Exhibit 99.1

For Immediate Release:

First Cash Reports First Quarter Adjusted Earnings of $0.48 per Share;

Increases Earnings Guidance for 2016; and

Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.125

Separately Announces Merger with Cash America International

Conference Call Scheduled for 8:00 a.m. ET Today

ARLINGTON, Texas (April 28, 2016) — First Cash Financial Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: FCFS), a leading international operator of retail pawn stores in the U.S. and Latin America, today announced revenue, net income and earnings per share for the three month period ended March 31, 2016.

Mr. Rick Wessel, chief executive officer, stated, “Our first quarter earnings results exceeded our expectations driven by accelerating growth in pawn revenues and receivables coupled with the addition of 200 new and acquired stores. Core pawn revenues in Latin America increased 31% on a currency-adjusted basis and same-store core revenues in the region grew 8% compared to the prior-year period. We also saw positive sequential pawn lending trends in our U.S. operations. Given this combined momentum across the major regions, we are raising our full year earnings guidance.

“While we are pleased with the strong start to the year, we are particularly excited about our separately announced merger agreement with Cash America International. This is a transformational combination that we believe will create significant shareholder value,” Mr. Wessel concluded.

The Company today also announced that the Board of Directors has declared a second quarter cash dividend of $0.125 per common share. The dividend is payable on June 15, 2016 to stockholders of record as of June 1, 2016.

Note: All growth rates presented above and in “Revenue Highlights” and “Pawn Operating Metrics” are calculated on a constant currency basis, a non-GAAP measure defined elsewhere in this release. The average Mexican peso to U.S. dollar exchange rate for the three-month period ended March 31, 2016 was 18.0 pesos / dollar versus 14.9 pesos / dollar in the comparable prior-year period.

Earnings Highlights

Revenue Highlights

Pawn Operating Metrics

Store Count Activity

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Financial Metrics

Liquidity

Cash Dividends

Fiscal 2016 Outlook

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Additional Commentary and Analysis

Mr. Wessel further commented on the first quarter results, “We experienced especially strong growth in revenue and pawn loans in Latin America driven by new stores, acquisitions and impressive same-store results. Of significant note was the 37% growth in currency-adjusted pawn receivables in Latin America, which has historically been a strong leading indicator of future revenue growth. Although the dollar value of the Mexican peso stabilized during the quarter and the average exchange rate improved over our original expectations, currency still impacted our earnings by approximately $0.07 per share given the 21% year-over year decline in the Mexican peso. Although the U.S. pawn environment has been challenging, we are excited about the sequential improvement in same-store pawn demand and better than expected retail sales results.

“The first quarter results for the 211 stores recently acquired in Mexico, Guatemala and El Salvador in December and early this year were encouraging. We are well underway in our efforts to integrate these stores onto our proprietary point-of-sale and pawn management technology platform. We intend to implement our best practice lending and retailing policies at these stores as we believe this will drive long-term improvements in retail sales and margins, loan yields and the overall return on pawn assets. We also believe that we can achieve additional administrative cost synergies in the second half of the year that will drive further earnings accretion.

“We continue to believe our pawn operations in both Mexico and the U.S. are well positioned to provide affordable short-term credit to unbanked and underbanked consumers in targeted markets with favorable population and demographic trends. Although we continue to be challenged by headwinds from weaker foreign currency exchange rates and the expected decline in our non-core payday and jewelry scrapping operations, First Cash has demonstrated a history of consistent revenue and earnings growth in our core, currency-adjusted pawn operations,” Mr. Wessel concluded.

Conference Call and Webcast

First Cash Financial Services, Inc. and Cash America International, Inc. will host a joint conference call and webcast today, April 28, at 8:00 a.m. ET (7:00 a.m. CT) to discuss the merger transaction as well as both companies’ first quarter 2016 financial results, which were separately announced today.

The dial-in number is (212) 231-2930. Participants should dial in 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time.

A link to the live Webcast of the conference call will be available on the investor relations section of each company’s website at www.cashamerica.com and www.firstcash.com.

