Green Dot Leads Prepaid Industry In Strong Earnings Week
September 04, 2012

Thanks in large part to gains by Green Dot Corp and Netspend Holdings Inc., the prepaid industry had a strong week, seeing an overall weekly gain of 5.41 percent. This continues the recent trend of prepaid’s rebound after Green Dot’s disastrous July, as the industry...

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September 04, 2012

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September 04, 2012

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Latin America Provides Insight Into Future of eInvoicing
September 04, 2012

Odds are you’re unfamiliar with the strict invoicing requirements Latin American countries impose on businesses. That’s ok ““ many companies that do business in the area have a hard time keeping up too. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Mobile Money Adoption Continues To Rise In Sub-Saharan Africa
September 03, 2012

A new study conducted by Ericsson ConsumerLab reveals that consumers in Ghana, South Africa, and Tanzania like the convenience of accessing money everywhere and at any time, regardless of service hours. The use of mobile payments services for person-to-person transfer is also extremely popular. In...

Credit Card Spending Up In Ireland For The First Time In Years
September 03, 2012

According to Reuters, for the first time in four years Irish consumer credit card spending is up. Although this is certainly a good sign, consumer spending continues to shrink given the high unemployment rates. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Egyptair Partners With MasterCard For Cash-Back Program
September 03, 2012

MasterCard has announced a partnership with Egyptiar that will help boost tourism in Egypt though incentive cash back programs, according to Travel News UK. Egyptair will offer five percent cash back if travelers book with MasterCard via Egyptair’s website, will be applicable to tourists traveling...

Apple and NFC: Will They Or Won’t They?
September 03, 2012

I have a confession. I like to study vintage advertising. I know, it probably sounds weird in this day of digital and mobile techniques but I think that looking at old TV commercials and print advertising provides a really interesting barometer of our culture at...

Paralympics Claims Visa Didn’t Meet ATM Agreement
September 01, 2012

The Royal National Institute of Blind People threatened Visa with legal action for failing to provide on-site ATMs for blind users at the Paralympics. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...