Tag: Prepaid

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Opening the Loop with Transit Programs

by Mercator Advisory Group

February 8, 2011

Transit represents a small dollar in the open-loop market, but cities that have adopted open-loop transit card programs are realizing ...

We’ll Do Better Next Time

by Patricia Hewitt

February 7, 2011

The Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission'sreport has not minced words when it comes to doling out blame forthe financial crisis, and ...

Small Business Credit Cards To The Rescue! (Anyone Out There)?

by Ken Paterson

February 4, 2011

As we summarized in our recent report,Small Business Credit Card Outlook 2010: Dare We Call theBottom?, the small business credit ...

Cardlytics, NetSpend Partner to Bring Targeted Rewards Offers to Underbanked Consumers via Prepaid Debit Cards

by Mercator Advisory Group

February 4, 2011

Open-loop prepaid is a thin margin business, and with pressures mounting to lower cardholder fees, margins are likely to become ...

Device Fingerprinting: Don't Throw the Baby Under the Bus

by George Peabody

February 4, 2011

Every PC and mobile device has a nearly unique configuration -one that can be scanned by service providers like Kount ...

Prepaid Debit Cards May Be Next Focus of U.S. Consumer Agency

by Mercator Advisory Group

February 4, 2011

If ever there was a time for the prepaid industry to take action, this article suggests that the time is ...

California to Issue Debit Cards For Disability, Family Leave Benefits

by Mercator Advisory Group

February 2, 2011

Prepaid load values are about to get another big bump as Bank of America deploys prepaid cards for the state ...

Governments Role in Payment Card Market Development: The Case of Argentina

by Terry X Xie

February 1, 2011

Sometimes it is hard to overestimate thegovernment's role in facilitating (or demanding) the development ofmodern electronic payments in different countries.According ...

The Federal Government’s Hard Case for the Identity Ecosystem

by George Peabody

January 30, 2011

The federal government's idea for simplifyingour online lives, especially with respect to e-commerce, is gettingsome traction in the popular online ...