Mercator Insights

The use of prepaid cards and incentives inloyalty programs is a well-established practice, though theindustry still is working on the...

When the prepaid card industry thinks aboutproviding services to people without bank accounts, thoughtsnormally turn to open-loop cards. Closed-loop cards,...

The vast majority of commentary regarding theDurbin amendment has of course focused on the main purpose of thelegislation: regulating the...

This week news broke that starting October14th, Wells Fargo will be piloting a new debit card fee in certainstates. The...

In the market gyrations of the past weeks,prepaid card provider NetSpend saw its stock price bounce aroundpretty wildly. Green Dot...

In what is viewed largely as a defensivemove, more valuable for its patent portfolio than its mobile devicemanufacturing capability, Google...

The market for private label cards is aperennial favorite topic, and is the most frequent subject on whichour credit practice...

In the discussions about prepaid exemptionsin the Durbin Amendment to the Dodd Frank Act, much of theattention around the provisions...

During its earnings call last week,MasterCard executives quietly mentioned what may be a key driverfor financial service providers for some...

EMV, the smart payment card standard used inmost of the rest of the world, is finally getting an endorsementand a...