Finally! Agency Co-Branded MasterCard or Visa International Debit Cards: Agency Co-Branded Visa or MasterCards Our online portal features fee-free to low-cost remittances which includes money-in-minutes and multiple cash payout locations. In order to take advantage of the SeaDeals Remittance Gateway, seafarers and OFWs must have international debit cards so that they may initiate money transfers from wherever they are in the world. We issue the cards through manning and employment agencies to workers prior to their departure for their overseas assignments. The name of your agency will be embossed under the name of your worker, but if ordering more than 10,000 per year, your cards may be co-branded with the name of your agency. All cards come with SeaDeals Membership Benefits SeaDeals is the premier international membership organization of seafarers and overseas foreign workers. Our benefits include: international reloadable debit cards, SeaDeals E-Wallet Accounts featuring actual bank accounts that allow bank to bank transfers, the SeaMall, the largest online outlet mall in the world, international calling services, free email accounts, legal referral services, and the Remittance Gateway, the worldwide online money transfer portal. Fee-Free to Low-Cost Transfers SeaDeals offers free to low-cost money in minutes convenient transfers, with a consistently higher rate than retail money transfer operators. Also, as an alternative, SeaDeals Debit cards may be issued to relatives of your workers, making transfers available free of charge, just by loading the card. Reloads may be done by making a cash deposit in the SeaDeals E-Wallet Account. This is an actual bank account that supports the debit card. If the workers have a bank account cards can be loaded bank to bank. If not, they can be loaded through an authorized remittance company. Unmatched Convenience and Value Also, with the card, transfers can be paid to bank accounts or to over 10,000 locations in the Philippines. SeaDeals members can now send money home without having to get cash from an ATM, leave the ship or a work location, go to a retail store, stand in line and pay higher fees because they are using cash. SeaDeals saves workers hundreds of dollars over the course of each year. New members sending from the USA get a number of free transfers. And, members not in the US can get free-free transfers by sending through Exchange4Free! SeaDeals E-Wallet Accounts The SeaDeals E-Wallet Account is a must for all OFWs. Open your SeaDeals E-Wallet Account now! It's tied to a bank account, which allows you to: Load your international debit card free and Send Money Worldwide with no limits! The SeaMall In addition, your workers can shop at the SeaMall, which is the largest online outlet mall in the world. This online mall was developed especially for SeaDeals Members and we built it in cooperation with DadZee and Major Outlet Malls to increase the shopping options are covered. Just go to www.seadeals.net/seamall and you will see why we say, "We have everything!" Seafarers Rights, Benefits and Associations We link with Seafarer Associations and non-profits to provide a safety net for workers in case of injury or other legal or medical issues. The Heroes Fund We set aside and donate $1 for from each new membership to the Heroes Fund, which is set aside to fund first responders in the Philippines whenever there is a typhoon or natural disaster. We will be working with UNICEF for that program. Donations are collected at the first load of the card. SeaDeals/Agency Marketing Partnerships SeaDeals offers a special membership marketing relationship with Manning and Employment Agencies whereby agencies can earn $5 per new member per year, each year as long as the member is in good standing with an active SeaDeals International Debit Card. The card carries an automatic annual access fee of $29.95, of which $5 will be paid to your agency annually when the annual access fee is paid. The SeaDeals MasterCard or Visa Debit Cards will be issued to seafarers by the agency prior to deployment. These cards may be issued after deployment when the worker is already on assignment. In either case, we provide the cards to the agency, which then has the responsibility of getting them delivered to their individual workers. We can deliver cards to your agency within 30 days. The card order must include: (1) a completed SeaDeals Membership Application; (2) required ID documents; and (3) payment of $5.00USD per card. SeaDeals Members applications may be downloaded from www.remittancegateway.com. Order SeaDeals International Prepaid Debit Cards Now! If you are a licensed employment or manning agency in good standing with your government’s labor department, you may provide SeaDeals reloadable debit cards to your workers. Go to www.remittancegateway.com to register. Then (1) download the application from the site, (2) add the two pieces of government issued ID of the worker; and pay $5.00USD per new account. We make it easy with PerCard Ordering – Send $5, get back $10! SeaDeals PerCard Ordering System makes it easy to offer debit cards to your workers. There is no set up fee or upfront fee of any kind. You simply order the cards you need when you need them. No need to pay for expensive card inventory, program setup, or special licensing costs. Instead, PerCard fee is a onetime fee covering the card that you order and that fee is only $5.00 per card. And, it is a one-time cost that is reimbursed to the agency after the worker loads the card with the first load of $40.00USD. That means that for every $5.00USD you send, you will receive $10.00USD in 60 days, after the card is initially loaded by the new member. Receiving and Distributing your SeaDeals Debit Cards Please place your order once a week on the day of your choosing and the cards will be sent to you via courier. There will be no funds on the cards when sent and all cards must be activated and loaded with a minimum of $40 USD within 30 days of receiving them or they will be automatically voided. The SeaDeals Annual Access fee is deducted from the initial $40 load and sponsoring agencies will receive your funds within 30 days after they are captured. Loading and Reloading of SeaDeals Debit Cards The initial loading of the SeaDeals Debit Card must be done through a bank account in the home country of the cardholder within 30 days of activation of the card. We recommend use of the SeaDeals E-Wallet Account whenever possible. Reload instructions is included on the card carrier and online at www.remittancegateway.com/reload. Getting Started… To get your SeaDeals Membership Program started you must do the following: 1. 2. 3. Go to www.remittancegateway.com and register your agency. Once approved, estimate the number of cards you will need per month for the next 6 months and put that number in the spaces provided in the online application; Send your payment of $5.00 per card based upon the number of cards you will need for the next 30 days only. The applications must be sent along with two government issued pieces of identification as well as a recent document with the home address of the applicant. The application, along with the additional ID documentation must be scanned and emailed to: [email protected]. Your Recurring Payments When you enroll your workers for SeaDeals Membership they are charged once a year to continue to have access to SeaDeals membership benefits. Each year, when they pay their annual access fee through a reload of the card, your agency will earn $5. This payment is automatically distributed by the issuing bank to your designated account. Give your workers the best opportunity to succeed! When you send your workers out into the world of work you can guarantees that they will have the best OFW support system available anywhere! And the Remittance Gateway offers them the best rates, service and convenience for their transfers. SeaDeals gives them the support system they need to succeed. Give them the best… give them SeaDeals International Debit Cards ! Sincerely, Barry Grimes-Hardie Managing Partner