Registration Is Open for the 2019 All Wireless and Prepaid Expo

The former president and CEO of Atlanta, Georgia's FirstView Financial, Jerome Uffner has many years of experience working as a business leader in the payment industry. Over the course of his career, Jerome Uffner has participated in various industry events, including the All Wireless and Prepaid Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada. 

Registration recently opened for the 2019 All Wireless and Prepaid Expo, which will be held August 20-21 at Caesar's Palace. The two-day event will feature programming focused on prepaid wireless, IoT technology, and wireless repair. 

Outside of the networking and educational activities, the thousands of attendees will have the opportunity to connect with over 70 exhibitors showcasing the latest products and services in the prepaid and wireless industries. A new addition to the 2019 All Wireless and Prepaid Expo is the VIP Retailer Program, which provides qualified applicants with special complimentary access to the exhibit hall and conference sessions. 

Prospective attendees who do not qualify for the VIP Retailer Program can currently purchase a two-day all access pass online. The pass is $225 if purchased on or before June 16, 2019, and $275 if purchased between June 17 and August 18. Passes can also be purchased on-site for $325.

Backpack Blessings - Partnering to Facilitate DNOW Youth Retreats

With a leadership background as Atlanta-based FirstView Financial CEO, Jerome Uffner has extensive payment technology services experience. Community involved, Jerome Uffner supports the nonprofit Backpack Blessings, which focuses on the needs of children in providing Blue Bags. These combine nutritious food with books, toothbrushes, toothpaste, and fun items that enrich lives.

One of the value-added aspects of Backpack Blessings is its work as mission partner with annual Christ-focused DNOW (Disciple Now) youth retreats. Events organized provide a sense of fellowship to middle and high school students, with participants initially meeting at the Mt. Bethel Sanctuary. After students learn their “host family” assignment, they are welcomed into households that provide them with a break from their everyday lives and have a worship focus that brings God front and center. 

Among the activities organized are projects that help community members in need, including cleaning, light construction, yard work, and serving food at local parks. These activities reinforce the practical nature of their mission and the importance of helping those out who are less fortunate.

Backpack Blessings Provides Food to Students in Need

Jerome Uffner serves as the general manager of prepaid for FIS in Jacksonville, Florida. Outside of his professional obligations, Jerome Uffner is a member of the board of directors of Backpack Blessings, a charitable organization that provides food for students in need from the Cobb County School District who qualify for free or reduced-price school lunches, but who may lack access to food on the weekends. 

The organization focuses on building trusting relationships with the students that it assists. Volunteers fill backpacks with food that meets children’s basic nutritional needs, as well as treats and other items to help them feel special and appreciated. The backpacks may also contain items such as books, toothbrushes, and toothpaste. Every Friday, the backpacks are delivered to students, ensuring that they have food to take home over the weekend.

Schools served by the program include Fair Oaks Elementary, one of Backpack Blessings’ partner schools. During one visit in 2017, students at the school received Girl Scout cookies as a surprise treat and subsequently expressed their gratitude through thank you notes. 

For more information about this organization, please visit Backpackblessings.org.

CashLynks Assists Non-Banking Customers

Jerome Uffner, recently the head of Atlanta-based FirstView Financial, specialized in providing electronic money transfer services. While previously serving as director of retail card products at Link Systems, Jerome Uffner helped introduce the electronic funds-distribution platform CashLynks, a platform that expands the availability of direct deposit.

Not everyone who is offered direct deposit accepts it. Some employees decide not to belong to a bank because of unpleasant experiences, while others refrain from opening checking accounts because of a poor credit history.

CashLynks combines the benefits of direct deposit and debit cards, reducing payroll costs to employers and preventing the possible loss of paychecks. Businesses can also use it to handle cash advances, bonuses, and reimbursements. Those with CashLynks cards can use them to withdraw money from most ATMs, place long distance calls, and make point-of-sale purchases.

For these transactions, cardholders pay convenience and other fees, which are smaller than those charged by financial institutions and check-cashing operations. There is no time limit for keeping funds in CashLynks accounts.

The system resides on the Web, saving companies the expense of purchasing software. Clients access a secure website to load money, see transaction reports and balances, and order new cards.