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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...

Mobile payments have long promised a faster and more convenient way for consumers to pay in restaurants and bars. By...

Mobile devices already have changed the what,when, where, and how of retail, yet only 12% of U.S. mobile phoneusers have...

Credit unions, community banks and othersmall financial institutions increasingly are thinking outside thebox as they search for ways to broaden...

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

With the announcement that Chase hasintroduced a Prepaid Financial Services (GPR) product calledLiquid, several financial analysts have predicted that this...

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

As financial institutions look for ways toreach out and truly engage with their customers, the subject ofPersonal Financial Management (PFM)...