February 07, 2012
Accel Invests $30M in Capital Access Network to Capitalize on...
Accel Partners announced today it has invested $30m in next-generation small business finance provider, Capital Access Network, Inc. (“CAN”). As part of the transaction, Accel partner, Kevin Efrusy, will join...
January 16, 2012
Live from NRF: Future of eCommerce
On the NRF’s second day of talks, Forrester Research VP and Principal Sucharita Mulpuru examined retail trends from 2011 and explored key themes we can expect for 2012 during A...
November 23, 2011
Green Dot Corporation Announces Federal Reserve Board Approval of its...
Green Dot Corporation (NYSE: GDOT), a leading prepaid financial services company (“Green Dot”), today announced that its application to acquire Bonneville Bancorp (“Bonneville”) and thereby become a bank holding company...
November 11, 2011
McDonald’s, Wal-Mart Leaders Pull Back Support for Debit Reform
November 9, 2011 Wal-Mart Stores Inc and McDonald’s Corp executives believe the new debit card transaction rules now appear to be less effective than initially anticipated at reducing their expenses...
November 11, 2011
Turning Eyeballs into Payments: Lessons from Wal-Mart’s Success and Kmart’s...
In a recent study on actual purchase intention, around 70% of people at Walmart.com said they were “likely” or “very likely” to buy on the site, while 59% said the...
September 27, 2011
Socially Awkward Teens Could Ignite mPayment Usage
Our industry has long debated the company and business case that will drive mobile payment adoption. Yet David Messenger, American Express’s head of online and mobile, recently offered a particularly...
August 15, 2011
Wal-Mart Should Be Regulated by CFPB, Says Banking Sector
August 15, 2011 SFGate reports that bank officials are calling for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to have oversight of Wal-Mart, arguing that the company falls under the Dodd-Frank bill’s...
June 29, 2011
Virtual Transactions May Forever Alter Payments Landscape
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/53ccd0/virtual_currency_a) has announced the addition of Javelin Strategy & Research’s new report “Virtual Currency and Social Network Payments – The New Gold Rush: How Emerging Virtual Transactions...
June 23, 2011
June 2011 Blog o’ Blogs
June, 2011, Blog o’ Blogs Our justices have been very busy this month; we highlight a number of decisions that impact antitrust: Walmart, Brantley, Mercatus v Lake Forest. In other...
