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Consolidating the value chain is a core success factor forprepaid profitability. Green Dot would like to buy a bank. InCommacquires...

This week, FIS announced the release of their new iPhone appwhich allows a consumer to enroll in mobile banking without...

If you're broke and hungry with only $10 to spend ondinner, would a $25 all-you-can-eat buffet help? Senator Menendezthinks it...

The uncertainty over international card networks'interchange rates has cleared up a bit when Visa agrees to reduceits interchange rates to...

Every day, it seems, we learn ofanother marketer's innovation enabling Web-based firms to track ourevery move.What products are we researching?What...

In a published version of a talkshe gave that the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia PaymentCards Center Conference on Dec....

Device fingerprinting, the ability to create a uniqueprofile of each Internet-connected digital device, is a leadingfraud prevention tool for e-commerce...

It continues to amaze me how much interest the private labelcard business generates in the industry and the media, consideringthe...

I came across an announcement regarding a new peer-to-peerpayment service called Dwolla (https://www.dwolla.com) and whatcaught my eye was the description...

Going in to the BlackFriday-led shopping season, Discover's U.S. SpendingMonitorconsumer survey was showing some positive signs--or at least lessbad signs...