IdentoGO® Services Offered Through H&R Block Partnership
New co-marketing relationship adds TSA Pre✓® convenience for
consumers
BILLERICA, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The IdentoGO®
services organization of MorphoTrust USA that serves as the enrollment
services agent for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
today announced a new partnership with H&R
Block to co-market a range of identity services, including
enrollment in the TSA
Pre✓® application program. Through this new partnership,
H&R Block will market and deliver IdentoGO services to customers
throughout 27 states, significantly expanding the number of application
centers available for TSA Pre✓® as well as other state and
local programs.
“With store-front locations within a five-mile radius of most Americans
living in the United States, H&R Block is a well-known and widely
respected partner, ideal for IdentoGO services,” said Charles Carroll,
senior vice president for identity services at IdentoGO. “This new
relationship will allow us to expand access to identity services, like
TSA Pre✓®, by making it even more convenient to apply.”
The IdentoGO services organization currently provides enrollment
services for TSA Pre✓® through its network of more than 330
application centers. The new relationship with H&R Block will allow
IdentoGO to initially expand TSA Pre✓® application centers by
more than 20 percent. Additionally, many of these H&R Block locations
will also support other programs requiring fingerprinting as part of a
criminal background check, currently offered at IdentoGO centers.
“H&R Block serves more than 14 million consumers in our 10,000 company
and franchise locations nationwide. This partnership gives us the
opportunity to offer new services to our existing customers while
simultaneously expanding the company’s reach,” said Kip Knight,
president, U.S. Retail Operations, H&R Block.
TSA Pre✓® is an expedited security screening program that
connects travelers departing from within the United States with smarter
security and a better air travel experience at more than 150 U.S.
airports. TSA Pre✓® travelers do not need to remove shoes,
laptops, liquids, belts or light jackets. TSA Pre✓® helps
take the stress out of travel for more than one million travelers who
have enrolled in the TSA Pre✓® program.
About H&R Block
H&R Block, Inc. (NYSE: HRB) is the world’s largest consumer tax services
provider. More than 680 million tax returns have been prepared worldwide
by and through H&R Block since 1955. In fiscal 2015, H&R Block had
annual revenues of nearly $3.1 billion with 24.2 million tax returns
prepared worldwide. Tax return preparation services are provided by
professional tax preparers in approximately 12,000 company-owned and
franchise retail tax offices worldwide, and through H&R Block tax
software products. H&R Block also offers adjacent Tax Plus products and
services. For more information, visit the H&R Block Newsroom at http://newsroom.hrblock.com/.
About IdentoGO® Centers
IdentoGO® Centers by MorphoTrust is a leading provider of
enrollment and other identity-related services through a growing
nationwide network of over 1100 convenient locations. Covering all 50
states and U.S. territories, IdentoGO Centers serve over 4.5 million
customers each year, offering electronic fingerprinting, photo services,
criminal history reports, and enrollment in the TSA Pre✓®
program.
About MorphoTrust USA
MorphoTrust USA (Safran) is “The Identity Company,”
providing market-leading solutions and services to commercial businesses
and government agencies that enable trusted transactions – in person or
online – whenever identity matters. This includes enrollment, with the
secure capture and transmission of biometric and biographic data;
verifying identity through biometric identification, document
authentication and validation of data against trusted sources; and
issuing secure credentials or permissions to access a range of benefits
and services. MorphoTrust solutions produce 80% of the U.S. driver
licenses and IDs – the most trusted document for establishing identity.
Other government programs include U.S. passports and passport cards, as
well as solutions for border management, public safety, banking and
travel. MorphoTrust serves consumers through a nationwide network of
1100 IdentoGO® Centers, delivering fingerprinting and other
identity-related services to over 4.5 million customers annually.
Contacts
For MorphoTrust USA
Jack Kantelis, 202-379-0826
Mobile:
603-433-7654
jkantelis@rhstrategic.com
or
John
Raffetto, 202-600-2633
Mobile: 206-245-8855
john@rhstrategic.com
