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Lord Provost signs up with sQuid on his National Entitlement Card
21 January 2009 - Dundee

Lord Provost John Letford is leading the way to add the new free sQuid emoney service to his National Entitlement Card (NEC). The city council are writing to over 30,000 Dundee NEC card holders today telling them about how they can add sQuid to their card at any local library or at Tayside House.

The Lord Provost said "Dundee City Council is supporting local traders who are the first in Scotland to adopt this new electronic cash service and I encourage everyone with an NEC card to give it a try " He added " All you need to do is ask at your local library or at Tayside House how you can add sQuid to the NEC card you already have."

Dundee based sQuid representative, John Gallacher said, "Some fifty locations throughout Dundee are now using sQuid and the interest is growing day by day."

"sQuid has been piloted in Bolton and users found it a great way to manage their spending for those little items bought at local shops as part of their daily routine. We are committed to working with the local community here in Dundee making life easier to pay for those little things that normally require spare change”.

 "At the moment we are currently giving 10% cashback on every sQuid purchase.

"The aim of the new service is to save you needing spare change for those everyday items such as a newspaper, a coffee or sandwich. NEC card holders use their card most days on the bus or at school. People are used to using a card everyday for travel or using a bank card for larger amounts. sQuid is convenient and designed for making smaller payments. It is not a bank or credit card and you can’t get in to debt. You can load cash onto your card at a sQuid retailer or online and then use it to pay for the little things in life until you need to top it up again."

Schools throughout Dundee and Abertay University have already issued their pupils and students with sQuid on their NEC cards. The city council has been developing the smartcard for a growing range of local services.

The NEC is managed by Dundee City Council on behalf of all 32 of Scotland's local authorities. The Scottish NEC Manager, Sid Bulloch said: "We have issued over 1.4million cards across Scotland and we are delighted to be able to add more services to the card as this saves issuing different cards for different services."

Anyone can apply for an NEC card with sQuid by contacting Dundee City Council or through the council's website.

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