MasterCard Easy SavingsTMProgram now offers Small Businesses Automatic Savings at Over 16,800 Gas Stations and Maintenance Locations
First of its kind partnership offers small businesses automatic rebates at participating Fuelman Network locations nationwide
PURCHASE, NY, April 30, 2008 –
MasterCard Worldwide today announced it is the first payments company to offer small businesses automatic savings on fuel and maintenance
through the addition of the Fuelman Network, a nationally recognized fuel and maintenance network, to the MasterCard Easy SavingsTM program.
MasterCard BusinessCard® credit and signature debit cardholders enrolled in the program will now receive savings on fuel and maintenance purchases at more than 16,800
participating locations in the Fuelman Network nationwide.
Climbing fuel prices have seen U.S. gasoline demand reach its lowest levels since April 2005.Clearly this indicates that high fuel prices are draining financial resources from business
segments including Small Businesses which are very susceptible to rising gas and diesel prices. Not surprisingly, recent MasterCard research shows that nearly 70% of small businesses
are interested in saving on fuel.
“We recognize that small businesses are some of the hardest hit by increasing fuel costs and are proud to partner with the Fuelman Network to be the first payments company to provide
small businesses with automatic savings that help alleviate this burden,” said Bruno Perreault, Group Head, Small and Mid-Sized Enterprises, MasterCard Worldwide. “The addition of
fuel and maintenance categories to the MasterCard Easy Savings program demonstrates our commitment to continue to provide small businesses with savings in business-relevant categories
while also enabling merchants and financial institutions with a unique way to both reach and build loyalty with small businesses."
MasterCard BusinessCard cardholders enrolled in the MasterCard Easy Savings program can now enjoy a one percent (1%) automatic rebate on fuel (gas and diesel) at more than 15,000 gas
stations in the Fuelman Network, and a five percent (5%) rebate on all maintenance purchases made at the more than 1,800 participating Fuelman Network maintenance locations across the country.
“With more than 25 years of experience serving small and mid-sized businesses, the Fuelman Network is excited to join the MasterCard Easy Savings program as part of our commitment to providing
industry-leading solutions to the business marketplace,” said Steve Smith, Executive Vice President of Strategic Partnerships for FleetCor, the parent company to the Fuelman Network. “Small
businesses, especially those that provide delivery services or manage fleet vehicles, are spending in the neighborhood of $7,500 per year on gas. So, these savings can help facilitate the growth of their business."
Small businesses can visit www.easysavings.com to find out more information about the Fuelman Network, including how to locate participating gas stations and maintenance locations. The website
provides a Fuelman site locator tool that makes it easy for small businesses to find locations within the Fuelman Network around any U.S. zip code. So, whether at home, business or while traveling
fuel savings are available to enrolled MasterCard small business cardholders.
In addition to the gas and maintenance savings from the Fuelman Network, the MasterCard Easy Savings program provides MasterCard BusinessCard credit and signature debit cardholders automatic rebates at a wide-range of business-relevant
companies, including: Avis, Budget, DHL, Microsoft adCenter, Monster, Administaff, Inc., HRTools.com, Midwest Airlines, Maggiano’s Little Italy, Mimeo.com, SurePayroll, Website Pros, and Wyndham Hotels and Resorts. A full listing of
merchants and more information regarding their offers can be found at www.easysavings.com.
Contact:
Jon Schwartz, MasterCard Worldwide, 914-249-6806, jon_schwartz@mastercard.com
Jessi Newman, Weber Shandwick, 952-346-6026, jnewman@webershandwick.com
Emily Ward, Fuelman Network - DDB Public Relations, 416-963-4295, emily.ward@can.ddbpr.com
About MasterCard Worldwide
MasterCard Worldwide advances global commerce by providing a critical economic link among financial institutions, businesses, cardholders and merchants worldwide. As a franchisor, processor,and advisor, MasterCard develops and markets
payment solutions, processes over 16 billion transactions each year, and provides industry-leading analysis and consulting services to financial institution customers and merchants. Through its family of brands, including MasterCard®,
Maestro® and Cirrus®, MasterCard serves consumers and businesses in more than 210 countries and territories. For more information go to www.mastercard.com.
About FleetCor
FleetCor (www.Fleetcor.com), the Global Fleet Card Company, is the
worldwide leader in fuel card processing. FleetCor serves over 650,000 business fleets, and approximately
3.5 million active cardholders in the U.S.A., Canada, and Europe. FleetCor’s card programs are marketed
under a variety of brand names including: CCS, CFN, Keyfuels, Fuelman, The Fuelcard Company, and Mannatec.
FleetCor and its subsidiaries employ over 900 associates located in 26 offices globally. FleetCor is
privately owned by management, and a group of institutional private equity investors including Bain Capital,
Summit Partners, and Advent International.
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