December 09, 2011
Where’s the Debit Discount? Durbin Price Controls Fail to Ring...
From the Electronic Payments Coalition Executive Summary For over a decade, as the use of debit and credit cards grew, as did the retail industry’s efforts to lobby for regulations that...
December 08, 2011
Incredible India!
Emerging Market Perspective Series: Report 1 Executive Summary A leading analyst group predicts that “India will climb…to be one of the world’s top five generators of non-cash payments by 2017.”1...
December 07, 2011
New Partners Join the Growing X.commerce Global Ecosystem
LEWEB 2011 — At the LeWeb 2011 conference in Paris, X.commerce today announced that several new partners have joined its global partner ecosystem which includes commerce leaders eBay, PayPal and...
December 06, 2011
Starbucks Mobile Transactions Exceed 26 Million Within First Year
Nearly a year ago, Starbucks Coffee Company (NASDAQ: SBUX) rolled out the nation’s largest mobile payment program with the goal of offering a truly innovative mobile experience for customers worldwide....
December 05, 2011
Where Has PayPal Surpassed Credit Cards–New Survey Results
– Related: Handicapping PayPal and Google in the Mobile Transaction Platform Race PayPal has topped credit cards to become the favored payment form for online transactions, reports Finextra, citing...
December 01, 2011
Dodd-Frank Deals Death Blow to Job Creation, Says ABA Head
December 6, 2011 New regulations resulting from the Dodd-Frank financial overhaul bill could obliterate strides made in private-sector job growth, one industry expert claims. “The level of real GDP could...
December 01, 2011
American Express Puts a Wrap on Holiday Headaches
American Express introduces a new service to help Platinum Card® members avoid crowded stores, long lines, sold out shelves and the stress of last minute shopping this holiday season. Platinum...
November 29, 2011
Going Mobile: A View from CARTES
November 30, 2011 At the annual CARTES trade show held in Paris this past month, it was amazing to see how much focus was put into mobile solutions. Even those...
November 27, 2011
And Visions of Smartphones Dance in their Heads (and in...
The holiday season is upon us. I know, wasn’t it just July? That aside, ’tis the season of parties, gift buying and giving, holiday songs and TV and movie classics...