Starting in August 2010, checking account customers had to “opt-in” for automatic overdraft protection on debit transactions because of abuses ...

The release of the Federal Reserve’s monthly G19 reading on consumer credit removed any hope that revolving consumer credit (primarily ...

Today's economy continues to drive surprises inconsumer spending. According to new consumer and business spendingdata for Q4/2010, released by American ...

Nearly a decade after the credit card market meltdown in 2002-2003, Korea’s financial regulator (FSS) is again concerned about rising ...

Thinking out loud seems to be a primary strategy in the war of words between issuers and merchants these days. ...

Regardless of how the Durbin Amendment worksout, retail financial service business models are alreadytransitioning and it's unlikely they'll be clawed ...

American Express continues to take a leadership role in the use of social media, both to drive new business and ...

At least once a year, the contactlesspayments industry, indeed all of us, has to put up with someonespreading fear about ...

On March 1, research firm Bretton Woods Inc.and the Network Branded Prepaid Card Association released thereport "Analysis of Reloadable Prepaid ...

Banks that want to offer prepaid cards need to consider the risks that come with selling a third party's product. ...