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Wal-Mart Flies Away with Amex Bluebird

by Patricia Hewitt

October 8, 2012

Not holding a banking license is no longer animpediment to offering financial services products to the consumermarket and with the ...

CFPB Regulates Sizzle, Ignores Steak

by Michael Misasi

October 3, 2012

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's(CFPB) recent actions against Capital One and Discover shows theagency is committed to enforcing industry best ...

Bank Fees Continue to Increase as Free Checking Becomes Rarer and Rarer

by Edward O'Brien

October 2, 2012

A recent Bankrate.com survey shows checkingaccount fees and restrictions continue to increase, while theavailability of truly free checking is becoming ...

Financial Literacy Training Results in Big Rewards in Developing Countries

by Tristan Hugo-Webb

October 1, 2012

A new report from the World Bank ("Who YouTrain Matters: Identifying Complementary Effects of FinancialEducation on Migrant Households", 2012) has ...

Old Habits Swipe Contactless Adoption From Payments

by Ben Jackson

September 27, 2012

Although contactless payments have beenaround for years and offer a speedier way to pay than swiping acard, they have yet ...

Fall Conference Season in Full Swing

by Edward O'Brien

September 26, 2012

The fall conference season is in full swing,and it promises to offer insight on a wide variety of topics.Mercator Advisory ...

Prepaid Transit Applications Show How Prepaid Can Go Beyond Cards

by Ben Jackson

September 20, 2012

With recent advances in technology, thepayments business in general, and prepaid in particular, is movingbeyond its card focus. One area ...

China UnionPay Prepares for Widespread Contactless Payments

by Terry X Xie

September 19, 2012

China has yet to experience a large-scalerollout of contactless cards or Near Field Communincation-basedmobile payments, but China UnionPay is quietly ...

A Lesson From the UK: ATM Costs Could Break the U.S. Prepaid Model

by Tim Sloane

September 18, 2012

For many consumers, surcharge-free ATM access is an essential feature of checking accounts and prepaid cards, particularly for those who ...

Renewed Emphasis on Cash Management in Banking

by Edward O'Brien

September 17, 2012

NCR's recent announcement about itsacquisition of cash optimization vendor Transoft International isyet another indication about the importance of cash management ...