A link to the webcast replay will be available shortly after the call concludes on the companies’ investor relations websites. A replay may also be accessed for 72 hours by dialing toll-free: (800) 633-8284 or +1-402-977-9140 for international callers. The replay confirmation code is 21776991.

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Forward-Looking Information

This release contains forward-looking statements about the business, financial condition and prospects of First Cash Financial Services, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries (together, the “Company”) and the proposed transaction with Cash America International. Forward-looking statements, as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “believes,” “projects,” “expects,” “may,” “estimates,” “should,” “plans,” “targets,” “intends,” “could,” or “anticipates,” or the negative thereof, or other variations thereon, or comparable terminology, or by discussions of strategy or objectives. Forward-looking statements can also be identified by the fact these statements do not relate strictly to historical or current matters. Rather, forward-looking statements relate to anticipated or expected events, activities, trends or results. Because forward-looking statements relate to matters that have not yet occurred, these statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties.

Forward-looking statements in this release include, without limitation, the Company’s expectations of earnings per share, earnings growth, expansion strategies, the impact of new or existing regulations, store openings, liquidity (including the availability of capital under existing credit facilities), cash flow, consumer demand for the Company’s products and services, income tax rates, currency exchange rates, future share repurchases and anticipated dividend payments, the price of gold and the impacts thereof, future earnings accretion and related transaction expenses from acquisitions and mergers, the successful completion of expected acquisitions, anticipated debt repayments, the ability to successfully integrate acquisitions and other performance results. These forward-looking statements with respect to the proposed transaction with Cash America International include, without limitation, the benefits of the proposed transaction and the expected completion of the transaction. These statements are made to provide the public with management’s current assessment of the Company’s business. Although the Company believes the expectations reflected in forward-looking statements are reasonable, there can be no assurances such expectations will prove to be accurate. Security holders are cautioned such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. Certain factors may cause results to differ materially from those anticipated by the forward-looking statements made in this release. Such factors are difficult to predict and many are beyond the control of the Company and may include, without limitation, the following:

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These and other risks, uncertainties and regulatory developments are further and more completely described in the Company’s 2015 annual report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 17, 2016, including the risks described in Part 1, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” of the Company’s annual report, and other reports filed with the SEC. Many of these risks and uncertainties are beyond the ability of the Company to control, nor can the Company predict, in many cases, all of the risks and uncertainties that could cause its actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements contained in this release speak only as of the date of this release, and the Company expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to report any updates or revisions to any such statement to reflect any change in the Company’s expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based, except as required by law.

Additional Information And Where To Find It

This communication is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval with respect to the proposed transaction between the Company and Cash America International or otherwise, nor shall there be any sale, issuance or transfer of securities in any jurisdiction in contravention of applicable law. No offer of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The proposed transaction between the Company and Cash America International will be submitted to the respective stockholders of the Company and Cash America for their consideration. The Company will file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 that will include a joint proxy statement of the Company and Cash America International that also constitutes a prospectus of the Company. The Company and Cash America International will deliver the joint proxy statement/prospectus to their respective stockholders as required by applicable law. The Company and Cash America International also plan to file other documents with the SEC regarding the proposed transaction. This communication is not a substitute for any prospectus, proxy statement or any other document which the Company or Cash America International may file with the SEC in connection with the proposed transaction. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF THE COMPANY AND CASH AMERICA INTERNATIONAL ARE URGED TO READ THE JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS THAT WILL BE FILED WITH

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THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY, CASH AMERICA INTERNATIONAL, THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION AND RELATED MATTERS. Investors and stockholders will be able to obtain free copies of the joint proxy statement/prospectus and other documents containing important information about the Company and Cash America International, once such documents are filed with the SEC, through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. The Company and Cash America International make available free of charge at www.firstcash.com and www.cashamerica.com, respectively (in the “Investor” or “Investor Relations” section, as applicable), copies of materials they file with, or furnish to, the SEC.

