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
How the Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 Would...
As part of its overhaul of financial services regulation the Obama Administration has proposed stronger protection of consumers of financial products and services.[1] The Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of...
December 02, 2009
5 Questions on Holiday Spending: eBillme’s Samer Forzley
For this year’s Briefing Room on Holiday Shopping, PYMNTS.com asked eBillme’s Vice President of Marketing, Samer Forzley, to offer his holiday shopping predections and to share what’s next for eBillme....
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...
December 01, 2009
Podcast: SpendingPulse 2009 Holiday Preseason Update
MasterCard Advisors’ SpendingPulse, a macro- economic report tracking national retail and service sales, provided summary results for the first half of the month, through November 14, 2009. Retail sales were...
November 30, 2009
SpendingPulse 2009 Holiday Wrap-Up Report
MasterCard Advisors’ SpendingPulse, a macro-economic report tracking national retail and service sales, today provided summary results for the holiday shopping season. The data showed year-over-year growth in the period between...
November 28, 2009
Online Retailers to Emphasize Free Shipping, Social Media this Holiday...
The economy is not only impacting shoppers, it’s affecting online retailers, too. According to results of Shop.org’s eHoliday Study, conducted by BIGresearch, shoppers will see changes in retail marketing and...
November 27, 2009
Holiday Shopping
SpendingPulse 2009 Holiday Wrap-Up ReportMasterCard Advisors’ SpendingPulse, a macro-economic report tracking national retail and service sales, today provided summary results for the holiday shopping season. 5 Questions on Holiday Spending:...
November 16, 2009
The New Economics of Consumer Behavior and Why You Need...
This is the first of three blogs on behavioral economics and why people in the payment card industry should pay attention to it. This entry explains what it is, the...