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Discover Q2 Profit Rises, PayPal Details Emerge
July 23, 2013

Discover Financial Services released its second-quarter earnings report on July 23, announcing a 15 percent rise in quarterly profit, according to an SEC filing. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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Discover Partners With Allpoint Network For ATM Access
July 22, 2013

Maryland-based fee-free ATM network provider Allpoint Network announced a new partnership with Discover on July 22, a press release for the company said. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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Why Discover Set Its Sights On Barclaycard
July 12, 2013

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Will Competition Lead To Better mPOS Solutions?
July 01, 2013

Since mPOS solutions became a huge hit with U.S. merchants, one industry has proven to be continuously hungry for the mobile technology: quick-service restaurants (QSRs). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Prohibitions, Price Caps, and Disclosures:  A Look at State Policies and Alternative Financial Services Product...
June 25, 2013

This study uses new nationally representative survey data to examine the relationship between state-level alternative financial services (AFS) policies (prohibitions, price caps, disclosures) and consumer use of five AFS products: payday loans, auto title loans, pawn broker loans, refund anticipation loans, and rent-to-own transactions. Looking...

Characteristics of Users of Refund Anticipation Loans and Refund Anticipation Checks
June 25, 2013

Using IRS data from 2008 and prior years, this report describes characteristics of Refund Anticipation Loans (RAL) and Refund Anticipation Check (RAC) users by demographic factors, Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) use, income and assets, and geography.  The report also includes insights from industry stakeholders...

Banking on Opportunity: A Scan of the Evolving Field of Bank On Initiatives
June 25, 2013

This report provides background on the “Bank On” model, a recent approach to expand access to safe, affordable financial services and related financial education for unbanked households, through collaborations of financial institutions, financial educators, trusted community organizations, local and state government leaders, and others. The...

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If Cash Isn’t Dying, Can Electronic Payments Grow?
June 23, 2013

Let’s start the first week of summer by turning the discussion of cash as a viable payment method on its head. Here’s the many-multi-trillion dollar question up for grabs: if cash remains alive and kicking as a payment method over the next decade, then how...

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QSRs Cook Up MPOS Innovation
June 20, 2013

The MPOS revolution is changing the way businesses across many verticals operate. But perhaps no merchant base is better suited to benefit from this shift than the quick service restaurant (QSR) industry. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...