Mercator Insights

The cottage industry created by the DurbinAmendment is preparing to move into brand new offices as theregulation that has taken...

It was perhaps inevitable. Last week'sheadlines announced "BofA Steers Some Clients From Debit To Credit"(http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-09-19/bank-of-america-steers-brokerage-clients-to-credit-for-rewards.html)and "Debit or Credit? Citi Places...

As options for prepaid card delivery grow,issuers, processors, and program managers should keep a level headwhen planning for the future...

PayPal lifted the lid off its future merchantstrategy and if the press coverage is any indication, it hasstirred the pot...

This past summer was a rough one for theprepaid industry in terms of regulations. While the FederalReserve's rules around debit...

The recent spate of legislation aimed atgiving merchants more control over their cost of payment acceptancehas resulted in consumers being...

I admit to a degree of dull predictability; Iprefer to call it reliability. In any case, if it's a few...

In the furor surrounding the final rules ofthe Durbin Amendment, businesses across the financial servicessector are asking themselves what they...

There are a limited set of indicators where"off the cliff" is a good thing. Credit card charge-offs areone.The Federal Reserve...

Driving home late one recent night, Iencountered a radio talk show whose host had heard that the U.S.Transportation Department wanted...