Mercator Insights

At lastweek's Smart Card Alliance Mobile andTransit Conference, the single consensus on NFC was that 2011 is,at last, "the year...

In the United States, bookseller Borders Grouphas filed for bankruptcy, though it is continuing to honor its giftcards and operate...

A main driving force of the ongoing regulatorypressure on interchange fees worldwide has been the merchants, whohave been complaining about...

Once again, I found myself riveted to my computer screen as Iwatched the House Financial Services Committee hearing on the...

When the prepaid industry thinks aboutreaching new markets with prepaid cards, the most often consideredmarket is low and moderate income...

Enabling cardholders to monitor and control their transactions has been discussed for at least a decade but has been addressed...

On Jan. 5 UniRush LLC, the programmanager responsible for the prepaid Visa RushCard, announced thatit offers a "pick your card,...

As part of their effort to providetransparency in the rules-making process, the Federal Reserve Bankhas set up a unique portal...

After declining continuously for about twoyears, the recent uptick in consumer revolving credit outstanding(the Federal Reserve's monthly G19 statistic) is...

In the past two weeks the U.S. Treasuryannounced that it is launching a prepaid card in conjunction withGreen Dot Corp....