as applicable, to a maximum of five hundred thousand dollars.

C. A licensee whose business conducts a total of more than five hundred thousand dollars in transactions that involve transmitting money in an amount of one thousand dollars or more during the preceding year shall maintain net worth in addition to the amounts required by subsections A and B of this section. The additional net worth shall be not less than ten per cent of the total of such transactions conducted in this state, calculated according to generally accepted accounting principles to a maximum of five hundred thousand dollars.
§ 6-1206. Issuance of license; renewal
A. On the filing of a complete application, the superintendent shall investigate the financial condition and responsibility, financial and business experience, character and general fitness of the applicant. In his discretion, the superintendent may conduct an on-site investigation of the applicant, the reasonable cost of which shall be borne by the applicant. The superintendent shall issue a license to an applicant if the superintendent finds that all of the following conditions are met:

1. The applicant has complied with § § 6-1204, 6-1205 and 6-1205.01.

2. The competence, experience and integrity of the officers, directors and controlling persons and any proposed management personnel indicate that it would be in the interest of the public to permit such person to participate in the affairs of a licensee.

3. The applicant has paid the required license fee.

B. The superintendent shall approve or deny every application for an original license within one hundred twenty days after the date an application is complete, which period may be extended by the written consent of the applicant. The superintendent shall notify the applicant of the date on which the application is determined to be complete. In the absence of approval or denial of the application or consent to the extension of the one hundred twenty day period, the application is deemed approved and the superintendent shall issue the license effective as of the first business day after that one hundred twenty day period or any extended period.

C. A licensee shall pay a renewal fee as prescribed in § 6-126 on or before November 1 of each year. The renewal fee shall be accompanied by a renewal application in the form prescribed by the superintendent. A license for which no renewal fee and application have been received by November 1 shall be suspended. A licensee may renew a suspended license no later than December 1 of the year of expiration by paying the renewal fee plus one hundred dollars for each day the renewal fee and application were not received by the superintendent. A license expires on December 1 of each year, unless earlier renewed, surrendered or revoked. A license shall not be granted to the holder of an expired license or to an incorporator, director or officer of the holder of an expired license except on compliance with the requirements provided in this article for an original license.


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§ 6-1207. Principal and branch offices; notices

A. A licensee shall designate and maintain a principal place of business for the transaction of business regulated by this chapter. If a licensee maintains one or more places of business in this state, the licensee shall designate a place of business in this state as its principal place of business for purposes of this section. The license shall specify the address of the principal place of business and shall designate a responsible individual for its principal place of business.

B. If a licensee maintains one or more locations in this state in addition to a principal place of business, and those locations are to be under the control of the licensee and not under the control of authorized delegates as prescribed in § 6-1208, the licensee shall obtain a branch office license from the superintendent for each additional location by filing an application as required by the superintendent at the time the licensee files its license application. If branch offices are added by the licensee, the licensee shall file with the superintendent an application for a branch office license with the licensee's next quarterly fiscal report prescribed by § 6-1211. The superintendent shall issue a branch office license if the superintendent determines that the licensee has complied with the provisions of this subsection. The license shall indicate on its face the address of the branch office and shall designate a manager for each branch office to oversee that office. The superintendent may disapprove the designated manager then or at any later time if the superintendent finds that the competence, experience and integrity of the branch manager warrants disapproval. A person may be designated as the manager for more than one branch. The licensee shall submit a fee as prescribed in § 6-126 for each branch office license.
C. A licensee shall prominently display the money transmitter license in its principal place of business and the branch office license in each branch office. Each authorized delegate shall prominently display at each location a notice in a form prescribed by the superintendent that indicates that the authorized delegate is an authorized delegate of a licensee under this chapter.

D. If the address of the principal place of business or any branch office is changed, the licensee shall immediately notify the superintendent of the change. The superintendent shall endorse the change of address on the license for a fee as prescribed in § 6-126.

§ 6-1208. Authorized delegates of licensee; reports

A. A licensee may conduct the business regulated under this chapter at one or more locations in this state through authorized delegates designated by the licensee.

B. Each contract between a licensee and an authorized delegate shall require the authorized delegate to operate in full compliance with the law and shall contain as an appendix a current copy of this chapter. The licensee shall provide each authorized delegate with operating policies and procedures sufficient to permit compliance by the delegate with the provisions of title 13, chapter 23 [FN1] and this chapter and rules adopted pursuant to this chapter. The licensee shall promptly update the policies and procedures to permit compliance with those laws and rules.

C. An authorized delegate is not liable for any obligation imposed on its licensee by this chapter with respect to the business for which it is a delegate. On suspension or revocation of a license or the failure of a licensee to renew its license, the superintendent shall notify all delegates of the licensee who are on record with the department of the department's action. On receipt of this notice, an authorized delegate shall immediately cease to operate as a delegate of that licensee.

§ 6-1209. Cease and desist orders; examinations

A. In addition to his authority under § 6-137, the superintendent may issue an order to cease and desist against a licensee, requiring the licensee to cease conducting its business through an authorized delegate and to take appropriate affirmative action, pursuant to § 6-137, if the superintendent finds that:

1. The authorized delegate has violated, is violating or is about to violate any applicable law or rule or order of the superintendent.

2. The authorized delegate has failed to cooperate with an examination or investigation by the superintendent or the attorney general authorized by this title.

3. The competence, experience, integrity or overall moral character of the authorized delegate or any controlling person of the authorized delegate indicates that it would not be in the interest of the public to permit that person to participate in the business regulated under this chapter.

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4. The financial condition of the authorized delegate is such that it might prejudice the interests of the public in the conduct of the business regulated under this chapter.

5. The authorized delegate has engaged, is engaging or is about to engage in any unsafe or unsound act, practice or transaction or an act, practice or transaction that constitutes a violation of this title or of any rule or order of the superintendent.

B. Any business for which a license is required by this chapter conducted by an authorized delegate outside the scope of authority conferred in the contract between the authorized delegate and the licensee is unlicensed activity. An authorized delegate of a licensee holds in trust for the benefit of the licensee all monies received from the sale or delivery of the licensee's payment instruments or monies received for transmission. If an authorized delegate commingles any such monies with any monies or other property owned or controlled by the authorized delegate, a trust against all commingled proceeds and other monies or property owned or controlled by the authorized delegate is imposed in favor of the licensee in an amount equal to the amount of the proceeds due the licensee.

C. An authorized delegate is subject to examination by the superintendent at the discretion of the superintendent. The licensee is responsible for the payment of an assessment for the examination of its authorized delegates to the extent that the examination relates to the activities conducted by the authorized delegate on behalf of the licensee. That assessment shall be made at the rate set by the superintendent for examination of an enterprise pursuant to § 6-125, subsection B, and payment of that assessment shall be made as prescribed by § 6-125.

§ 6-1210. Suspension or revocation of licenses

The superintendent may suspend or revoke a license if the superintendent finds any of the following:

1. The licensee has made a material misstatement or suppressed or withheld information on an application for a license or any document required to be filed with the superintendent.

2. A fact or condition exists that, if it had existed or had been known at the time the licensee applied for its license, would have been grounds for denying the application.

3. The licensee is insolvent as defined in § 47-1201.

4. The licensee has violated any provision of title 13, chapter 23, [FN1] this chapter or rules adopted pursuant to this chapter or any order of the superintendent.

