Mobile 206: Exam
October 25, 2010

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Mobile 205: Exam Results
October 25, 2010

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Point of Transaction 201: Exam Results
October 25, 2010

The results are in! Below is a round-up of how PYMNTS U. participants answered on the Point of Transaction 201 exam. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Commentary
October 25, 2010

What’s Driving Payment Innovation in Canada?
October 24, 2010

Oh Canada! The United States has much in common with its neighbors to the north, but to what extent as far as payments ecosystems? And are Canadians perhaps ahead of the United States in adapting to innovations in payments, particularly in mobile? Get the Full...

Mobile 205 (required): GPC Payments Value Proposition
October 23, 2010

In this course we will work to understand the challenges general purpose payments networks face as they try to deliver a value proposition to consumers for mobile point-of-sale payments that is uniquely better than what consumers enjoy today from card payments. We will also explore...

Point of Transaction 201 (required): Competition for Consumer Choice
October 22, 2010

All PYMNTS U graduates must understand the competitive forces at work at the point where consumer transactions begin. As consumers looks to deposit funds for the majority of their purchases, and with the debit landscape undergoing fundamental shifts, competition for access to available funds will...

Debit 201 (Required. Debit 101 prerequisite): Is Prepaid “Debit-Lite?”
October 22, 2010

Can General Purpose Reloadable become the next debit growth vehicle? What happens if/when underserved consumers are flushed from deposit institutions challenged to make DDAs profitable?  Many consumer segments already find themselves well served by this segment of prepaid, whether as a payroll product provided by...

Durbin Debit 101 (required): Retail Deposits Have Changed Radically Overnight
October 22, 2010

While you were taking vacation, and while PYMNTS and MPD were building your fall schedule, legislators and lobbyists in Washington DC were working to rewrite the business rules and economics of the core of retail financial services: deposit management and access.  These changes are so...