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Flagship solutions
Work apparel expense management
First launched in France in 1995, the prepaid Ticket Clean Way® card was the very fi rst solution in Europe designed to make it easier to manage workwear and uniform cleaning for companies and users alike. The company issues the employee a smart card cleaning allowance that can be used in a network of more than 1,300 affi liated profes- sionals, or one third of dry cleaners in France. The Ticket Clean Way® card has attracted 350 client companies and 80,000 users since it was launched. The solution has also been introduced in the form of vouchers in other countries, including Italy, the United Kingdom and the Czech Repu- blic, and in smart card form in Netherlands.
Travel and entertainment expenses
Launched in Spain, Ticket Corporate® is a prepaid card developed in association with Solred, a subsidiary of oil company Repsol, that supports the management of business expenses. Combining the advantages of a pay- ment card and a fuel card, Ticket Corporate® allows for the complete control of expenses in real time on a web platform. Companies are able to manage the portfolio of their employees' cards themselves (charging with funds, rules for use, etc.) and to keep track of their expenses. The Ticket Corporate® card is accepted in 3,800 Repsol, Campsa and Petronor stations, with reductions on fuel prices, and can also be used to pay hotel, restaurant, public transport and taxi bills.
Fuel and eet expense management
Launched in Brazil in 1990 to let employees purchase fuel while on business trips, Ticket Car® has today been ex- tended to vehicle maintenance expenses, providing com- panies with a genuine vehicle fl eet management tool that allows them to track and more effi ciently manage their expenses by confi guring the card for mileage, fuel type, maintenance costs etc. The program became a paperless solution in 1998, and by the end of 2011 totaled more than 330,000 benefi ciaries, 7,700 client companies and 12,000 affi liates. It has also been launched in Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Greece, and Lebanon with the brand Ticket Auto®.
Travel and entertainment expenses
In March 2011, Edenred launched the innovative ExpendiaSmart® solution in Italy for the management of business travel expenses that addresses the issue of company employees having to advance cash to cover tra- vel costs. This solution is made up of three components: a web platform dedicated to travel budget planning in ac- cordance with the company travel policy, a pre-charged card that can be personalized in the employee's name, and a customizable reporting system to control and track expenses. In 2011, 150 client companies opted for this solution and manage a portfolio of more than 2,000 cards.
New solutions The unique Ticket Clean Way® “EPI” card was launched in France at the end of 2011 to meet the requirements of a European Directive on safety by managing the traceability of Personal Protective Equipment. With this card, employers can ensure that their employees' PPE offers optimum protection at all times through close monitoring of the number of cleaning operations carried out. In France, this security issue concerns 4 million professionals every day (in public works, industry, national defense and public transport). This differentiated solution opens up a potential market of €128 million in France.