5. An authorized delegate of the licensee has violated any provision of title 13, chapter 23, this chapter or rules adopted thereunder or any order of the superintendent as a result of a course of negligent failure to supervise or as a result of the wilful misconduct of the licensee.

6. The licensee refuses to permit the superintendent or the attorney general to make any examination authorized by this title. [FN2]

7. The licensee knowingly fails to make any report required by this chapter.

8. The licensee fails to pay a judgment entered in favor of a claimant, plaintiff or creditor in an action arising out of the licensee's business regulated under this article within thirty days after the judgment becomes final or within thirty days after expiration or termination of a stay of execution or other stay of proceedings, whichever is later. If execution on the judgment is stayed by court order, operation of law or otherwise, proceedings to suspend or revoke the license for failure of the licensee to comply with that judgment may not be commenced by the superintendent under this subsection until thirty days after that stay.

9. The licensee has been convicted in any state of a felony or of any crime involving a breach of trust or dishonesty.
§ 6-1211. Reports

Each licensee shall file with the superintendent within forty-five days after the end of each fiscal quarter a consolidated financial statement including a balance sheet, income and expense statements and a list of all authorized delegates, branch managers, responsible individuals and locations within this state that have been added or terminated by the licensee within the

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fiscal quarter. Information regarding branch managers and responsible individuals shall include the information prescribed in § 6-1204, subsection A, paragraph 4. For locations and authorized delegates, the licensee shall include the name and street address of each location and authorized delegate.

§ 6-1212. Permissible investments
A. Every licensee shall maintain at all times permissible investments that comply with either of the following:

1. A market value computed in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles of not less than the aggregate amount of all of its outstanding payment instruments.

2. A net carrying value computed in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles of not less than the aggregate amount of all of its outstanding payment instruments, provided the market value of these permissible investments is at least ninety-five per cent of the net carrying value.

B. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the superintendent, with respect to any particular licensee or all licensees, may limit the extent to which any class of permissible investments as defined in § 6-1201 may be considered a permissible investment, except for money and certificates of deposit. The superintendent may by rule prescribe or by order allow other types of investments which the superintendent determines to have substantially equivalent safety as other permissible investments to be considered a permissible investment under this chapter.

§ 6-1213. Records
A. Each licensee shall keep and use in its business books, accounts and records in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles that will enable the superintendent to determine whether that licensee is complying with the provisions of this chapter. Each licensee and authorized delegate shall preserve its records for at least five years after making the final entry on any transaction. Each authorized delegate shall keep records as required by the superintendent.

B. For each authorized delegate, the licensee shall maintain records that demonstrate that the licensee conducted a reasonable background investigation of each authorized delegate. A licensee shall preserve those records for at least five years after the authorized delegate's most recent designation by the licensee. For an authorized delegate designated after November 1, 1991, the records shall be available at all times, and for an authorized delegate designated on or before November 1, 1991, the records shall be available at all times after November 1, 1992.

C. The records of the licensee regarding the business regulated under this chapter shall be maintained at its principal place of business or, with notice to the superintendent, at another location designated by the licensee. If the records are maintained outside this state, the superintendent may require that the licensee make those records available to the superintendent at his office not more than five business days after demand. The superintendent may further require that those records be accompanied by an individual who is available to answer questions regarding those records and the business regulated under this chapter. The superintendent may require the appearance of a specific individual or may request the licensee to designate an individual knowledgeable with regard to the records and the business. The individual appearing with the records shall be available to the superintendent for up to three business days.

D. On-site examinations of records prescribed by this chapter may be conducted in conjunction with representatives of other state agencies or agencies of another state or of the federal government as determined by the superintendent. In lieu of an on-site examination, the superintendent may accept the examination report of an agency of this state or of another state or of the federal government or a report prepared by an independent licensed certified public accountant. Joint examination or acceptance of an examination report shall not be deemed a waiver of examination assessments provided by law, and joint reports and reports accepted under this subsection are considered an official report of the department for all purposes. Information obtained by examinations prescribed by this article shall be disclosed only as provided in § 6-129.

§ 6-1214. Liability of licensees
Each licensee is liable for the payment of all moneys covered by payment instruments that it sells or issues in any form in this state whether directly or through an authorized delegate and whether as a maker or drawer or as money received for obligors or for transmission by any means whether or not that instrument is a negotiable instrument under the laws of this state.

§ 6-1215. Notice of source of instrument; transaction records

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A. Every payment instrument sold by a licensee directly or through an authorized delegate shall bear the name of the licensee and a unique consecutive number clearly stamped or imprinted on it.

B. For every transaction involving the receipt of money from a customer, the licensee or authorized delegate who receives the money shall maintain written records of the transaction. The records may be reduced to computer or other electronic medium. The records collectively shall contain the name of the licensee, the street address of the location where the money was received, the name and street address of the customer if reported to the licensee or authorized delegate, the approximate date of the transaction, the name or other information from which, together with other contemporaneous records, the superintendent can determine the identity of those employees of the licensee or authorized delegate who may have conducted the transaction and the amount of the transaction. The information required by this section shall be available through the licensee or authorized delegate who received the money for at least five years from the date of the transaction.

§ 6-1216. Acquisition of control
A. A person shall not directly or indirectly acquire control of a licensee or controlling person without the prior written approval of the superintendent, except as otherwise provided by this section.

B. An application for approval to acquire control of a licensee shall be in writing in a form prescribed by the superintendent and shall be accompanied by information as the superintendent may require. The application shall be accompanied by the fee prescribed in § 6-126. The superintendent shall act on the application within one hundred twenty days after the date on which the application is complete, unless the applicant consents in writing to an extended period. An application that is not denied or approved within that period shall be deemed approved as of the first business day after the expiration of that period.

C. The superintendent shall deny the application to acquire control of a licensee if he finds that the acquisition of control is contrary to law or determines that disapproval is reasonably necessary to protect the interest of the public. In making that determination, the superintendent shall consider both of the following:

1. Whether the financial condition of the person that seeks to control the licensee might jeopardize the financial condition of the licensee or prejudice the interests of the public in the conduct of the business regulated under this chapter.

2. Whether the competence, experience, integrity and overall moral character of the person that seeks to control the licensee, or the officers, directors and controlling persons of the person that seeks to control the licensee, indicate that it would not be in the interest of the public to permit that person to control the licensee.

D. Nothing in this section prohibits a person from negotiating or entering into agreements subject to the condition that the acquisition of control will not be effective until approval of the superintendent is obtained.

E. This section does not apply to any of the following persons or transactions:

1. A registered dealer who acts as an underwriter or member of a selling group in a public offering of the voting securities of a licensee or controlling person of a licensee.

2. A person who acts as proxy for the sole purpose of voting at a designated meeting of the security holders of a licensee or controlling person of a licensee.

3. A person who acquires control of a licensee or controlling person of a licensee by devise or descent.

4. A person who acquires control of a licensee or controlling person as a personal representative, custodian, guardian, conservator, trustee or any other officer appointed by a court of competent jurisdiction or by operation of law.

5. A pledgee of a voting security of a licensee or controlling person who does not have the right, as pledgee, to vote that security.

6. A person or transaction that the superintendent by rule or order exempts in the public interest.

F. Before filing an application for approval to acquire control, a person may request in writing a determination from the superintendent as to whether that person will be deemed in control on consummation of a proposed transaction. If the superintendent determines in response to that request that the person will not be in control within the meaning of this chapter,

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the superintendent shall enter an order to that effect and the proposed transaction is not subject to the requirements of this section.

