Search results for "Unemployment"

October 05, 2011
Unemployment Insurance Claimants to See No Fee Change to Debit...

October 4, 2011 Courtesy of the SC Department of Employment and Workforce The state’s unemployment insurance claimants will not be affected by Bank of America’s recent announcement of a $5...


September 08, 2011
Legal Expert Grades Cordray’s Senate CFPB Hearing

Richard Cordray’s nomination hearing provided an opportunity to learn something new about the substantive policies of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.  Unfortunately, that opportunity came and went without answering...


August 08, 2011
Party Like It’s 2008: What the US Debt Crisis Means...

Here’s my take on the current global economic turmoil and its implications for the payments industry. (Related: Jon Stewart to Sen. Durbin: “Is This the Worst It’s Been?”) First, what’s...


July 22, 2011
Report to the Congress on Government-Administered, General-Use Prepaid Cards

Source: www.federalreserve.gov Executive Summary   Section 1075 of the Dodd-Frank Act, which amends the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA), directs the Board to report annually on the prevalence of use...


July 19, 2011
Up, Up and Away – New Data on Increased Spending

July 19, 2011 – Ask the Industry: What are your predictions for consumer habits as far as credit card payments and spending? Join the Discussion   A couple of new...


July 13, 2011
Debit Cards to Replace Unemployment Checks for 1.2 Million Californians

Source: www.edd.ca.gov Will be one of the largest prepaid card programs in the nation SACRAMENTO – For Californians receiving unemployment benefits, the days of waiting for a check to arrive...


July 05, 2011
Ralph Nader to Obama: Nominate Warren or Risk Alienating Allies

July 5, 2011 Former White House candidate Ralph Nader is once again weighing in on how President Obama has steered the appointment process for the head of the Consumer Financial...


April 13, 2011
The Power of Entrepreneurship

Patricia Devereux | April 8, 2011 (From MasterCard’s “The Heart of Commerce” Blog) The culture of giving back is woven pretty tightly into the fabric of our company but we’re...


March 01, 2011
Innovation in Charitable Giving: Democratization of Philanthropy

March is American Red Cross month.  Not a made up “Hallmark holiday,” March was first declared Red Cross month by President Franklin Roosevelt back in 1943, and it serves as...


The Rise of Instant Payroll and Early-Access Compensation

With 96% of corporates that offer earned wage access saying it helps attract new talent, and 75% of millennials saying that it would influence their acceptance of a job offer, it’s obvious why almost two-thirds of employers see earned wage access as a low-cost tool for employee recruitment and retention. PYMNTS examines the trend in the latest issue of the “Money Mobility Tracker®,” a collaboration with Ingo Money.

The Employment Effect
Study Shows Digital Engagement of US Consumers Linked to Employment Status  Employed consumers use connected devices 80% more in their daily lives than unemployed consumers, and not just to shop and spend. For this edition of the “The ConnectedEconomy™ Monthly Report: The Employment Effect,” PYMNTS surveyed 3,212 consumers to discover how rising employment rates are accelerating the U.S. economy’s digital transformation.