Prepaid Stock May be a Good Bet
Before I dive into this topic, I have twodisclosures to make.First, I do not own any prepaid stock. I have...
Chase Expands Prepaid Market But Will Have Minimal Impact on Incumbents
With the announcement that Chase hasintroduced a Prepaid Financial Services (GPR) product calledLiquid, several financial analysts have predicted that this...
N.J. Governor Does Not Care About Gift Cards Leaving the State
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said he does not care if companies stop selling gift cards in New Jersey. In...
Reform Of The Prepaid Card: Good Intentions Gone Bad
Reinvestment Partners ignores the value ofprepaid debit cards and focuses instead exclusively on cost. Aswith other consumer groups, Adam Rust,...
Blackhawk Network Plans to Leave New Jersey
Joining American Express and InComm, Blackhawk Network, a distributor of gift cards announced April 5 that it plans to stop...
InComm Plans to Pull Its Open-Loop Gift Cards Out Of New Jersey
The prepaid and gift card industry is facing growing regulatory pressure as companies push back against state laws requiring greater...
Model Driven Architecture and Google’s Acquisition of TxVia
The recent announcement of Google’s acquisition of the three-year-old prepaid processor TxVia has certainly created a buzz within the payments...
How Does TxVia Align With Google’s Need for Big Data?
Traditionally, the acquisition of a prepaidprocessor is driven by the cost savings associated with verticalintegration. For example, Green Dot can...
Prepaid Program Managers Take the Blame for the Problems of the ACH
If you visit web sites that enable consumersto complain about prepaid products, you will find a litany ofissues that are...
We Need to Evaluate Prepaid on Value, Not Cost
If delivering financial services to the low and moderate income(LMI) community was easy, banks would already be satisfying thatmarket without...
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