§ 6-1217. Appointment of superintendent as agent for service of process; forwarding of process; consent to jurisdiction

A. A licensee, an authorized delegate or a person who knowingly engages in business activities that are regulated under this chapter with or without filing an application is deemed to have done both of the following:

1. Consented to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state for all actions arising under this chapter.

2. Appointed the superintendent as his lawful agent for the purpose of accepting service of process in any action, suit or proceeding that may arise under this chapter.

B. Within three business days after service of process upon the superintendent, the superintendent shall transmit by certified mail copies of all lawful process accepted by the superintendent as an agent to that person at its last known address. Service of process shall be considered complete three business days after the superintendent deposits the copies of the documents in the United States mail.

§ 6-1218. Prohibited transactions

A person shall not engage in conduct requiring a license under this chapter as an authorized delegate of a principal if that principal is not licensed under this chapter. A person who does so shall be deemed to be the principal seller, issuer or actor, and not merely an authorized delegate, and is liable to the holder, remitter or customer as the principal.

§ 6-1241. Reports to the attorney general; investigation; violation; classification

A. Within thirty days after any transaction or series or pattern of transactions that is conducted or attempted by, at or through the business and that involves or aggregates five thousand dollars or more in funds or other assets, each licensee and authorized delegate of a licensee and each money transmitter shall file with the attorney general's office in a form prescribed by the attorney general a report of the transaction or series or pattern of transactions if the licensee, authorized delegate or money transmitter knows, suspects or has reason to suspect that the activity either:

1. Involves funds that are derived from illegal activities, is intended or conducted in order to hide or disguise funds or other assets that are derived from illegal activities, including, without limitation, the ownership, nature, source, location or control of the funds or other assets, as part of a plan to violate or evade any law or regulation or to avoid any transaction reporting requirement under this chapter or may constitute a possible money laundering violation under § 13-2317 or another racketeering violation as defined in § 13-2301.

2. Has no business or apparent lawful purpose or is not the sort of activity in which the particular customer would normally be expected to engage and the licensee, authorized delegate or money transmitter knows of no reasonable explanation for the activity after examining the available facts, including the background and possible purpose of the activity.

B. A licensee, authorized delegate or money transmitter that is required to file a report regarding business conducted in this state pursuant to the currency and foreign transactions reporting act (31 United States Code § § 5311 through 5326, including any special measures that are established under 31 United States Code § 5318A, and 31 Code of Federal Regulations part 103 or 12 Code of Federal Regulations § 21.11) shall file a duplicate of that report with the attorney general.

C. All persons who are engaged in a trade or business and who receive more than ten thousand dollars in money in one transaction or who receive more than ten thousand dollars in money through two or more related transactions shall complete and file with the attorney general the information required by 31 United States Code § 5331 and the federal regulations relating to this section concerning reports relating to cash received in trade or business.

D. A licensee, authorized delegate or money transmitter that is regulated under the currency and foreign transactions reporting act (31 United States Code § 5325 and 31 Code of Federal Regulations part 103) and that is required to make available prescribed records to the secretary of the United States department of treasury on request at any time shall follow the same prescribed procedures and create and maintain the same prescribed records relating to each transaction.


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E. In addition to the requirements under subsection D of this section and in connection with each transaction that involves transmitting money in an amount of one thousand dollars or more, whether sending or receiving, a licensee or, for transactions conducted through an authorized delegate, an authorized delegate shall retain a record of each of the following:

1. The name and social security or taxpayer identification number, if any, of the individual presenting the transaction and the person and the entity on whose behalf the transaction is to be effected.

2. The type and number of the customer's verified photographic identification, as described in 31 Code of Federal Regulations § 103.28.

3. The customer's current occupation.

4. The customer's current residential address.

5. The customer's signature.

F. Subsection E of this section does not apply to transactions by which the licensee's customer is making a bill payment either to a commercial creditor pursuant to a contract between the licensee and the commercial creditor or to a utility company.

G. Each licensee shall create records that reflect the provision of updated operating policies and procedures pursuant to § 6-1208, subsection B and of instruction that promotes compliance with this chapter, title 13, chapter 23 and 31 United States Code § 5318, including the identification of the provider and the material and instruction that were provided.

H. On request of the attorney general, a county attorney or the superintendent, a licensee, authorized delegate or money transmitter shall make any records that are created pursuant to this section available to the attorney general, a county attorney or the superintendent at any time.

I. A licensee or, for transactions conducted through an authorized delegate, an authorized delegate shall maintain any customer identification records that are created pursuant to subsection E of this section for three years. After three years, the licensee or, for transactions conducted through an authorized delegate, the authorized delegate shall deliver the customer identification records to the attorney general. The attorney general shall make the records available on request to the superintendent or a county attorney but shall not otherwise distribute the customer identification records without a court order. The customer identification records shall not be used for any purpose other than for criminal and civil prosecution and the prevention and detection of fraud and other criminal conduct.

J. If the superintendent or the attorney general finds that reasonable grounds exist for requiring additional record keeping and reporting in order to carry out the purposes of this chapter and to prevent the evasion of this chapter, the superintendent or the attorney general may:

1. Issue an order requiring any group of licensees, authorized delegates or money transmitters in a geographic area to do any of the following:

(a) Obtain information regarding transactions that involve total dollar amounts or denominations of five hundred dollars or more, including the names of any persons participating in those transactions and any persons or entities on whose behalf they are to be effected.

(b) Maintain records of that information for at least five years and make those records available to the attorney general and the superintendent.

(c) File a report with the attorney general and the superintendent regarding any transaction in the manner prescribed in the order.

2. Issue an order exempting any group of licensees or authorized delegates from the requirements of subsection E of this section based on the geographic area, the volume of business conducted, the record of compliance with the reporting requirements of this chapter and other objective criteria.

K. An order issued pursuant to subsection J of this section is not effective for more than one hundred eighty days unless renewed after finding that reasonable grounds exist for continuation of the order.

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L. The timely filing of a report required by this section with the appropriate federal agency shall be deemed compliance with the reporting requirements of this section, unless the attorney general has notified the superintendent that reports of that type are not regularly and comprehensively transmitted by that federal agency to the attorney general.

M. This chapter does not preclude a licensee, authorized delegate, money transmitter, financial institution or person engaged in a trade or business from instituting contact with and disclosing customer financial records to appropriate state or local law enforcement agencies if the licensee, authorized delegate, money transmitter, financial institution or person has information that may be relevant to a possible violation of any criminal statute or to the evasion or attempted evasion of any reporting requirement of this chapter.

N. A licensee, authorized delegate, money transmitter, financial institution, person engaged in a trade or business or director, officer, employee, agent or authorized delegate of any of them that keeps or files a record as prescribed by this section, that communicates or discloses information or records under subsection M of this section or that requires another to make any such disclosure is not liable to any person under any law or rule of this state or any political subdivision of this state or under any contract or other legally enforceable agreement, including any arbitration agreement, for the disclosure or for the failure to provide notice of the disclosure to the person who is the subject of the disclosure or to any other person who is identified in the disclosure. This subsection shall be construed to be consistent with 31 United States Code § 5318(g)(3).

O. The attorney general may report any possible violations indicated by analysis of the reports required by this chapter to any appropriate law enforcement agency for use in the proper discharge of its official duties. If an officer or employee of this state or any political subdivision of this state receives a report pursuant to 31 United States Code § 5318(g), the report shall be disclosed only as provided in 31 United States Code § 5318(g). A person who releases information received pursuant to this subsection except in the proper discharge of official duties is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.

