Ben Jackson

Apple Passbook mobile payments offered consumers an early bridge between traditional payment cards and the emerging world of smartphone-based commerce....

Card manufacturing is generally regarded as alogistical concern, but as payments technology advances, how cardsare made and packaged will become...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureaurecently published an Advance Notice ofProposed Rulemaking asking for the public's comment on how theythink prepaid...

Two sales boosting strategies - third-partygift card distribution and gas rewards points - have come intoconflict at gift card malls....

The United States Postal Service has beenunder a lot of pressure lately to cut its costs and end itsdeficit. It...

A recent press release from the websiteBankrate.com is entitled "Banrate.com Surveys Prepaid Cards, FindsFees Galore." Why fees on prepaid cards...

Two bills, one in the Connecticut Senate andone in the New Hampshire Senate, demonstrate how complex theregulations can be around...

The closed-loop industry is being affect by changes in business models, technology, and regulations. For issuers, understanding the size and...

The future of the New Jersey gift card law that would requireretailers to collect zip codes from gift card buyers...

Gift card rewards programs can create unexpected challenges for retailers when consumers earn loyalty points or other incentives for purchasing...