Free Checking Continues to Fade, But Still Dings Prepaid
Wells Fargo plans to roll out $7 fees onchecking accounts in six states and hasn't offered free checking tonew customers...
With New Fees Big Banks Force Customers Toward Cash and Prepaid
The media has given a lot of attention toBank of America's announcement that it will begin chargingcustomers $5 a month...
The Future Form of Closed-Loop Gift Cards – Reports of Plastic’s Demise Are Greatly Exaggerated
As options for prepaid card delivery grow,issuers, processors, and program managers should keep a level headwhen planning for the future...
Rattling the Prepaid Value Chain: The Perfect Storm of Regulation
This past summer was a rough one for theprepaid industry in terms of regulations. While the FederalReserve's rules around debit...
Prepaid Cards and Bill Payment – Is Offering Bill Pay Necessary?
In the furor surrounding the final rules ofthe Durbin Amendment, businesses across the financial servicessector are asking themselves what they...
How Prepaid Can Be Incorporated Into and Drive Loyalty Programs
The use of prepaid cards and incentives inloyalty programs is a well-established practice, though theindustry still is working on the...
Closed-Loop Prepaid Cards Can Also Help the Unbanked
When the prepaid card industry thinks aboutproviding services to people without bank accounts, thoughtsnormally turn to open-loop cards. Closed-loop cards,...
Prepaid Companies Caught Up In Market Panics Do Not Mean the End of the Industry
In the market gyrations of the past weeks,prepaid card provider NetSpend saw its stock price bounce aroundpretty wildly. Green Dot...
Will the Durbin Amendment Create A Permanent Economic Underclass?
In the discussions about prepaid exemptionsin the Durbin Amendment to the Dodd Frank Act, much of theattention around the provisions...
Regulators Have a Skewed View of the Prepaid Industry
Recently the Financial Crimes EnforcementNetwork (FinCEN) released its final rules on Bank Secrecy ActRegulations relating to prepaid access. While the...
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