P. The requirements of this section shall be construed to be consistent with the requirements of the currency and foreign transactions reporting act (31 United States Code § § 5311 through 5326 and federal regulations prescribed under those sections) unless the context otherwise requires.

Q. A person who refuses to permit any lawful investigation by the superintendent, a county attorney or the attorney general or who refuses to make records available to the superintendent, a county attorney or the attorney general pursuant to subsection H of this section is guilty of a class 6 felony.

§ 6-1242. Investigations

A. The attorney general may conduct investigations within or outside this state to determine if a licensee, authorized delegate, money transmitter, financial institution or person engaged in a trade or business has failed to file a report required by this article or has engaged or is engaging in an act, practice or transaction that constitutes a money laundering violation as provided in § 13-2317.

B. On request of the attorney general, all licensees, authorized delegates, money transmitters and financial institutions shall make their books and records available to the attorney general during normal business hours for inspection and examination in connection with an investigation pursuant to this section.




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SCHEDULE 2.5(a)

RETAILER MARKS

1.
“Walmart”

2.
“Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.”

3.
“Walmart MoneyCard”

4.
Image of the Walmart “spark”, as approved by Retailer. For example purposes only, the “spark” is depicted as follows:

[Image of Walmart "spark"]

5.
Image of the Walmart “half spark”, as approved by Retailer. For example purposes only, the “half spark” is depicted as follows:

[Image of Walmart "half spark"]

6.
The phrase: “Save Money. Live Better.”

7.
Any combination of the Spark with the Retailer name.

8.
[Image of Walmart Rapid Reload]

9.     Use of all Retailer Marks is subject to the terms of the Agreement. Font and color for initial use must be approved by Retailer.




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Schedule 2.12

Service Level Standards

(a) GDC shall provide cardholders IVR and live customer service calls with respect to MoneyCards during the hours of operation and at the Service Levels set forth in Exhibit 2.12(a).
(b) GDC shall provide Retailer with the Super Service Levels set forth as such in Exhibit 2.12(b) attached hereto.
(c) GDC shall pay [*] for the failure to meet the default level with respect to any Super Service Level (unless the failure is due to an act or a failure to act by Retailer). Such Service Level Credit shall be [*] for the first failure in [*] to meet the applicable default level, [*] for the second failure in [*] to meet the applicable default level and [*] for the third failure and each subsequent failure in [*] to meet the applicable default level. Due to the interdependency of the Super Service Levels, only [*] shall be payable with respect to performance in any calendar month, whether GDC fails to meet one or both of the Super Service Levels in that month. In addition, failure to meet both Super Service Levels in a month shall only count as a single failure for purposes of calculating the penalty for any subsequent failure.
(d) [*] shall have the right to [*] this Agreement upon at least [*] notice to the other Parties in a [*], excluding any calendar months for which [*] applies and excluding a Repeated SLA Failure involving only Services Levels designated in Exhibit 2.12(a) as a “[*],” provided that [*] must exercise its right to [*] under this paragraph (d) with respect to any [*] by providing the other Parties its [*] no later than [*] following the date on which [*] first has the right to [*] this Agreement for such [*] under this paragraph.
(e) [*] shall also have the right to [*] this Agreement upon at least [*] notice to the other Parties in the event of a [*]; provided, further, that [*] must exercise its right to [*] under this paragraph (e) with respect to any Repeated Super SLA Failure by providing the other Parties its [*] no later than [*] following the date on which [*] first has the right to [*] this Agreement for such [*] under this paragraph.
(f) Within fifteen Business Days after the end of each calendar month, GDC shall provide written reports to Retailer regarding the service levels achieved with respect to each of the Service Levels and Super Service Levels set forth in Exhibits 2.12(a) and 2.12(b) for such month. With respect to Item 12 of Exhibit 2.12(a), GDC shall provide on a monthly basis a report identifying [*] and [*].
(g) Certain capitalized terms used in Exhibits 2.12(a) and 2.12(b) and not otherwise defined in the Agreement are defined in Exhibit 2.12(c).
(h) The Service Levels and Super Service levels may be modified by mutual agreement of Retailer and GDC from time to time, as documented between the Parties via written communication.

*Confidential Treatment Requested.


        




Exhibit 2.12(a)

Service Levels

Service Level
Definition
Defect Definition
Calculation
Target %
Default %
Comments
1. Purchase Authorizations
Percentage of Availability of the MoneyCard purchase Authorization System
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2. IVR Availability
Percentage of Availability of the IVR
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
 
 
 
 
3. Call Response Timeliness
Percentage of calls answered by a live representative in 120 seconds
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4. Call Abandonment
Percentage of calls abandoned while waiting for a live customer service representative
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5. Call Quality
Percent of calls meeting mutually (by Retailer, Bank and GDC) agreed upon quality standard for an acceptable call, per mutually agreed call quality review form
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6. New Cardholder Set Up Accuracy [Fields covered: Name, address, and SSN]
Percentage of new Cardholder accounts that contain an error.
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

*Confidential Treatment Requested.



7. New Cardholder Card Production Accuracy
Measure of the accuracy of MoneyCard production services including plastics, embossing, graphics/ thermal prints, inserts, card mailers, activation stickers, envelope and PIN mailer
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8. New Cardholder Card Production Timeliness
Timeliness of MoneyCards being embossed and put into the mail system
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9. Cardholder Website Access
Percentage of Available for Use time for www.walmartmoneycar d.com
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10 MoneyCard Fee Accuracy
The percentage of accurate assessment of all MoneyCard Fees
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11. Customer Satisfaction Survey
The percentage of Cardholders who are satisfied as indicated by results of mutually agreed (by Bank and GDC) satisfaction survey
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
12. Cardholder Complaints
Timeliness of response to and resolution of Cardholder complaints
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
 


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            *Confidential Treatment Requested.
    


Exhibit 2.12(b)

Super Service Levels


Super Service Levels will be measured on a calendar month basis.
SLA
Definition
Defect Definition
Calculation
Target
Default
Card Sales and POS Card Reload System Availability
Percentage of Availability of the Authorization System for MoneyCard sales and POS Loads
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
 
 
 
 
 
 
Card Sales and POS Load System Response Time
Timeliness of the Authorization System for MoneyCard sales and POS Loads
 
[*]
[*]
[*]


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            *Confidential Treatment Requested.
    





