Bancorp Bank’s recent FDIC consent-decree agreement has hobbled the nation’s top prepaid issuer and will likely open the prepaid market to others. But the FDIC’s actions aren’t limited to prepaid card issuers, as Discover can attest which was the target of FDIC’s probe into potential...
Successful fleet management is hardly a simple task, especially with evolving technologies and mandates across the U.S. about the need for “green” fueling options. So, what can managers do to ensure that they’re getting a true bang for their buck, while also keeping company information...
As businesses work to properly integrate themselves into the digital world, many executives have heard the term “big data.” But, what exactly does it mean, and how can companies of all sizes successfully deploy big data analytics in a way that brings the greatest possible...
BetterDoctor.com recently added new functions to its year-old mobile health care app, including the ability to use Medicare data to compare specialists and to see which doctors get referred by other physicians most often. Though payments is not yet a function of his app, company...
Payments industry veteran Steve Pellizzer has joined WePay as the company’s new CFO. Pellizzer spoke to MPD CEO Karen Webster about his 12 years in the business and how that’s prepared him to manage the evolving needs of WePay’s dynamic customer segments.
When it comes to saving for retirement, millions of Americans do not have a plan. And the Treasury Department wants to do something about that. In this latest edition of PYMNTS Voice of the Treasury Series, Assistant Secretary Richard Gregg explains how the government’s myRA...
Some pretty big stuff got the payments industry talking this week. PayPal’s President moves to Facebook, World Cup revelers can’t get Brazilian currency and a mobile payments innovator claims HCE isn’t all that it’s cracked up to be. That was just Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday!...
TSYS recently brought on Walter Taylor to serve as the company’s global chief procurement officer. Taylor spoke with MPD CEO Karen Webster on his new role with TSYS, and how he is working to develop innovation through the aggregation of information in a way to...
Safety, liquidity and transparency. Those are three key levers to delivering the two things that treasury managers seek when evaluating new products and services: value and efficiency. Market Platform Dynamics CEO Karen Webster chatted with Capital One’s new Head of Treasury Management Product Innovation, Jim...
