Company: GDOT
Filing Date: 2025-03-04
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001386278-25-000009
Chunk: 39

Company: GREEN DOT CORP
Filing Date: 2025-03-04
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1A
Chunk 39
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 we may be subject relating to personal information, or to protect personal information from unauthorized access, use, or other processing, could result in enforcement actions and regulatory investigations against us, claims for damages by customers and other affected individuals, fines, damage to our reputation, and loss of goodwill, any of which could have a negative impact on our operations, financial performance, and business.

Replacing third-party vendors would be difficult and disruptive to our business.

Some services relating to our business, including fraud management and other customer verification services, cash processing, card production, and customer service, are outsourced to third-party vendors. We also depend on third-party banks to assist with our tax refund processing services. It would be difficult to replace some of our third-party vendors in a timely manner if they were unwilling or unable to provide us with these services during the term of their agreements with us or if they elected not to renew their contracts with us, and our business and operations would be negatively impacted. Additionally, replacing third-party vendors with in-house solutions may lead to unanticipated operating costs and potential exposure to increased regulatory scrutiny. In particular, due to the seasonality in our business, any material service interruptions, service delays or changes in service contracts with key vendors during the tax season would result in losses that have an even greater negative impact on that business than would be the case with our overall business.

Further, we have in the past and may in the future experience operational issues with the third-party call centers that we rely on to provide customer support. Any prolonged closure or disruption in the services provided by such call centers would have a negative impact on our business.

Some of our operations, including a significant portion of our software development operations, are located outside of the United States, which subjects us to additional risks.

A significant portion of our software development operations are based in Shanghai, China. A prolonged disruption at our China facility for any reason including due to natural or man-made disasters, outbreaks of disease, climate change or other events outside of our control, such as equipment malfunction or large-scale outages or interruptions of service from utilities or telecommunications providers, could potentially delay our ability to launch new products or services or impact our ability to deliver current products and services, which could negatively impact our business. Additionally, as a result of our international operations, we face numerous other challenges and risks, including, but not limited to:

•increased complexity and costs of managing international operations;

•regional economic and geopolitical instability and military conflicts;

•limited protection of our intellectual property and other assets;