Exhibit 2.12(c)

Definitions

“Authorization System” means that portion of equipment, software, systems, processes and procedures used or necessary for use by Bank to authorize MoneyCard transactions.
“Availability”, unless otherwise defined herein, means the extent to which referenced equipment, software, systems, data or services are Available for Use.
“Available for Use” means the ability of equipment, software, systems, data, and functions for which GDC or Bank is operationally responsible including the Authorization System and the IVR, to be utilized or accessed by Bank, Retailer, cardholders or other third-parties, as intended in accordance with normal operations.
“Downtime” means the number of minutes in the calendar month during which identified equipment, software, systems, data, services or function was not Available for Use or where response time of such service is outside established parameters.
“Excused Downtime” means (i) Downtime during a Scheduled Maintenance Window; and (ii) any other period during which any particular equipment, software, system, function or service is not Available For Use (x) which Bank or Retailer, as applicable, has approved, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, (y) which Bank or Retailer, as applicable, has excused, or (z) which are outages due to matters outside of GDC’s or Bank’s Span of Control, as applicable.
IVR” means any interactive voice response system utilized by GDC to provide services for MoneyCards.
MoneyCard Fees” means the fees and charges imposed on Cardholders by Bank for a MoneyCard.
“Scheduled Maintenance Window” means a scheduled period of time mutually agreed by Retailer, Bank and Servicer during which maintenance or other activities are to be performed and the time actually used, such time not to exceed [*] per calendar month. Each Party shall provide the other not less than [*] prior notice of any requests for changes to its Scheduled Maintenance Window. Extensions to a Scheduled Maintenance Window, and any rescheduled Maintenance Window for which the Party has not provided its consent shall be deemed Unexcused Downtime.
Span of Control” means any equipment, software, system, network or other infrastructure and those areas of functionality and availability with respect to, or utilized to provide, services, as applicable, that are under the control of a Party, its subcontractors or agents.
“Unexcused Downtime” means the total number of minutes any referenced system, component or service is not available for Use during a calendar month, excluding Excused Downtime.
*Confidential Treatment Requested.


ny-1187881
        



SCHEDULE 3.1
CARDHOLDER FEES AS OF EFFECTIVE DATE
Walmart MoneyCard Basic Card Fee Information for Cards Purchased in-Store:

 
Purchase Fee
Load a minimum of $20 at any register
$1.88
Monthly Service Fee
First fee deducted 10 days after card setup or 90 days after purchase if you do not set up.
$3.00
Reload using direct deposit of payroll or government benefits.
No Fee
Reload using Walmart Check Cashing
Standard Walmart Check Cashing fees and limits apply. Not available in all states or stores.
No Reload Fee
Rapid Reload® at participating Walmart Stores
$3.00
Reload with cash on the Green Dot Network
Up to $4.95
Cash withdrawal or balance inquiry at over 24,000 MoneyPass® ATMs
No Fee
Cash withdrawal at non-MoneyPass® ATMs or tellers
ATM owner may also charge a fee.
$2.00
Cash back with purchase where available
No Fee
Balance inquiry at non-MoneyPass® ATMs
ATM owner may also charge a fee.
$1.00
Replacement card if lost, stolen, or damaged
$3.00
Foreign merchant surcharge added to transaction amount
2%
Optional services may also be offered for a fee

Walmart MoneyCard Basic Card Fee Information for Cards Purchased on Cardholder Website:

Fee Information
Purchase Fee
Does not include first card load -- see below for reload fees.
$0.00
Monthly Service Fee*
See footnote below for timing of this fee.
$3.00
Reload using direct deposit of payroll or government benefits.
No Fee
Reload using Walmart Check Cashing
Standard Walmart Check Cashing fees and limits apply. Not available in all states or stores.
No Reload Fee
Rapid Reload® at participating Walmart Stores
$3.00
Reload with cash on the Green Dot Network
Up to $4.95
Cash withdrawal or balance inquiry at over 24,000 MoneyPass® ATMs
No Fee

        


Cash withdrawal at non-MoneyPass® ATMs or tellers
ATM owner may also charge a fee.
$2.00
Cash back with purchase where available
No Fee
Balance inquiry at non-MoneyPass® ATMs
ATM owner may also charge a fee.
$1.00
Replacement card if lost, stolen, or damaged
$3.00
Foreign merchant surcharge added to transaction amount
2%
Optional services may also be offered for a fee

*When and How Monthly Service Fees are Assessed. If you have loaded funds to your card within the first ten (10) days after card sign up, your first Monthly Service Fee will be assessed on the tenth day and will be assessed each month thereafter. If you do not load funds to your card during the ten (10) days after card sign up, your first Monthly Service Fee will be assessed during the monthly billing cycle which follows your first load.

Walmart MoneyCard Plus Card Fee Information:
Purchase Fee
Load a minimum of $20 at any register or online
$4.00 or less
Monthly Service Fee *
See footnote below for timing of this fee.
$3.00
Reload using direct deposit of payroll or government benefits.
No Fee
Reload using Walmart Check Cashing
Standard Walmart Check Cashing fees and limits apply. Not available in all states or stores.
No Reload Fee
Rapid Reload® at participating Walmart Stores
$3.00
Reload with cash on the Green Dot Network
Up to $4.95
Cash withdrawal or balance inquiry at over 24,000 MoneyPass® ATMs
No Fee
Cash withdrawal at non-MoneyPass® ATMs or tellers
ATM owner may also charge a fee.
$2.00
Cash back with purchase where available
No Fee
Balance inquiry at non-MoneyPass® ATMs
ATM owner may also charge a fee.
$1.00
Replacement card if lost, stolen, or damaged
$3.00
Foreign merchant surcharge added to transaction amount
2%
Optional services may also be offered for a fee
*When and How Monthly Service Fees are Assessed. Your first Monthly Service Fee will be assessed ten (10) days after you sign up or set up your card and each month thereafter.

Walmart MoneyCard Preferred Card Fee Information:
Purchase Fee
Load a minimum of $20 at any register or online
$4.00
Monthly Service Fee *
See footnote below for timing of this fee. The next month’s fee is waived when you:
Load at least $500 in a calendar month (excludes any amount received using the Send Money feature) or,
Get payroll or government benefits direct deposited.
$3.00


        


Reload using direct deposit of payroll or government benefits.
No Fee
Reload using Walmart Check Cashing
Standard Walmart Check Cashing fees and limits apply. Not available in all states or stores.
No Reload Fee
Rapid Reload® at participating Walmart Stores
No Fee
Reload with cash on the Green Dot Network
Up to $4.95
Cash withdrawal or balance inquiry at over 24,000 MoneyPass® ATMs
No Fee
Cash withdrawal at non-MoneyPass® ATMs or tellers
ATM owner may also charge a fee.
$2.00
Cash back with purchase where available
No Fee
Balance inquiry at non-MoneyPass® ATMs
ATM owner may also charge a fee.
$1.00
Replacement card if lost, stolen, or damaged
$3.00
Foreign merchant surcharge added to transaction amount
2%
Optional services may also be offered for a fee

* When and How Monthly Service Fees are Assessed. Your first Monthly Service Fee will be assessed ten (10) days after you sign up or set up your card and each month thereafter.

Walmart MoneyCard Simple Fee Plan
 
Monthly Service Fee1
$3.00
Fee is waived when you reload $1,000 in prior calendar month.2
Swipe Reload at Walmart
$3.00
Reload for free using Direct Deposit or Walmart Check Cashing.3
Get cash at non-MoneyPass® ATMs or tellers4
$2.00
No ATM withdrawal fee at thousands of MoneyPass® ATMs nationwide. Free cash back with purchase where available.
ATM Balance Inquiry4
$1.00
Balance inquiries are free at MoneyPass® ATMs, online, by phone, or via text messaging.5
Other Fees: At foreign merchant, a 2% surcharge will be added. Lost or stolen card fee $3.




        


SCHEDULE 7.4

DATA SHARING, POCS DATA AND LICENSE ADDENDUM

This Data Sharing, POCS Data and License Addendum (“Data Sharing Addendum”) is made subject to and a part of the Amended and Restated Walmart MoneyCard Program Agreement (“Agreement”) entered into between and among Retailer, GDC and Bank (as defined in the Agreement).

