'Tis the Season for Greater Fuel Savings with Shell, MasterCard and the Fuel Rewards Network™ Program

DALLAS, Nov. 3, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The Fuel Rewards Network program, Shell and MasterCard today announced a winter promotion which gives greater Shell discounts to members who shop at Toys"R"Us^®, JCPenney and Olive Garden.

The promotion offers a variety of ways for members to earn Fuel Rewards^® savings – up to 60 cents per gallon on fuel – when taking advantage of all of the ways to save. The limited-time offer will run Nov. 3, 2014 – March 1, 2015:

• Existing members who link their first MasterCard credit, debit or prepaid card to their account will earn 20 cents per gallon in savings.
• Existing members can also earn an additional 20 cents per gallon for every $100 they spend cumulatively at Toys"R"Us, JCPenney and Olive Garden.
• New members will earn 20 cents per gallon when they join the free program and make an initial fuel purchase (8-gallon minimum).

"The collaboration with Shell and the Fuel Rewards Network program enables our cardholders to earn extra savings by simply doing the things they normally do this time of year – shopping for gifts and eating out," said Greg Boosin, SVP, U.S. Vertical Markets, MasterCard.

"At Shell, our goal is to make saving at the pump fun and easy.  With over 14,000 locations across the US and great partners like Excentus and MasterCard, we have developed a truly unique rewards programs that offers our customers multiple ways to save on Shell's high quality fuels." said Craig Schneider, Shell's General Manager of Marketing for North America. 

Shell is the national fuel provider for the Fuel Rewards Network program and the no. 1 selling gasoline brand in the United States offering convenient redemption of rewards at more than 10,000 participating stations nationwide.

For more information about the Fuel Rewards Network program or the winter promotion please visit www.fuelrewards.com.

About Excentus Corporation

Excentus Corporation is the creator of and patent-holder for marketing programs and services that utilize price roll down discounts at the pump as the ultimate consumer reward. Excentus has spent more than fifteen years developing and perfecting the Fuel Rewards Network program's technology and program features to make it easy for consumers to save money on fuel and convenient for businesses to build loyalty and create value for customers. The growing Fuel Rewards Network program provides members with the opportunity to earn free fuel simply by purchasing the things they normally would from more than 1,400 retail locations, nearly 700 online merchants, and 10,000+ restaurants, and redeeming their rewards at participating fuel stations across the country. To date, Excentus has helped more than 10 million consumers save hundreds of millions of dollars on fuel. Excentus currently holds nine patents on the technology behind the cents per gallon model and licenses various uses of its patent portfolio to provide private-label fuel discount programs through its business unit, Centego II, LLC. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Excentus was founded in 1996 and is a privately held company with more than 200 employees. For more information please visit excentus.com.

About Shell

Shell Oil Products US, a subsidiary of Shell Oil Company, is a leader in the refining, transportation and marketing of fuels, with a network of approximately 6,000 Shell-branded gasoline stations in the western United States. Another 8,300 Shell-branded stations in the eastern and southern are managed by Motiva Enterprises LLC, a 50/50 joint venture between Shell Oil Company and Saudi Refining, Inc.

Shell Oil Company is an affiliate of the Royal Dutch Shell plc, a global group of energy and petrochemical companies with 93,000 employees in more than 90 countries. [(NYSE:RDS.A) and (NYSE:RDS.B)]

About MasterCard

MasterCard (NYSE: MA), www.mastercard.com, is a technology company in the global payments industry. We operate the world's fastest payments processing network, connecting consumers, financial institutions, merchants, governments and businesses in more than 210 countries and territories. MasterCard's products and solutions make everyday commerce activities – such as shopping, traveling, running a business and managing finances – easier, more secure and more efficient for everyone. Follow us on Twitter @MasterCardNews, join the discussion on the Cashless Pioneers Blog and subscribe for the latest news on the Engagement Bureau.

SOURCE Shell Oil Products US

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