Participants In The Merger Solicitation

The Company, Cash America International, and certain of their respective directors, executive officers and other members of management and employees may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the stockholders of the Company and Cash America International in connection with the proposed transaction. Information about the directors and executive officers of the Company is set forth in its proxy statement for its 2015 annual meeting of stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on April 30, 2015. Information about the directors of Cash America International is set forth in its proxy statement for its 2016 annual meeting of shareholders, which was filed with the SEC on April 7, 2016, and information about the executive officers of Cash America International is set forth in Cash America’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, which was filed with the SEC on February 26, 2016. These documents can be obtained free of charge from the sources indicated above. Other information regarding those persons who are, under the rules of the SEC, participants in the proxy solicitation and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be contained in the joint proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant materials to be filed with the SEC when they become available.

About First Cash

With over 1,270 retail and consumer lending locations in the U.S., Mexico, Guatemala and El Salvador, First Cash Financial Services, Inc. is a leading international operator of pawn stores. First Cash focuses on serving cash and credit constrained consumers through its retail pawn locations, which buy and sell a wide variety of jewelry, consumer electronics, power tools, household appliances, sporting goods, musical instruments and other merchandise, and make small consumer pawn loans secured by pledged personal property. Approximately 97% of the Company’s revenues are from pawn operations.

First Cash is a component company in both the Standard & Poor’s SmallCap 600 Index^® and the Russell 2000 Index^®. First Cash’s common stock (ticker symbol “FCFS”) is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, which has the highest initial listing standards of any stock exchange in the world based on financial and liquidity requirements.

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FIRST CASH FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(UNAUDITED)

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FIRST CASH FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(UNAUDITED)

Note: Certain balances as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2015 have been reclassified in order to conform to current year presentation. In addition, foreign currency translation adjustments affecting certain deferred tax balances and accumulated other comprehensive loss as of March 31, 2015 have been revised to conform with the current year presentation. As of March 31, 2016, 2015 and December 31, 2015, deferred debt issuance costs of $3,963,000, $4,591,000 and $4,126,000, respectively, are included as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of the senior unsecured notes.

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FIRST CASH FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.

OPERATING INFORMATION

(UNAUDITED)

The following table details the components of revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2015 (in thousands). Constant currency results exclude the effects of foreign currency translation and are calculated by translating current year results at prior year average exchange rates, which is more fully described elsewhere in this release.

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FIRST CASH FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.

OPERATING INFORMATION (CONTINUED)

(UNAUDITED)

The following table details customer loans and inventories held by the Company and active credit service organization (“CSO”) credit extensions from an independent third-party lender as of March 31, 2016 as compared to March 31, 2015 (in thousands). Constant currency results exclude the effects of foreign currency translation and are calculated by translating current-year balances at the prior-year end-of-period exchange rate, which is more fully described elsewhere in this release.

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FIRST CASH FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.

OPERATING INFORMATION (CONTINUED)

(UNAUDITED)

The following tables detail the composition of pawn collateral and the average outstanding pawn loan receivable as of March 31, 2016 as compared to March 31, 2015.

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FIRST CASH FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.

STORE COUNT ACTIVITY

The following table details store count activity for the three months ended March 31, 2016:

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FIRST CASH FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION

(UNAUDITED)

The Company uses certain financial calculations such as adjusted net income, adjusted net income per share, adjusted EBITDA, free cash flow and constant currency results (as defined or explained below) as factors in the measurement and evaluation of the Company’s operating performance and period-over-period growth. The Company derives these financial calculations on the basis of methodologies other than generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), primarily by excluding from a comparable GAAP measure certain items that the Company does not consider to be representative of its actual operating performance. These financial calculations are “non-GAAP financial measures” as defined in Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) rules. The Company uses these financial calculations in operating its business because management believes they are less susceptible to variances in actual operating performance that can result from the excluded items and other infrequent charges. The Company presents these financial measures to investors because management believes they are useful to investors in evaluating the primary factors that drive the Company’s operating performance and because management believes they provide greater transparency into the Company’s results of operations. However, items that are excluded and other adjustments and assumptions that are made in calculating adjusted net income, adjusted net income per share, adjusted EBITDA, free cash flow and constant currency results are significant components in understanding and assessing the Company’s financial performance. These non-GAAP financial measures should be evaluated in conjunction with, and are not a substitute for, the Company’s GAAP financial measures. Further, because these non-GAAP financial measures are not determined in accordance with GAAP and are thus susceptible to varying calculations, adjusted net income, adjusted net income per share, adjusted EBITDA, free cash flow and constant currency results as presented may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies.

Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Net Income Per Share

Management believes the presentation of adjusted net income and adjusted net income per share (“Adjusted Income Measures”) provides investors with greater transparency and provides a more complete understanding of the Company’s financial performance and prospects for the future. In addition, management believes the adjustments shown below are useful to investors in order to allow them to compare the Company’s financial results for the current period presented with the prior period presented.

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FIRST CASH FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)

(UNAUDITED)

The following table provides a reconciliation between the net income and diluted earnings per share calculated in accordance with GAAP to the Adjusted Income Measures, which are shown net of tax (in thousands, except per share data):

The following table provides a reconciliation of the gross amounts, the impact of income taxes and the net amounts for each of the adjustments included in the table above (in thousands):

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FIRST CASH FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)

(UNAUDITED)

Adjusted Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization

The Company defines adjusted EBITDA as net income before income taxes, depreciation and amortization, interest expense, interest income and non-recurring charges as listed below. The Company believes adjusted EBITDA is commonly used by investors to assess a company’s leverage capacity, liquidity and financial performance. However, adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net income or other statement of income data prepared in accordance with GAAP. The following table provides a reconciliation of net income to adjusted EBITDA (in thousands):

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FIRST CASH FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)

(UNAUDITED)

Free Cash Flow

For purposes of its internal liquidity assessments, the Company considers free cash flow, which is defined as cash flow from operating activities reduced by purchases of property and equipment and net cash outflow from loan receivables. Free cash flow is commonly used by investors as a measure of cash generated by business operations that will be used to repay scheduled debt maturities and can be used to invest in future growth through new business development activities or acquisitions, repurchase stock, pay cash dividends or repay debt obligations prior to their maturities. These metrics can also be used to evaluate the Company’s ability to generate cash flow from business operations and the impact that this cash flow has on the Company’s liquidity. However, free cash flow has limitations as an analytical tool and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for cash flow from operating activities, including discontinued operations, or other income statement data prepared in accordance with GAAP. The following table reconciles “net cash flow from operating activities” to “free cash flow” (in thousands):

Constant Currency

The Company’s reporting currency is the U.S. dollar. However, certain performance metrics discussed in this report are presented on a “constant currency” basis, which may be considered a non-GAAP measurement of financial performance. The Company’s management uses constant currency results to evaluate operating results of business operations in Latin America, which are primarily transacted in local currencies. Constant currency results reported herein are calculated by translating certain balance sheet and income statement items denominated in local currencies using the exchange rate from the prior-year comparable period, as opposed to the current comparable period, in order to exclude the effects of foreign currency rate fluctuations for purposes of evaluating period-over-period comparisons. Business operations in Mexico and Guatemala are transacted in Mexican pesos and Guatemalan quetzales, respectively. As the Company acquired the Guatemala stores on December 31, 2015, there are no prior year comparisons and current year results were translated at an average exchange rate of 7.7 Guatemalan quetzales / U.S. dollar. The Company also has operations in El Salvador where the reporting and functional currency is the U.S. dollar.

The following table provides exchange rates for the Mexican peso for the current and prior year periods:

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For further information, please contact:

Gar Jackson

Global IR Group

Phone:     (949) 873-2789

Email:      gar@globalirgroup.com

Doug Orr, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Phone:     (817) 505-3199

Email:      investorrelations@firstcash.com

Website:  www.firstcash.com

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