1.    Definitions.     Capitalized terms used in this Data Sharing Addendum and not otherwise defined will have the meanings given to them in the Agreement.
Compliance Data” means any data collected by GDC or Bank for fraud mitigation purposes or in order to comply with Applicable Law or law enforcement request, including any biometric data.
Customer Data means the name, email address, telephone number, address, social security number or other government issued identifier that is collected by GDC or Bank from the Cardholder or purchaser of a Product, whether in connection with the purchase of a Product, as a result of a Product transaction or through a request or communication directed to the Cardholder or purchaser of a Product.
“De-Identified Data” means Customer Data that has been de-identified or aggregated adequately to ensure that no individual can reasonably be identified from the data. To the extent any Applicable Law mandates a certain de-identification standard that would apply to the information in question, the information will not be considered De-Identified Data unless that standard has been applied.
POCS System means Retailer’s Point of Contact Service Data system, an integrated Retailer customer interface that, among other things, presents financial services options for a customer based on customer specific personal and transaction information.
GDC Data” means Customer Data and Servicing Data. The term “GDC Data” shall not include De-Identified Data.
Privacy Policy” means the privacy policies, terms and notices of the Parties posted on their respective websites or applicable to their respective collection and use of personally identifiable information.
Retailer Data” means (i) any personally identifiable information provided by an individual to Retailer in connection with the Program, and (ii) other data or information which is not GDC Data which is collected by or on behalf of Retailer without a breach of the Agreement or any obligation of confidentiality to GDC.
2.    Limited License to Retailer; Restrictions on Use; Sharing of GDC Data.
A.    Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Data Sharing Addendum and the Agreement, and subject to Applicable Law and the Privacy Policies of GDC, GDC and Bank hereby grant to Retailer a royalty-free, non-exclusive, worldwide, irrevocable license to use, store, process, manipulate (including to de-identify Customer Data or other personally identifiable information), reproduce and/or combine the GDC Data for the purposes identified in this Section 2 of this Data Sharing Addendum. Retailer may permit its contractors or subcontractors to exercise the rights granted in this Section 2, provided that such contractors or subcontractors (i) may only exercise such rights for the benefit of and in the course of providing services to Retailer and (ii) are subject to confidentiality requirements equivalent to those imposed on Retailer.
B.    Retailer (and any of its contractors or subcontractors who are given access to GDC Data pursuant to Section 2) may use the GDC Data for the following purposes:
(1)    to conduct Retailer internal statistical analyses;
(2)    to perform Retailer internal business modeling;
(3)    to add dimensionality to current or prospective customers, including developing insights into consumer behaviors, consumer needs and demographics for Retailer internal business use, and creating, maintaining and updating customer profiles in the POCS System;


        


(4)    to market Retailer’s products and services in a manner permitted by Applicable Law;
(5)    for Retailer compliance, risk management, and fraud detection, monitoring and prevention purposes;
(6)     for Retailer tax, legal and accounting purposes;
(7)    to provide or display customer, purchaser, or Cardholder transaction information in the POCS System;
(8)    for any other purpose permitted by Applicable Law.
The Parties may mutually agree in writing to additional permitted purposes for which Retailer may use GDC Data.
    C.    Neither GDC, Bank nor Retailer will disclose or use GDC Data in a manner that (i) would breach the Privacy Policy of GDC or Bank; or (ii) would violate any Applicable Law.
D.    Without GDC’s consent, Retailer will not disclose, sell, resell, license, sublicense or distribute the GDC Data in any form or in combination with any other third party data to third parties other than to Retailer’s contractors or subcontractors solely for use in connection with the purposes of Retailer described in Section 2.B of this Data Sharing Addendum. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Retailer may disclose GDC Data if such disclosure is required by court order or legal process, provided Retailer provides GDC with reasonable advance notice of the request, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, and cooperates with GDC in obtaining a limiting order or other confidential treatment of GDC Data.
E.    GDC, Bank and Retailer acknowledge and agree that consumers may be customers of GDC or Bank and of Retailer, and that the same or similar information may be included in GDC Data and Retailer Data. To the extent that the same information is included in both GDC Data and Retailer Data, (i) GDC and Bank shall retain their ownership and use rights in GDC Data; (ii) Retailer shall retain its ownership and use rights in Retailer Data; and (iii) the restrictions on Retailer’s use of GDC Data included in Paragraphs B, C (as it relates to the Privacy Policy of GDC or Bank), D, and K of this Section 2 of this Addendum will not apply to GDC Data that also constitutes Retailer Data. Each Party (x) is responsible for any information it collects from consumers or receives pursuant to this Data Sharing Addendum, and (y) may at any time modify the types of information it collects and its Privacy Policy, subject to this Addendum, provided, however, that GDC and Bank must promptly provide Retailer with updates to their respective Privacy Policies.
F.    GDC will deliver the GDC Data to Retailer or Retailer’s designee via FTP location using a SFTP methodology or other secure transmission process agreed upon by the Parties in writing and that complies with the Retailer Information Security Addendum, Schedule 7.6 of the Agreement. Retailer will provide appropriate security credentials for the SFTP or other secure transmission process.
G.    GDC will transmit a batch file of GDC Data to Retailer or its designee on a [*] basis.
H.    Neither GDC nor Retailer shall have any obligation to provide the other with any information or data purchased or otherwise acquired by such Party from a third party.
I.    GDC and Bank will within a reasonable period of time revise their Privacy Policy to the extent necessary for GDC and Bank to share GDC Data with Retailer in the manner set forth in this Data Sharing Addendum and subject to Applicable Law, will provide consumers with the right to opt out of sharing Customer Data with third parties, including Retailer. GDC and Bank shall not, nor shall they have any obligation to, provide to Retailer any Customer Data that pertains to a consumer who has opted out of such sharing. GDC and Bank shall, at all times during the Term, make their Privacy Policy, including the applicable opt-out mechanism, available to consumers.
K.    Subject to all Applicable Law, upon expiration of the Term or termination of the Agreement, Retailer may, subject to the terms of this Data Sharing Addendum and the Agreement, (i) retain a copy of applicable GDC Data for the purposes of compliance with Applicable Law and internal compliance policies,



*Confidential Treatment Requested.

        


and (ii) continue to use any information or data resulting from Retailer’s or its contractors’ analysis or manipulation of GDC Data, whether alone or in conjunction with other data.
3.    Compliance Data. Nothing in this Data Sharing Addendum or the Agreement is intended to limit either Party’s ability to collect, use or disclose data in order to conduct or effectuate transactions, or pursue compliance, risk management, and fraud detection, monitoring and prevention to the maximum extent permitted by Applicable Law. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Data Sharing Addendum or the Agreement, the Parties agree to cooperate in good faith, to identify, investigate, and prosecute or otherwise act to mitigate, suspected theft, fraud and wrongdoing associated with the Program. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Parties will, following a request from the other Party and subject to Applicable Law and Privacy Policies, furnish Compliance Data regarding consumers and suspected wrongdoing for use solely in connection with any bona fide law enforcement or governmental investigations or initiatives.
4.     Warranty. GDC and Bank each warrant and represent that any GDC Data provided to Retailer shall, upon delivery, be free of any encumbrance or limitation that would prevent or restrict Retailer from making use of GDC Data for any of the permitted purposes identified in Section 2.B of this Data Sharing Addendum, subject to and accordance with the terms of the Agreement and Applicable Law. To the extent any Applicable Law requires consumers’ prior written authorization in order to disclose Customer Data to Retailer for use pursuant to this Data Sharing Addendum, GDC and Bank will not disclose the applicable Customer Data to Retailer without first obtaining the necessary written authorization from the consumer.
 

