U.S. Credit Card Debt at $800 Billion, Says Equifax
February 21, 2012

Americans owe $800 billion in credit card debt, according to a report issued by Equifax this week. Total debt — including mortgages, auto loans, etc. — is slightly more than $11 trillion, down nearly 11% from peak in October 2008. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Money, Power, and Red Tape: Is Dodd-Frank Doomed?
February 21, 2012

Legislators’ efforts to reform Wall Street with the Dodd-Frank Act may have already failed, a writer at The Motley Fool suggests, pointing to three key challenges facing the nearly new addition to U.S. regulatory policy. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

President’s Day
February 21, 2012

Seven key pieces of legislation stand out as having had an enormous impact on how today’s modern payments industry works. Read More Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Love That Product? Scan the Barcode and Buy Stock!
February 21, 2012

A new feature added to TD Ameritrade’s mobile app allows consumers to easily buy stock in the companies that make the products they use. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Nordstrom Will Spend $1 Billion to Upgrade eCommerce
February 21, 2012

According to its current five-year plan, Nordstrom will spend 30% of its $3.3 billion capital expenditure budget on upgrades to its e-commerce operations, representing roughly $1 billion in spending. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Playmakers
February 21, 2012

Vista Equity Partners may offer nearly $2 billion in cash to acquire Misys Plc. Read More Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...

Playmakers
February 20, 2012

Vista Equity Partners may offer nearly $2 billion in cash to acquire Misys Plc. Read More Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...

EMV
February 20, 2012

U.S. adoption of the EMV standard is nearing inevitability. VeriFone’s Erik Vlugt explains how we got to this point, what it means for retailers, and why payments players should adopt this new system sooner rather than later. Read More Get the Full Story Complete the form...

PayPal Poked at Goldman Sachs
February 20, 2012

The Goldman Sachs technology conference last week in San Fran sure did stir the pot around PayPal and its Point of Sale ambitions. The centerpiece of this criticism is PayPal’s earlier in the year public announcement of its physical point of sale trials with Home...