December 16, 2009
The Effect of Card Acceptance on Sales: The Case of...
Does taking plastic get people to spend more money? The card networks certainly think so and have often touted increased sales as one of the reasons why merchants should accept...
December 16, 2009
The Decade’s 12 Greatest Developments in Payments: #10 Collateral Damage...
The decade ended with the start of the most severe financial crisis the world has faced since the Great Depression of the 1930s. In many respects the payments industry was...
December 14, 2009
Mobilizing Citibank: A Tale of Trials and Tribulations
Earlier this week, Citibank provided some perspective on their mobile strategy and their renewed focus on a better delivery of “traditional” customer service. In the ever evolving landscape of mobile...
December 12, 2009
Why TaxiPass Is What’s Next in Payments
TaxiPass was created by a dynamic team of entrepreneurs and taxi industry experts, tired of carrying cash on trips and looking for a way to charge rides that’s as easy...
December 07, 2009
What You Should Know about the Debit Card in Your...
Bank debit cards may look like credit cards, but they certainly do not act like them when it comes to account overdrafts. This does not suggest that credit cards are...
December 03, 2009
Banking the Unbanked Using Prepaid Platforms and Mobile Telephones in...
The rapid growth of mobile phone usage and the continuous rise in wireless coverage fuel the expectations that access to financial services through mobile phones could transform the way financial...
December 03, 2009
Square Aims at Mobilizing Payments
Once again the silicon valley is abuzz with talk about the new project from one of its heroes, but will Square, meet expectations? A decade ago with the advent of...
December 02, 2009
Demystifying PCI Technologies
June 30, 2007 was a big day for data security. That was the deadline for organizations that store, process, or transmit credit card payments to be in compliance with the...
November 10, 2009
The Effect of Card Acceptance on Sales: The Case of...
Does taking plastic get people to spend more money? The card networks certainly think so and have often touted increased sales as one of the reasons why merchants should accept...