        


SCHEDULE 7.5

Servicing Data

Green Dot PII
ORIGINAL NAME
NOTES
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
Green Dot MC Transact (pre 08/2011)
ORIGINAL NAME
NOTES
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
Green Dot MC Transactions
ORIGINAL NAME
NOTES
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[*]
*Confidential Treatment Requested.


        


SCHEDULE 7.6

RETAILER INFORMATION SECURITY ADDENDUM

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (“Retailer”) and Green Dot Corporation and Green Dot Bank (collectively, “Principal”) have entered into the Amended and Restated Walmart MoneyCard Program Agreement (the “Agreement”). This Information Security Addendum (the “Addendum”) sets forth the Parties’ mutual understanding relating to the privacy and security of Walmart Information and Walmart systems.

Whereas the Parties agree that, as a result of the engagement contemplated by the Agreement, Principal will have access to Walmart Information and/or Retailer systems; and

Whereas both Parties wish to meet their legal obligations with respect to access to and potential use and disclosure of Walmart Information and/or Retailer systems;

Therefore, in consideration of the foregoing, the promises and covenants contained in the Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and the sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:

A.
Definitions. For the purposes of this Addendum, the terms below have the following meanings whenever capitalized:

“Claims” means all claims, requests, accusations, allegations, assertions, complaints, petitions, demands, suits, actions, proceedings, causes of action, and judgments.

“Costs” means expenses of any kind, including attorneys’ fees, litigation costs, investigatory costs, costs of providing notice to any person or organization in the event of a Data Incident, and costs of providing consumer protection services to any person in the event of a Data Incident, including credit monitoring or identity restoration services.

“Data Incident” means any reasonably suspected or actual unauthorized access to or acquisition, disclosure, use, or loss of Walmart Information (including hard copy records) or breach or compromise of Principal’s Security Program that presents a potential threat to any Walmart Information or Retailer system.

“ISD” means Retailer’s Information Systems Division.

“Privacy and Security Requirements” means all of the following: (i) all legal requirements (federal, state, local, and international laws, rules and regulations, and governmental requirements) currently in effect and as they become effective, relating in any way to the privacy, confidentiality, integrity, availability, or security of Walmart Information; (ii) all industry standards concerning privacy, data protection, confidentiality, integrity, availability, or security of information, including the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, and any other similar standards; (iii) all policies, statements, or notices that are provided to Principal in writing; and (iv) all controls required by the ISD Security Review, including secure coding standards.

“Security Program” means a comprehensive written information security program described below in Section C.

“Security Review” refers to ISD Security’s assessment and evaluation of Principal’s Security Program and its engagement with Retailer.

“Walmart Information” means the following, regardless of form or the media in which it is maintained, that may be accessed, used, or disclosed to Principal in connection with or incidental to the performance of services for or on behalf of Retailer or by any other means:

1.
Any information relating to an identified or identifiable individual irrespective of whether such individual is a Retailer customer, employee, or other status (including name, postal address, email






        


address, telephone number, date of birth, Social Security number, driver’s license number, other government-issued identification number, financial account number, credit or debit card number, insurance ID or account number, health or medical information, consumer reports, background checks, biometric data, digital signatures, any code or password that could be used to gain access to financial resources, or any other unique identifier);

2.
Non-public business information; and

3.
Any information marked “Highly Sensitive” or “Sensitive” or defined as “Confidential” by the Agreement, or information that Principal should reasonably believe to be confidential.

B.
Acknowledgement. [*] acknowledges that it is [*] for the confidentiality and security of [*] in its possession, custody, or control, or for which [*] is otherwise responsible.

C.
Security Program. Principal has implemented and shall maintain a Security Program that complies with Privacy and Security Requirements and incorporates industry best practices. Principal’s Security Program includes appropriate administrative, technical, and physical safeguards; assures the confidentiality, availability, integrity, and security of Walmart Information and Retailer systems; and includes at least the following safeguards:

[*]

































*Confidential Treatment Requested.

        



D.
Supervision. Principal shall exercise necessary and appropriate supervision over its relevant employees and others acting on its behalf to maintain confidentiality, integrity, availability, and security of Walmart Information.

E.
Mobility and Transfer of Data.

1.
Walmart Information that is classified by Retailer as [*] or [*] shall not be [*], unless [*].

2.
All electronic data transfers of Walmart Information classified by Retailer as [*] or [*] must be [*].

3.
Any physical removal or transfer of Walmart Information classified by Retailer [*] or [*] from Retailer’s or Principal’s facilities shall be conducted only [*].
 

F.
Data Incidents.

1.
Principal agrees to immediately notify Retailer’s Emergency Operations Center by phone [*] of any Data Incident. While the initial phone notice may be in summary form, a comprehensive notice should be given within [*] to Retailer’s Privacy Office, 702 SW 8th Street, Bentonville, AR and its Chief Information Security Officer, 805 Moberly Lane, Bentonville, AR. The notice shall summarize in reasonable detail the nature and scope of the Data Incident (including a description of all Walmart Information affected) and the corrective action already taken or to be taken by Principal. The notice shall be timely supplemented to the level of detail reasonably requested by Retailer, inclusive of relevant investigative or forensic reports.

2.
Principal shall promptly take all necessary and advisable corrective actions, and shall cooperate fully with Retailer and its designees in all reasonable efforts to investigate the Data Incident, mitigate adverse effects, and prevent recurrence. Such cooperation shall include responding to Retailer’s inquiries about the Data Incident in a timely fashion. In the event of a Data Incident, Retailer’s point of contact at Principal will be:

[*]
Chief Operating Officer
Green Dot Corporation
Telephone: [*]
Email: [*]

3.
The Parties shall collaborate on whether it is necessary or advisable to provide notice of the Data Incident to any person, governmental entity, the media, or other party. The Parties shall collaborate on the content of the notice. [*] will make the final determination as to whether notice will be provided and to whom, the content of the notice, and which Party will be the signatory to the notice.

G.
Third Parties. Principal may transfer, disclose, or otherwise provide access to Walmart Information (including through use of third party hosting or cloud services) only to the following parties:

1.
Any subcontractor or agent that Principal engaged prior to executing the Agreement if: (i) the subcontractor or agent, including the proposed access to Walmart Information by the subcontractor or agent, was evaluated in a manner substantially similar to a Security Review; (ii) the subcontractor or agent maintains an information security program substantially equivalent to the Security Program required of Principal by this Addendum; (iii) Principal has executed an agreement with the subcontractor or agent that is substantially equivalent to this Addendum; and (iv) the subcontractor or agent has a demonstrable genuine business need-to-know for all Walmart Information to which it is provided access.




    *Confidential Treatment Requested.

        



2.
Any subcontractor or agent that Principal engages following execution of the Agreement if: (i) Retailer is permitted, at its option, to conduct a Security Review to evaluate Principal’s engagement of the subcontractor or agent and security controls implemented by that subcontractor or agent; (ii) the subcontractor or agent maintains an information security program substantially equivalent to the Security Program required of Principal by this Addendum; (iii) Principal has executed an agreement with the subcontractor or agent that is substantially equivalent to this Addendum and preserves for Retailer or Principal the rights available to Retailer pursuant to Sections F and K of this Addendum; (iv) the subcontractor or agent has a demonstrable genuine business need-to-know for all Walmart Information to which it is provided access; and (v) Retailer provides prior approval to Principal authorizing the sharing, transfer, disclosure, or access.

