February 11, 2011
Further Reflections on the Impact of the EC Horizontal Cooperation...
Richard Taffet, Feb 11, 2011 The European Commission has now issued its Guidelines on the applicability of Article 101 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to...
February 10, 2011
When Times are Tough, Collectors Innovate
Do you recall when a 3.85 percent charge-off rate was a problem to be fixed? We haven’t seen rates this low since 2007 and we only hope 2010’s 10.9 percent...
February 09, 2011
Securing Mobile Money to Deliver on the Promise
Click here to download this article as a PDF. Editor’s Note Nowadays, there is not a month without multiple announcements or rumors pertaining to new mobile payments or banking...
February 07, 2011
Our Next Alternative Currency: Cash?
Click here to download this article as a PDF. Introduction Alternative currencies were initially considered to be anything other than locally accepted paper and coin tender. By the 1980s,...
February 07, 2011
Nudging from Debt: The Role of Behavioral Economics in Regulation
Click here to download this article as a PDF. As Harvard academics like Cass Sunstein and Elizabeth Warren have joined the regulatory ranks of the Obama Administration, “behavioral” economics has...
February 04, 2011
Cardlytics, NetSpend Bring Prepaid Cards and Rewards
Cardlytics, the pioneer of transaction marketing, and Austin, Tex.-based NetSpend Holdings, Inc., a leading provider of general-purpose reloadable prepaid debit cards and related financial services to the 60 million underbanked...
February 01, 2011
USA Technologies: Conquering the Last All-Cash Business Opportunity (Transcript)
Listen to audio interview PYMNTS.COM: This is Jenn Rubin for PYMNTS.com, and I’m joined today by George Jensen, chairman and CEO of USA Technologies. USA Technologies, which is based in...
January 21, 2011
Is EMV Right for the U.S. Market?
Click here to download this article as a PDF. Even as the Federal Reserve steps up to regulate interchange, the payment technology industry and some merchants are hoping for a...
January 18, 2011
Data Breaches and eCommerce: Is There Promise in New Prevention...
Click here to download this article as a PDF. Introduction Despite the recent economic crisis, lagging unemployment and lingering consumer doubts about the economy, one bright spot has persisted...