17 July 2009 Company Announcements

 

JP Morgan to continue benefit payment partnership

JP Morgan has been signed by the Western States EBT Alliance to continue distribution of benefit payments via Electronic Benefit Transfer, direct deposit and commercial branded debit card services.  JP Morgan has served as EBT contractor to WSEA's member states since 1996.  Through the continued partnership with JP Morgan, WSEA is able to supply needy families with convenient, safe, easy-to-use EBT and debit cards that allow recipients to access their benefits and payment programs.

Current programs administered by WSEA include the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Special Supplementation Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, Temporary Assistance to Needy Families and child support payments.

The WSEA member states joined in their initial procurement for EBT services in 1996 and first re-procurement in 2002.  The WSEA has grown to ten members from its original six, and now consists of Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Nebraska, Nevada, Washington, and Wyoming.