3.
Any other party that is not a subcontractor or agent only with prior notice to and prior approval of Retailer.

H.
Notice of Process. In the event Principal receives a governmental or other regulatory request for, or legal process requesting, any Walmart Information, Principal shall immediately notify Retailer’s Legal Department in order that Retailer will have the option to defend such action. Principal shall reasonably cooperate with Retailer in such defense.

I.
Notice of Individual Requests and Complaints. Principal shall immediately notify Retailer in the event that Principal receives: (i) requests from individuals relating to Walmart Information, including requests to access or rectify personally identifiable information; or (ii) complaints of any kind from individuals relating to the privacy, confidentiality, or security of Walmart Information. Principal shall not respond to any such request or complaint without Retailer’s prior approval.

J.
Use Restrictions. Unless Retailer provides prior approval, Principal shall not use, access, disclose, reconfigure, re-identify, or aggregate Walmart Information, nor permit any of the foregoing, for any purpose other than performing services pursuant to the Agreement, fulfilling the obligations of this Addendum, or as strictly necessary to comply with law.

K.
Security Review and Assessment.

1.
ISD Security may conduct a Security Review when determined reasonably required by Retailer.

2.
At Retailer’s request, Principal shall provide Retailer copies of its data privacy and security policies and procedures that apply to Walmart Information. Principal also may be asked, upon Retailer’s reasonable request, to submit written responses to questions regarding its privacy and information security practices that apply to Walmart Information. Principal shall submit written responses within [*] of receipt of Retailer’s request.

3.
Principal shall provide ISD Security with an opportunity to conduct a privacy and security assessment of Principal’s Security Program and systems and procedures. Such assessment may be conducted on-site by Retailer personnel or Retailer’s contracted third party assessors or through surveys and interviews, at the option of Retailer. Such assessment may be conducted no more than [*], or more frequently in the event of any Data Incident. When an on-site assessment will be conducted, Retailer shall provide Principal with reasonable advance notice of not less than [*], except in the event of a Data Incident or if Retailer has a reasonable basis to believe Principal may not be in compliance with this Addendum, in which case advance notice shall be not less than [*].









*Confidential Treatment Requested.
 

        



4.
Principal shall provide Retailer with notice of any findings that are likely to adversely impact Walmart Information or Retailer systems that are identified through any security assessment or review of Principal’s systems or Security Program performed by Principal or a third party, including vulnerability and penetration assessments. Notice of these findings may be provided in the form of a written summary. Principal shall keep Retailer timely informed of its remediation efforts to address these findings.

L.
Compliance. Principal shall comply with all applicable Privacy and Security Requirements.

M.
Security Certification. Principal shall maintain a level of security certification or assessment consistent with best practices and conducted by a qualified third party reasonably acceptable to Retailer. Such certifications shall be provided to Retailer upon reasonable request.

N.
Indemnification. Principal shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Retailer for and from [*], and reimburse Retailer for or bear any [*], related to any Data Incident or Principal’s noncompliance with this Addendum notwithstanding [*].

O.
Termination. Retailer may terminate any contract or engagement between the Parties, including the Agreement, in the event: (i) of a Data Incident that Retailer determines is likely to [*] or may [*]; (ii) of a material violation of this Addendum by Principal, including any violation of [*]; (iii) of any material misrepresentation made in connection with any Security Review, assessment, or other process described in [*]; or (iv) that Principal or a third party reviewed pursuant to [*] fails to timely or effectively remediate material adverse findings from a Security Review, assessment, or other process described in [*], as applicable. This Section O in no way limits any termination rights provided under the Agreement.

P.
Secure Return or Disposition; Termination of Access.

1.
Principal shall return or dispose of Walmart Information in its possession, custody, or control: (i) if no longer needed for Retailer’s business or legal purposes or upon termination of the Agreement to which this Addendum is appended, whichever is longer; or (ii) upon Retailer’s direction which may be given at any time.

2.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Principal will be permitted to retain: (i) Walmart Information for a longer period if such retention is strictly necessary to meet Principal’s legal compliance obligations, is done pursuant to Principal’s fully implemented and documented records management program, and is limited to the minimum Walmart Information and minimum retention period needed to meet these obligations; and (ii) backup media containing Walmart Information for so long as is permitted by Principal’s fully implemented and documented records management program, which retention shall not be indefinite and shall not exceed [*].

3.
Any disposal of Walmart Information must ensure that Walmart Information is rendered permanently unreadable and unrecoverable.

4.
To the extent Principal accesses or has contact with Retailer systems, Principal must ensure that such access is discontinued upon termination of the Agreement.

5.
Upon reasonable notice and if requested by Retailer, Principal shall provide Retailer with a certification by an officer attesting to Principal’s compliance with this Section P.

Q.
Survival. Section N and Section P.5 will survive termination of this Addendum and the Agreement. The remaining provisions of this Addendum will survive until such time as Principal has fully complied with the provisions of Section P.

R.    Interpretation. The terms of this Addendum are to be construed to permit compliance with the Parties’ legal obligations with respect to Walmart Information. This Addendum supersedes any inconsistent provisions


*Confidential Treatment Requested.

        


contained in prior oral or written agreements between the Parties, including the Agreement, that are relevant to the subject matter of this Addendum. Notwithstanding the foregoing, provisions in prior agreements between the Parties that impose additional or more stringent obligations than this Addendum with respect to Walmart Information will remain in force. The underlined headings in this Addendum are for convenience only and will not affect the interpretation of this Addendum.



        
EXB 31.1 - GDOT.06.30.2015


Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO EXCHANGE ACT RULE 13A-14(A)/15D-14(A)
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Steven W. Streit, certify that:
1.
I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Green Dot Corporation;
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a.
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b.
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c.
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d.
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a.
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b.
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date:
August 10, 2015
By:
 
/s/ Steven W. Streit
 
 
Name:
 
Steven W. Streit
 
 
 
 
Chief Executive Officer
 
 
 
 
(Principal Executive Officer)



EXB 31.2 - GDOT.06.30.2015


Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO EXCHANGE ACT RULE 13A-14(A)/15D-14(A)
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Mark Shifke, certify that:
1.
I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Green Dot Corporation;
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a.
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b.
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c.
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d.
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a.
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b.
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date:
August 10, 2015
By:
 
/s/ Mark Shifke
 
 
Name:
 
Mark Shifke
 
 
 
 
Acting Chief Financial Officer



EXB 32.1 - GDOT.06.30.2015


Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Steven W. Streit, do hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:
the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Green Dot Corporation for the quarter ended June 30, 2015, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Green Dot Corporation.

Date:
August 10, 2015
By:
 
/s/ Steven W. Streit
 
 
Name:
 
Steven W. Streit
 
 
 
 
Chief Executive Officer
 
 
 
 
(Principal Executive Officer)




EXB 32.2 - GDOT.06.30.2015


Exhibit 32.2
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Mark Shifke, do hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:
the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Green Dot Corporation for the quarter ended June 30, 2015, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Green Dot Corporation.

Date:
August 10, 2015
By:
 
/s/ Mark Shifke
 
 
Name:
 
Mark Shifke
 
 
 
 
Acting Chief Financial Officer