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Barclaycard Launches the UK’s First Contactless Corporate Card
December 06, 2011

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Lo-Q and MasterCard to Develop New Contactless Payment Solution for Theme Parks
December 05, 2011

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November 10, 2011

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Bank of America Surrenders! But What Will Banks’ Next Post-Durbin Move Be?
November 01, 2011

Surrendering in face of an onslaught of consumer outrage, Bank of America raised the white flag yesterday and jettisoned its plan to slap consumers with a $5 monthly fee for purchasing with their debit cards. Chase, Wells, Regions, and SunTrust were some of the banks...

Slash B2B Costs: Electronic Supplier Payment Solutions Syncada Webinar
October 14, 2011

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You’ve Been Durbin-ed: Why BofA’s $5 Fee Is Just the Beginning of Consumer Pain
October 02, 2011

Starting last Saturday, Oct. 1, large banks had the interchange fee income they could get from merchants when their customers used their debit cards slashed 45% as a result of the Durbin Amendment. These large banks will lose roughly $7 billion in revenue annually as...

Interchange Fees: The Economics and Regulation of What Merchants Pay for Cards
October 01, 2011

Click here to download eBook Introduction Interchange fees have become increasingly controversial. These fees constitute the bulk of the cost that merchants incur for taking cards because most consumers pay with a card from a four-party system that assesses these fees. The total interchange fees...

Handicapping PayPal and Google in the Mobile Transaction Platform Race
September 27, 2011

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Analysis of Google Wallet Launch – Key Facts & Lingering Questions
September 19, 2011

Well, the day we had all been waiting for finally arrived. Yesterday, September 19th, Google launched its long-awaited and much-anticipated Google Wallet. The Web is buzzing with news of this launch, but let us boil it down for you (a convenient listing of all of...